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 Przewagi komparatywne w handlu zagranicznym Polski na przykładzie produktów rolno-spożywczych i pozostałych

2018 ◽  
Vol 18(33) (1) ◽  
pp. 263-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iwona Szczepaniak
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Trade ◽  
Economic Integration ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Food Products ◽  
International Market ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
High Importance ◽  
Comparative Advantages ◽  
Trade Turnover ◽  
Polish Foreign

Because of globalization and economic integration, the competitiveness of entities is more and more often analyzed in the context of their links with the international market. The aim of the article is to assess the comparative advantages in Poland's foreign trade in agri-food products in comparison to trade in other products. The study uses the relative trade advantage indices RTA. This study was preceded by a discussion of the results of foreign trade. The source of data was the WITS-Comtrade database. The study showed that Poland's foreign trade is characterized by a diversified level of comparative advantages. Of the twenty HS sections, in 2016 Poland had comparative advantages in trade of products from two agri-food sections and seven other sections. These sections accounted for approximately 9% and 50% of Poland's trade turnover, respectively. The development of Polish foreign trade in agri-food products, as well as quite significant comparative advantages in trade of these products, indicate the competitiveness and high importance of the Polish agri-food sector for the national economy.

scholarly journals Bulgaria's processed food industry: Transition to market economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 229-240
Author(s):  
Svetlana Ignjatijević ◽  
Antoaneta Vassileva ◽  
Jelena Vapa-Tankosić ◽  
Bojan Vapa ◽  
Kristijan Ristić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Trade ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Processed Food ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Eu Accession ◽  
Export Strategy ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Eu

The subject of the research is the analysis of the competitiveness and comparative advantage of the agricultural products and processed food products of Bulgaria on the international market. The study covers the period from 1998 to 2017. In order to measure the level of comparative advantage of the export and the degree of specialization in international trade RCA and GL indices have been used. The aim of or research was to identify products that have previously before the EU accession had, and still have, export potential. That is, the objective was to point the trend of changes in the foreign trade of processed food sector in the period before and after the EU accession in 2007. The results indicate that after joining the EU Bulgaria has changed its foreign trade structure. The decrease of exports and increase of imports of processed food sector products requires a comprehensive export strategy in order to strengthen its competitiveness.

THE POSITION OF PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN IN POLISH AGRI-FOOD TRADE

2017 ◽  
Vol XIX (5) ◽  
pp. 54-59
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Bułkowska
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Animal Origin ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Competitive Position ◽  
Food Trade ◽  
Comparative Advantages ◽  
Import Restrictions ◽  
Structure Of Trade ◽  
Meat Sector

The aim of the paper is to present the position of meat and dairy industries in the Polish agri-food trade in 2010-2016. The paper analyzes the changes in the geographical and commodity structure of trade in selected products in relation to the entire agri-food sector as well as evaluates their competitive position based on the comparative advantage (RCA) indicator. Analyzes has shown that despite import restrictions, the meat sector is crucial for the Polish food industry. It corresponds to about 20% of exports and generates 1/3 of surplus in trade in agri-food products. The fastest growing sector in Poland is the poultry industry, which has gradually increased its comparative advantages in analyzed period.

scholarly journals Measurement of comparative advantages of processed food sector of Serbia in the increasing the export

2014 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 677-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetlana Ignjatijevic ◽  
Miroslav Cavlin ◽  
Dragomir Djordjevic
Keyword(s):  
Processed Food ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Comparative Advantages

scholarly journals KEUNGGULAN SUB SEKTOR PERIKANAN DAN PARIWISATA BAHARI DALAM STRUKTUR PEREKONOMIAN WILAYAH PULAU-PULAU KECIL

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 145
Author(s):  
Mira Mira
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Economic Structure ◽  
Small Islands ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Marine Tourism ◽  
The Third ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Comparative Advantages

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menganalisis bagaimana kinerja sub sektor perikanan dan sub sektor pariwisata bahari di wilayah yang karakteristiknya pulau-pulau kecil seperti di Kepulauan Seribu. Kinerja tersebut meliputi apakah sub sektor pariwisata bahari dan perikanan menjadi sektor unggulan/terbelakang/potensial/berkembang, apakah dua sub sektor tersebut menjadi sub sektor yang prospektif dan sub sektor yang memiliki keunggulan komparatif. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada tahun 2011 di Kepulauan Seribu. Metode analisis pergeseran struktur perekonomian digunakan dalam penelitian ini.  Hasil analisis pada komponen pertumbuhan pangsa wilayah, hanya sub sektor perikanan yang memiliki  keunggulan komparatif yang berarti bahwa hanya sub sektor ini yang mampu bersaing. Pada sektor wisata bahari, pertambangan dan penggalian, industri, transportasi dan komunikasi, dan kontruksi di Kepulauan Seribu tidak memiliki keunggulan komparatif, karena masih banyaknya komponen input yang diimpor dari sektor tersebut. Selanjutnya, hasil analisis profil pertumbuhan mengindikasikan bahwa hanya sub sektor perikanan yang masuk pada kuadran pertama yang artinya sektor-sektor unggulan pada wilayah Kepulauan Seribu. Sektor pariwisata bahari dari hasil analisis profil pertumbuhan termasuk pada kuadran ketiga, dimana merupakan sub sektor yang potensial yang dikembangkan di Kepulauan Seribu. Kategori sektor potensial mengandung pengertian bahwa sektor tersebut relatif lambat pertumbuhannya, oleh karena itu masih diperlukan dorongan dari pemerintah agar`dapat menjadi sektor unggulan. Dorongan tersebut dapat berupa kebijakan dari pemerintah dan penguatan penguasaan teknologi tepat guna.Title: Performance of Fisheries and Tourism Sub Sectors in Economic Structure of Small Islands AreaThe purpose of this study was to analyze how the performance of fisheries and marine tourism sub sectors in the area characterised by small islands as in the Seribu Islands. The particular performances were included whether the marine tourism and fisheries sub sectors into leading sectors / backward/ potential / developing, whether the two sub-sectors into sub-sectors prospective and sub-sectors comparative advantages. The research was conducted in 2011 in the Seribu Islands. A shift classic  analysis method was used in this study. Results of the region share growth component analysis showed that only the fisheries sub-sector has a comparative advantage, which means the only sub-sector to compete. In the marine tourism subsector, mining and quarrying, industry, transport and communications, and construction in the Seribu Island do not have a comparative advantage, because there are many imported components inputs from that particular sectors. From the growth profile analysis results indicate that only the fisheries sub-sector was in the first quadrant, indicating that this sector was considered a superior sector in the region. Meanwhile, marine tourism sub sector was in the third quadrant, indicating that this sector was considered a potential sector to be developed in this region. In terms of growth the potential sectors indicated a relatively low growth in the region; therefore, government should push this particular sector to be a superior sector. Value added of superior sector should be improved through strengthening the locally appropriated technology.

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 Balance of Comparative Advantages in the Processed Food Sector of the Danube Countries

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 6976-6993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svetlana Ignjatijević ◽  
Ivan Milojević ◽  
Gorica Cvijanović ◽  
Mersida Jandrić
Keyword(s):  
Processed Food ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Comparative Advantages

scholarly journals Importance and Comparative Advantages of the EU and US Agri-food Sector in World Trade in 1995-2015

2017 ◽  
Vol 17(32) (4) ◽  
pp. 236-248
Author(s):  
Karolina Pawlak
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
World Trade ◽  
Trade Balance ◽  
Animal Origin ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
The Us ◽  
Comparative Advantages ◽  
Eu And Us ◽  
The Eu

The aim of the paper was to examine the evolution of the importance and comparative advantages of the EU and US agri-food sector in world trade in 1995-2015. The research is based on data from UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) resources. The following indicators were used in the comparative advantage analysis: Balassa’s Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA), Vollrath’s Revealed Competitiveness (RC), the Revealed Symmetric Comparative Advantage (RSCA), and the Lafay’s Trade Balance Index (TBI). In 1995-2015, the EU countries and the US were the largest players of world trade in agri-food products. The EU countries held comparative advantages in the global market as regards exports of products of animal origin whereas the exports of cereals, preparations of cereals, oilseeds and oleaginous fruits and meat products were the source of revealed comparative advantages for the US. Both the EU countries and the US reached high comparative advantages in trade in those assortment groups which corresponded to their highest shares in global exports and generated a high, consistently increasing positive trade balance. Therefore, their comparative advantages were the source of their favourable export specialisation profile, which is consistent with the classical comparative costs principle.

scholarly journals Comparative advantages in Polish export to the European Union — food products vs selected groups of non-food products

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-308
Author(s):  
Iwona Szczepaniak
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Foreign Trade ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Food Products ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Food Sector ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Comparative Advantages ◽  
Research Period ◽  
The Eu

Research background: Globalisation and economic integration are the reasons for which the competitiveness of economic entities is analysed more and more often in the context of their relations with the international market. One of the ways to assess the competitiveness of the Polish food sector is an analysis of comparative (relative) advantages in the export of this sector’s products. Purpose of the article: The objective of this paper is to assess comparative advantages in Polish export of food products to the European Union against a background of selected groups of non-food products. Methods: The study used the B. Balassa’s revealed comparative advantage (RCA) index. The study is preceded by a brief review of foreign trade results. The source of data was the WITS-Comtrade commercial database. The analysis was carried out at the level of the HS sections (in commodity terms). The research period covered the years 2003–2015. Findings & Value added: In the years 2003–2015, export of food increased nearly six times and its import — more than 4.5 times. The major partners of Poland as regards trade in food were the EU countries. The food sector was one of few sectors of the economy with the positive trade balance. Polish export to the EU was characterised by a diversified level of comparative advantages. From among 20 HS sections, in 2015 Poland had comparative advantages in export to the EU countries for products from 10 sections (2 food and 8 non-food). Those products accounted for 11% and 70% of Polish export to the EU, respectively. The development of Polish foreign trade in food products during the Polish membership in the EU as well as fairly high comparative advantages in the export of these products to the EU indicate the competitiveness and significant importance of the Polish food sector for the national economy.

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

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