The Economic Viability of Commercial Fresh Vegetable Production in the Northeastern United States
| dc.creator | Wysong, John W. | |
| dc.creator | Leigh, Mary G. | |
| dc.creator | Ganguly, Pradeep | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T14:08:16Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T07:34:05Z | |
| dc.description | The Northeast region with nearly 25 percent of the U.S. population and purchasing power in I 983 is a deficit regioa in both processing and fresh market vegetable crops. This study explores the underlying factors in the long post-World War II decline in Northeastern vegetable production. It evaluates the economic viability of small-scale, family operated vegetable farms with emphasis on Maryland and the Baltimore-Washington Wholesale Market outlet near Jessup, Maryland. Preliminary results of our study indicate that, under certain conditions, small-scale fami ly farms can grow and commercially market fresh-market vegetables at competitive prices, and generate healthy cash flows. The optimum mix of crops would include up to three, non-competing crop sequences, with four different vegetable crops including spinach, snap beans, tomatoes and broccoli. Family (owner-operator) labor was found to be a major resource constraint on volume of vegetables marketed, especially tomatoes. Potentials for future expansion in selected crops seem to exist with improved technology and better management. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.159498 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/159498/files/The%20economic%20viabiliity.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/159498 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/589761 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/159498 | |
| dc.title | The Economic Viability of Commercial Fresh Vegetable Production in the Northeastern United States | |
| dc.type | Text |