The competitiveness of Czech agrarian trade within the context of the global crisis

Smutka, Ĺuboš; Burianová, Jaroslava

doi:10.17221/103/2012-agricecon

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“…The commodity structure on wine market is given by a 6-digit numeric code that divides the wine market into 4 commodity groups: For the analysis of comparative advantages within the global market or within partial markets the RCA Index will be used as a tool, which also was used in the case of Smutka and Burianová (2013). This index expresses the relative rate of comparative advantage at particular groups of goods, and its value is interpreted as an export ratio of a certain group of goods to the total export in relation to a certain group of countries.…”

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Czech Foreign Wine Trade – Comparative Advantages Distribution in Relation to the European Union

Borák

Vacek

2018

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The Czech agrarian foreign trade recorded significant changes since the Czech Republic joined the EU in 2004. This fact influenced also domestic and foreign wine trade of the Czech Republic. This article identifies the main changes in the product structure, and it specifies the level of Czech wine export comparative advantages´ distribution in relation to European Union member states. The analysis takes into account not only the trade value (in USD) but also the trade volume (in tonnes) of particular commodities. Commodity structure (HS system is applied at a six-digit level for the more detailed analyses of trade) is analysed especially in relation to the unit price value and in relation to the comparative advantages´ or disadvantages´ distribution. The main analysis of the comparative advantages´ distribution is based on Balassa index, Lafay index and the trade balance index. The results obtained from the individual analysis are presented by the modified "product mapping method". The territorial structure of the Czech agrarian trade is heavily focused on the trade with the European Union member states. The Czech Republic has comparative advantages in wine trade with the European Union in the following sub-aggregations: Wine of fresh grapes to 2 litres (HS 220421) and Grape must (HS 220430). Main destinations for Czech wine export are following: Slovakia, Poland and Germany.

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Czech Foreign Wine Trade – Comparative Advantages Distribution in Relation to the European Union

Borák

Vacek

2018

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“…Nonetheless, transformation capacity approaches a system's ability to transform into a new system, if the existing one is unstable (Walker et al, 2004;Folke, Colding and Berkes, 2002). Regarding the dynamics of agricultural resilience, there has been identified a set of social variables that have a high impact on it: considering uncertainty as an opportunity to evolve, promoting innovation, and lifelong learning (Smutka and Burianová, 2013).…”

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“…From other author's point of view, agricultural competitiveness was influenced by globalization and specialization. The reason why the agriculture sector is more resilient than other economic sectors is that it has a higher capacity to withstand a crisis because of the low elasticity of demand for agrofood products (Smutka and Burianová, 2013). In this context, it could be said that regardless of the crisis, food demand will continue to increase (Pawlak, 2018).…”

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The Resilience of Agricultural Comparative Advantage During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Constantin¹,

Piștalu²,

Pătărlăgeanu³

et al. 2022

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The agricultural sector is crucial for economies around the world, not only due to its role in ensuring food security, but also for capitalizing on the competitive advantages in a profitable and sustainable manner. The competitiveness of the agricultural sector has been highly debated in the literature. There are many welldeveloped methods for quantifying the different facets of agricultural competitiveness, most of which have a strong economic valence. One of the facets of competitiveness is resilience, the capacity to withstand the challenges that occur during periods of crisis while maintaining initial functions, if not improving them. Although the competitiveness of the agricultural sector has caught the attention of scholars, the literature is not abundant in studies dedicated to the analysis of the resilience of the agricultural sector's competitiveness. Thus, this study was aimed at bringing its contribution to the literature by tapping into the resilience of the agricultural comparative advantage in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this research was to assess Romania's agricultural comparative advantage and its associated resilience levels in the face of the negative effects of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the global agri-food supply chains by resorting to the Balassa index. Data were extracted from the International Trade Center INTRACEN database and used to calculate the revealed comparative advantage for two different periods: before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings showed that tobacco-based products were the most resilient and not only did those products maintain their level of competitiveness, but they also managed to become more competitive. On the other hand, although Romania is highly competitive in terms of exporting cereals, the resilience of this agri-food category proved to be poor during the COVID-19 pandemic. The same was observed in the case of oil seeds and oleaginous fruits. The drought from 2020 significantly contributed to these unfavorable results for Romania. This paper provides support and assists decision makers in the process of adopting measures aimed at increasing the resilience and competitiveness of the Romanian agricultural sector.

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“…This ongoing process of concentrating the food market can be successfully demonstrated on the example of the Czech Republic. The number of actors active on the Czech market has considerably decreased over the past twenty years (Smutka et al, 2013). Independent stores and supermarkets have disappeared, and due to the worsening market conditions, even some of the larger chains have left the Czech market (Delvita, Julius Meinl, Interspar, Carrefour, etc.…”

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Domestic and Foreign Origin Foodstuff Prices Comparison in Selected Retail Chains

Skubna

Homolka

Belová³

2017

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The main objective is to verify whether it is possible to confirm differences in price policy not only in the division of chains according to the format of the shops but also in relation to Czech and foreign food and whether these findings can be clearly identified. The partial objective is to find the difference between Czech and foreign products in the context of chain approach according to other criteria such as price differences among products and among chains. There are eleven chains evaluated in the tables as well as 29 relevant food groups. The used underlying data is based on the data processed from the primary data obtained by the data collection in the retail chains. The average number of observations of one item, which is about 43 observations, of which 37 observations of Czech products and about 29 products with price. Only Lidl has a higher number of price observations from the total number of observations of foreign products. In the area of price policy evaluation (whether it is possible to confirm the differences not only in the division of the chains according to the format of the stores, but also in relation to Czech and foreign foods and identify clearly these findings), the difference is considered mainly according to the "low price" of food and it can be said that there are noticeable differences among the chains, which also confirm different approach to Czech and foreign food and differences according to the format of chain stores. This paper originated in the context of the exploratory study "Prices of selected Czech and foreign food products in retail chains in November 2016". The study was created for the needs of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic.

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The competitiveness of Czech agrarian trade within the context of the global crisis

Cited by 9 publications

References 10 publications

Czech Foreign Wine Trade – Comparative Advantages Distribution in Relation to the European Union

Czech Foreign Wine Trade – Comparative Advantages Distribution in Relation to the European Union

The Resilience of Agricultural Comparative Advantage During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Domestic and Foreign Origin Foodstuff Prices Comparison in Selected Retail Chains

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