Cost Measurement and Influencing Factors Analysis of Agricultural Products Trade in China——Based on Measurement Comparison of Soybean Trade
"Moderate import"is an important part of China's food security strategy.Economic cost is the basis for eco-nomic and trade relations to reach and maintain stability.After selecting a representative sample of soybean,the general situation of soybean products trade between China and the world was identified,and the cost equivalent of soybean prod-ucts trade in China was calculated,decomposed and compared.The results showed that the cost equivalent of soybean trade in China showed an overall upward trend during the analysis period,with an increase rate of 33%.Regionally,the cost equivalent of soybean trade between China and the countries along the"the belt and road initiative"showed a down-ward trend,with a drop rate of 25.85%.Since the United States launched a trade war with China in 2018,the cost of soybean trade between China and five American countries has increased by 55.35%.Multilateral agreements have had a significant trade transfer effect on soybean in China,which shows that the growth of soybean trade in China mainly de-pends on the contribution of income growth,and corresponding countermeasures and suggestions are put forward.These suggestions are also worth learning for other agricultural products trade cooperation in China with the same domestic and foreign environment and similar supply and demand relationship.
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