Comparative Advantages of Eu Member States in Trade with Wine

The aim of the current research is to identify the comparative advantage of member states in EU in condition of highly competitive global market of wine. The comparative advantage of every member state in wine trading is estimated according to the EU (28 members) level. The comparative analysis is...

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Published in:Икономика и управление на селското стопанство
Main Authors: PETAR BORISOV, TEODOR RADEV, DANIELA DIMITROVA
Format: Article
Language:Bulgarian
Published: Agricultural Academy 2014-12-01
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Online Access:https://agriacad.eu/ojs/index.php/bjaem/article/view/3382
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Summary:The aim of the current research is to identify the comparative advantage of member states in EU in condition of highly competitive global market of wine. The comparative advantage of every member state in wine trading is estimated according to the EU (28 members) level. The comparative analysis is conducted by using official data given by FAO (www.fao.org) and OIV (www.oiv.org). Members of EU that gain comparative advantage in export for this period of years are United Kingdom (+30%), Italy (+28%), Lithuania (+24%), Latvia (+14%) and Malta (+11%). Member states that lose comparative advantage in export of wine are: Bulgaria (-48%) (dramatic change), Romania (-38%), Cyprus (-25%), Luxemburg (-20%), Portugal (-18%), Belgium (-11%), France (-10%). The group of countries who gain comparative advantage in import include: Latvia (+86%), Luthuania (+84%), Estonia (+38%), Ireland (+28%), Denmark (+24%), Slovakia (+18%) and Sweden (+17%). Dramatic change in comparative advantage in wine import have the following member states: Belgium (-21%), Luxemburg (-16%) and Spain with -10%.
ISSN:0205-3845
2534-9872