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الباب الاوليوجد فقط 14 صفحة متاحة للعرض العام
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المستخلص
Economics of Exports of some Egyptian
Agricultual Crops
Egypt like other developing contries is seeking
deversification of export commidity structure. Egypt
has potentials to export different crops.
This study Lnvest.Lga’t es the obstacles that face
the agricultural export sector especially for watermelon,
Garlic and strawberry during the period 70-1986
These crops have some ccmnar-at Lve advantages to the --
other exports in tenrrsof time of export. At the same
time these crops can be planted in the new reclaimed lands.
This study cons~sted of five chapters: chapter one
reviewed the literature and previous studies in the agricultral
export field. Chapter two dealt with the developments
in the foreiE~ agricultural trade. Chapter three
presentad the factors that determine the averege yield,
and o~tp~t for the 8alect~d crops •
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The value , price t and export costs are analysed
in chapter four. Chapter five dealt with the factors
that determine the agriculrural exports and estimated
foreign demand function for water melon and garlic
crops.
In chapter one it .was found that the rete of growth
of Egyptian exports reached 12 percent during the
period of study while this rate reached about 16 percent
for imports during t:le same periof •
.’,JJ c’o.e-pter tow it was found that the land area of
watermelon increased in the period of study by 70 percent
while the yield decreased from 11.3 tons per fedden
in 1970 to 8.5 tons per fedden in 1986 ~ The land
area of gerlic fluctuated dramatically from one year
to another and therefore the prices fluctuated significally
while the yield, remained unchangea because of
increased productivity’. Strawbrry land area increased
around 600 percent in the last decade. Straw berry
y~e1d has increasecl from 1.6 ~ons per fedden to 6.5
tons per fedden due tel the introduction of new American
varieties. Producti.on of watermelon is determined
by the farm price of watermelon for the preceding year
its land area while the production of garlic is determined
mainly by the l~ld area of garlic. The production
of strawberry is determined by its farm price in
the pervions year and its land area •
The volue of output of watermelom increased from
LF_9 million in 1970 to LE 204 million in 1986 and this
showed its increasing contribution to agricaltural incorne.
The value of output of garlic fluctuated from one
year to another. As for the strawberry, the value of -
out1”.’u’thas increased from LE 154 thausand in 1975 to -
LE 300 thausand in 1931 a.ne increased from LE 1.5 million
in 19.32 to about L8 13 million in 193-5. This dramatic
change in the value of output is attributed to the
increase of productivity and acreage together. An attempt
was made to compf~e the high domestic price and
high exporting cost. In chapter five the exports of
watermelon repesented a small portion of the total production
, the demand flmction for watermelon was estimated
by-using dou-Jle log function. As for r:arlic the qua-
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ntity exported declined from 26 thousands tons in 1977
to 1.4 thousands tons in 1986, this was ettributed to
many factors, 8’11 .]~ . 8 competi tion of C hinease ,Garlic and
the increase of demostic prices. By estimating the demend
function of garlic: it was found that there was a ngative
relation ship between prices and foreierr demand .•...
These resul t s V1erE~statistically significant. ii.be
strawberry is a new crop and much attention must be devoted
to increase its production and sxports •
The increase in dome std.c prices is one of main reasons
responsible for the reduction of exports of these
crops. The export margin for watermelon was P9sitive
i:’”1978, 1979, 1980 and nege.tive during the period 1981-
1986- while the export margin for strawberry we.s :)O~··-
tive in 1981, 1982 and negative unti11 1988 because of
higher prices in the 11:>ca1market and high export costs.
As for garlic the export margin was positive from
1978 to 1983 and negat:ive during the period 1984-1986.