The 2013 Import and Export Market for Bran, Sharps, and Other Residues Derived from Sifting, Milling or Other Working of Cereals or of Leguminous Plants in Belgium

On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on bran, sharps, and other residues derived from sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants in Belgium face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying bran, sharps, and other residues derived from sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants to Belgium? How important is Belgium compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of bran, sharps, and other residues derived from sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants vary from one country of origin to another in Belgium? On the supply side, Belgium also exports bran, sharps, and other residues derived from sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants. Which countries receive the most exports from Belgium? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for bran, sharps, and other residues derived from sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants in Belgium. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for bran, sharps, and other residues derived from sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants for those countries serving Belgium via exports, or supplying from Belgium via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where Belgium fits