Agri-Food Trade Competitiveness: A Review of the Literature

Mizik, Tamás

doi:10.3390/su132011235

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“…Based on the gravity model, Anderson and Wincoop [30] established that trade volume was inversely proportional to the geographical distance, and the shorter the geographical distance between economies, the greater the trade volume. Regional free trade agreements (RTA) are important means for economies to promote economic integration and eliminate trade barriers, shaping the global trade pattern [31]. White [32] and Shi [33] demonstrated that cultural differences increase trade costs and inhibit the development of international trade.…”

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Research on Global Grain Trade Network Pattern and Its Driving Factors

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Trading systems are essential in promoting global food security. With the growing proportion of global food consumption obtained through international trade, the global food trade pattern has become increasingly complex over recent years. This study constructed a weighted global grain network using the trade data of 196 countries in 2000 and 2018 to explore the structure and evolution based on the complex network theory. We established that the global grain network was scale-free. There was significant heterogeneity among nodes, and the heterogeneity of the out-degree was greater than that of the in-degree. The global grain network has a significant core-periphery structure, with the United States, Japan, Mexico, Egypt, South Korea, and Colombia as the core countries. Thereafter, by applying the quadratic assignment procedure model to explore the driving factors of the global grain network, we established that geographical distance had a positive impact on the food trade patterns in 2000 and 2018. This differs from the classical gravity model theory. Furthermore, grain trade had significant “boundary effects”; economic gaps, resource endowment, and regional free trade agreements had a positive impact on the evolution of the grain trade network, whereas cultural similarity and political differences had a negative impact on the grain trade network pattern.

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“…One of the most suitable approaches for measuring competitiveness at the macro level is the tendencies in foreign trade flows [ 8 ]. Based on a systematic literature review, author Mizik [ 21 ] concluded that the most commonly used indices in the international literature are revealed comparative advantages (RCA) and its modified versions. The index of revealed comparative advantages was established by the author Balassa [ 25 ]:

where is: X—export; i—country; j—section or division; t—total export; n—group of exporting countries.…”

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“…Based on a systematic review of the literature, Mizik [21] identified three significant factors for higher agri-food trade competitiveness:…”

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Export Competitiveness of Agri-Food Sector during the EU Integration Process: Evidence from the Western Balkans

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Zekić

Đokić

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Trade agreements with the European Union (EU) and Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) significantly influenced the liberalisation of agri-food products in Western Balkan (WB) countries. In all Western Balkan countries, there has been an intensification of the trade of agri-food products and a partial change in the regional and commodity structures of trade. This paper aims to identify comparative advantages of agri-food sectors and consider its tendencies during the EU integration process. Additionally, this paper will discuss some opportunities for improvement of the export positions of agri-food products. In that context and based on the literature review, the indexes of revealed comparative advantages and its modified version will be used as a main method for analysis in this research. Results showed that all Western Balkan countries, except Albania, have comparative advantages in exporting agri-food products. It is evident that Serbia has the highest level of comparative advantages in this sector. Moreover, this paper suggests that all countries should aim to provide the best possible positions for their agri-food products during pre-accession negotiations for EU membership and take the necessary steps towards increasing the level of competitiveness in the common EU market.

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“…Similarly, still in late 1980, Vollrath [20] found that the most competitive agricultural exporters are usually those with the least governmental intervention. However, Mizik [21] points that namely supportive legislation and policy is the most crucial factor that contributes to the competitiveness of domestic producers, followed by higher value-added/more sophisticated goods, and highly efficient, and profitable production. Nagy and Jambor [22] argue that the main reasons behind a strong competitive advantage can be seen in the production of highly processed products and specialization in the production of one or a few of the competitive products.…”

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Czech Comparative Advantage in Agricultural Trade with Regard to EU-27: Main Developmental Trends and Peculiarities

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The paper, based on RCA, LFI and GL indices, and logistic regression analysis, allowed us to track the dynamics of the comparative advantage/disadvantage of the Czech Republic in individual commodity aggregates in relation to individual EU partners, and to comprehend the role of the main production factors. The only production factor with a statistically significant effect is capital. Trade with countries richly endowed with agricultural land and capital, in most cases, appeared not favorable for the Czech Republic in terms of having a comparative advantage over them, if measured with LFI index. The values of the GL index disclosed that trade with these countries is mostly of an inter-industry character. The analysis revealed the following top-3 mostly competitive Czech aggregates: S3-08 (animal feed stuff), S3-06 (sugar and sugar preparations), along with S3-04 (cereals and cereal preparations). Some aggregates appeared to not have any comparative advantage: S3-01 (meat, meat preparations), S3-05 (vegetables and fruits), and S3-41 (animal oils and fats). Speaking of developmental trends, from 2000 to 2019 the Czech Republic has managed to improve its position in agri-food trade within the EU-27 by 43.81% if measured with LFI, and by 51.63% if measured with RCA. These positive changes also appeared to be statistically significant.

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Agri-Food Trade Competitiveness: A Review of the Literature

Cited by 26 publications

References 46 publications

Research on Global Grain Trade Network Pattern and Its Driving Factors

Research on Global Grain Trade Network Pattern and Its Driving Factors

Export Competitiveness of Agri-Food Sector during the EU Integration Process: Evidence from the Western Balkans

Czech Comparative Advantage in Agricultural Trade with Regard to EU-27: Main Developmental Trends and Peculiarities

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