Abstract

For many of the countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, fruit and vegetables are very important products. In light of the increasing trade liberalization and thus increasing competition between countries, this paper aims to investigate the competitiveness of ten Mediterranean countries with respect to fresh fruit and vegetables. The analysis rests on two foundations. First, a set of indicators are calculated to give a general impression of trends and potentials. Second, a constant market share analysis is performed where the countries' competitiveness in world trade is investigated. The results show that the competitiveness of the investigated countries has deteriorated over the period

Keywords

constant market share; fruit; revealed comparative advantage; trade performance; vegetables

Published in

Acta Agriculturæ Scandinavica, Section C - Food Economics
2007, Volume: 4, number: 4, pages: 203-216
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge): SSH Titles

SLU Authors

• Nilsson, Fredrik

  • Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Surry, Yves

  • Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Economics


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/16507540701597162

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/15807