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This study aims to observe com• petitiveness of agro industry products of West Sumatra in facing ASEAN Eco• nomic Community (AEC) 2015. Using detailed agroindustry's trade flows over the period 2008-2012 and, several trade competitivenessindexesbased on RCA, Normalized RCA, Trade Entropy Index (TEI). It reveals that the product of ani• mal and vegetablesoils and fatsof West Sumatra is relatively competitive com• pare to other product. The agro indus• try products that related to product of animal and vegetables oils and fats are palm oil, palm fruit bunch, and other fatty acids. Palm oil (SITC 422.21) and palm fruitbunch (SITC422.29) has been the main export commodities of West Sumatra period 2008-2012. These re• sults imply that the local government of West Sumatra should evaluate the road map of main product of West Sumatra by considering palm oil and palm fruit bunch as main product of WestSumatraand by strengthening co• operation with Riau province on palm oil production. |
