Economic Consequences of Pierce’s Disease and Related Policy in the California Winegrape Industry

Julian Alston, Kate B. Fuller, Jonathan D. Kaplan and Kabir P. Tumber

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2013, vol. 38, issue 2, 29

Abstract: Since 2000, approximately $50 million per year has been spent to control infestations of the Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter (GWSS), an insect that spreads Pierce’s Disease (PD). This amount includes the costs of state and federal efforts to monitor and control the GWSS, research on PD/GWSS, and compliance with the PD Control Program. Using a simulation model of the market for California wine grapes, we estimate that under the current program, PD costs winegrape growers and consumers $92 million annually. If the program ended and the GWSS became widespread throughout California, the annual cost borne by growers and consumers would increase by an estimated $185 million.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Risk and Uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.158289

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