Interactions Between Organic and Conventional Markets from Pest and Disease Outbreaks: The Case of the U.S. Apple Industry

Abstract We use a dynamic model of the U.S. apple industry separated into organic and conventional production to better measure impacts pest or disease outbreaks on producers consumers, along with an equilibrium displacement simulate welfare effects from various shocks compared baseline. Our results show that differ between methods. Growers’ consumers’ responses widely across industry. Farmers policy makers should these findings appropriately respond different