Impacts of the SADC Free Trade Agreement on South African Agricultural Trade

In 2007, Australia and India began a joint feasibility study to assess the prospect of an Australia-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Agriculture will be a crucial negotiation point in any such FTA. Agriculture is a key sector of the Australian economy, and an important and lucrative export, with more than half of the sector’s output exported. The scope of increased domestic demand in agriculture is limited for a significant segment of the sector. Therefore, sustained growth of the industry requires new export markets to be opened. This paper will analyse the prospects of boosting agricultural exports from Australia via the proposed FTA. This paper will assess the tariff and non-tariff barriers in agriculture in India and critically assess how an FTA could reduce these barriers. The benefits of increased liberalisation of agricultural trade in India will also be discussed to demonstrate the mutually beneficial opportunities that reduced trade barriers could provide.

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Agricultural Trade in a North American Free Trade Agreement

World Economy ◽

10.1111/j.1467-9701.1993.tb00183.x ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 483-502 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Thomas Grennes ◽

Barry Krissoff

Keyword(s):

Free Trade ◽

North American ◽

Free Trade Agreement ◽

Trade Agreement ◽

Agricultural Trade

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Influences of the free trade agreement between South Africa and the European Union on the South African fresh orange industry

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences ◽

10.4102/sajems.v3i3.2626 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 484-498

Author(s):

S. H. Gay ◽

W. L. Nieuwoudt

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

European Union ◽

South African ◽

Free Trade ◽

Free Trade Agreement ◽

Trade Agreement ◽

Local Market ◽

The European Union ◽

The South ◽

Positive Effects

This paper evaluates the effects of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between South Africa and the European Union (EU) on the South African orange industry. Oranges account for ten percent of South African agricultural exports. The aggregate trade simulation model used here is designed on the programme STELLA, and consists of regional production models, a local market model, an export model and an exchange rate model. Results indicate that the FTA is expected to have small positive effects on both South African producers and consumers. This is caused by increasing real free-on-board prices and decreasing real local prices of oranges. Total area under oranges will increase more with the FT A, which thus results in a larger orange production too.

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The Effects of North American Free Trade Agreement and United States Farm Policies on Illegal Immigration and Agricultural Trade

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics ◽

10.1017/s1074070800000134 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 44 (1) ◽

pp. 1-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Jeff Luckstead ◽

Stephen Devadoss ◽

Abelardo Rodriguez

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Theoretical Analysis ◽

Free Trade ◽

North American ◽

Free Trade Agreement ◽

Simulation Analysis ◽

Illegal Immigration ◽

Trade Agreement ◽

Agricultural Trade ◽

Simultaneous Estimation

We analyze the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and United States farm subsidies on U.S.-Mexican illegal immigration and agricultural trade. The theoretical analysis develops an integrated trade-migration model and shows that NAFTA and U.S. subsidies exacerbate the illegal labor flow and increase U.S. exports. The theoretical analysis is empirically implemented by simultaneous estimation and simulation analysis. The analysis shows that NAFTA increased the number of undocumented workers to U.S. agriculture and U.S. farm exports to Mexico by an average of 1573 and $6.82 billion, respectively. U.S. farm subsidy reduction decreases unauthorized entry marginally and U.S. farm exports by an average of $3.2 billion.

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