Determinants of Competitiveness of Exports of Egyptian onions in main European Union Countries
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• Mansoura Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, Mansoura University, Vol.(5), No.(2), Mansoura, Egypt, February 2014.
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The research was aimed to identify the competitiveness for exports of Egyptian onions in European Union Countries, to find out the strengths, preserve and develop them. Also stand on the weaknesses to overcome, address and improve the competitive status for exports of Egyptian onions in those countries. In addition to increase the contribution of agricultural exports in total exports, to diversify the sources of Egypt's access to foreign exchange needed for the development process which suffer from the difficulty in Egypt supplied at the moment.
Tools descriptive analysis and statistical has been used in this research market penetration rat and determinants of competitive status model were used. The research was depended on the secondary data for the period (2000-2011).
The results of this study showed that, the exports for Egyptian onions was about 5.3 % from the total value of Egyptian agricultural exports represent about 20.3% from the total volume of domestic production as average annual for the period ( 2000-2011 ) . EU countries accounted for only about 12.94 % of Egyptian onions exports as average annual for the period (2009 -2011). The Netherlands and the United Kingdom are the main important E.U. countries for the Egyptian onions exports. The results showed decreasing market share of Egyptian onions exports in main European countries (7.2 % for Netherlands market, and 2.8 % for the UK market).
The results showed widening market of the Netherlands, the United Kingdom where the market penetration rate of the onion was 0.87 in the Netherlands, 0.46 in the U.K. market. The above results may refer to the possibility of increasing Egyptian onions exports to those markets by improving the competitiveness of the crop.
The results showed that decrease competitiveness ( relative price , the ability to meet the requirements of export , performance export efficiency ) 0f the export of Egyptian onions in Netherlands market for all competitor countries ( Spain , Belgium, Australia , and Chile ).All the parameters ( relative price , the ability to meet the requirements of export , performance export efficiency ) to Spain indicated significant difference and proved the performance efficiency index spirits exports indicated also significant difference for each of Belgium, Australia, and Chile, but did not show significant difference for relative price index as the ability to meet the requirements of those countries.
The results showed the weakness of the competitiveness for Egyptian onion exports in U. k. Market to all compotator countries (Spain, Netherlands, Australia, France and Chile).
The study was recommended that, the needed attention to improving the performance efficiency of Egyptian onion exports, to the European Union Countries, work on the stability of the domestic production to improve the ability to meet the requirements of exports and maintain export markets for Egyptian onions. Necessity of taking into the price in of exporting countries for Egyptian onions in account to the European Countries market.
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Publication year 2014
Availability location مكتبة كلية الزراعة - جامعة المنصورة - المنصورة، الدقهلية، مصر.
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