Issues of competitiveness of the present agriculture

Th e paper deals with the consequences of the avian infl uenza outbreak for the Czech poultry industry. Th e Hansen (1992) parameter instability test and the Gregory and Hansen (1996) residual-based test are used for testing the structural break and determining the time of the regime shift. Th e results provide an indication that the avian infl uenza outbreak might have been the reason for the changes in the value chain. However, the changes in the second stage of the value chain could also be connected with the accession of the Czech Republic to the EU. Th e results show that the retailers increased their market power in the second period, i.e., after September 2004. Th e avian infl uenza could be a reason for the structural break, but other factors may work together. As a result of these changes, poultry processing companies have been losing their market position, and as a consequence, the production of poultry meat in the Czech Republic has been on the decline.

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Avian influenza and structural change in the Czech poultry industry

Čechura¹,

Taussigová²

2013

“…The interconnection of the individual stages of the vertical is a prerequisite of competitiveness (Bečvářová 2008).…”

Section: Investments In Agricultural Holdingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The characteristics of farmers applying for the EU investment support in Poland

Bryła¹

2012

Abstract:The paper aims at improving our knowledge about the response of farmers to a major instrument of the rural development policy in Poland. close cooperation with the managing Agency was established in order to collect and anaestablished in order to collect and anain order to collect and analyze the data included in the application forms. They served as a basis for calculating linear correlations and descriptive statistics, which in turn, wherever possible, were compared with the relevant data for the entire farming population in the region under study. it turned out that our sample was characterized by a significantly higher level of education and bigger holdings than the national or regional averages. Furthermore, we observed that the SAPArD contributed to the backward contractual market channel integration in the agri-food sector. Finally, it was found out that Polish farmers showed a very limited interest in those schemes that promoted specialization of their farms, contrary to the assumptions endorsed in the operational Program.

“…The actual proven competitiveness is understood as the success in foreign trade that must be proven in the specific process of product sales, in order for it to become a reality. Bečvářová (2008) discussed the impact of changes in business environment on agriculture and the effect of changes on the criteria of the presnt agricultural enterprises. The approach of Kučerová and Žufan (2008) to the solution of market position for the selected competitors was through mapping the market; they compared the key economic indicators -the relative market share and the rate of return on the total assets.…”

Section: Theoretical Basismentioning

confidence: 99%

Selected aspects of the internal and external competitiveness of Slovak agricultural and food products

Matošková¹,

Gálik²

2009

Abstract:The article describes the competitiveness of Slovak agricultural and food products after the accession of the Slovak republic into the EU. The analysis has shown that even despite the increased subsidization and full liberalisation of trade, the competitiveness of our products still needs to develop. The main reason behind this is the poor efficiency of production and the lack of innovation activities. Most agricultural commodities are profitable only because of subsidies. Processing industry is the main contributor to the worsening deficit of trade balance. Specific commodities with good sales potential in the EU market include cereals, malt, wheat flour, dairy products, live cattle and sheep meat.Key words: competitiveness, efficiency, prices, costs, EU, foreign trade, balance, market segmentation Abstrakt: Príspevok hodnotí konkurencieschopnosť slovenských poľnohospodárskych a potravinárskych výrobkov po vstupe Sr do EÚ. z analýzy vyplynulo, že napriek zvýšenej dotačnej podpore a plnej liberalizácii obchodu máme z hľadiska konkurencieschopnosti značné rezervy. Príčinou je hlavne nedostatočná efektívnosť výroby a nedostatočná inovatívna činnosť. Väčšina poľnohospodárskych komodít sa vyrába rentabilne len vďaka dotáciám. rozhodujúci podiel na zhoršu-júcom sa salde obchodnej bilancie má spracovateľský priemysel. z hľadiska konkrétnych komodít sa na trhoch EÚ dobre uplatňujú obilniny, slad, pšeničná múka, mliečne výrobky, živý hovädzí dobytok a ovčie mäso.