THE USE OF METHYL BROMIDE AND THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ITS PROPOSED BAN ON THE FLORIDA FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INDUSTRY by Thomas H. Spreen John J. VanSickle Anne Moseley M.S. Deepak Lore Mathers Thomas H. Spreen and John J. VanSickle are Professors, Anne Mosely is Economic Analyst, M.S. Deepak is Post Doctoral Research Associate, and Lore Mathers is Graduate Research Assistant, Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.