Table 3.--Mean structural elasticities.


Tomatoes


With respect to

TPDF
TPDE
TM
TDI
CPI


Change in variable
TPR TM

-.35 -.29
-.24 -.29
-.40
2.16 .54
-1.53


Peppers


With respect.to

PPDF
PPDE
PM
TDI
CPI


Change in variable
PPR PM

-.83 -.74
-.29 -.48
-.67
3.32 1.49
-2.45


The Effects of Beef Imports on Florida Cattle Prices


 In January 1978 Florida ranked second for states east of the

mississippi River in the number of beef cows on farms. The state

typically ranks in the 10 largest in terms of beef cow numbers nation-

ally. Florida beef cow prices have been postulated to depend both on

national conditions and more specific Florida conditions given its

geographic distance from the major beef cattle states in the central

U.S. In determining the influence of U.S. beef imports on Florida cow

prices these factors were taken into consideration first by specifying a

national beef cow price determination model and then relating it to the

Florida price series.