The Competency of the Major Wheat-Exporting Countries to the Egyptian Market | ||
| Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||
| Article 9, Volume 45, Issue 5, December 2014, Pages 117-131 PDF (320.69 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajas.2014.3526 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Wheat is one of the major food imports in Egypt. Hence, the current study aims at identifying the development of wheat exports, estimates of competency indices, and the market power of the major countries competing for exporting wheat to the Egyptian market. To achieve the aim, the descriptive and quantitative methods were used to analyze relevant data using a number of mathematical and statistical methods. The period covered is from 1995 to 2012. Several results were reached: Wheat exports value and quantity; from Russia, France, and Australia; increased. On the other hand, wheat exports from the USA have decreased. As for the wheat exported ton price, it has increased for all studied countries. The highest revealed comparative advantage was recorded by Russia. The highest market penetration index was for the USA. The highest competitive power of export price was achieved by France. It was also shown that a complete competitive relationship prevails among competing countries; no country can increase the prices of its exports without losing its market share to its rivals exporting wheat to the Egyptian market. In light of the results reached, the recommendations are: Benefiting from the competitive advantage of the price of the state of France for obtaining a good price for wheat imports. Benefiting from the changes in the price the US dollar and the euro Franch exchange to reduce the wheat imports payments. Benefiting from the complete competitive relationship prevails among competing countries for setting an appropriate policy for importing wheat. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Egyptian market; exporting countries; competitiveness; Wheat | ||
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