الوضع التنافسي لصادرات البصل المصري العضوي و التقليدي بأهم أسواق الإتحاد الأوروبي

Abstract EN

In the light of emergence of many regional and international economic groups and blocs, state is striving to increase agricultural exports as it represent one of the most important aspects for foreign trade and plays a fundamental role in increasing national income and through providing foreign exchange necessary for national economic development and curing of Egyptian trade balance imbalance.

Due to strong competition with countries that have certain competitive exportation advantages, exportation of Egyptian fully mature organic and conventional onion to European Union markets is always fluctuated.

Therefore, the present work aimed to study the competitive capacity of this crop among the most important European Union markets.

The research relied on both quantitative and descriptive analysis methods to estimate and explain different phenomena related to exportation competitiveness for both organic and conventional Egyptian onions in the most important European Union markets based on simple regression functions beside indicators of competitiveness resulting in the following findings: Quantity, value and export price for Egyptian fully mature traditional onion to the European Union at an annual change rate of 16.34, 19.52 and 15.74 % from its average were increased.

Studying of the English and Dutch market for organic onions revealed the increase in market share from 0.03 and 0.022 in the first period to 0.06 and 0.024 in the second period, respectively, indicating an increase in the Egyptian organic onion competitiveness compared to those of competing countries.

Nevertheless, expanding of organic cultivated areas to meet the increasing demand for the Egyptian organic onion should be realized.

Based on the obtained results of this work it is recommended that: European Union import markets should be studied continuously in order to achieve the largest possible marketing efficiency, and to increase market shares among these import markets.

An export price policy should be defined and adopted in order to raise Egyptian onion competitiveness level compared to other countries.

Adopting export methods that are in line with the external consumer requirements, and assuring control process through implementation of obligatory examination of exports to ensure that all required quality specifications are met.

The marketing policy of exporting to these countries must be reconsidered by giving incentives to exporters of organic onion, increase organic area, and establishing specialized markets for organic products that take into account the modernization of the marketing process, the creation of modernized methods in marketing.