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Internationalisation of the food industry in the Baltic Region. Tapani Yrjölä Pellervo Economic Research Institute PTT YEMCo Meeting, Gothenburg Nov 24, 2007. Outline. PTT Internationalisation M&A’s Forecasts. Pellervo Economic Research Institute PTT.
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Internationalisation of the food industry in the Baltic Region Tapani Yrjölä Pellervo Economic Research Institute PTT YEMCo Meeting, Gothenburg Nov 24, 2007
Outline • PTT • Internationalisation • M&A’s • Forecasts
Pellervo Economic Research Institute PTT • Non-profit economic research institute • Est. 1979 • Owners: • Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners • Finn COOP Pellervo • Commercial cooperatives • Budget: 1,8 M€ (2007) • 20-22 employees
Pellervo Economic Research Institute PTT • Research focus: • General economics • Public sector • Regional development • Entrepreneurship and cooperative enterprises • Agricultural and food economics • Viability of Finnish agriculture • Competitiveness of Finnish food industry • Forestry economics
PTT ongoing agrifood research projects • Changes in management on Finnish farms • Agricultural trade agreements (TRADEAG) • Financial risks on Finnish farms • Anticipation of future political operational environment of agriculture (MAPTEN)
PTT ongoing agrifood research projects • Effects of choices of technology on costs on cattle farms (TEKNOTILA) • Effects of the removal of milk quotas on EU and Finnish Dairy market • Regional bioenergy potential (BIOREG) • Ex post evaluation of the rural development scheme 2000-2006 • The effects of the market changes on food industry
Distribution of food expenditure in Finland Source: Statistics Finland
Distribution of food expenditure Source: Statistics offices
Value of food exports Source: Statistics offices
Food exports vs. food expenditure Source: Statistics offices
Companies involved in M&A’s Source: Annual reports, D&B