The other major import market is the United States (15 per cent).

The main export markets for Thai canned tuna are the United States, EU and Japan.

Exports of least developed countries also enter duty free to the major developed country markets.

On the other hand, Africa apos s export expansion came to a halt in all major developed country markets.

DYNAMIC MARKETS AND EXPORT SECTORS

Higher freight rates of course also affected the competitiveness of those steel producers that mainly depend on export markets.

10. What is of relevance in the context of commodity market prospects is the fact that many of the countries in the region are also major exporters of commodities.

The prospects are for intense competition for export markets, including in particular that of the Russian Federation.

For example, the sanitary and phytosanitary problems of many developing countries, and the way in which corresponding import restrictions are still applied by many importing countries, may provide some explanation as to why trade of beef is flowing to one major market, whereas there are no exports to other major markets.

The United States is the largest market, with other major markets (each importing more than 150,000 tons per annum) being the former Soviet Union, Japan, the Middle East, Egypt, and the Republic of Korea.

However, a substantial number of peak tariffs will continue to apply to their important export products in all major markets.

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He observed that the EU was providing 60 per cent of the LDCs apos preferential export markets.

A great' year is a year of premium prices (higher than the US price) for steel in the world steel export market.

Sub regional markets can be a first step for exporting processed foods.

First, steel prices on the international market have been more attractive than on the domestic Chinese market (the elimination of the export rebate should reduce the attractiveness of exports).

Such initiatives would enhance the resources of small enterprises that mainly supplied national markets but had export potential.

Origins that have been most successful in exporting processed products are those that have large domestic markets and whose processing operation is not totally dependent on export markets.

Assisting developing countries to gain access to export markets.

A large domestic market is conducive to the development of processed exports.

(b) What are the best ways to ensure exporters understanding of, and compliance with, quality, health and environmental requirements in importing markets?

Adherence to Codex standards helps to ensure the safety of food exports, which can lead to greater access to export markets, especially those in developed countries.

As globalization proceeds, however,dynamic exporters have been taking over the market shares of weaker commodity exporters in world markets.

Imports from developing countries are absent over wide ranges of food industry products and sometimes even for their major agricultural export products in individual major markets.

Principal labour market indicators

A considerable number of significant tariffs, including high peak tariffs, continue to apply to some of their most important export products in all major markets.

However, in order for it to take advantage of export markets, its industry needed to become more competitive.

Success was helped by the exporters specifically targeting quality markets and products large volumes which allowed it to diversify markets the existence of an efficient industry association which is involved in negotiations with the growers association, and with the government to promote the interests of exporters and good logistics which is particularly important given Chile apos s distance from the main markets.

Some of the revenues from a tax on major exports as well as import taxes were used to finance research and development on alternative production and export possibilities to support the adaptation of existing production facilities to the requirements of the world market to finance processing factories to make subsidized credits available to non traditional export sectors to identify potential markets and fund promotion campaigns and to create export marketing companies.

Stressing the need for increased access to markets, in particular for goods and services that are of export interest to developing countries, inter alia, through multilateral trade negotiations,

In the same sector, new quality inspection schemes have been, or will be, introduced in major import markets.

Export earnings were mainly derived from a few traditional crops, which were facing strong competition on the world market.

Fair trade, as argued in the report, not only requires market access, but also the strengthening of the capacity of African countries to export.

For Latin America as a region (though not for all countries), the United States remains by far the largest market, while the European Union continues to be the major outlet for Africa.

There's no need to play the market.

These countries are major export destinations for developing countries and include some of the most dynamic developing country markets.

And the roads leading up from them to Cheapside, which was the main market, were also grain markets.

(i) The main agricultural subsectors having an impact on food security and exports (main crops, livestock, tree and olive cultivation, market gardening, fishing and fish farming)

In order to investigate world market opportunities, exporters might consider such measures as the self organization of their export branches, making full use of support given by export promotion agencies and concentrating on exports of semi finished products, so as to ensure that firms were adequately equipped to exploit export opportunities in international food markets.

Scattered population and long distances to the export markets generate considerable transport needs.

There are also questions about whether success in export markets can be translated into the wider diffusion and use of ICTs in domestic markets.

The European Union market remains the most open, and the most important, for developing country exports globally.

These factors were important for the diversification of exports to regional markets, which in turn could serve as a stepping stone to global trade.

The black tea market is dominated by ready to drink teas, accounting for 80 per cent of the sales in the black tea market.

The surveyed firms sell most of the output of the new activities into which they diversify, principally on domestic markets, suggesting that diversification decisions are undertaken mainly in response to domestic demand.