EU support reductions would benefit California tomato growers and processors

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" EU support reductions would benefit California tomato growers and processors "
Rickard, Bradley J.; Sumner, Daniel A.

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	944637
Doc. No	:	LA7836g6gr
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Rickard, Bradley J.; Sumner, Daniel A.
Title & Author	:	EU support reductions would benefit California tomato growers and processors [Article]\ Rickard, Bradley J.; Sumner, Daniel A.
Title of Periodical	:	California Agriculture
Volume/ Issue Number	:	60/4
Date	:	2006
Abstract	:	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