Selected EU Countries Crop Trade Competitiveness from the Perspective of the Czech Republic

Abstract

The question of the sources of agricultural competitiveness is widely discussed on the farm and sectoral levels in the European Union. This paper assesses the competitiveness of the plant production using the combination of trade measures and strategic management measures in the selected European countries related to the Czech Republic. Thus, the paper evaluates and identifies the sources of competitiveness of plant production. In the case of Belgium and the Netherlands, labour and capital factors have a significant influence on production; in the case of the new member states, these factors are less important, and, conversely, market competitiveness factors are more crucial. The continuous convergence process between Belgium and the Netherlands is illustrated. The divergence between the Netherlands and the rest of the countries is also visible. There is a stable connection between the Czech Republic and Austria, France, and Slovakia. It can be mentioned that there is no statistically significant difference in the comparative advantage between 2005 and 2019, except in the case of France. Analysing sources of competitiveness among the countries of interest is a possible tool for the future direction of trade policies.

The evaluation of the competitive potential and performance of the agricultural sector in the EU countries based on a synthetic index

“…Also Denmark, Germany, and Belgium are highly competitive countries. For Belgium, the CI designed in this study points to a considerable decrease in competitiveness, which is also corroborated by studies conducted by Rumankova et al [2022].…”

“…The results of the World Competitiveness Ranking are published every year in The World Competitiveness Yearbook [www 3]. However, few studies provide a comprehensive evaluation of a selected sector of the economy, among which it is worth mentioning research conducted by Rumankova et al [2022] on the selected EU countries crop trade competititiveness from the perspective of the Czech Republic; Cheptea and Huchet [2018] on the competitiveness of French agri-food exports; Carraresi and Banterle [2015] on the agri-food competitive performance in the EU countries; Bojnec and Fertö [2009] on agri-food trade competitiveness of Central European and Balkan countries; and research by Andrei et al [2020] evaluating the impact of agricultural performance on foreign trade concentration and competitiveness in Romania.…”

Deliver Smart, Not More! Building Economically Sustainable Competitiveness on the Ground of High Agri-Food Trade Specialization in the EU

“…To support this approach, the literature consists of similar papers dedicated to the study of relative trade advantages (as a form of economic competitiveness) for bulk primary raw agricultural commodities, such as cereals, in comparison with consumer-ready foods, such as the preparations of cereals. [106][107][108][109][110][111][112]. Up to a certain level, this study is similar to those dedicated to intra-industry competitiveness type of analyses [113][114][115], but particularly niched on the cereals sector.…”

The Competitive Position of Poland in Bio-Based Products Trade on the European Union Market

“…Looking for comparative advantages, most researchers refer to a specific country or region as other EU member states or the so-called EU average. Studies on the competitiveness of agri-food trade in countries including Romania (Andrei et al, 2020), France (Cheptea & huchet, 2018), the Czech Republic (Rumankova et al, 2022;Kuzmenko et al, 2022) (Jambor & hubbard, 2013). Also, studies on the competitiveness of selected groups of countries, for example, Central and Eastern Europe (Bojnec & Ferto, 2009;Bielik & Qineti, 2009), the Balkan Region (Matkovski et al, 2019; or the Danube Region (Ignjatijević et al, 2015) saw the increasing potential and competitive strength of Poland but more in a regional context -as a member of CEFTA (Central European Free Trade Agreement) and V4 (Visegrad Group).…”

“…The above groups of products were classified as components of bioeconomy in the Report of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (M'barek et al, 2018). The research conducted so far has covered either only agricultural products with or without forestry, hunting and aquaculture products; or only food products; or collectively agri-food products (Chevassus-Lozza et al, 2008;Bielik & Qineti, 2009;Bojnec & Ferto, 2009;Jambor & hubbard, 2013;Pawlak, 2013;Bojnec & Ferto, 2014a;2014b;Carraresi & Banterle, 2015;Ignjatijević et al, 2015;Baráthová & Qineti, 2018;Cheptea & Huchet, 2018;Budzyńska & Nowak, 2019;Łukiewska, 2019;Matkovski et al, 2019;Szczepaniak, 2019;Andrei et al, 2020;Kowalska et al, 2021;Kuzmenko et al, 2022;Matkovski et al, 2022;Rumankova et al, 2022). however, there is a research gap when it comes to the analysis of individual groups of bioproducts according to the definition of "bioeconomy" adopted by the European Commission, which prompted the authors to undertake research in this area.…”