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The purpose of this research is to estimate the trade creation and diversion effects of special preferential treatment for the least developed countries which was modified in 2007. This research uses a gravity model and disaggregated data of agricultural and food imports to estimate these effects. The findings support trade creation and diversion in agricultural and food imports, and suggest heterogeneous effects on each product in both sectors.