 International Markets and Perspectives for Central American Traditional Exports: Coffee, Cotton and BananasMassimo Micarelli Chapter 2 in Perspectives on the Agro-Export Economy in Central America, 1991, pp 36-53 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Any recovery plan for the Central American economies must take into account the huge dependency on exports of green coffee, raw cotton and bananas. This analysis will outline the conditions of the world market for these exports, particularly in the European Economic Community (EEC). If Central American countries come out of the political crisis within a framework of peace, rapid economic recuperation will be needed, which will rely on traditional exports. In this chapter the main characteristics of the world markets and their long-run tendencies will be discussed, as well as trends in the 1980s. The evolution of prices for the three products will be a particularly important topic. The perspectives of the EEC markets will also be dealt with, with consideration of their generally oligopolistic nature. In the final part, some conclusions will be drawn and a comparative table is presented with the general outlook for the three principal traditional Central American export commodities. Keywords: Coffee Consumption; Green Coffee; Custom Duty; Central American Country; Coffee Price (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-11660-7_3 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-11660-7_3 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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