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Brexit's Agri‐trade Impacts on the Netherlands

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  • Siemen van Berkum
  • Roel Jongeneel
  • Myrna van Leeuwen

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The UK is an important market for the Dutch agri‐food sector, 10 per cent of all Dutch agricultural exports find their way to the UK. In this article the effects of two possible post‐Brexit trade scenarios on Dutch agricultural trade are quantified. Model simulations indicate that Dutch exports to the UK and the rest of the world will be affected only marginally under a Free Trade Agreement between the EU and the UK. A WTO scenario will have more, yet still relatively modest, impact on Dutch exports as a result of Dutch price competitiveness in the UK market. The agricultural production value in the Netherlands will decline by around 2 per cent, mainly because of declining prices that are the result of price pressure in the EU market as a consequence of Brexit‐related trade distortions. Possible impacts of non‐tariff measures on trade costs are not included in the quantification. However, the UK government could request quality and/or food safety conditions on imports that are different from the current EU trade conditions. Whether the UK will do so is yet unknown, and hence provides an enormous uncertainty to businesses engaged in trade with the UK. Le Royaume‐Uni est un marché important pour le secteur agroalimentaire néerlandais, 10% de toutes les exportations agricoles néerlandaises aboutissant au Royaume‐Uni. Dans cet article, les effets de deux scénarios de commerce possibles post‐Brexit sur le commerce agricole néerlandais sont quantifiés. Des simulations réalisées à partir de modèles indiquent que les exportations néerlandaises vers le Royaume‐Uni et le reste du monde ne seront que légèrement affectées par un accord de libre‐échange entre l'Union européenne et le Royaume‐Uni. Un scénario OMC aura plus d'impacts, quoique relativement modestes, sur les exportations néerlandaises en raison de la compétitivité des prix néerlandais sur le marché britannique. La valeur de la production agricole aux Pays‐Bas diminuera d'environ 2%, principalement en raison de la baisse des prix qui résulte de la pression sur les prix communautaires en raison des distorsions commerciales liées au Brexit. Les impacts possibles des mesures non tarifaires sur les coûts commerciaux ne sont pas pris en compte dans la quantification. Cependant, le gouvernement du Royaume‐Uni pourrait demander des conditions de qualité et / ou de sécurité des aliments importés qui soient différentes des conditions commerciales actuelles de l'Union européenne. On ne sait pas encore ce que fera le Royaume‐Uni, ce qui par conséquent fait peser une énorme incertitude sur les entreprises engagées dans le commerce avec le Royaume‐Uni. Das Vereinigte Königreich ist ein wichtiger Markt für den niederländischen Agrar‐ und Ernährungssektor. 10 Prozent aller niederländischen Agrarexporte gehen in das Vereinigte Königreich. In diesem Artikel werden die Auswirkungen zweier möglicher Post‐Brexit‐Handelsszenarien auf den niederländischen Agrarhandel quantifiziert. Die Modellrechnungen zeigen, dass im Falle eines Freihandelsabkommens zwischen der EU und dem Vereinigten Königreich die niederländischen Exporte in das Vereinigte Königreich und den Rest der Welt nur geringfügig betroffen wären. Ein „WTO‐Szenario” würde sich zwar stärker, aber immer noch relativ moderat auf die niederländischen Exporte auswirken. Der Grund hierfür ist die preisliche Wettbewerbsfähigkeit der Niederlande auf dem britischen Markt. Der Produktionswert in der niederländischen Agrarwirtschaft würde sich um etwa zwei Prozent verringern, was hauptsächlich auf sinkende Preise zurückzuführen ist. Diese sind eine Folge des Preisdrucks auf dem EU‐Markt, welcher auf Handelsverzerrungen durch den Brexit beruht. Mögliche Auswirkungen nichttarifärer Maßnahmen auf die Handelskosten werden in den Berechnungen nicht berücksichtigt. Die britische Regierung könnte jedoch Bedingungen hinsichtlich der Qualität und/oder Lebensmittelsicherheit für Importe stellen, die sich von den derzeitigen EU‐Handelsbedingungen unterscheiden. Ob das Vereinigte Königreich dies tun wird, ist noch nicht bekannt und stellt daher eine enorme Unsicherheit für Unternehmen dar, die mit dem Vereinigten Königreich Handel treiben.

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  • Siemen van Berkum & Roel Jongeneel & Myrna van Leeuwen, 2018. "Brexit's Agri‐trade Impacts on the Netherlands," EuroChoices, The Agricultural Economics Society, vol. 17(2), pages 38-46, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:eurcho:v:17:y:2018:i:2:p:38-46
    DOI: 10.1111/1746-692X.12201
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