scholarly journals The Competitiveness of Indonesian Cashew Nuts in The Global Market

JEJAK ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-101
Author(s):  
Syifa Al Mani ◽  
Eka Purna Yudha
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
International Market ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Export Market ◽  
Cashew Nut ◽  
Comparative Advantages ◽  
Calculation Results ◽  
Trading Activities

Indonesia is one of the best quality cashew nut producers and exporters with a 1.2% share in the global market. This is very far from being compared to Vietnam as the world's main exporter of cashew nut controlling 34.07% of the global export market. This study aims to determine the competitive and comparative advantages of cashew nuts from Indonesia and Vietnam in the international market at 2009-2018. The various differences between the two countries make the products produced and distributed vary in quality and quantity. Competitive advantage is analyzed using Porter's diamond theory which consists of four factors to see the competitive advantage of an industry/country. Meanwhile, to determine the comparative advantage of cashew nut trading activities, the Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) and Trade Specialization Index (ISP) were calculated. Based on the results of the analysis, it can be seen that Indonesia has an advantage in producing cashew nuts, but has not been able to process it optimally, such as Vietnam which applies special technology and standards in producing cashew nuts. The RCA calculation shows that Vietnam's cashew nut exports have much greater competitiveness than Indonesia, and the ISP calculation results show that both exporters are still importing to maintain the economy and ensure the availability of industrial raw materials in the global market. Trade-related policies need to be considered in order to increase export profits and benefit domestic business actors

scholarly journals Drivers of the duration of comparative advantage in the European Union’s agri-food exports

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (No. 2) ◽  
pp. 51-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bojnec Stefan ◽  
Ferto Imre
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Unobserved Heterogeneity ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Global Market ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Time Duration ◽  
Probability Of Survival ◽  
Comparative Advantages ◽  
Level Of Economic Development ◽  
The Eu

The article investigates the duration of comparative advantage indices in the European Union (EU-27) agri-food exports using the normalised revealed comparative advantage index on the global market. There is employed both a descriptive analysis of the duration of comparative advantage, and examined the major drivers using discrete-time duration models with proper controls for unobserved heterogeneity. The robustness of the models is tested with alternative estimation procedures and sub-samples. Estimations show that the comparative advantages for most agri-food products survived for a certain number of years, but a high percentage of them have a shorter duration. Larger trade costs decrease the probability of survival in comparative advantages, while the level of economic development, the size of the country, the agri-food export diversification, and being a new EU member state increases it. Implications for the EU-27 member states and agri-food policies are suggested in the conclusion.

Identification of Comparative Advantages of Agricultural Products and Products of Processed Food Sector of Serbia

2017 ◽  
pp. 59-80
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Trade ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
International Market ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Developmental Problems ◽  
The Third ◽  
Comparative Advantages

In the third chapter, the authors were studying the competitiveness and comparative advantage of agricultural products and products of processed food sector of Serbia on international market. Readers will be familiar with the foreign trade exchange of agricultural products and products of processed food sector in the period 2005-2015. They will find out for which products the indices of comparative advantage of export have a positive value and will understand the connection with a surplus in foreign trade exchange of agricultural products and products of processed food sector. Readers will be informed on products that prevail in export, i.e. will perceive the export potential of Serbian food industry. They will see which sectors aren't sufficiently propulsive and need to provide an adequate support in the future. Readers will be familiar with developmental problems of agri-food sector of other countries and will understand the significance of transfer of knowledge and experience in the development of processed food sector of Serbia.

scholarly journals Comparative Advantages of Jute Export in Bangladesh, China and India

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-190
Author(s):  
Shaima Chowdhury Sharna ◽  
M Kamruzzaman
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Revealed Comparative Advantage ◽  
New Markets ◽  
China And India ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Comparative Advantages

The aim of this study was to review the trend of production and export of jute as well as comparative advantages of jute export of Bangladesh, China and India. In the case of production, India is the leading country which is followed by Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Zimbabwe, Uzbekistan, Egypt and others. However, Bangladesh plays the supreme role over other countries in the world for exporting jute. Jute export fluctuated erratically over the past four decades in these three most jute exporting countries. The Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) has been enumerated for comparing the jute export advantages in the global market. Bangladesh always enjoys greater comparative advantages than China and India although the revealed comparative advantages are less in recent years than those were one decade ago. But it can’t catch the high-value market because exporters have mainly focused on raw jute while jute goods have high potentiality. The recommended issues urge to enhance the productivity of jute cultivation, inaugurate more diversified products, and explore new markets for exports. Res. Agric., Livest. Fish.7(2): 183-190,  August 2020

INTERNATIONAL COMPETIVENESS OF UKRAINIAN AGRICULTURE

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Olexander Lesniak
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Comparative Advantages ◽  
Resource Cost ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Domestic Resource

This paper resolves several points about proper use of the domestic resource cost concept to estimate the countries competitiveness. It explores its relationship to the definition of comparative advantage and competitive advantage, resolves the conflict between differing views of the comparative advantage and competitive advantage. The purpose of this paper is to investigate comparative advantages of agricultural goods production in Ukraine by using domestic resource cost method. It provides a comparison between the domestic cost to produce basic agricultural goods.

An Analysis of Shaoxing Textile Industry’s International Competitiveness: The Perspective of the Export Evaluation Indexes

2011 ◽  
Vol 331 ◽  
pp. 722-725
Author(s):  
Ai Qing Jiang ◽  
Rong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Market Share ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
International Competitiveness ◽  
International Market ◽  
Revealed Comparative Advantage ◽  
Evaluation Indexes ◽  
Trade Competitiveness ◽  
Revealed Comparative Advantage Index

First the thesis analyzes the development situation of Shaoxing textile industry. Then three export evaluation indexes (international market share, trade competitiveness index, revealed comparative advantage index) were selected to analyze and prove the international competitiveness of Shaoxing textile and clothing. At last, it proves that Shaoxing textile and clothing has very strong competitive advantage and also puts forward several suggestions to strengthen this competitiveness.

scholarly journals The competitiveness analysis of shallot in Indonesia: A Policy Analysis Matrix

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. e0256832
Author(s):  
Saptana ◽  
Endro Gunawan ◽  
Atika Dyah Perwita ◽  
Syahrul Ganda Sukmaya ◽  
Valeriana Darwis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Policy Analysis ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Comparative Advantages ◽  
Incentive Policies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Policy Analysis Matrix

Shallot is a national strategic commodity in Indonesia, but it is development has a fundamental technical, socioeconomic, and policy support problems. Therefore, it is essential to know the competitiveness of shallot in Indonesia and the incentive policy to implement the comparative advantage to become a sustainable competitive advantage. The purposes of this study are to (1) analyze the profitability of shallot farming privately and socially, (2) analyze the competitiveness of shallot farming from a competitive and comparative advantage perspective, (3) review the impact of government policy on shallot farming, and (4) formulate incentive policies in the development of shallot commodities. The empirical results of the Policy Analysis Matrix revealed that shallot farming in production centers in Indonesia has both competitive and comparative advantages. The highest competitive and comparative advantages were found in the dry season in the upland of Malang district with the coefficient values of PCR (Private Cost Ratio) of 0.268–0.508 and DRCR (Domestic Resource Cost Ratio) of 0.208–0.323. The lowest competitive advantage was found in the lowland of East Lombok district in the dry season with a coefficient value of PCR 0.728–0.844. The lowest comparative advantage in the dry season was found in East Lombok district with a DRCR of 0.448, while in the rainy season, it was found in Wonosobo district with a DRCR of 0.522. These results mean that it is more profitable for Indonesia to increase domestic shallot production than to import. Improving shallot competitiveness can be carried out by implementing advanced technology, agricultural infrastructure, capacity building of farmers’ resources, and government incentive policies to increase productivity and competitiveness sustainability.

Agri-food competitiveness in South East Europe

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 326-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bojan Matkovski ◽  
Branimir Kalaš ◽  
Stanislav Zekić ◽  
Marija Jeremić
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Regional Integration ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
East European ◽  
South East Europe ◽  
Comparative Advantages

The purpose of this article is to determine the level of competitiveness of agri-food products in South East European (SEE) countries within the processes of European Union (EU) and regional integration as well as to find the factors that determine agri-food competitiveness. This article uses the revealed comparative advantages (RCAs) index to find the level of comparative advantage of agri-food products. Additionally, a model for identifying the determinants of the SEE agri-food comparative advantage was constructed and estimated. The results show that all SEE countries (except for Albania) have comparative advantages in the agri-food sector as part of the global market. Also, the estimation of the model shows that partial productivities in agriculture have a positive impact on comparative advantage while gross domestic product (GDP) per capita has a negative impact. This article makes a useful review of competitiveness of agri-food sector in SEE countries and determines which factors are significant for an RCA index. This is essential for policymakers to identify what determinants improve or degrade competitiveness of the agri-food sector in SEE countries.

scholarly journals ASSESMENT OF THE INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS OF THE BALTIC STATES IN THE EU DURING THE PERIOD OF ECONOMIC RECESSION

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita REMEIKIENE ◽  
Grazina STARTIENE ◽  
Daiva DUMCIUVIENE
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Baltic States ◽  
Industrial Competitiveness ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
The Eu

The purpose of the article is to carry out the assessment of the industrial competitiveness of the Baltic States in the EU during the period of economic recession. Revealed comparative advantage (RCA) and Symmetric index (SI) index values revealed that after the period of economic recession, the growth of the industrial competitiveness of the Baltic States, considering it from export positions, is slower in comparison with GDP changes. Latvia has taken strong competitive positions in the industry of raw materials; Estonia also has medium comparative advantage in the industry of raw materials, while Lithuania has the comparative advantage in the industries of mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials. Export competitiveness index (XCI) results showed that all three Baltic States had growing competitive advantage in the industries of food, drinks and tobacco during both the period of economic recession and the period of economic revival. In the period of economic revival Estonia showed the growth potential in the industries of chemicals and related products, while Lithuania – in the industry of raw materials and related products.The identification of competitive industries during the periods of economic recession and revival can provide the governments of the Baltic States with the target data not only for supporting export companies, but also for taking the best decisions to improve the business environment in the industries that have the competitive advantage.

Rising Labor Cost and the Comparative Advantage of Chinese Textile Industry Analysis

2011 ◽  
Vol 331 ◽  
pp. 694-698
Author(s):  
Jin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Textile Industry ◽  
Labor Cost ◽  
Industry Analysis ◽  
Comparative Advantages

The textile industry is a typical labor-intensive industry, which is also one of the most comparative advantage industries of China. However, with rising labor cost in recent years, the comparative advantage of Chinese textile industry is facing challenges. Based on the theory of comparative advantage analysis, this article analyzes of the comparative advantages of Chinese textile industry based on the background of rising labor cost while propose that Chinese textile industry shall transfer the Comparative Advantage to Competitive Advantage.

scholarly journals The EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS OF INDONESIAN SPICES TO EUROPEAN UNION-15

Agric ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-162
Author(s):  
Fadhlan Zuhdi ◽  
Lola Rahmadona ◽  
Achmad S Maulana
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Trade Balance ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Export Market ◽  
Maturity Stage ◽  
The European Union ◽  
A Value ◽  
Export Competitiveness ◽  
Trade War

The spice commodity has long been a mainstay of Indonesian exports to the world. Therefore, export of spice commodities needs to be maintained and increased in value in order to balance Indonesia’s trade balance. The potential of the European Union 15 as a large export market for Indonesian spices, so the export of spice commodities must be increased. The current worsening situation (the Sino-United States trade war) has increased the urgency of Indonesia’s exports to other countries. Specifically, this study aims to see the comparative development of Indonesian spice exports to the European Union 15. Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA), Revealed Symmetric Comparative Advantage (RSCA) and Trade Balance Index (TBI) are used to determine the position of export competitiveness of spices in the European Union 15. The results showed that the RCA value for nutmeg, pepper and cloves > 1 so that the commodity is a competitive spice commodity and is in the maturity stage because it has a TBI> 0.8. Ginger has no competitiveness and is still in the export growth stage. Based on the RSCA, the variations in the competitiveness of the spices of nutmeg, pepper, and cloves during the period 2008 - 2018 have a value of> 0 which means that it has comparative competitiveness, while for ginger the value is <0 so that ginger does not have comparative competitiveness. Efforts that can be taken to further increase export competitiveness in the global market are by developing production and productivity so that they can export to other potential markets such as the Americas and Asia.

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