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Reviewing Agricultural Trade Policies

To Promote Intra-OIC Agricultural Trade

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maximum level of 1,614 billion USD in 2014. After 2014, there has been a slight decline in both

the world and non-OIC volumes of agricultural trade.

Figure 3. 2 Agricultural Exports: Non-OIC versus the OIC, Billion USD (%), 2008-2016

Source: ITC Macmap, CEPII BACI, Eurostat RAMON, UN Comtrade, UN Trade Statistics, and authors’

calculations

Figure 3. 3 Agricultural Imports: Non-OIC versus the OIC, Billion USD (%), 2008-2016

Source: ITC Macmap, CEPII BACI, Eurostat RAMON, UN Comtrade, UN Trade Statistics, and authors’

calculations

The share of OIC countries in world total agricultural exports did not change markedly over the

last decade, fluctuating within the range of 8.5 to 10.9%, with an approximate average share of

9.8% (see Table F.1 in Annex F). The share of the OIC group imports in global agricultural trade

is between 11.9% and 15.3%, hitting its maximum in 2011, and decreasing thereafter (see Table

F.2 in Annex F). The average share of the OIC imports in global agricultural trade has been 14%

during the 2008-2016 period. As such, the OIC area as a whole is a net importer, with a larger

global share of imports than exports.

The Asian group is undoubtedly the largest exporter of all product groups in 2016 as seen in

Figure 3.4. The low export shares of the Arab group and the African group reflect low production

potential both with regards to geographical and climatic conditions as well as agricultural

production and trade policies of the African and Arab countries. The Arab countries are

characterized by high population growth rates and large and rapidly increasing food deficits

caused by limited resources resulting with low potential for exports and need for imported

goods (McDonnel and Abdel-Dayam, 2012).

1,120

989

1,123

1,382

1,359

1,435

1,462

1,312

1,330

2012

2008

2009

2015

141

(10%)

2010

2011

2014

2013

2016

104

(8%)

99

(9%)

129

(10%)

168

(11%)

156

(10%)

156

(10%)

152

(9%)

144

(10%)

Non-OIC

OIC

1,078

948

1,079

1,312

1,294

1,356

1,379

1,244

1,270

222

(15%)

2008

238

(15%)

2009

141

(13%)

235

(15%)

145

(12%)

173

(14%)

2010

2011

2012

2013

235

(15%)

2014

209

(14%)

2015

204

(14%)

2016

OIC Non-OIC