Competition in the Canned Peach Industry

摘要

The European Union (EU) Common Market Organization (CMO) for Fruits, which211u001eprovides subsidies to Greek and other EU peach growers and processors has greatly 211u001ealtered the global competitive playing field for canned peaches. Greece now holds 211u001ea 60 percent share of canned peach exports, up from just 11 percent in the early 211u001e1970s. The United States, on the other hand, has moved from a 23 percent share of 211u001ethe export market in the early 1970s, to a 4 percent share today, and in most 211u001eyears since the mid 1980s has been a net importer of canned peaches. The purpose 211u001eof this study was to identify and analyze the factors underlying this reversal of 211u001ecompetitive positions between the EU/Greece and the United States and to assess 211u001ethe relative role of government support in the reversal.