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| Mattson, Jeremy W.; Koo, Won W.. |
| Trade with Latin American countries is an increasingly important issue, as negotiations progress for a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). The objectives of this study are to analyze U.S. agricultural trade with Latin American countries, determine factors influencing agricultural trade with these countries, and estimate possible effects of trade liberalization under the FTAA on U.S. agricultural trade. This study analyzes U.S. exports of wheat, corn, rice, soybeans, soybean meal, beef, pork, and poultry meat to 16 Latin American countries; U.S. imports of bananas, coffee, grapes, fruit and vegetable juice, sugar, pineapples, avocados, mangos, prepared or preserved meat, crustaceans, and fish fillets or meat from these countries are also analyzed.... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Free Trade Area of the Americas; Agricultural trade; Trade creation; Trade diversion; International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23568 |
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| Mattson, Jeremy W.; Koo, Won W.. |
| Negotiations to create the largest single market in the world, the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), are in progress. Such an agreement could have significant effects on U.S. agriculture; it could create an opportunity to increase U.S. exports of agricultural commodities and products, and could also lead to an increase in imports. The objective of this study is to analyze U.S. agricultural trade with Western Hemisphere countries and to determine the effects of hemisphere-wide trade liberalization. The Western Hemisphere contains important sources for U.S. agricultural imports and important markets for U.S. agricultural exports, though the hemisphere has been more important as a source for imports than as a market for exports. Results suggest... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Free Trade Area of the Americas; Trade liberalization; Western Hemisphere; Agricultural trade.; International Relations/Trade. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/23525 |
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