Malaysian sugar industry: is there a competitive advantage?

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Jabir, Nur Alina and Ismail, Mohd Mansor (2012) Malaysian sugar industry: is there a competitive advantage? In: USM-AUT International Conference (UAIC) 2012, 17-18 Nov. 2012, Bayview Beach Resort, Penang, Malaysia. (pp. 141-155).

Abstract

The paper outlined a look into the trend of competitive advantage of sugar industry, as well as the growth in trade especially from the context of Balance of Trade (BOT) perspective. The competitive advantage of Malaysia’s sugar sector is examined from the aspect of Relative Export Advantage (RXA), Relative Import Advantage (RMA), and Relative Trade Advantage (RTA), and the results were then compared to that of selected ASEAN countries for competitive positioning. The trade data used for the analysis is the annual exports and imports data retrieved from the Global Trade Information System. The results indicate that Malaysia is not competitive in raw sugar but possesses competitive potential in processed sugar. However, the competitiveness level is declining.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Divisions:	Institute of Agricultural and Food Policy Studies
Publisher:	School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Keywords:	Sugar; Balance of Trade (BOT); Relative Export Advantage (RXA); Relative Import Advantage (RMA); Relative Trade Advantage (RTA)
Depositing User:	Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited:	03 Apr 2017 07:53
Last Modified:	03 Apr 2017 07:53
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51356
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