Abstract

VALENCIA SANDOVAL, Karina; DUANA AVILA, Danae  and  HERNANDEZ GRACIA, Tirso Javier. Study of the Mexican papaya market: an analysis of its competitiveness (2001-2015). suma neg. [online]. 2017, vol.8, n.18, pp.131-139. ISSN 2215-910X.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sumneg.2017.10.002.

Papaya (Carica papaya) is the third most consumed tropical fruit in the world, and one of the most important economically. The main producers in America are Mexico, Brazil, and Guatemala. The main objective of the study is to analyse the trade of the Mexican fruit in the world, and comparing it with its counterparts in America. An analysis will also be made of the US market as the main destination of Mexican fruit exports in order to determine their degree of competitiveness. Using the data for the period 2001-2015, a macroeconomic analysis was performed using several criteria: Revealed Comparative Advantage (VCR), Lafay International Specialization Indicator (IC), Export and import quotas, as well as an econometric model. The results show a decline in competitiveness of the Mexican fruit both in the international and in the US market, where solidifying the real exchange rate, production and price paid would lead to an increase in competitiveness.

Keywords : Papaya; Competitiveness; Macroeconomic analysis; Indicators; Revealed Comparative; Advantage (VCR); US market.

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