@article{Byrd:8571,
      recid = {8571},
      author = {Byrd, Mark M. and Fonsah, Esendugue Greg and Escalante,  Cesar L. and Wetzstein, Michael E.},
      title = {The Impact on Farm Profitability and Yield Efficiency of  Bell Pepper Production of the Methyl Bromide Phase-Out  Program in Georgia},
      journal = {Journal of Food Distribution Research},
      address = {2006-03},
      number = {856-2016-57541},
      pages = {3},
      year = {2006},
      abstract = {The elimination of methyl bromide (MeBr) has been a hot  topic for policymakers for more than a decade. As a result,  of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the  Ozone Layer, signatory nations began implementing  guidelines aimed at reducing or eliminating a variety of  toxic substances, including MeBr, which has been identified  as one of the toxic contributors to ozone depletion. In  1997 the Ninth Meeting of the Parties in Montreal  recommended an accelerated phase-out schedule for MeBr.
The  accelerated phase-out program is a major concern to most  U.S. farmers, and in particular to farmers in Georgia,  where the product is used not only as an important soil  fumigant but also to control both the yellow and purple  nutsedge (Cyperus sp.). Furthermore, this chemical is used  for the production of most of Georgia's economically  important vegetable crops such as cucumber, eggplant, green  pepper, tomato, squash, and zucchini. If MeBr is phased out  without alternatives, the production of these crops will be  impossible under Georgia weather conditions. The adverse  economic impact to the State of Georgia will be  devastating.
Although most of the data used in previous  economic-impact analyses regarding the elimination of MeBr  has been obtained through the testing of tomatoes and  strawberries in Florida and California, this study-which  focuses on bell pepper production-is aimed at evaluating  the economics of three alternative fumigants and herbicides  and determining which alternative will provide the best  yield, quality, and profitability for bell pepper in the  absence of MeBr. An enterprise budget analysis revealed  that C35 and KPAM provided the highest net returns:  $1,768/acre.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/8571},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.8571},
}