Examining Agri-Food Trade Performance in the Western Hemisphere An Application of the Revealed Comparative Advantage Measure

Abstract

A series of empirical measures are provided that present the general panorama of the results of agricultural trade mainly of Latin American companies. Comparative trends are addressed in the agricultural industry examined under the concept of "revealed competitive advange", where experience, merchandise, competitive advantages and disadvantage are contemplated. These statistics identify CARIFORUM's historical participation in international markets and summarize the ability of a particular country to compete internally with a specific product.