بررسي مزيتهاي نسبي و اولويت بندي بازارهاي هدف عسل صادراتي ايران

A study on Iranʹs comparative advantage in honey export and prioritizing its target markets

For the last decades, Iran has been among the honey exporters though it has never been able to achieve a special and proper position. An analysis on the figures for the recent years indicates the significant fluctuations in Iranʹs honey export and its share in the world market. This study aims to analyze the comparative advantages of Iran and other countries in honey trade to determine if Iran should stay in the market or should leave it. As the second goal, it intends to help the Iranian honey exporters achieve a more proper position in the world markets through providing them with a list of potential target markets. The results show that a number of countries such as Brazil, Peru, Pakistan, Nepal and Portugal enjoyed the comparative advantage in 2003. Also their RCA index trends were upward and saw the most changes in 1984-2003. Iran was among the countries which lacked the comparative advantage in honey export in 2003 though its RCA index trend saw the most positive change during the years 1984-2003. The main importers of Iranʹs honey during 1997-2003 were Turkey, UAE, Azerbaijan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. respectively. However, its potential target markets include Germany, Saudi Arabia, USA, Japan and Liberia.