COMMODITY
MARKET REVIEW
2007-2008


FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2008

 

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Contents


Foreword
Introduction

Value chain analysis and market power in commodity processing with application to the cocoa and coffee sectors
Christopher L. Gilbert

Imperfect competition, agriculture and development
Kyle W. Stiegert

Foreign direct investment and agri-food value chains in developing countries: a review of the main issues
Ruth Rama and John Wilkinson

Technical regulations and standards for food exports: trust and the credence goods problem
Nadia Cuffaro and Pascal Liu

The Brazilian orange juice chain
Marcos Fava Neves