Production Resources and Competitive Position of Food Industry in EU Countries

Research problem presented in the article was about interaction between production resources of food industry in EU countries and the level of their competitiveness. Production resources was evaluated on the basis of number of subjects and hired people in food industry enterprises. The measurement of effectiveness of their usage was made by productivity indexes. The competitive position was evaluated on the basis on evaluation of resulting measures of foreign trade situation, which is relative share in export of one's country food producers among other countries in EU market. There were no statistical dependences between measurements of production potential and its competitive position of food industry stated. Comparison of classification of EU countries among the indicators allowed to form conclusions about dependence between analyzed factors. The biggest impact on the share of export market within food products, has effectiveness of usage of labor factor. The level of this indicator along with low production potential within food industry of evaluated countries, causes that their share in export market is rather irrelevant.