Market and trade policy in Turkey: the case of fruit and vegetables
2004
Cakar, C.
In this study, a Constant Market Share (CMS) analysis was applied to Turkey's fruit and vegetable exports to the European Union (EU), during the period 1993-2002. The calculation method used was that proposed by Tyzsnski(1951), and later improved by Learner and Stem(1970). In the latter technique, the export growth of a country is explained by the world growth effect, the commodity composition effect, the market adaptation effect, and the competitiveness effect. Five specific products were selected for the analysis; hazelnut, apricots, dried figs, table olives and watermelon. The export performance of fruits and vegetables from Turkey to the EU improved during the study period Based on the results obtained, the commodity effect was generally found to be positive for selected products, except for hazelnuts and watermelon. These results imply that Turkey was successful in adapting its commodity composition to the changes in EU demand, while it was unable to adapt the market structure of its fruit and vegetable exports to the changes in EU member country demand The competitiveness effect was found to be negative in almost every case, except for dried figs and olives, which implies that Turkey's fruit and vegetable exports were not competitive in the EU fruit and vegetable import market. In conclusion, it can be said that Turkey was not successful in exporting fruit and vegetables to the EU market during the period under study.
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