Competitiveness analysis of alfalfa international trade in China

As the biggest alfalfa consumption and trade country, the trade pattern and international competitiveness has experienced significant changes in China. The purpose of the study is to make a comparison of the international competitiveness of alfalfa trade among China, the US and Australia. The paper used three indexes including international market share, revealed comparative advantage index and trade competitiveness index to evaluate competitiveness based on the international trade data from 1994 to 2014. Results revealed the development tendency of trade competitiveness of China alfalfa forage products, and policy suggestions were promoted to increase the competitiveness.