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The International Grain Trade

  • 2nd Edition
  • May 31, 1995
  • Michael Atkin
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 8 4 5 6 9 - 2 8 2 - 7
Grain is one of the world's most important staple commodities and one of the most hotly contested. With ever present malnutrition and starvation in many regions contrasting with huge agricultural surpluses in richer areas, it comes as no surprise that grain features highly in both human welfare and global trading issues.In the second edition of this book, Michael Atkin examines the political and economic dynamics of the international trade, explaining to the reader how the industry works and producing an understanding of the many ironies that are apparent in the trade of this vital commodity. This edition also takes into account a number of recent developments that have affected, or promise to affect, the grain trade such as the collapse of the USSR and the completion of the Uruguay Round at GATT.The book introduces the grain market to those who have not yet made its acquaintance and makes an excellent quick reference source for the better informed, providing a comprehensive insider's view of the trade.The international grain trade is an essential desk top reference to every aspect of the market for producers, traders, brokers, institutional investors and students.

Rise and Demise of Commodity Agreements

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 1995
  • Marcelo Raffaelli
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 8 4 5 6 9 - 9 1 3 - 0
A detailed examination is provided of the circumstances which led to the negotiation of each of the international commodity agreements with economic provision included since the end of World War II. How such agreements operated and the causes for difficulties in their implementation and the reasons for their failure is also discussed. It concentrates on four specific agreements; cocoa, coffee, sugar and tin; and as a contrast to these commodities a chapter is dedicated to OPEC. Written by an insider who was actually present at the 'creation', a first-hand view is given of how commodity agreements are actually arrived at during the course of negotiation and implementation.

Agricultural Household Modelling and Family Economics

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 10
  • December 7, 1994
  • F. Caillavet + 2 more
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 9 9 5 4 - 4
Agricultural households, both in the European Union and world-wide, have experienced important changes during the last three decades. This book covers recent advances both in family economics and in modelling the relationship between the farm-household and the farm-firm. Both theoretical and empirical aspects of Agricultural Household Modelling and Family Economics are also discussed, providing a timely contribution to research in this area.

Agricultural Futures and Options

  • 1st Edition
  • January 1, 1992
  • Richard Duncan
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 7 8 2 4 2 - 0 0 3 - 3
Agricultural futures and options has been written for the potential and actual users of agricultural futures markets but should also provide a useful introduction to the more academic students of the subject.Divided into three parts, the first examines the North American markets with chapters on Chicago, definitions, hedgers, commodity trading advisors, options, New York and the Winnipeg community.Part 2's study of the European markets looks at soft commodities and the London Fox, the London Grain Futures Market, meat futures, potato futures and soya bean meal futures.Investing and investor protection is the subject of part 3. Guidelines are provided for opening and servicing an account and a further chapter deals with regulation.