Economic Impact of Zebra Chip Control Costs on Grower Returns in Seven US States

Zebra Chip (ZC) disease exposes growers to the risk of large economic losses. Enterprise budgets are developed to evaluate how the competitive position of eight major US potato producing regions could be impacted by ZC infestations. When using three year (2010–2012) average marketing year prices for...

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Published in:American journal of potato research 2014-12, Vol.91 (6), p.714-719
Main Author: Greenway, Gina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Economic impact
Economics
financial economics
growers
Insecticides
Life Sciences
marketing year
Plant Breeding/Biotechnology
Plant Genetics and Genomics
Plant Pathology
Plant Sciences
Potatoes
prices
risk
zebra chip disease
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Summary:Zebra Chip (ZC) disease exposes growers to the risk of large economic losses. Enterprise budgets are developed to evaluate how the competitive position of eight major US potato producing regions could be impacted by ZC infestations. When using three year (2010–2012) average marketing year prices for “all potatoes” and three year average (2010–2012) yields obtained from USDA-NASS, results highlight the inability of Pacific Northwest growers to sustain a profit if they adopt a routine insecticide program for ZC protection that begins at plant emergence. The uncertain threat of psyllid control costs are also considered within the context of processor contract price negotiations.
ISSN:1099-209X
1874-9380
DOI:10.1007/s12230-014-9404-x