AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF IMPORTANT FACTORS AFFECTING TABLE EGGS CONSUMPTION IN IRAQ FOR THE PERIOD 1980-2002

Hussein Ali, Suad

	AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF IMPORTANT FACTORS AFFECTING TABLE EGGS CONSUMPTION IN IRAQ FOR THE PERIOD 1980-2002
The Iraqi Journal of Agricultural Science
Article 1, Volume 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1-8
Author
Suad Hussein Ali
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to analyse the important factors affecting table eggs consumption in Iraq for the period 1980-2002. This aim could be achieved through estimating an individual demand function and then calculating demand elasticities, and also estimating the annual rates of growth in production for two periods 1980-1989 and 1990-2002. The rate of growth was 5.5% during the first period whereas became -6.3% during the second period . On the other hand, the population growth rate was very close during the two periods as it was 3% during the first period and became 2.8% during the second period .The rate of growth in per capita demand from eggs was 2.5% during the first period which was compatible with population growth rats while the rate of growth in per capita demand increased during the second period substantially as it became 9% due to rehabilitation programme in poultry sector in 1998. The annual rate of growth in per capita income took the same direction of the rate of growth in eggs demand as it was 1.1% during the first period and became 6.3% during the second period. This paper arrived at some recommendations including the support for production inputs and to encourage investors to invest in this sector to increase the supply of this commodity which would affect on price decrease and consequently demand increase.

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