Table E. 16. Acres planted by cropping system and location under a ban on methyl bromide.
 Palm South- West
 Cropping System Dade Beach west Central Texas Mexico California
 Single Tomatoes 100598
 Spring Tomatoes 14994
 Fall Peppers 14258
 Single Peppers 18895
 Spring Peppers 7800
 Single Cukes 5152 14738
 Single Squash 9692 13531
 Single Eggplant 4277
 Tomato-cukes 6527
 Tomato-melon 9340
 Strawberries 2150 5971


would be adversely affected although west central Florida would retain substantial tomato and

pepper production. Florida's early season production of watermelon would decline significantly.

 The Mexican fresh vegetable industry would gain much of the production lost in Florida.

It is projected that tomato acreage in Mexico would nearly double while pepper and eggplant

would also show major increases. The impact of the methyl bromide ban on market share by

crop, production area, and month is shown in Tables E. 17a-f.

 The results shown in Tables E.17a-f confirm the impact suggested by the acreage

adjustments that a methyl bromide ban will have on Florida. While Florida retains a majority

share of the November, December, and May fresh tomato market, Mexico will control over 70

percent of the market in the January through April period. With the loss of tomato production