Understanding the Determinants of Structural Change in World Food Markets

Coyle, William T.; Gehlhar, Mark J.; Hertel, Thomas W.; Zhi, Wang; Yu, Wusheng

doi:10.2307/1244203

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“…The estimated coefficients on the partner countries' GDP indicates that larger economies are more likely to import Turkish agricultural commodities due to their larger market sizes since for the half of the analyzed commodities we obtain significant and positive coefficients. Regarding the insignificant coefficients on importing countries' GDP might be explained due to the fact that most agricultural products have low income elasticities (Coyle et al, 1998, Cranfield et al, 2003: cf. Serrano and Pinilla, 2010.…”

Section: Methodology and Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Impacts of Agricultural Supports on Exports of Individual Agricultural Products in Turkey

Yanıkkaya¹,

Koral²

2015

International Review of Economics and Management

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Our paper empirically investigates the effects of agricultural supports on the exports of eighteen Turkish agricultural commodities to 72 countries over the 1965 -2010 period. As we use PSE (Producer Support Estimate) and NRA (Nominal Rate of Assistance) as indicators of agricultural supports, our study considers not only agricultural subsidies but also all the efforts of government to support agriculture through both domestic and border measures. Our estimation results show that agricultural supports along with border measures have mixed effects on the export of Turkish agricultural commodities, and agricultural supports are as important as exchange rates in the determination of the export patterns of Turkish agricultural commodities. We also investigate the effects of real exchange rate and its volatility on the exports of Turkish agricultural commodities. Although they are generally positive, our estimated coefficients on real exchange rates in the analysis exhibit mixed results.

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Section: Methodology and Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Impacts of Agricultural Supports on Exports of Individual Agricultural Products in Turkey

Yanıkkaya¹,

Koral²

2015

International Review of Economics and Management

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“…Traill also noted a striking di¡erence between the EU and the United States in this respect: the processed`high-value' products account for 85 per cent of EU food and agricultural exports but only 60 per cent of US exports. Coyle et al (1998) reported a continuation of the trends towards increased trade in processed food products through the 1990s. 3.…”

Section: The Importance Of Trade In Processed Agricultural Products Imentioning

confidence: 98%

“…The study by Coyle et al (1998) underlines these points as it found that the factors stressed by the traditional trade theories, such as increasing income per capita, factor endowments, transport costs and policies, only partly explain the shift in the composition of food trade towards more processed food products. According to the authors, the large, unexplained residual is due to variety e¡ects and di¡erential rates of technology growth among various food and agricultural sectors, thereby presenting a case for the application of elements from the new trade and growth theories in agricultural trade analyses.…”

Section: Trade In Processed Products Between Developed Countries Is Imentioning

confidence: 99%

The application of trade and growth theories to agriculture: a survey

Berkum¹,

Meijl²

2000

Aus J Agri & Res Econ

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This article reviews a broad range of theoretical concepts available to explain international trade in agricultural and food products. For many years agricultural trade analyses were largely based on traditional perceptions of comparative advantage following neoclassical theory. Observations of agricultural trade suggest, however, that concepts from modern trade and growth theories are increasingly relevant. This survey demonstrates that many opportunities exist for applying these new theories to the modern food economy.

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“…Changes in consumption patterns are usually referred to as being caused by changes in preferences in consumers [1] or certain constraints, such as those of a budgetary nature [2]. Acknowledging the relevance of demand-side determinants for consumption, we believe the role a country plays in international trade may also be a determinant.…”

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“…The change in domestic availability (and very often affordability) may also induce changes in consumption patterns. With this consideration in mind, the aim of the paper is twofold: (1) to explore the existence of caloric unequal exchange for Ecuador as defined by a recent study [3]; and (2) to explore the links between changes in food consumption patterns, international trade and domestic production of food products.…”

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The Concept of Caloric Unequal Exchange and Its Relevance for Food System Analysis: The Ecuador Case Study

2017

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Abstract:The impact of food production patterns and food supply upon consumption patterns is usually explained by economies of scale and affordability. Less attention is given to food trade patterns and global insertion of economies affecting dietary changes. This paper contributes to the discussion using the concept of caloric unequal exchange that defines the deterioration of terms of trade in food in units of calories and complements studies on unequal exchange and ecologically unequal exchange. A new perspective to food systems' analysis is achieved by using this concept. This paper uses the case study of Ecuador to exemplify its potentiality. Exports and imports to and from Ecuador are analyzed for the period 1988 through 2013 in volume, value, and calories, for different groups of products. The conclusion is that Ecuador is increasingly helping to feed the world, at a caloric cost that is decreasing over time. There is a deterioration of the terms of trade of traded food in terms of calories for Ecuador of more than 250% between 1986 and 2013.

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Understanding the Determinants of Structural Change in World Food Markets

Cited by 51 publications

References 5 publications

Impacts of Agricultural Supports on Exports of Individual Agricultural Products in Turkey

Impacts of Agricultural Supports on Exports of Individual Agricultural Products in Turkey

The application of trade and growth theories to agriculture: a survey

The Concept of Caloric Unequal Exchange and Its Relevance for Food System Analysis: The Ecuador Case Study

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