THE COMPETITIVENESS OF EGYPTIAN ORANGE EXPORTS IN THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC) (CASE STUDY ON THE MARKETS OF SAUDI ARABIA AND KUWAIT) | ||
| Journal of Productivity and Development | ||
| Article 1, Volume 22, Issue 1, January 2017, Pages 1-10 PDF (441.61 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jpd.2017.41702 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ibrahim Ismail* ; Fekry El Desoky; Mohamed Elhedeny | ||
| Department of Economics and agricultural extension, Faculty of Technology and Development, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This research aimed to measure the competitiveness of Egyptian orange exports to the Saudi Arabian and the Kuwaiti markets. The research used the descriptive and quantitative analysis tools that lead to achieving the goal of the research, which utilized some competitive measurable indicators such as market share, geographic concentration, the concentration of commodity for both markets. The results showed decline in the proportion of exports of Egyptian orange for both markets to drop from 3.44% for the Kuwaiti market and 23.28% of the Saudi market in 2009, reaching the order 2.28%, 18.22 for the two markets, respectively, in 2015, an average of 2.52%, 21.01% for the two markets, respectively, during the period of 2009 - 15.The results of the general time trend also showed demand for Egyptian orange dropped in both markets, while increasing the value of imports of orange to both markets during the study period. The results of the indicators to the high market share of Egyptian oranges in the Saudi market accounting for 52.01%, more than half of the Saudi market size, but for the Kuwaiti market represents the market share by the order of 34.3%, meaning that the Saudi market occupies first place for exports of Egyptian orange during the period 2009- 15 . By studying the geographical concentration of the Egyptian agricultural exports to the Gulf countries it was found that high up to the order almost half of the Gulf market increased by 49.02%, as well as the concentration of commodity to occupy Egyptian orange by 84.4% of the total GCC and occupies Saudi Arabia 3.10%, Kuwait 0.4%, this shows that the diversity of goods received for both markets thus, the study recommends the following: 1.The need to pay attention to these markets, and work to increase its agricultural exports, especially the Saudi market. 2.The need to restore the geographical distribution of Egyptian orange exports in the markets of the Gulf countries in order to achieve maximize the return of exports. Attention to the standard of quality specifications, and dates of export, the items sought to ensure the continuation of the exported quantities and work to increase it. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| competitiveness; Egyptian Orange Exports; GCC; Markets Of Saudi Arabia; Kuwait | ||
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