Meat and meat products are fundamental components of the human alimentation. “Butcher” as a branch of study has a long history in the Czech Republic. Besides, meat and meat products are substantial parts of the domestic food industry. Unfortunately, the industry faces several problems - imports of these commodities from neighbour countries have increased in the long terms, and interest of young people to be engaged in this branch has decreased. After the accession of the Czech Republic to the EU, low competitiveness of the Czech meat processors has been shown in increasing deficit of the trade balance. The goal of this article is to analyse, in detail and in the long period, the development and the structure of Czech foreign trade with meat and meat products, including the trade with live animals and food products. Further, the article also identifies the product groups with and without the comparative advantage.
Pohlová, K., Mezera, J., Špička, J.
Acta Oeconomica Pragensia. Volume 24, Number 02. 2016, s. 63-80. Online ISSN 1804-2112
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