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Price Volatility in Agricultural Markets

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Publication date
14/12/2010
Number of Pages
2
Language:
English
Type of Publication:
Working Papers & Briefs
Focus Region:
Global
Focus Topic:
Market / Trade
Type of Risk:
Market-related
Type of Risk Managment Option:
Risk assessment
Commodity:
Crops
Author
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Organization
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Recent bouts of extreme price volatility in global agricultural markets portend rising and more frequent threats to world food security. To reduce countries’ vulnerability, policies should improve market functioning and equip countries to better cope with the adverse effects of extreme volatility.