| Prepared by the Commodities and Trade Divisionas a background document for the Consultation on Agricultural Commodity Price Problems25-26 March 2002 Rome | |
| Agricultural Commodities: Profiles and Relevant WTO Negotiations Issues |
| This report aims at providing a handy reference for those interested in basic facts concerning agricultural commodities. It draws on material presented by the Commodities and Trade Division at the Consultation on Commodity Price Problems 25-26 March 2002 the proceedings of which have been issued separately. The following report is divided into two parts. The first presents brief profiles for each of the major traded agricultural commodities. They provide a convenient summary of the most important economic and market characteristics of each commodity. And the second part provides brief assessments for sixteen commodities or commodity groups of the status of implementation of various policy measures disciplined under the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture and of issues arising in the new round of multi-lateral trade negotiations. |
Author: Commodities and Trade Division of FAO
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Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Year: 2003
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| Keywords: Policy , Economics . |
| Type of document: Background Document | Language: English |