บทคัดย่องานวิจัย

หมวดหมู่ : ฐานข้อมูลงานวิจัย

Trade between Slovenia and the Central European Free Trade Agreement member countries: the case of fruit and vegetables.

Bojnec, S.

Acta Horticulturae Year: 2000 Issue: No. 524 Pages: 39-48 Ref: 3 ref.

2000

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Trade between Slovenia and the Central European Free Trade Agreement member countries: the case of fruit and vegetables.

This paper investigates Slovene trade in fruit and vegetables resulting from the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA). Trade regimes for fruit and vegetables between Slovenia and the CEFTA member countries (e.g., the Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary, Poland and Romania) are compared to assess trade policy changes and trade developments affected by the implementation of CEFTA and Slovene membership. Slovenia is a net importer of citrus fruit as well as of fresh vegetables over the winter period while domestic production covers the domestic needs for most continental fruits (e.g., apples, pears, peaches, cherries). Horticultural production consists of both large-scale commercial production of fruits and small-scale and garden production of fruit and vegetables. The latter production is mainly for own-consumption needs of households. Trade liberalization through tariff reduction between Slovenia and the CEFTA member countries has been rather modest. Evidence suggests that quality, price

 competitiveness, marketing and postharvest handling are the main factors contributing to trade creation and trade diversification.