Archived Seminars
English
- Agricultural Leadership Program Pilot – Basic Economics. 2022.
- Trends, Drivers, and Experiences-Mechanization and Automation in the Fields (pdf). 2021.
- Updates on Washington Apple Production Costs-Focus on Cash Costs (pdf). 2020.
- Updates on Washington Apple Production Costs (pdf). 2019.
- A Comparison of Supply Chain Agents’ Willingness to Pay for Fruit Quality Attributes (pdf) November 9, 2018.
- Mechanization of Farm Work (pdf) May 24, 2018.
- China Tariff Effect on Washington Tree Fruit Industry (pdf) 2018.
- Apple Production Costs Around the World: A Comparison (pdf) 2017.
- Cost Estimates of Establishing and Producing Sweet Cherries (pdf) January 20, 2017.
- Profitability Across Crops: Tree Fruit Compared to Alternatives (pdf) 2017.
- How close are industry and consumers’ expectations for fruit quality? (pdf) 2016.
- Enterprise Budgeting: Purpose and Methods (pdf) 2016.
- How much does it cost to produce fruit in Washington State? (pdf) 2015.
- Willingness-to-Pay for Apple Fruit Quality from Consumers: A Comprehensive Approach of Why Quality is Important (pdf) 2013.
En Español
- Costos de Produccion Manzana Actualizados al 2019. 2019.
- Costos Originados por la Mancha de Fuego (pdf) 7 de Noviembre, 2018.
- Los riesgo que implican No identifificar las plagas correctamente (pdf) 2017.
- Analisis Economico del Manejo de la Drosofila con Alas Manchadas (Spotted Wing Drosophila) (pdf) 2017.
- Impacto Economoico del Gusano de la Manzana (pdf) 2016.
- Cuanto Tengo que Invertir para Producir Fruta en Washington? (pdf) 2015.
- Cuanto Cuesta Producir Fruta en Washington & lo Basico Sobre Prestamos Bancarios (pdf) 2014.
- La Rentabilidad Economica de la Producción de Manzana “Honeycrisp” (pdf) 2014.
Archived Research Highlights
Economic Issues Related to Long-Term Investment in Tree Fruits (pdf). 2021. R. Basu, R.K. Gallardo
What is the most optimal licensing-royalty fee scheme for a new plant variety developed by a University breeding program? 2020. S. Akhundjanov, R.K. Gallardo, J. McCluskey, B. Rickard.
Precision Ag Technologies and the U.S. Apple Industry. 2019. R.K. Gallardo, K. Grant, D. Brown, J. McFerson, K. Lewis, T. Einhorn, M. Sazo.
The Costs of Ignoring Little Cherry Disease. 2019. S. Galinato, R.K. Gallardo, E. Beers, A. Bixby-Brosi.
India Tariff Retaliation Impacts on the Indian Apple Market. 2019. K. Lee, R.K. Gallardo, M. Giacinti.
Do the improvements from using marker-assisted selection by plant breeding programs surpass its additional costs? 2019. S. Wannemuehler, J. Luby, C. Yue, D. Bedford, R.K. Gallardo, V. McCracken.
Growing Apples in an Apple Maggot Quarantine Area and Exporting to British Columbia and China. 2019. Y. Hong, R.K. Gallardo, X. Fan, S. Atallah, M. Gomez.
Do Consumers Like Packed Sliced Pears? (pdf) 2018. D. Ikiz, R. Gallardo, A. Dhingra, S. Hewitt
What Exactly Consumers Like About Apples (pdf) 2018. R. Gallardo, I. Hanrahan, J. Luby, C. Yue, V. McCracken, J. McFerson, C. Ross, L. Carrillo-Rodriguez
Fruit Growers Willingness to Pay for Quality Attributes (pdf) 2017. C. Yue, S. Zhao, R. Gallardo, J. Luby, V. McCracken, J. McFerson, C. Ross, L Carrillo-Rodriguez
What Should Apple Breeding Programs Prioritize as Most Important Fruit Traits? (pdf) 2017. R. Gallardo, I. Hanrahan, J. Luby, C. Yue, V. McCracken, J. McFerson, C. Ross, L. Carrillo-Rodriguez
Wage Forecast for Hired Farm Workers and H2A — Washington Tree Fruit Industry (pdf) 2016. M. Brady, R. Gallardo, S. Badruddozza, X. Jiang
Does Biological Control Imply Economic Benefits to Orchard Owners? (pdf) 2016. R. Gallardo, J. Brunner, S. Castagnoli
What do Consumers Like in Sweet Cherries? (pdf) 2016. X. Zheng, C. Yue, R. Gallardo, V. McCracken, J. Luby, J. McFerson
Packers Willingness to Pay for Fruit Quality Attributes (pdf) 2015. R. Gallardo, H. Li, V. McCracken, J. Luby, J. McFerson
Crop Load Management Honeycrisp (pdf) 2015. R. Gallardo, I. Hanrahan, Y. Hong, J. Luby
Adoption of Platforms by the Washington Apple Industry (pdf) 2015. R. Gallardo, M. Brady
United States Sweet Cherry Growers Priorities for Fruit Quality Traits (pdf) 2014. C. Yue, R. Gallardo, J. Luby, A. Rihn, J. McFerson, V. McCracken, N. Oraguzie, C. Weebadde, A. Sebolt, A. Iezzoni
Growers’s Willing to Pay for Biocontrol (pdf) 2013. R. Gallardo, Q. Wang
United States Apple Growers Priorities for Fruit Quality Traits (pdf) 2013. C. Yue, R. Gallardo, J. Luby, A. Rihn, J. McFerson, V. McCracken, D. Bedford, S. Brown, K. Evans, C. Weebadde, A. Sebolt, A. Iezzoni
Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Optimal Pear Quality (pdf) 2011. R. Gallardo, E. Kupferman, A. Colonna
Consumers’ Willingness to Pay for Conditioned Pears (pdf) 2010. R. Gallardo
Archived COVID-19 Factsheet Series
- COVID-19 and the Washington Apple Industry | April 20, 2020 (pdf)
- COVID-19 Supply and Demand Indices Washington Apples | May 12, 2020 (pdf)
- COVID-19 Apple Inventories and Prices | June 16, 2020 (pdf)
- COVID-19 Impact on the Washington Apple Industry | December, 2020 (pdf)
Legacy Tree Fruit Economics Research
(archived from WSU Agribusiness website)
Apples
- Impacts of Azinphos-Methyl Ban on the Apple Industry and Washington State. Cassey, Galinato, Taylor. 2010.
Market Price Analysis for Washington Organic Apples and Pears in 2003-2006
Date: 2007
Organic Apple Price in Response to Crop Size Supplied to the Market
Date: 2006
Organic Apple Production in Washington State: an Input-Output Analysis
Date: 2005
A Brief Look at the Washington Apple Industry
Date: 2004
Use Packouts to Evaluate Orchard Practices
Date: 2004
A Cost of Production Analysis of Conventional vs. Integrated vs. Organic Apple Production Systems, 2002 (pdf)
Date: 2002
Projecting Crop Size
Date: 2002
Measuring the Effects of Generic Price and Non-Price Promotional Activities: the Case of Washington Apples (pdf)
Date: N/A
Measuring the Apple Industry from the 2002 Census of Agriculture (pdf)
Date: N/A
Pears
Market Price Analysis for Washington Organic Apples and Pears in 2003-2006
Date: N/A
Effect of Size and Grade on Profitability of Marketing D’Anjou Pears (pdf)
Date: N/A
Cherries
Cost of Establishing and Producing Sweet Cherries in Central Washington in 2003 (pdf)
Date: 2003
Cost of Establishing and Producing Sweet Cherries in Central Washington in 1998 (pdf)
Date: 1998
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Office: Puyallup Research and Extension Center, Kalkus Hall 317B
Phone: 253-445-4584