Impacto del Mercado Doméstico sobre las Exportaciones Lácteas Santafesinas - Local market impact on Santa Fe dairy exports

Santa Fe dairy exports have had an upward trend over the pastten years, with a good competitive performance in the international market. However, the domestic market prevails asdestination of dairy production in manufacturers´ supply decisions. The present paper investigates the impact of thedomestic market in the supply of dairy exports, estimating prices and output elasticities. The results show that exported output is elastic to the changes in the domestic market and respect to the availability of raw milk production, and inelastic to international and domestic prices.