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Selected alternatives to methyl bromide in the postharvest and quarantine treatment of almonds and walnuts: an economic perspective.

Aegerter, A. F. and Folwell, R. J.

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, Volume 25, Issue 6 , 1998, Pages 389 - 410

2001

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Selected alternatives to methyl bromide in the postharvest and quarantine treatment of almonds and walnuts: an economic perspective.

Methyl bromide is a highly effective fumigant used in the postharvest and quarantine treatment of tree nuts. There will be a complete phase out in the United States of America (U.S.) of methyl bromide by 2005 according to The Montreal Protocol of 1991 with the exception of preshipment and quarantine uses as stated in the 1998 Clean Air Act. This study analyzed alternative treatment scenarios. The alternatives considered were phosphine, irradiation, and controlled atmosphere storage. Costs for each scenario were developed. Cost increases with irradiation ranged from two to fourteen times the benchmark costs for methyl bromide. Controlled atmosphere storage for both commodities had cost increases ranging from 174% to 256% over methyl bromide costs. Phosphine was used only to treat almonds. Phosphine application costs were 108% and 117% above the benchmark costs for methyl bromide.