Reviewing Agricultural Trade Policies
To Promote Intra-OIC Agricultural Trade
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Figure 4. 56 Thailand’s Agricultural Raw Materials Exports to the OIC Groups
Source: CEPII BACI, Eurostat RAMON, UN Comtrade, UN Trade Statistics, and authors’ calculations
Figure 4. 57 Thailand’s Agricultural Raw Materials Imports from the OIC Groups
Source: CEPII BACI, Eurostat RAMON, UN Comtrade, UN Trade Statistics, and authors’ calculations
The situation somehow differs when it comes to the exports of fish products to the OIC countries
in Figure 4.58. Thailand has an increasing export trend in this category with the largest share
exported to the Arab group, followed by Asian group with a stable trend. Obviously Thailand has
a comparative advantage in Fish products and manages to diversify its export markets since
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