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The Competitive Status of the South African Wheat Industry

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  • Ewert P. J. Kleynhans
  • Herman D. van Schalkwyk
  • Johannes D. van der Merwe
  • Philippus. C. Cloete

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This article investigates the competitiveness of the South African wheat industry and compares it to its major trade partners. Since 1997, the wheat-to-bread value chain has been characterised by concentration of ownership and regulation. This led to concerns that the local wheat market is losing international competitiveness. The competitive status of the wheat industry, and […]

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  • Ewert P. J. Kleynhans & Herman D. van Schalkwyk & Johannes D. van der Merwe & Philippus. C. Cloete, 2017. "The Competitive Status of the South African Wheat Industry," Working Papers 676, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:676
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    1. Epistimi Amerani & Anastasios Michailidis & Stefanos A. Nastis & Thomas Bournaris, 2018. "Forecasting the competitiveness of Greek olive oil in the international market," Agricultural Economics Review, Greek Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 19(2), January.

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    Keywords

    agriculture; business analysis; International trade; Market Structure; South Africa;
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    JEL classification:

    • D40 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - General
    • F10 - International Economics - - Trade - - - General
    • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
    • Q17 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agriculture in International Trade

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