EU support reductions would benefit California tomato growers and processors
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First Statement of Responsibility
Rickard, Bradley J.; Sumner, Daniel A.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Many countries apply import barriers for processing tomatoes, but the European Union is the main producer that uses export and production subsidies. We modeled and measured the potential impacts on global markets and the California industry that would result from reductions in trade barriers (such as import tariffs) and subsidies for the European Union's processing tomato industry. A multi-equation simulation model showed that reducing trade barriers in Europe and elsewhere (including the United States) by 50% would raise the market price for California tomatoes by about 6%, improve net returns to California processing tomato producers by