Price volatility in agricultural markets (2000-2010): implications for Latin America and policy options

The Outlook for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Americas: A Perspective on Latin America and the Caribbean

Contents

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
I. PRICE INCREASES ANDVOLATILITY, IN PERSPECTIVE
II. RECENT EVIDENCE OF VOLATILITY IN AGRICULTURAL PRICES AND POSSIBLE CAUSES
III. A LOOK AT THE IMPACT OF VOLATILITY IN AGRICULTURAL PRICES
IV. EMERGENCY POLICIES AND THE NEED TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM STRATEGIES TO COPE WITH VOLATILITY
STATISTICAL ANNEX
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