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FAO Commodity and Trade Policy Research Working Paper Series No. 54

Year of publication 2017

Pages 34 p.

Author Pedro Sousa, EST

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-109809-7

Series title FAO Commodity and Trade Policy Research Working Paper

Series number No. 54

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This research paper looks at the crisis in international agricultural markets during the last decade and draws out some lessons. Although crop prices continue to be volatile, the bout of high prices/high volatility ended by 2015. The initial rapid rise of prices was not predicted, and surprised both market players and the international community more broadly. Considerable policy attention was focused on the crisis – by the UN broadly, by FAO and its members, by G20 heads, agricultural groups, an d national governments.

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