Does European aflatoxin regulation hurt groundnut exporters from Africa?

被引：86

作者：

Xiong, Bo ^{[1
]}

Beghin, John ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Iowa State Univ, Dept Econ, Ames, IA 50011 USA

来源：

EUROPEAN REVIEW OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS | 2012年 / 39卷 / 04期

关键词：

aflatoxin; groundnut; Africa; EU; market access; Q17; F13; TRADE; HARMONIZATION; SELECTION; TESTS;

D O I：

10.1093/erae/jbr062

中图分类号：

F3 [农业经济];

学科分类号：

0202 ; 020205 ; 1203 ;

摘要：

We provide an ex post econometric examination of the harmonisation and tightening of the EU maximum residue limit (MRL) on aflatoxins in 2002, and its impact on African exports of groundnut products. We find no evidence of the EU MRL having a significant negative trade impact on these groundnut exports from Africa across various methods of estimation. African domestic supply plays an important role in the determination of the volumes of trade and the propensity to trade. Our findings suggest that the trade potential of African groundnut exporters is more constrained by domestic supply issues rather than by limited market access.

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