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Croatia’s Dairy Sector—Can it Compete in the European Market?

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  • Klaus Frohberg
  • Patrick Zier
  • Judith Möllers
  • Gertrud Buchenrieder

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Croatia is very close to meeting the requirements for becoming a member of the European Union (EU). Obviously, the agricultural sector and food processing chain are core issues within the negotiation process. This paper discusses the competitiveness of Croatia’s agro-food sector, specifically dairy products, within the EU-25 market. Two analytical methods are employed: (1) the domestic resource costs (DRC) and (2) the revealed comparative export advantage index (RXA). The DRC analysis is based on a 2007 survey of dairy farms. Primary data was complemented with trade figures from 2000 to 2007. The analyses indicate that Croatia’s dairy production is not competitive in its present structure. This lack of competitiveness at the farm level can be compensated somewhat at the processing level. Copyright International Atlantic Economic Society 2010

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  • Klaus Frohberg & Patrick Zier & Judith Möllers & Gertrud Buchenrieder, 2010. "Croatia’s Dairy Sector—Can it Compete in the European Market?," International Advances in Economic Research, Springer;International Atlantic Economic Society, vol. 16(2), pages 223-236, May.
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    Keywords

    Trade analysis; Dairy sector; EU enlargement; Croatia; Q17; F14; O52;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q17 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agriculture in International Trade
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • O52 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Europe

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