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Brazilian coffee: no to a new international agreement

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  • Fernando Homem de Melo

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Four years after the breakdown of the International Coffee Agreement this paper is an attempt to evaluate the position of the Brazilian government. Brazil was, in 1989, the country very much against the renewal of the agreement. To do that an examination was made of the empirical evidence during the last thirty years. Such evidence showed losses in Brazil’s coffee production, exports and market share. In practice, Brazil was the only country to carry the burden of the coffee agreement. The other countries profited at Brazil’s costs. It is also shown the large comparative advantage of coffee production in Brazil and that adjustments should be made in domestic policies. JEL Classification: L66; Q17.

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  • Fernando Homem de Melo, 1993. "Brazilian coffee: no to a new international agreement," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 13(4), pages 533-543.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:13:y:1993:i:4:p:533-543:id:1345
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    Keywords

    Coffee; commercial agreements; international coffee organization;
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    JEL classification:

    • L66 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Food; Beverages; Cosmetics; Tobacco
    • Q17 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agriculture in International Trade

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