The 2013 Import and Export Market for Fresh or Dried Arrowroot, Salep, Jerusalem Artichokes, Sweet Potatoes, and Other Roots and Tubers with High Starch or Inulin in Spain

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on fresh or dried arrowroot, salep, jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes, and other roots and tubers with high starch or inulin in Spain face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying fresh or dried arrowroot, salep, jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes, and other roots and tubers with high starch or inulin to Spain? How important is Spain compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of fresh or dried arrowroot, salep, jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes, and other roots and tubers with high starch or inulin vary from one country of origin to another in Spain? On the supply side, Spain also exports fresh or dried arrowroot, salep, jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes, and other roots and tubers with high starch or inulin. Which countries receive the most exports from Spain? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers?

This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for fresh or dried arrowroot, salep, jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes, and other roots and tubers with high starch or inulin in Spain. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for fresh or dried arrowroot, salep, jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes, and other roots and tubers with high starch or inulin for those countries serving Spain via exports, or supplying from Spain via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models.

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