Analysis On The Influencing Factors Of China Seaweed Export Trade

Seaweed,as the name implies,refers to seaweed living in the sea,because of its high nutritional value and medicinal value,it plays an important role in people's daily life.In recent years,China has not only steadily risen in the status of seaweed producing countries in the world,and has also led to the expansion of seaweed export.According to statistics,the export volume of seaweed reached 697.12 million tons,an increase of 21.9% over the previous year in 2014.The rapid development of the industry's export trade has aroused widespread concern in the academic community.The relevant research literature has increased year by year,but based on rigorous empirical research,relatively few. With the comprehensive opening of the agricultural market,the strength and weakness of Chinese seaweed export competitiveness have gradually affected the level of China's foreign trade. It is of practical significance to understand the changes in the import and export trade of seaweed,the scale and structure of export trade,the competitive advantage of export trade and the main factors affecting the export of seaweed under the background of the increasing trend of regional economic integration and the emergence of a large number of regional trade agreements, it has guiding significance for producers,consumers and relevant government departments.This paper qualitatively analyzes the production situation,trade status and influencing factors restricting seaweed export in Chinese seaweed countries and provinces,using a constant market share model(CMS)to test the competitiveness of seaweed, the relationship between the export of seaweed and the import demand of seaweed in the world.At the same time,based on the panel data of 20 countries in 2001-2014,the gravity model was used to study the factors affecting the export trade volume of Chinese seaweed.The overall situation of Chinese seaweed export trade is analyzed,the problems existing in the reality are expounded and corresponding countermeasures and suggestions are put forward.The main conclusions of this paper were as follows:Firstly,from the point of view of the index of comparative advantage and the index of trade competition,the international competitiveness of China's seaweed is on the rise,and the improvement of competitiveness is beneficial to the expansion of the export scale of seaweed in China.Secondly,from the empirical analysis results of the CMS model,the Chinese seaweed export market is mainly concentrated in Japan,the United States,Taiwan and the European Union,with high concentration and unreasonable geographic flow.The scale of Chinese seaweed exports has shrunk,indicating that the demand for seaweed in the international market has gradually weakened the role of promoting seaweed exports in China;the market distribution effect is positive,but it shows a downward trend,which indicates that the instability of the export market of Chinese seaweed needs to be further optimized;the effect of competitiveness is positive and upward trend,indicating that the competitiveness of Chinese seaweed is constantly strengthened.Thirdly,The gravity model shows that the main factors that affect the export of Chinese seaweed are the quantity of seaweed exported from China to importing countries,the Chinese seaweed production,the number of the importing country,the per capita GDP of the importing country,the distance between China and the importing countries,the price of China's export of seaweed to the importing countries,the APEC organization and whether China signed free trade agreements with the trading countries..For the content of this paper,the author believes that we should pay attention to the market demand of seaweed and develop new markets.Meanwhile, we should adjust the structure of varieties,improve the quality management and monitoring of the export of seaweed,and strive to achieve the standardization and greenization of Chinese seaweed export trade to meet the needs of diversified markets.