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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Competiveness of Latin American Exports in the U.S. Banana Market
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| Autores: |
Muhammad, Andrew
Fonsah, Esendugue Greg
Zahniser, Steven
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| Data: |
2011-01-03
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| Ano: |
2011
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| Palavras-chave: |
Bananas
Imports
Demand
Latin America
United States
Demand and Price Analysis
International Relations/Trade
F14
Q11
Q13
Q17
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| Resumo: |
U.S. banana demand differentiated by country of origin is estimated using the generalized dynamic Rotterdam model. Results indicate that dynamic factors play a significant role in determining the allocation of U.S. banana expenditures across exporting sources. Of particular interest is Guatemala’s increased share and Costa Rica’s decreased share of U.S. banana supply. A number of factors explained why Guatemala replaced Costa Rica as the leading U.S. supplier in 2007. (1) Guatemala is the least expensive source on average. (2) Habit persistence, adjustment costs, and other dynamic factors favor Guatemala’s exports. (3) Given increases in the relative price of Costa Rica’s bananas, the price competition between Costa Rica and Guatemala is highly significant. (4) Bananas from Costa Rica are highly responsive to own-price while imports from Guatemala are more price-inelastic. (5) Heavy rains and fluctuating temperatures in Costa Rica have decreased banana production and exports.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/98365
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| Relação: |
Southern Agricultural Economics Association>2011 Annual Meeting, February 5-8, 2011, Corpus Christi, Texas
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| Formato: |
30
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