The objective of this study is to determine the causes of the loss of share of agricultural products and food in international trade. The article compares, using a gravity model, the impact of various factors upon bilateral trade in agricultural products, in manufactures and in total trade,...

Este artigo mostra as principais configurações de transações comerciais empregadas por atores comerciais internacionais envolvidos nas transações de carne bovina tocantinense com destino ao mercado russo. Com este objetivo, o artigo descreve as principais atividades técnicas executadas...

Table of Contents: (1) Young, Linda: "Introduction: Capacity Building and Agricultural Trade Policy Challenges in Developing Countries," pp. 171-174; (2) Young, Linda M. "Capacity Building Programs in Agricultural Trade Policy," pp. 175-184; (3) Salam, Abdul: "Distortions in Incentives to Production...

This study analyzes the impacts of domestic and trade policy changes on the soybean complex using a Stochastic Equilibrium Displacement Model (SEDM). Three different policies, Loan Deficiency Payments (LDP), transportation costs and export taxes are considered in the analysis. The results...

Replaced with revised version of paper 07/22/10.

Livestock farming is an important facet of agriculture and livelihood in South Africa. It forms the essence of rural agriculture contributing food, socio-economic stability, employment and income. After the liberalization of the agricultural sector and phasing out of past protection mechanisms...

The competition between the U.S. and the E.U. agricultural subsidies during 1980s decreased the world prices in agricultural and food markets but caused an extensive distortion in the international trade of agricultural and food products. Under these circumstances, World Trade Organization (WTO)...

This analysis uses a residual demand elasticity model to measure market power of the international cotton market. The results indicate that both china and U.S. dominate the cotton price with a higher market power in china compared to the U.S. Those test results combined with a partial...

Table of Contents: (1) Babula, Ronald A. and John Paul Rothenberg: "A Dynamic Model of U.S. Pork Product Markets: Testing for and Discerning the Role of Hedging on Pork-Related Food Costs," pp. 1-24; (2) Johnson, Jessica Jo and Andrew Barkley: "Trade Agreement Impact on Trade Flows, Trade...

Table of Contents: (1) Li, Xiaoqian, Sayed Saghaian and Michael Reed: "The Impact of HACCP on U.S. Seafood Exports: The Case of Fish, Mollusks, and Shellfish Other Than Mollusks," pp. 111-124; (2) Ahmad, Burhan and Roberto J. Garcia: "Measuring Commodity-Specific Trade Determinants and Export...