Abstract

MORENO-OCAMPO, Argelia A.; LEOS-RODRIGUEZ, Juan A.; CONTRERAS-CASTILLO, José M.  and  CRUZ-DELGADO, Daniela. Comparative analysis of agricultural and livestock commerce of three countries (México, China and Canada), with the United States of America (1990-2011). agric. soc. desarro [online]. 2015, vol.12, n.2, pp.131-146. ISSN 1870-5472.

The commercial flow of agricultural and livestock products towards the United States of America (US) from three of its primary commercial partners, was analyzed. During the last three years, China has become the principal commercial supplier for the US, in detriment to Canada and México. The 2008 economic crisis impacted agricultural and livestock exports, especially Canada’s. In spite of this, that country and México lead the agricultural and livestock imports to the USA, and present greater specialization than China. In the future, and taking into account the high growth indexes of the latter, a higher competition is to be expected, particularly in products with longer shelf-life, which affects mostly Canada. México continues to be leader in category 08, and no competition from China can be foreseen.

Keywords : participation quota; growth index; harmonized system; revealed comparative advantage.