Agricultural commodity markets have not become 'thinner', OECD study finds

08-févr.-2012

Market thinness, where there are few buying or selling offers, can contribute to price volatility. Contrary to general assumptions, agricultural commodity markets have not become 'thinner', according to this study of trade in selected commodities from 1970 to 2010.

International agreements for commodity price stabilisation assessed

14-déc.-2011

Low stocks to use ratios of recent years were one of a number of contributory factors to the grain price spike in 2007-08. However, the experience with past international commodity agreements (ICAs) with price band provisions and stockholding obligations suggests that they had only limited success in reducing the volatility of the prices they set out to stabilise, as well as being prone to many other operational problems.

Emerging economies increase their trade in processed agricultural products

01-juin-2011

Trade in processed agricultural products, such as chocolates, steaks or wines, between emerging economies grew by 11.6% per year between 1995 and 2008, a new OECD study shows. Exports of these products from emerging to high-income countries also increased. However, trade in these products is still dominated by high-income countries.

Regional trade agreements are addressing agricultural trade tariffs

04-mai-2011

South-South and Latin American regional trade agreements (RTAs) have progressed most in eliminating agricultural trade tariffs, according to this study of over 50 RTAs. However, traditionally sensitive sectors such as dairy, meat, sugar and cereals are still often protected by exemptions such as tariff rate quotas (TRQs).

Demand Growth in Developing Countries

31-août-2010

This report looks at how growth in demand for agricultural products has evolved in developing and emerging economies, notably Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia and China (the so-called BRIIC countries).

The trade and trade policy implications of different policy responses to societal concerns

24-août-2009

Societal concerns as they pertain to farming activities play an important role today in the development of national policies. How such concerns are perceived varies from one society to another as do the policy responses (economic instruments and regulations) that governments put in place.

Conference on the Food Economy: Global Issues and Challenges

06-juil.-2007

On 18-19 October 2007 the OECD Directorate of Trade and Agriculture, the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and the Dutch Agricultural Economics Research Institute (LEI - Wageningen UR) organise the 2nd Conference on the policy and research agenda of the future food supply chain, in The Hague, The Netherlands

La croissance de la demande de biocarburants alimente la hausse des prix agricoles, indique le rapport conjoint de l’OCDE et de la FAO

04-juil.-2007

La progression de la demande de biocarburants entraîne une mutation radicale des marchés agricoles susceptible d’induire une hausse des prix mondiaux de nombreux produits agricoles, avertit un nouveau rapport publié par l’OCDE et l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture (FAO).

Le soutien à l’agriculture est peu élevé sur les principaux marchés émergents, mais les pressions protectionnistes s’amplifient - rapport de l’OCDE

15-mars-2007

Le soutien public à l'agriculture est sensiblement plus faible dans les grands pays émergents qu'en moyenne dans les pays développés de la zone de l'OCDE, il progresse néanmoins porté par la pression grandissante pour la protection des agriculteurs dans un marché mondial de plus en plus compétitif. Tel est le constat d'un nouveau rapport de l'OCDE.

Les pays en développement joueront un rôle déterminant dans l’évolution des échanges agricoles mondiaux, tel est le constat du rapport conjoint de l’OCDE et de la FAO

La production et la consommation de produits agricoles augmentent plus rapidement dans les pays en développement que dans les économies développées. Cependant, comme l’indique un nouveau rapport conjoint de l’OCDE et de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture, dans les pays les plus pauvres, l’amélioration de la productivité n’est pas suffisante pour répondre aux besoins alimentaires de populations en pleine croissance.