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Agricultural exports, market concentration, and deforestation
[Exportations agricoles, concentration de marché et déforestation]

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  • Clément Nedoncelle

    (BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - AgroParisTech - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) - Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement)

  • Philippe Delacote

    (BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - AgroParisTech - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) - Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, CEC - Chaire Economie du Climat - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres)

  • Léa Crepin

    (CEC - Chaire Economie du Climat - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, INERIS - Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques)

Abstract

This paper studies how exporter concentration in agricultural value chains relates to production and deforestation. Focusing on the Brazilian soybean sector, we combine detailed trade data with municipality-level information on production and forest cover over 2004–2021. We document that exports are highly concentrated among a few large firms and that higher concentration is systematically associated with lower agricultural revenues per unit of output. Consistent with these patterns, we find that municipalities with more concentrated exporter structures exhibit lower soybean production and lower deforestation. We interpret these results as suggestive evidence that buyer concentration shapes production incentives and land-use outcomes, highlighting a potential tradeoff between farmer revenues and environmental pressures.

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  • Clément Nedoncelle & Philippe Delacote & Léa Crepin, 2024. "Agricultural exports, market concentration, and deforestation [Exportations agricoles, concentration de marché et déforestation]," Working Papers hal-04934081, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:wpaper:hal-04934081
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