University of Massachusetts Amherst ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014 January 2007 Analysis of Markets in the United States for Brazilian Fresh Produce Grown in Massachusetts Raquel U. Mendonca University of Massachusetts Amherst Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses Mendonca, Raquel U., "Analysis of Markets in the United States for Brazilian Fresh Produce Grown in Massachusetts" (2007). Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014. 24. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/24 This thesis is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It has been accepted for inclusion in Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ANALYSIS OF MARKETS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR BRAZILIAN FRESH PRODUCE GROWN IN MASSACHUSETTS A Thesis Presented by RAQUEL UCHÔA DE MENDONÇA Submitted to the Graduate School of the Un iversity of Massachusetts Amherst in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE May 2007 Pla nt , Soil & Insect Sciences © Copyright by Raquel U. Mendonça 2007 All Rights Reser ve d ANALYSIS OF MARKETS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR BRAZILIAN FRESH PRODUCE GR OWN IN MASSACHUSETTS A Thesis P resented by RAQUEL UCHÔA DE MENDONÇA Approved as to style and content by: ________________________________________ Francis X. Mangan, Chair ________________________________________ Wesley R. Autio, Mem ber ________________________________________ P. Geoffrey Allen, Member ________________________________________ Thomas G. Brashear, Member ___________________________________ Peter L. M. Veneman, Department Head Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences DEDICATION To my family, parents , and grandparents . ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would lik e to thank my advisor, Dr.