An Economic Analysis of Fertilizer Use for Okra Production in Florida

Foster, Paula

doi:10.22004/ag.econ.211108

An Economic Analysis of Fertilizer Use for Okra Production in Florida

An estimated production function for okra using nitrogen and potassium fertilizer was used to examine the differences in profit under profit maximizing conditions versus output maximization. Results indicated little differences in profits and profits were relatively insensitive to changes in input prices.

Keywords:

Okra ; fertilizer response ; production function

Subject(s):

Crop Production/Industries
Environmental Economics and Policy

Issue Date:

1983-12

Publication Type:

Journal Article

DOI and Other Identifiers:

10.22004/ag.econ.211108

Record Identifier:

https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/211108