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Cover Primary Commodities
Primary Commodities
Market Developments and Outlook
International Monetary Fund

Abstract

This study prepared by the Commodities Division of the Research Department reviews and analyzes the developments in commodity markets.

Keywords:
WEFS; price; index; commodity; food; food commodity; commodity coverage; INRA buffer stock manager; world cotton production; world consumption; Agricultural commodities; Consumption; Commodity prices; Stocks; Global; West Africa; Central America; North America; Western Europe; Asia and Pacific
Cover IMF Working Papers
The Impact of Agricultural Support Policies in the United States and Other Major Countries: A Survey
International Monetary Fund
This paper examines the recent difficulties experienced in U.S. agriculture, and discusses the role played by government policies, in particular reviewing recent developments in those policies. Studies of the extent and costs of agricultural protection in the United States and other major countries are surveyed and possible effects of multilateral reform of agricultural policies are discussed.
Keywords:
WP; commodity price; country grouping; repayment rate; market price; OECD commodity average; price support; U.S. dollar; welfare cost; support price; trade liberalization; liberalization commodity; exchange value; Agricultural commodities; Agricultural policy; Agricultural sector; Agricultural exports; Europe; Global
Cover Developments in International Trade Policy
Developments in International Trade Policy
Ms. Naheed Kirmani, Mr. Lorenzo L. Pérez, Mr. Shailendra J. Anjaria, and Mr. Zubair Iqbal

Abstract

This paper contains further work by the Fund staff on trade issues and developments following the pattern of the surveys prepared in 1978 and 1981, mainly focusing on commercial policies of the major trading nations. It also includes a discussion of agricultural protection and issues relating to international trade in agricultural products.

Keywords:
OP; country; trade; export; GATT; subsidy; trading nation; world export; structural adjustment; industrializing country; GATT rule; performance requirement; exports of manufacture; Imports; Agricultural commodities; Exports; Import quotas; Trade barriers; Global; Australia and New Zealand; North America; Eastern Europe