Competitive Analysis: Chicken Meat Sector in Brazil and Turkey

The purpose of this study is to investigate the competitiveness of the Turkey and Brazil poultry meat sectoring the international arena. The study used annual data from 2010-2014. The Comparative Advantage Index (RCA) for poultry meat sector is calculated using the Balassan Index approach. According to the results obtained Brazil has a higher comparative advantage in poultry meat production than Turkey. However, it is observed that while the RCA index values of Turkey are steadily increasing in trends over the years, Brazil values are decreasing particularly between 2011 and 2013.