OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2013-2022 (AGRICULTURE ET ALIMENTATION, ENVIRONNEME)

The nineteenth edition of the Agricultural Outlook, and the ninth prepared jointly with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), provides projections to 2022 for major agricultural commodities, biofuels and fish. Notable in the 2013 report is the inclusion of cotton for the first time and a special feature on China. Higher costs and strong demand are expected to keep commodity prices well above historical averages with a high risk of price volatility given tight stocks, a changeable policy environment and increasing weather-related production risks. China is projected to maintain its self-sufficiency in certain key food commodities while increasing its trade and integration in world agricultural markets. Read more... Annotation. The nineteenth edition of the Agricultural Outlook provides projections to 2022 for the major agricultural commodities and biofuels, as well as for fish and seafood. Prepared jointly with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Agricultural Outlook discusses in detail recent market trends and likely future developments. This report foresees continuing high commodity prices and concerns over food price inflation. It includes a special chapter on China and new coverage of the cotton industry. Projections and past trends are presented in a statistical annex