Ciência Rural (Feb 2023)

International competitiveness of exports of forest products

  • Luiz Moreira Coelho Junior,
  • Helenice Furtado Santos,
  • Naisy Silva Soares,
  • Joice Machado Martins,
  • Márcio Lopes da Silva

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20220137
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 53, no. 9

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ABSTRACT: This article analyzed the international competitiveness of exports of forest products from 2008 to 2018. The information is available in the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the indicators used were: revealed comparative advantage (RCA), trade openness index (Oi) and the contribution to trade balance index (CTB). Results showed that the exportation of forest products are competitive, in addition gains in competitiveness have been observed by the RCA and in Europe, countries had losses in detriment of the financial crises and austerity measures adopted. All countries showed a low degree of openness by the Oi and had a comparative advantage by the CTB, except for China and Germany. It is concluded that the countries with bigger comparative advantages in the exportation of forest products were the ones that had contributed more for its commercial balance.

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