Competitive Position of EU Candidate Countries and Eastern Partnership Countries in Trading Fruit and Vegetables in the Single European Market

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dc.abstract.enThis study aims to assess the competitive position of EU candidate countries and Eastern Partnership countries in trading fruit and vegetables in the Single European Market in 2009 and 2023. This paper presents the amount and balance of bilateral trade in fruit and vegetables between the EU and the countries considered. It also estimates their comparative advantages in the EU internal market. A mapping tool based on the Widodo scheme was used for that purpose. This study proved that most EU candidate countries and Eastern Partnership members increased their trade values and improved their competitive position in the Single European Market (SEM) over the analyzed period. The boosters of trade included the demand in EU member markets (stimulated by the evolving consumption patterns and the widespread adoption of healthy diet patterns), the population’s purchasing power, and their willingness to buy diversified products. Turkey exported a considerable volume of fruit and vegetables to the EU and gained the strongest competitive position in the SEM. In this case, the growth of exports to the EU market was primarily driven by the production potential resulting from large agricultural land resources, climate conditions, and geographical proximity. It may be concluded that the comparative advantages gained by the analyzed countries provided a basis for a beneficial export specialization, which shows the continuous relevance of the classical theory in explaining the volume and structure of trade in agri-food products. When considering the factors determining competitiveness, it may also be stated that the neoclassical theory of factor endowment developed by Heckscher, Ohlin, and Samuelson supports the optimization of agri-food export specialization in the analyzed countries. It was also shown that bilateral trade policies and agreements are decisive in trade performance and the shaping of international competitive positions.
dc.affiliationWydział Ekonomiczny
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Ekonomii i Polityki Gospodarczej w Agrobiznesie
dc.contributor.authorKupsik, Wiktor
dc.contributor.authorPawlak, Karolina
dc.date.access2024-11-08
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dc.date.copyright2024-11-07
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dc.description.abstract<jats:p>This study aims to assess the competitive position of EU candidate countries and Eastern Partnership countries in trading fruit and vegetables in the Single European Market in 2009 and 2023. This paper presents the amount and balance of bilateral trade in fruit and vegetables between the EU and the countries considered. It also estimates their comparative advantages in the EU internal market. A mapping tool based on the Widodo scheme was used for that purpose. This study proved that most EU candidate countries and Eastern Partnership members increased their trade values and improved their competitive position in the Single European Market (SEM) over the analyzed period. The boosters of trade included the demand in EU member markets (stimulated by the evolving consumption patterns and the widespread adoption of healthy diet patterns), the population’s purchasing power, and their willingness to buy diversified products. Turkey exported a considerable volume of fruit and vegetables to the EU and gained the strongest competitive position in the SEM. In this case, the growth of exports to the EU market was primarily driven by the production potential resulting from large agricultural land resources, climate conditions, and geographical proximity. It may be concluded that the comparative advantages gained by the analyzed countries provided a basis for a beneficial export specialization, which shows the continuous relevance of the classical theory in explaining the volume and structure of trade in agri-food products. When considering the factors determining competitiveness, it may also be stated that the neoclassical theory of factor endowment developed by Heckscher, Ohlin, and Samuelson supports the optimization of agri-food export specialization in the analyzed countries. It was also shown that bilateral trade policies and agreements are decisive in trade performance and the shaping of international competitive positions.</jats:p>
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dc.description.number11
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dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume14
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/agriculture14111997
dc.identifier.eissn2077-0472
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/2454
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/14/11/1997
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationeconomics and finance
dc.relation.ispartofAgriculture (Switzerland)
dc.relation.pagesart. 1997
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dc.share.typeOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.encompetitiveness
dc.subject.encomparative advantages
dc.subject.enexport specialization
dc.subject.enforeign trade
dc.subject.enfruit
dc.subject.envegetables
dc.subject.enSingle European Market
dc.titleCompetitive Position of EU Candidate Countries and Eastern Partnership Countries in Trading Fruit and Vegetables in the Single European Market
dc.title.volumeSpecial Issue Agricultural Markets and Agrifood Supply Chains
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project.funder.nameŚrodki Ministerstwa Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego w ramach Strategii Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego w Poznaniu w latach 2024-2026 w zakresie doskonalenia badań naukowych i prac rozwojowych w priorytetowych obszarach badawczych