Impact of Sanitary and Technical Measures on Brazilian Exports of Poultry Meat

The major objective of this work is to evaluate the effects of technical and sanitary measures introduced by the main world importers upon Brazilian poultry meat in the international market. The impact of the measures is estimated using a gravity model constructed with disaggregated data about bilateral poultry meat between Brazil and its major trade partners for the period from 1996 to 2009. The gravity model is estimated with a fixed effects model and the results indicate that the impact of TBT and SPS measures upon Brazilian poultry meat exports is ambiguous. The results indicated that the existence of technical and sanitary regulations related to labelling might be stimulating trade of this product, while the presence regulations related to compliance appears to reduce the volume of Brazilian exports of poultry meat. In addition, the existence of prohibitive (and/or subject to quarantine) technical and sanitary measures may present a positive impact upon the traded volume of Brazilian exports of poultry meat. This result is relevant since it indicates the importance in considering different characteristics and content of regulations to analyse the impacts of TBT and SPS measures upon trade.Technical and Sanitary measure, Poultry meat, Gravity equation, International Relations/Trade,

Impact of sanitary and technical measures in Brazilian exports of poultry meat

O principal objetivo deste trabalho é avaliar os efeitos das medidas técnicas e sanitárias introduzidas pelos principais importadores mundiais sobre o acesso da carne de frango brasileira no mercado internacional. O estudo associa a análise de inventário com procedimentos econométricos para mensurar o impacto das medidas técnicas e sanitárias sobre as exportações brasileiras de carne de frango. O impacto das medidas é estimado utilizando um modelo gravitacional construído com dados desagregados do comércio bilateral de carne de frango entre Brasil e seus principais parceiros comerciais para o período de 1996 a 2009. O modelo gravitacional é estimado através do modelo de efeitos fixos e os resultados indicam que o impacto das medidas TBT e SPS é ambíguo sobre as exportações brasileiras de carne de frango. Os resultados indicaram que a existência de regulamentos técnicos e sanitários relacionados à rotulagem pode estar estimulando o comércio desse produto, enquanto que a presença de exigências TBT e SPS que envolvem conformidade parece reduzir o volume das exportações brasileiras de carne de frango. Adicionalmente, a presença das medidas técnicas e sanitárias de natureza proibitiva/quarentenária pode ter impactado positivamente sobre o volume das exportações brasileiras de carne de frango. Trata-se de um resultado relevante por indicar a importância de se considerar as diferentes características e conteúdo dos regulamentos para analisar os impactos das medidas TBT e SPS sobre o comércio.The major objective of this work is to evaluate the effects of technical and sanitary measures introduced by the main world importers upon Brazilian poultry meat in the international market. The study associates the inventory analysis with econometric procedures to measure the impact of technical and sanitary measures upon Brazilian poultry meat exports. The impact of the measures is estimated using a gravity model constructed with disaggregated data about bilateral poultry meat between Brazil and its major trade partners for the period from 1996 to 2009. The gravity model is estimated with a fixed effects model and the results indicate that the impact of TBT and SPS measures upon Brazilian poultry meat exports is ambiguous. The results indicated that the existence of technical and sanitary regulations related to labeling might be stimulating trade of this product, while the presence of TBT and SPS regulations related to compliance appears to reduce the volume of Brazilian exports of poultry meat. In addition, the existence of prohibitive (and/or subject to quarantine) technical and sanitary measures may present a positive impact upon the traded volume of Brazilian exports of poultry meat. This result is relevant since it indicates the importance in considering different characteristics and content of regulations to analyze the impacts of TBT and SPS measures upon trade

Impact of Sanitary and Technical Measures on Brazilian Exports of Poultry Meat

The major objective of this work is to evaluate the effects of technical and sanitary measures introduced by the main world importers upon Brazilian poultry meat in the international market. The impact of the measures is estimated using a gravity model constructed with disaggregated data about bilateral poultry meat between Brazil and its major trade partners for the period from 1996 to 2009. The gravity model is estimated with a fixed effects model and the results indicate that the impact of TBT and SPS measures upon Brazilian poultry meat exports is ambiguous. The results indicated that the existence of technical and sanitary regulations related to labelling might be stimulating trade of this product, while the presence regulations related to compliance appears to reduce the volume of Brazilian exports of poultry meat. In addition, the existence of prohibitive (and/or subject to quarantine) technical and sanitary measures may present a positive impact upon the traded volume of Brazilian exports of poultry meat. This result is relevant since it indicates the importance in considering different characteristics and content of regulations to analyse the impacts of TBT and SPS measures upon trade

Composite Index of Market Access for the Export of Poultry from Brazil

This paper presents an application of the Composite Index of Market Access (CIMA) to illustrate its application for evaluating market access for Brazilian broiler meat exports in relevant importing markets such as the European Union (EU-27), Saudi Arabia, Russia and Japan. The research reported is being prepared as a pilot study commissioned by the ICTSD as part of a work program for developing a “composite index of protection” which accounts not only for tariffs, but also for other protectionist measures that are assuming an increasing importance in determining market access for tropical goods such as non-tariff trade barriers and the impact of domestic subsidies. The basic ideas and methodological procedure for the calculation of the CIMA were developed by Professor Timothy Josling and presented at an ICTSD Concept note (ICTSD, 2009), where he explains that the main purpose of this index is to emphasize that the issues of major concern within the working initiative could all be encompassed in the term “market access”. The study yields estimates based on data collected from primary and secondary sources about the main costs faced by broiler meat exporters when they sell into import markets. A three year period (2006-2008) was selected for the analysis