in Dade and Palm Beach counties, Florida will essentially stop shipping tomatoes in January and

February.

 The impact of the methyl bromide ban on Florida's green pepper production is large.

Shipments of green peppers from Florida will cease during the November through March period.

Florida is projected to retain a majority share of the April and May market. Both Texas and

Mexico are projected to gain market share as both production regions are not affected by the

methyl bromide ban.

 The impact of the methyl bromide ban on cucumber and squash production in Florida is

much smaller. While Florida is projected to lose market share in cucumbers, the impact is much

smaller compared to tomatoes and peppers. Cucumbers produced as a second crop after

tomatoes or peppers is greatly reduced under a methyl bromide ban, but over 6500 acres of

tomato-cucumbers are still projected to be produced in southwest Florida. Projected production

of squash in Florida expands slightly under a methyl bromide ban. Squash production in Dade

county does not utilize methyl bromide. The impact of the methyl bromide ban is to eliminate

squash as a double crop, but squash production in Dade county expands to more than

compensate for the lost production in southwest Florida.

 Under a methyl bromide ban, eggplant production in Palm Beach county is eliminated.

In the specification of the model, Palm Beach County was the only region in Florida that

produced eggplant. Loss of eggplant production in Palm Beach county results in total loss of

market share as shown in Table E. 17e. It is possible that other regions in Florida could expand

eggplant production.