Investigation On Export Market Of Iranian Apple With Respect To Comparative Advantage Export Index
2007
Azizi, J., Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Agriculture Faculty, Islamic Azad University, Rasht Branch, Iran | Yazdani, S., Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, Agriculture Faculty, Tehran University, Iran
Apple is one of the horticultural products which are part of the Iranian non-oil exports and its exports always have fluctuation during last years. This study carried out for study of export comparative advantage of Iranian apple and its changes during last three decades (1970-2002). Furthermore at this research, it was investigated comparative advantages of Iranian apple in competition with other main countries from aspect of apple’s production and trade. In this research, required data obtained from some time series of production and export information as well as measuring indications of export comparative advantages i.e. RCA and RSCA. The obtained results indicated that although Iranian apple has egxport comparative advantage in accordance with the introduced criteria, but it has fluctuational and decreasment trend. Negative correlation between appale’s RCA at Iran and Italy, it showed that Italy is our serious competitor. Italy could obtaimed our share at apple’s world markets using modern techniologies. In export supply function, export prices have positive role and also wholesale price index and national gross production have negative role at its exports. Furthermore export elasticity index calculated 2.19 which this matter indicate inconstancy of Iran apple exports.
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