Economic Study of Foreign Agricultural Trade Flows between Egypt and the COMESA Bloc

AbstractThis paper explores the main contents of the agricultural trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Morocco during the period 2008-2017. It investigates the agricultural trade relations and trade flows focussing on the competitiveness of Moroccan agriculture in the single market. The concept of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) is used as the main analytical device. The a priori hypothesis is that the trade agreements and specifically the agriculture concessional trade provisions granted by the EU to Morocco have created the proper Moroccan agricultural scenery to improve production and exports. The examination and evaluation of the data tends to confirm the hypothesis. Morocco is becoming a veritable exporting power, it has diversified exports and most of its product sectors enjoy high levels of comparative advantage in the single market.

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Climate change and the impacts on China’s agricultural interregional trade flows

China Agricultural Economic Review ◽

10.1108/caer-06-2014-0065 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 158-166

Author(s):

Xian Xin ◽

Tun Lin ◽

Xiaoyun Liu ◽

Guanghua Wan ◽

Yongsheng Zhang

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Agricultural Trade ◽

Trade Flows ◽

Agricultural Products ◽

Cge Model ◽

Trade Pattern ◽

Interregional Trade ◽

Content Type ◽

South Central ◽

Impacts Of Climate Change

Purpose – The impacts of climate change on agricultural production in the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) are significant, and differ across regions and crops. The substantial regional differences will induce changes in agricultural interregional trade pattern. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the climate change impacts on China’s agricultural interregional trade pattern. Design/methodology/approach – The paper will use the computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to assess the impacts of climate change on the PRC’s agricultural interregional trade flows. The CGE model consists of seven Chinese regions and the rest of the world and six commodities. Findings – The results indicate that northwest, south, central, and northeast PRC will see increases in the outflows of agricultural products in 2030 and 2050. Conversely, outflows from east, north, and southwest PRC will decrease. Agricultural products handling and transportation facilities need to be repositioned to address the changes in agricultural trade flows. Originality/value – Studies on the impacts of climate change on the PRC’s agriculture have been increasing. To the best of our knowledge, however, no previous studies have assessed the impacts of climate change on the PRC’s agricultural interregional trade flows. This paper aims to fill this gap in the literature.

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The Heterogeneous Effects of Standards on Agricultural Trade Flows

Journal of Agricultural Economics ◽

10.1111/1477-9552.12405 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 72 (1) ◽

pp. 25-46

Author(s):

Dela‐Dem Doe Fiankor ◽

Oliver‐Ken Haase ◽

Bernhard Brümmer

Keyword(s):

Agricultural Trade ◽

Trade Flows ◽

Heterogeneous Effects

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Trends in foreign agricultural trade and its impact on households in South Africa

Outlook on Agriculture ◽

10.1177/0030727020949559 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 003072702094955

Author(s):

Roscoe Bertrum van Wyk ◽

Bianca Flavia van Wyk ◽

Katleho Daniel Makatjane

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Causal Relationship ◽

South African ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Agricultural Trade ◽

Research Approach ◽

Causality Test ◽

Vector Autoregressive ◽

Foreign Agricultural ◽

Agricultural Imports

This study examines the trends in foreign trade in agriculture focusing on imports and exports for different sub-sectors and the identity of agricultural trade flows with specific regions and countries. Secondly, to understand how agricultural imports and exports improve the living standards of households in South Africa. The study uses a quantitative research approach by analysing trade data from the South African Revenue Services (SARS) and household data from the World Bank and OECD. The threshold vector autoregressive (TVAR) model is employed to establish a nonlinear causal relationship. The Diks-Panchenko nonparametric causality test revealed no causal relationship between the foreign agricultural trade and household consumption and household income in South Africa. However, with the increase of exported agricultural goods from South Africa, there are many significant benefits to South African households.

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Trade Tensions Between EU and Russia: Possible Effects on Trade in Agricultural Commodities for Visegrad Countries

Visegrad Journal on Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development ◽

10.2478/vjbsd-2014-0010 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 52-57 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Vasily Erokhin ◽

Wim Heijman ◽

Anna Ivolga

Keyword(s):

Foreign Trade ◽

Agricultural Production ◽

Agricultural Trade ◽

Trade Flows ◽

Agricultural Commodities ◽

Trade Restrictions ◽

Agricultural Market ◽

Current State ◽

Visegrád Countries ◽

The Eu

Abstract The paper includes overview of the current state of the EU-CIS and the EU-Russia trade flows with particular attention to trade in agricultural commodities, as well as contemporary tendencies in agricultural production and foreign trade in agricultural commodities and food in Russia. The paper specifically addresses the possible effects of the trade restrictions between the EU and Russia, particularly the imposed ban on agricultural trade, on the Visegrad countries. The paper is concluded with an overview of the expected influences of the trade tensions on Russia’s domestic agricultural market, including consumers, producers, and retailers.

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