Avaliação dos efeitos das exigências técnicas nas exportações brasileiras de alimentos / Evaluation on the effects technical requirements produces on Brazilian food products exports

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

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This research analyzes how the effects of the difficulties that food industry faces to adapt to the export technical standards affects its export performance. In addition, it aims to identify which technical requirements most affect the food industry and which characteristics most influence them. The data was collected in a survey with 117 firms and analyzed by multivariate statistical techniques such as factorial analysis, multivariate classification trees and econometric models. It was found that for food exporter firms, it is more difficult to adjust products and processes to technical specifications (plant and production process requirements, conformity assessment procedures, food safety, product characteristics and environmental requirements) than to information requirements (labeling, packaging, traceability and requirements at ports of entry). The firms characteristics that might influence the adjustment difficulties are: types of exported products, firm dimension and the adoption of international standards. Firms which export "Meat and Fish, fresh and processed" find it more difficult to meet technical requirements than those which export other types of food. Micro and small firms also have more difficulty to adjust their products and processes to technical requirements than larger firms. Certified firms for international standards also have greater adjustment difficulties. Finally, it was found that the greater adjustment difficulty, the better the firms exportation performance (calculated as the percentage of exports over total sales).

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regulation. export-brazil regulamento. technical standards food industry indústria de alimentos normas técnicas exportação - brasil

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