High-Value Agricultural Exports: U. S. Opportunities in the 1980's

摘要

World trade in high-value agricultural products (HVP's) grew fast enough over the 1970's to surpass the trade in low-value bulk products (LVP's) that traditionally dominated the market. Despite its plentiful supply of high-quality, low-priced inputs and processing capacity, the United States has been hard pressed to maintain its share of this expanding HVP market.