Hodhod,, H., Gab-Allah, G., EI-Awady, A. (2002). AN ANALYTICAL STUDY FOR EGYPTIAN TOMATOES EXPORTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.. Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, 27(2), 1073-1088. doi: 10.21608/jaess.2002.253412
H. A. Hodhod,; G. A. Gab-Allah; A. F. EI-Awady. "AN ANALYTICAL STUDY FOR EGYPTIAN TOMATOES EXPORTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.". Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, 27, 2, 2002, 1073-1088. doi: 10.21608/jaess.2002.253412
Hodhod,, H., Gab-Allah, G., EI-Awady, A. (2002). 'AN ANALYTICAL STUDY FOR EGYPTIAN TOMATOES EXPORTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.', Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, 27(2), pp. 1073-1088. doi: 10.21608/jaess.2002.253412
Hodhod,, H., Gab-Allah, G., EI-Awady, A. AN ANALYTICAL STUDY FOR EGYPTIAN TOMATOES EXPORTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.. Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, 2002; 27(2): 1073-1088. doi: 10.21608/jaess.2002.253412
AN ANALYTICAL STUDY FOR EGYPTIAN TOMATOES EXPORTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.
1Agric. Econ. Dept., Fac. of Agric. Mansoura University
2Agric. Econ. Institute, Agric. Research Center
Abstract
The main objective of this study is to determine the factors affecting Tomatoes Exports .
Egyptian Tomatoes Exports have sever decreasing in the last years from 25.7 thousand tons through the period (1989 -1994) to 5.1 thousand tons through the period (1995 - 2000), which lead to decreasing in Tomatoes market share from 0.97% to 0.28% .
The study showed that Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Kuwait are the main markets of Tomatoes Exports . The total quantities which exported to these markets represented about 95.3% , 96.7%, through the period ( 89- 1994 ) , ( 95-2000 ) respectively.
The study indicated that the changing in total quantities imported for Saudi Arabia and Lebanon explained about 38% , 53% of changing in Egyptian Tomatoes exports to each of them respectively, while Kuwait Tomatoes production explained about 36% of changing in Egyptian Tomatoes exports to that market. The study explain that increasing exports of tomatoes needs to an effective policy.