A large literature has documented the effects of weather on agricultural yields. However,
weather not only impacts the quantity produced, but also the quality of the product. Due to
data limitations, the quality effects have primarily been studied using lab experiments for
specific attributes, and the financial implications for farmers of a quality effect are less clear.
Using a unique longitudinal micro-level data set of Swiss apple orchards that include
information on both the quantity produced as well as the quality, we show that the latter can …