Table 2. (cont.) Estimated preharvest production costs and yields by cropping system and production area and the cost yield impacts
with scenarios of expected yield impact, low yield impact and high yield impact.

 Baseline
 Preharvest Postharvest Cost Yield Impacts
Location/Cropping System Costs Costs Yields Impact Expected Low High

 ($/acre) ($/unit) (units/acre) ($/acre) (-----------% Decline ------------)
Alabama/Tennessee b
 Tomatoes 3,490 3.86 630 0 0 0 0
Mexico
 Sinaloa
 Tomatoes 3,720 4.45 1100 0 0 0 0
 Peppers 3,010 4.42 760 0 0 0 0
 Cukes 2,140 5.18 550 0 0 0 0
 Squash 1,010 7.65 220 0 0 0 0
 Eggplant 3,595 4.70 1230 0 0 0 0
 Baja California
 Tomatoes 3,860 5.56 1800 0 0 0 0


a Production costs for baseline cropping systems were adapted from Smith and Taylor (1995).
b Production costs adapted from Deepak et al. (1998).
c Adapted from Welch (1996).
d Texas Cooperative Extension Service (1993).
c Adapted from VanSickle et al (1994).
SCalifornia Cooperative Extension Service (1995).
g Tomato yields are in 25-lb cartons, pepper yields are in 28-lb bushels, cucumber yields are in 55-lb bushels, squash yields are in 42-
 lb flats, eggplant yields are in 33-lb bushels, strawberry yields are in 12-lb flats and watermelon yields are in 100-lb units.