Our research unveils how China’s food-related imports from 1992 to 2020 changed in composition by decreasing the imports of some commodities in favor of others. Their origins suggest that some countries are being substituted as commercial partners for specific commodities. We empirically identified outliers by setting interquartile limits at the commodity level and by origin. Unit-root and normality tests were applied. Finally, Spearman or Pearson correlation coefficients were computed where appropriate. Results indicate that imports are stabilizing during the studied period. China increased its imports of Sugar and cereals to the detriment of edible preparations, live animals, trees, and oilseeds. Some Asian countries are capturing part of the market once dominated by North America or Europe. Finally, lower dependence on partners was found for meat, gums, cocoa, and edible preparations. This methodology might help those analyzing the effects of trade agreements, country specialization, and strategic decisions.
La pandemia por el Covid-19 ha tenido impactos económicos enormes y crecientes costos humanos en todo el mundo, además de efectos devastadores en las economías mundiales y en especial en América del Norte durante 2020 y 2021. Para proteger las vidas y permitir que los sistemas sanitarios puedan hacer frente a la situación, ha sido necesario recurrir a aislamientos, confinamientos y cierres generalizados con el fin de frenar la propagación del coronavirus. Se proyecta que la economía mundial sufrirá una brusca contracción de al menos -3.3% en 2020, mucho peor que la registrada durante la crisis financiera de 2008-2009. En México, la caída en el PIB llegó a -8.2%, la peor registrada en los últimos 88 años. Entre mayo y septiembre de 2020, el Colegio de la Frontera Norte, a través del Departamento de Estudios Económicos y la Maestría en Economía Aplicada, organizó sendos seminarios para analizar la crisis económica ocasionada por la pandemia del Covid-19 en la frontera México-Estados Unidos durante 2020, así como las perspectivas económicas para 2020-2021.
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