Hostname: page-component-669899f699-8p65j Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2025-04-25T08:11:27.842Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Impacts of Globalization on Agricultural Competitiveness: The Case of NAFTA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

P. Lynn Kennedy  and
C. Parr Rosson III
P. Lynn Kennedy
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA
C. Parr Rosson III
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

Major components of agricultural competitiveness, including definitions, factors, and indicators of competitiveness, are discussed. The case of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is used to illustrate how factors have influenced the competitive position of the NAFTA countries. Traditional neoclassical trade theory is used to evaluate the impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations and trade preferences on agricultural competitiveness. Pre- and post-NAFTA market shares are evaluated for five agricultural commodities of importance to the southern United States. The results of these evaluations are compared with theoretical expectations and discussed with special emphasis on implications for future trade negotiations.

Keywords

agricultural competitivenessexchange ratesinternational tradeNAFTAF14Q17Q18
Type
Invited Paper Sessions
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 34 , Issue 2 , August 2002 , pp. 275 - 288
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2002

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

Article purchase

Temporarily unavailable

References

Barkema, A., Drabenstott, M., and Tweeten, L.. “The Competitiveness of U.S. Agriculture in the 1990s in Agricultural Policies.” Agricultural Policies in the New Decade. Allen, K., ed. Washington, DC: Resources for the Future, National Planning Association, 1991.Google Scholar
Cook, M., and Bredahl, M.E.. “Agri-business Competitiveness in the 1990s: Discussion.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 73(1991):1472–73.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. FAO Statistical Databases—Agriculture. Rome, 2001. Internet site: http://apps.fao.org/page/collections?subset=agriculture (Accessed November 2001).Google Scholar
Gopinath, M., Roe, T.L., and Shane, M.D.. “Competitiveness of U.S. Food Processing: Benefits from Primary Agriculture.” American Journal of Agricultural Economics 78(1996):1044-55.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Harrison, R.W., and Kennedy, P.L.. “A Neoclassical Economic and Strategic Management Approach to Evaluating Global Agribusiness Competitiveness.” Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal 7(1997):14–25.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Hughes, K.S. “Technology and International Competitiveness.” International Review of Applied Economics 6(1992):166-83.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
International Monetary Fund. International Financial Statistics. Data on CD-ROM. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund, March 2001.Google Scholar
Kennedy, P.L., Harrison, R.W., Kalaitzandonakes, N.G., Peterson, H.C., and Rindfuss, R.R.. “Perspectives on Evaluating Competitiveness in Agribusiness Industries.” Agribusiness: An International Journal 13(1997):385-92.3.0.CO;2-V>CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Krugman, P. “Competitiveness: A Dangerous Obsession.” Foreign Affairs 73(1994):28–44.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Landau, R. “Technology, Capital Formation and U.S. Competitiveness.” International Productivity and Competitiveness. Hickman, B.G., ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.Google Scholar
Porter, M.Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors. New York: The Free Press, 1980.Google Scholar
Porter, M.The Competitive Advantage of Nations. New York: The Free Press, 1990.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Quiroz, J., and Valdes, A.. “Agricultural Incentives and International Competitiveness.” Food Policy 18(1993):342-54.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Runge, C.F., Bagnara, G.-L., and Jackson, L.A.. “Differing U.S. and European Perspectives on GMOs: Political, Economic, and Cultural Issues.” The Estey Center Journal of International Law and Trade Policy 2,2(2001):221-34.Google Scholar
Sharpies, J., and Milham, N.. Long-Run Competitiveness of Australian Agriculture. Foreign Agricultural Economics Report No. 243. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 1990.Google Scholar
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, various issues.Google Scholar
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. NAFTA. International Agriculture and Trade Reports, Situation and Outlook Series WRS-99-1. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, August 1999.Google Scholar
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. NAFTA Commodity Supplement. International Agriculture and Trade Reports, Situation and Outlook Series WRS-99-1 A. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, March 2000.Google Scholar
Van Duren, E., Martin, L., and Westgren, R.. “Assessing the Competitiveness of Canada's Agrifood Industry.” Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics 39(1991):727-38.CrossRefGoogle Scholar