The business model applied to the fresh tomato trade from Almería is well known in Spain and abroad. The changes in demand are forcing export companies to change their trade strategies to become or remain competitive. The purpose of this paper is to know the business structure and its export dynamics in addition to the changes in trade strategies made by companies in Almería during the 2009-2013 period. The methodology is based on the Herfindahl-Hirshmanindex and the foreign trade competitiveness index, whereas the congruence analysis is based on Pearson's correlation coefficients and the RV coefficient. We have also applied the dual multiple factor analysis to verify changes made to the trade policy in leading businesses between two periods or scenarios. The research shows that export-driven companies behave as a moderately concentrated structure and there is an increase in the number of exporters. The competitiveness map for Almería reveals the sector's trend with regard to the most important markets. We have verified the changes made to their trade strategy to adjust to changes in foreign trade between the 2008/09 and 2012/13 campaigns. Finally, it can be pointed out that, in the analyzed period, changes in the business model for fresh tomato trade of Almería have not been significant, being its structure of moderate concentration. In addition, the great majority of variations in strategies of companies to adapt to the competitive environment have been made by leading companies.Additional key words: Almería; business structure; price; competitiveness; trade management; trade strategies.Correspondence should be addressed to Jaime De Pablo-Valenciano: jdepablo@ual.esAbbreviations used: DMFA (dual multiple factor analysis); EU (European Union); FOB (free on board); FTCI (foreign trade competitiveness index); HHI (Herfindahl-Hirshman index).
El presente artículo tiene como objetivo identificar que Estados miembros resultan claves para el comercio intracomunitario del tomate en la Unión Europea para los años 2007-2013. Se va a utilizar la metodología del análisis input-output y para ello se van a elaborar dos tablas de transacciones comerciales intersectoriales, una para 2007 y otra para 2013. A partir de las mismas se realizaran las tablas de coeficientes técnicos e inversas. Para estudiar los efectos directos de los encadenamientos se obtendrán los valores de los coeficientes de Streit y de Chenery-Watanabe. Para finalizar se incorporaran los efectos indirectos por medio del coeficiente de Rasmussen. Los resultados señalan como "claves" a los Países Bajos y Bélgica, que precisamente basan su estrategia en la reexportación. España, a pesar de ser el segundo exportador de tomate de la Unión Europea habría dejado de tener la consideración de "Estado clave" en 2013.
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