Analysis of Agri-Food Trade Structures
To Promote Agri-Food Trade Networks
In the Islamic Countries
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agricultural export the United States mainly due to sharp fall of export of shrimp and other fish
products which started with the drastic shrinking of demand in the US market following global
economic meltdown followed by shifting interest of the US buyers to import low-price hybrid
variety of these items from China, Vietnam and Thailand. The items showing encouraging
growth trend in recent years in the USmarket are Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers'
wares, Tobacco and tobacco manufactures and Edible products and preparations.
The United Kingdom is still the second important export destination of Bangladesh’s agricultural
exports, although its share reduced frommore than 17% in 2005 to around 11% in 2015. While
most of the top 10 export items (listed in showing mixed trend exports of Bread,
pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares and Jute and other textile based fibers recorded
promising uprising trend in recent years. The European Union member countries are
traditionally major export destinations of Bangladesh’s export items including agricultural
export for which Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany are the main destinations. While
agricultural exports to Belgium reduced over the last decade, exports to the Netherlands and
Germany significantly increased. Shrimp and prawn are the major agricultural exports of
Bangladesh influenced by the growth trends.
Table 16 shows a mapping of key products to key bilateral destinations to give a sense of
Bangladesh’s agricultural trade network. Product mix varies across destinations, as would be
expected, but given the concentration of the country’s export basket, there is unsurprisingly a
good deal of commonality across markets. Fish products are exported particularly to the
European Union and United States, fruits and vegetables are exported to regional partners like
India and Pakistan, and textile fibers are exported widely for use in textile industries abroad.
Table 16: Top 10 Agricultural Export Destinations with Top 10 Export Items: 2005-2015
Export
destinations
Top 10 export products (COMCEC Groups)
All Agricultural
export
destinations
Crustaceans (live or dead), chilled or frozen [036], Jute and other textile based
fibers [264], Vegetables, fresh, chilled or frozen [054], Fish, fresh (live or dead),
chilled or frozen [034], Tobacco and tobacco manufactures [12], Fruit and nuts (not
including oil nuts) [057], Fruit and vegetable juices [059], Spices [075], Bread,
pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares [0484], Edible products and
preparations [098]
India Jute and other textile based fibers [264], Fruit and nuts (not including oil nuts)
[057], Fish, fresh (live or dead), chilled or frozen [034], Cotton [263], Feeding stuff
for animals [08], Crude rubber [23], Non-alcohol Beverage [111], Animal and
vegetable oils, fats and waxes [Rest of 4], Spices [075], Sugar confectionary [062].
United Kingdom Crustaceans (live or dead), chilled or frozen [036], Vegetables, fresh, chilled or
frozen [054], Fish, fresh (live or dead), chilled or frozen [034], Bread, pastry, cakes,
biscuits and other bakers' wares [0484], Fruit and nuts (not including oil nuts)
[057], Jute and other textile based fibers [264], Vegetables, roots and tubers [056],
Edible products and preparations [098], Tobacco and tobacco manufactures [12],
Fish or shellfish, prepared or preserved [037]
Belgium Crustaceans (live or dead), chilled or frozen [036], Tobacco and tobacco
manufactures [12], Fish or shellfish, prepared or preserved [037], Jute and other
textile based fibers [264], Vegetables, roots and tubers [056], Fish, fresh (live or
dead), chilled or frozen [034], Cotton [263], Vegetables, fresh, chilled or frozen
[054], Wheat [041], Sugars, sugar preparations and honey [Rest of 06]