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Economic Evaluation of Beltwide Boll Weevil/Cotton Insect Management Programs (Appendix B)

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Alternative boll weevil/cotton insect management programs were evaluated for their effects on net market benefits and for their distributive impacts on producers and consumers. The Optimum Pest Management with No incentives and Boll Weevil Eradication (OPM-NI-BWE) program produced the highest net market program costs. Consumer benefits from lower prices greatly exceeded the loss of producer incomes and public costs. The Optimum Pest Management with No Incentive (OPM-NI) program produced the highest rate of return on Federal investment. A B/C ratio of 44:1 was obtained, compared with 17:1 for OPM-NI-BWE.

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  • Economic Evaluation Team, USDA Interagency Working Group on Boll Weevil Programs, 1981. "Economic Evaluation of Beltwide Boll Weevil/Cotton Insect Management Programs (Appendix B)," Staff Reports 333513, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerssr:333513
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.333513
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