Citrus greening, retail fruit prices, and household welfare: A demand system approach

Diansheng Dong, Hayden Stewart, Anne T. Byrne and Monica Saavoss

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2024, vol. 53, issue 3, 407-426

Abstract: Pests and diseases like citrus greening that threaten agricultural productivity also pose a risk to consumers. Reductions in food supply due to outbreaks and spread could increase food prices. We model U.S. household fruit demand using a Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System and data from Circana’s 2020 and 2021 household panel. Price and income elasticity estimates reveal how household behavior might adjust with shocks to citrus and other fruit prices. Shocks to retail fruit prices can be from either citrus greening or other phenomena such as adverse weather. We also use compensating variation to estimate the impact that changes in fruit prices could have on consumer welfare.

Date: 2024
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