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EU agri-food trade with the BRICSs: The case of Brazil

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  • Hubbard, Carmen
  • Alvim, Augusto Mussi
  • Mattos, Ely Jose
  • Hubbard, Lionel

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International trade between countries can be categorised as inter-industry or intra-industry. Intra-industry trade, particularly of vertically differentiated products, has expanded significantly since the 1960s, especially in Europe. However, Fontagné et al. (2006) note that inter-industry trade has made something of a comeback since 2000, due to the increasing participation of emerging economies in world trade. Accordingly, this paper asks whether such a change is evident in the bilateral agri-food trade between the EU and Brazil which is the largest of all exporters of agri-food products to the EU. Trade types are categorised in the paper following Fontagné and Freundenberg (1997). Results suggest that whilst the majority of agri-food trade between Brazil and the EU is of an inter-industry nature, its relative importance has not increased, although there is evidence that inter-industry trade of other primary products has become more important, which accords with the observation of Fontagné et al. (2006). A better understanding of the changing nature and pattern of trade should inform on-going international negotiations between the EU and Brazil.

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  • Hubbard, Carmen & Alvim, Augusto Mussi & Mattos, Ely Jose & Hubbard, Lionel, 2014. "EU agri-food trade with the BRICSs: The case of Brazil," 88th Annual Conference, April 9-11, 2014, AgroParisTech, Paris, France 170491, Agricultural Economics Society.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aesc14:170491
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.170491
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    1. Lionel Fontagné & Michael Freudenberg & Guillaume Gaulier, 2006. "A Systematic Decomposition of World Trade into Horizontal and Vertical IIT," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 142(3), pages 459-475, October.
    2. Jonathan Brooks & Dalila Cervantes-Godoy, 2013. "Agricultural Support in Brazil, Chile and Mexico," EuroChoices, The Agricultural Economics Society, vol. 12(2), pages 34-35, August.
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    1. Carmen Hubbard & Augusto Mussi Alvim & Guy Garrod, 2017. "Special Issue on The Brazilian Agri-food Sector," EuroChoices, The Agricultural Economics Society, vol. 16(1), pages 3-4, April.

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