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Productivity Growth in the Florida Fresh Winter Vegetable Industry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2016

Timothy G. Taylor  and
Gary H. Wilkowske
Timothy G. Taylor
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida
Gary H. Wilkowske
Affiliation:
Food and Resource Economics Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida
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Abstract

Results indicate that productivity growth has been a prime factor in Florida's ability to retain a competitive position in the United States domestic fresh winter vegetable market. Total factor productivity indexes and productivity growth rates are estimated for the production of four major vegetable crops in one or more of four production areas in Florida. Florida producers have exhibited substantial productivity growth over the 1969-70 to 1981-82 period.

Keywords

vegetableproductionproductivityindex numbers
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , December 1984 , pp. 55 - 62
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1984

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