A Prospect for China’s Potential Market of Tropical Fruit

Year 2011, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 9 - 16, 31.03.2011

Yan-wen Tan Monzur Morshed Jian-bo Guan Shan-ni Chen

Abstract

This paper analyzes the situation and economic effects of China’s tropical fruit trade with ASEAN

since the establishment of Free Trade Area between China and ASEAN countries. It indicates that the “Early

Harvest Agreement” and the zero tariff policy significantly contributed to the rapid growth of China’s imports of

tropical fruits and processed products, enriched Chinese tropical fruit market, promoted the effects of trade formation

and trade diversification for ASEAN countries, and improved the economic efficiency of Chinese tropical

fruit trade. China is a major producer of tropical fruit but remains a net importer because of continued consumer

demand. Most tropical fruits are imported from Thailand, Vietnam and Philippines. Since China does not have

competitive advantage in tropical fruits and processed tropical fruit products, along with the increasing value of

RMB, the technological development of preserving freshness and reduction of tariff on sensitive products, China

will import more and more quantities of tropical fruits.

Keywords

China – ASEAN, Tropical fruit, Trade effects, Market demand

Çin’in Tropik Meyve Piyasasına Bakış

Abstract

Bu makale Çin ve Asya ülkeleri arasında Serbest Ticaret Bölgesinin kurulmasından bu yana, Çin’in Asya ülkeleri ile olan tropikal meyve ticaretinin durumunu ve ekonomik etkilerini analiz etmektedir. “Erken Hasat Anlaşması” ve sıfır gümrük tarife politikasının, Çin’in tropik meyve ve işlenmiş ürünler ithalatının oldukça hızlı büyümesine ve tropikal meyve pazarının zenginleşmesine, ASYA ülkelerinde de ticaretin gelişmesine ve çeşitlenmesine ve Çin’in tropikal meyve ticaretinin ekonomik verimliliğinin düzelmesine anlamlı katkıda bulunduğunu göstermektedi. Çin tropik meyve üretiminde başlıca büyük üreticiler arasında olmasına rağmen, aynı zamanda devam eden ve artan tüketici talebi nedeniyle net ithalatçı ülke konumundadır. En çok Tayland, Vietnam ve Filipinlerden tropikal meyve ithal etmektedir. Çin, tropikal meyvelerde ve işlenmiş tropikal meyve ürünlerinde rekabet avantajına sahip olmadığından, Çin para biriminin değerinin artması, tazelik korunma teknolojilerinin gelişmesi ve hassas ürünlerde gümrük tarifelerinin indirilmesi ile birlikte, Çin daha fazla miktarda tropikal meyve ithal edecektir

Keywords

Çin-Asya, Tropik meyve, Ticari etkiler, Piyasa talebi

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