The role of food trade in the European Single Market in the years 2000-2022
Anna Budzyńska
Department of Microeconomics and Applied Economics, Institute of Economics and Finance, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 5, 20-031 Lublin, Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6959-0585
Małgorzata Durakiewicz
Warsaw School of Economics, Niepodległości 162, 02-554 Warsaw, Polandhttps://orcid.org/0009-0003-9153-5114
Abstract
This article examines the role of food in the external trade of the Member States of the European Union. The paper is based on literature and data collected from international databases of the World Bank, EUROSTAT and the Statista service. A statistical-descriptive analysis method was applied to the data on export volumes and their structure, as well as to the comparison of gravity index values and their deviations. The results of the research indicate an upward trend in food trade between EU countries. Between 2000 and 2022, the value of the intarnal market of EU food trade tripled. Four product groups play a dominant role in intra-EU trade: meat products, dairy products, cereals and fruit and vegetables. On the other hand, the Benelux countries, Germany and France have the largest trade flows. Belgium is an exporter with a significant role in trade for all the main food groups. The main intra-EU trade flows take place mainly between the closest neighbours.
Keywords:
trade, food, EU, European Single MarketReferences
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Department of Microeconomics and Applied Economics, Institute of Economics and Finance, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 5, 20-031 Lublin, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6959-0585
Warsaw School of Economics, Niepodległości 162, 02-554 Warsaw, Poland https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9153-5114
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