“ANÁLISIS DEL IMPACTO EN LA EXPORTACIÓN DE ROSAS A PARTIR DE LA NO RENOVACIÓN DE LA ATPDEA”

Abstract

The non-renewal of the ATPDEA between Ecuador and the United States generated many doubts and speculations concerning the future of the productive sectors benefiting from this law that provide an exemption of tariffs for the products being exported to the United States, one of this will be the production of flowers. This article seeks to revise the possible effects that could be generated on the short term and the possible future results as well from the suspension of the law. For this investigation the appreciations from companies involved in the agricultural and flower sector where taken in to account and the study was concentrated merely on roses. For this revision besides considering the impact of the ATPDEA, the destination of the Ecuadorian roses, among other aspects, an analysis was made also on the competition of the roses commercialized from Ecuador and Colombia to the north American market, measuring the comparative affects that this changes could produce on the long term in relation to the current exporting market as well as other markets to stylish the impact of this decision.