Abstract

ARIZIO, OSVALDO PEDRO  and  CURIONI, ANA OFELIA. Global and regional exchange of spices in terms of value, 1992-2011. rev.colomb.cienc.hortic. [online]. 2014, vol.8, n.1, pp.142-154. ISSN 2011-2173.

The international spice trade has experienced constant growth since 1970, with rates that are double or triple the global population growth rate. The objectives of this study were to verify if during the last two decades the high rates of global spice exchange were maintained and to detect the importing and exporting countries at the global and South American levels and the products of the global spice exchange. To do so, products from group 075 of the Unique Classification for the International Trade were taken as a starting point, equivalent to the tariff positions of the Harmornized System 0904.11 to 0910.99, to which mustard seeds were included within the spices of some countries. The data collected from the United Nations (1992- 2011) were organized and systematized, obtaining the quinquennial averages, the percentage participation of countries and products, and the rates of annual growth average by the linear regression method. The global spice exchange has continued growing to important rates and South American countries participate with the same tendencies as at the global level. It was observed that an important part of the imports and exports of these products is concentrated in a few countries. The United States, Germany and Japan are the main importers, whereas India, China and Vietnam stand out as the main exporters. The South American region presents surplus due to the exports of Brazil and Peru, the remaining countries of the region are mainly spice importers.

Keywords : imports; exports; growth rate; South America.

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