Abstract
Despite pleas from international organizations, governments and trade economists to refrain from imposing trade-distorting measures, over 20 countries have implemented bans on the export of agri-food products since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. These export prohibitions might adversely impact food security and disrupt well-established global supply chains. We identify importing countries that could potentially be affected by the imposed export bans using a measure of their import dependency during the pre-pandemic period to illustrate our results on global trade maps. We find that many importers rely on just one country for a significant share of the overall domestic supply of a particular commodity. [EconLit Citations: F10, F13, Q17, Q18].
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 25-43 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | Agribusiness |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2021 |
Keywords
- COVID-19
- agri-food trade
- export bans
- food security
- temporary trade measures