Key words: price evolution, agricultural products, impact, agriculture, Latin America and the Caribbean. Graph 1. International Prices of Selected Basic Commodities, 2005-2008 (Index 2005=100) 2005 2006 2007 2008 Source: IICA, ...

B. DISCUSSION DOCUMENT 1 / Prospects for agricultural trade and prices 1 / In the of a recession , the rapid decline in the prices for most agricultural commodities since the highs reached in the mid - 1970s appears to be over .

Support prices Efforts have frequently been made to introduce price policies on a sector - by - sector basis , in the form of ... Real agricultural prices depend on exchange - rate policies , trade policies and tax policies , as well as ...

The consequences of this surge in agricultural prices, which it would seem will continue in the medium term, will vary widely for the various interest groups involved in the sector and the various regions of each country.

Price volatility in its agricultural and rural context Uncertainty over prices of raw materials will continue in the coming years • An increase in net imports of agricultural products for human consumption is predicted in developing ...

Price policies account for much of the influence which macroeconomic policy has on agriculture . Real agricultural prices are largely determined by exchange , trade and fiscal policies . All of these should be adjusted to the new ...

Price policies account for much of the influence which macroeconomic policy has on agriculture . Real agricultural prices are largely determined by exchange , trade and fiscal policies . All of these should be adjusted to the new ...

prices had returned to the lower levels of 1990-94 , which were already quite low ( Figure 51 ) . Figure 51. International price index for agricultural products * ( 1994-100 ) The process of integrating the economies of the region into ...