Staff Biographical Page: Gary Lucier

Briefly

Gary Lucier joined ERS in 1980 as a farm finance analyst responsible for developing and carrying out USDA's farm income and finance forecasting program, including model development, monthly and long-term outlook, and policy impact analysis. In 1987, he became team leader for vegetable analysis in the Specialty Crops Branch, Market and Trade Economics Division. Since 1990, Gary has been the primary contact in USDA for vegetable and melon market analysis. He is coordinator of Vegetables and Melons Outlook (formerly the Vegetables and Specialties Situation and Outlook Report).

Education

M.S., Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Nevada, Reno, 1980.
B.S., Food and Resource Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1977.

Publications

ERS publications by this author

Gary Lucier (coordinator), and Alberto Jerardo. Vegetables and Melons Outlook (bimonthly).

Gary Lucier, Susan Pollack, Mir Ali, and Agnes Perez. Fruit and Vegetable Backgrounder, VGS-31301, April 2006.

Gary Lucier, Jane Allshouse, and Biing-Hwan Lin. Factors Affecting Spinach Consumption in the United States, VGS-300-01, January 2004.

Gary Lucier. “Vegetable Consumption Away From Home On the Rise,” Amber Waves, Vol. 1, Issue 4, September 2003.

Gary Lucier, Jane Allshouse, and Biing-Hwan Lin. Factors Affecting U.S. Mushroom Consumption, VGS-295-01, March 2003.

Gary Lucier, Jane Allshouse, and Biing-Hwan Lin. “Sweet Potatoes: Getting to the Root of Demand,” Agricultural Outlook, AGO-296, November 2002.

Gary Lucier, and Biing-Hwan Lin. “Cabbage Heads Higher,” Agricultural Outlook, AGO-294, September 2002.

Gary Lucier. "Vegetables," Effects of NAFTA on Agriculture and the Rural Economy, ERS Agriculture and Trade Report WRS-02-1, July 2002.

Gary Lucier and Biing-Hwan Lin. "Factors Affecting Watermelon Consumption in the United States,” Vegetables and Specialties Situation and Outlook Report, VGS-287, November 2001.

Gary Lucier, Biing-Hwan Lin, and Jane Allshouse. "Factors Affecting Tomato Consumption in the United States," Vegetables and Specialties Situation and Outlook Report, VGS-282, November 2000.

Charles Barnard and Gary Lucier. "Urban Influence and the U.S. Vegetable Industry," Vegetables and Specialties Situation and Outlook Report, VGS-276, November 1998.