Investigating Food Export Opportunities of the United State from a Global Perspective: Applying Shift Share Analysis

Abstract

The paper aims to analyze the exported food data of the United States in order to forecast the future of the export. The export data were collected from export.gov. The U.S. export data on more than forty destination countries, six products, for a period of ten years were collected and analyzed. The shift-share analysis was employed in data analysis. The study was carried out based on the export figures of food products namely, food and kindred products, grain and oilseed milling products, starch and vegetable fats and oils, meat products (except poultry), dairy products and poultry, prepared or preserved. The result of the study gives managers and researchers new insights into future export and market trend based on the previous export data of the products.