As the U.S. domestic demand for fresh grapefruit and grapefruit juice trends downward, the export markets become more and more important for the citrus industry. Prior research suggests that when studying export demand relationships, exchange rates play an important role. The purpose of this...

The U.S. Department of Commerce and International Trade Administration found that Cutrale, Citrosuco, Montecitrus and other Brazilian firms dumped orange juice in the United States over the period from October 2003 through September 2004. This dumping contributed to a build up of Florida orange...

This report provides fresh grapefruit import data regarding European Union 15 (EU-15) and an in-depth look into the share changes for fresh grapefruit imports by country of origin during the period from 1989 through 2006. The Rotterdam demand system was used to study the relationship among the...

This report provides production, utilization and trade data regarding Mexico’s grapefruit industry and an in-depth look into the Mexico’s share growth for both fresh and processed products.

This report looks at Mexico’s citrus industry and its relationship to the United States. Information on Mexico’s citrus production, utilization and trade are discussed.

This report provides production, utilization and trade data with respect to Argentina’s grapefruit industry.

The system-wide approach is used to develop an import allocation model based on blockwise dependence. The import demand system is parameterized using the absolute version of the Rotterdam model. Two empirical examples are given to illustrate the approach.