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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.

OECD Tractor Codes 2012

01-févr.-2012

The OECD Standard Codes for the Official Testing of Tractors - 2012 edition  is now available on our website.

Seed Schemes: List of Varieties - Online Versions

19-janv.-2012

The Online Versions of the OECD List of Varieties eligible for Seed Certification are currently available on the Seed Schemes website.

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.

Systèmes des semences - l'édition juillet 2011 de la Liste des variétés est disponible

02-août-2011

L'édition juillet 2011 de la Liste de l'OCDE des variétés admises à la certification des semences est disponible sur notre site internet (document bilingue français/anglais).

Volatilité des prix alimentaires et agricoles : Messages africains adressés au G20

24-juin-2011

À la veille de la Réunion des Ministres de l'agriculture du G20, le Club du Sahel et de l’Afrique de l’Ouest / OCDE a organisé une conférence sur l’impact de la volatilité des prix sur les économies africaines. Cette conférence, qui s’est inscrite dans une démarche plus large d’ouverture de la réflexion du G20 à l’Afrique, était l’occasion  pour des  représentants gouvernementaux et autres experts de s’exprimer sur les solutions pratiques et les options politiques adaptées au contexte africain face à la volatilité des prix alimentaires.

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.




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