Competitiveness of Malaysias fruits in the global agricultural and selected export markets: analyses of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) and Comparative Export Performance (CEP)


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Rawaida Rusli, . and Tengku Mohd Ariff Tengku Ahmad, . and Noorlidawati Ab. Halim, . and Chubashini Suntharalingam, . and Abu Kasim Ali, . Competitiveness of Malaysias fruits in the global agricultural and selected export markets: analyses of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) and Comparative Export Performance (CEP). pp. 1-17. ISSN 1823-8149

Abstract

The World Trade Organization provided an avenue for Malaysia in seeking greater market access opportunities for its products including tropical fruits. Trade liberalization had shown to increase tropical fruit trade which inevitably led to greater global competition. This study was undertaken to assess the competitive position of Malaysias fruits against other exporters via the Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) and Comparative Export Performance (CEP) analyses. The RCA analysis showed that Malaysia had comparative advantage over Thailand Indonesia Philippines Singapore China and India in the global watermelon market. Meanwhile the CEP index revealed that Malaysia was the most competitive nation in exporting watermelon and papaya to Singapore and Hong Kong. Thus while Malaysias general fruit exports were not as competitive in comparison to other players in the analyses exports of Malaysias watermelon and papaya into various markets proved otherwise. This showed that policy-wise Malaysia should pay extra focus in allocating resources to further develop its watermelon and papaya industries to enhance their competitiveness and market resilience.


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Abstract

The World Trade Organization provided an avenue for Malaysia in seeking greater market access opportunities for its products including tropical fruits. Trade liberalization had shown to increase tropical fruit trade which inevitably led to greater global competition. This study was undertaken to assess the competitive position of Malaysias fruits against other exporters via the Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) and Comparative Export Performance (CEP) analyses. The RCA analysis showed that Malaysia had comparative advantage over Thailand Indonesia Philippines Singapore China and India in the global watermelon market. Meanwhile the CEP index revealed that Malaysia was the most competitive nation in exporting watermelon and papaya to Singapore and Hong Kong. Thus while Malaysias general fruit exports were not as competitive in comparison to other players in the analyses exports of Malaysias watermelon and papaya into various markets proved otherwise. This showed that policy-wise Malaysia should pay extra focus in allocating resources to further develop its watermelon and papaya industries to enhance their competitiveness and market resilience.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Tropical fruits
AGROVOC Term: Watermelons
AGROVOC Term: Bananas
AGROVOC Term: Papayas
AGROVOC Term: Pineapples
AGROVOC Term: Nuts
AGROVOC Term: Exports
AGROVOC Term: Market analysis
AGROVOC Term: Product markets
AGROVOC Term: Competitive marketing
Depositing User: Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9730

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