U.S. Foreign Direct Investment in the Western Hemisphere Processed Food Industry

dc.creatorBolling, H. Christine
dc.creatorNeff, Steven
dc.creatorHandy, Charles R.
dc.date2017-04-01T13:44:29Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-09T04:22:29Z
dc.descriptionForeign direct investment (FDI) has become the leading means for U.S. processed food companies to participate in international markets. Affiliates of U.S.-owned food processing companies had $30 billion in sales throughout the Western Hemisphere in 1995, nearly 4 times the level of processed food exports. This report puts U.S. foreign direct investment and trade in processed foods to the region into global perspective, and finds evidence that, in the aggregate for the 1990's, trade and FDI are complementary--not competitive--means of accessing international food markets. Incomes have grown sufficiently in most countries to support growth in affiliate sales and U.S. exports, indicating a strong demand for a wide variety of processed foods.
dc.identifierdoi:10.22004/ag.econ.34017
dc.identifierhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/34017/files/ae980760.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/34017
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/548959
dc.languageeng
dc.publisher
dc.sourcehttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/34017
dc.titleU.S. Foreign Direct Investment in the Western Hemisphere Processed Food Industry
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