COMMODITIES AND TRADE DIVISION
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED
NATIONS
Rome, 2002
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OFFICERS OF THE COMMODITIES AND TRADE DIVISION
The global economic background
Agricultural export earnings and food import bills
Box: The Implications of the Fourth WTO Ministerial Conference for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
PART II. REVIEW OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY MARKETS
Coffee
Cocoa
Tea
Sugar
Bananas
Tropical fruits
Fresh Citrus
Citrus juicesOilseeds, oils and fats, cakes and meals
Livestock productsCotton
Jute, kenaf and allied fibres
Hard fibres
Natural rubber
Hides and skins
PART III. ISSUES IN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY MARKETS
Price developments for basic food commodities
Oil prices and agricultural commodity prices
Tariff peaks in agricultural markets and tariff cutting formulae
Recent trends in deficits and surpluses in basic food commodities in Africa
Impact of the Uruguay Round Agreements of relevance to the agricultural sector: Winners and losers