摘要:Owing to their eradication of foot-and-mouth disease Argentina and Uruguay haverecently been granted access to the fresh beef markets of the United States andCanada. This raises the prospect of Latin American suppliers gaining access toother Paci¢c Rim markets, and of increasing the integration of the Paci¢c and non-Paci¢c beef markets. A two-commodity spatial equilibrium model is constructedfor the base year 1995. Projections are then made for the year 2001 under variouspolicy and other scenarios. In some instances, major changes in trade patterns mayresult.