Slovak Agri-trade Competitiveness

This article aims to determine the competitiveness of Slovak agri-food products. The article applied a comparative advantage (RCA) index and Lafay Index (LFI). The monitoring period was from 2011 to 2020. The Slovak Republic has long been competitive in trade in live animals, cereals, and oilseeds. Of food products, we are only competitive in sugar and confectionery, milk products and malt, as well as in milk and dairy products and cocoa products. Exports are dominated by lower value-added products, with higher value-added products predominating on the import side. This is ultimately reflected in the ever-deepening passive trade balance of the Slovak Republic in trade in agricultural and food products. Slovakia has a trade structure oriented on trade flows of old EU members. These interpretations provide policymakers with information on Agri-trade competitiveness.