Market Access for High-Value Foods

Download or read book Market Access for High-Value Foods written by Anita Regmi and published by . This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Market access remains a major impediment for expansion of global trade in high-value foods (HVF), particularly processed foods. Countries use tariffs & other measures that effectively stimulate imports of unprocessed ag. commodities at the expense of processed products. Tariff escalation, in which tariffs rise with the level of processing, discourages trade in HVF, & trade remedy measures, such as anti-dumping duties, are concentrated among HVF. Globalization has provided countries with easier access to capital & tech. needed to produce processed food, further affecting trade patterns & markets for HVF. A uniform cut in tariffs increases trade in HVF more than trade in raw ag. commodities & improves real wages. Tables.