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A Linear Programming Analysis of Economies of Size and Profitability in Vegetable Production

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Hugo V. Fueglein  and
Boris E. Bravo-Ureta
Hugo V. Fueglein
Affiliation:
University of Connecticut, Storrs
Boris E. Bravo-Ureta
Affiliation:
University of Connecticut, Storrs
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The declining importance of tobacco production in Connecticut and Massachusetts, the likely reduction in the acreage needed to support a shrinking dairy industry, and the growing concern with agricultural land preservation have brought about considerable interest in expanding vegetable production in Southern New England. Furthermore, the proximity to major metropolitan areas gives the cited region a major advantage in the production of vegetables for the fresh market (Swackhamer).

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Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , October 1986 , pp. 151 - 159
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Copyright © 1986 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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Footnotes

The authors would like to thank S. Seaver, R. Leonard, W. Gineo and two Journal Reviewers for helpful comments on an earlier draft of this paper, and S. Cookson for her editorial assistance. Scientific Contribution No. 1139, of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Storrs, Connecticut.

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