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Price Impacts Of Increased Peruvian Table Grape Supply, Jacob W. Iest
Price Impacts Of Increased Peruvian Table Grape Supply, Jacob W. Iest
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In the last decade, Peru has begun to structure its economy and complete infrastructure projects to promote agricultural export growth. Bolstered by the signing of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) with the U.S., table grape production has increased significantly since 2006. Peru has a climatic advantage for a quality harvest from November to March, which overlaps the end of the U.S. growing season. With this supply increase expected to continue, U.S. producers and marketers question the effect Peru will have on "late-season" table grape prices in North America.
This thesis is a study of the effects of an increase …