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OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2008-2017
HIGHLIGHTS

• The Outlook in Brief • Chapter 1. Overview • Chapter 2. Are High Prices here to Stay? • Annex A. Statistical Tables

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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

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Foreword

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his is the fourth time that the Agricultural Outlook report hasbeen prepared jointly by the

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. The report draws on the commodity, policy and country expertise of both Organisations in providing a longer-term assessment of future prospects in the major world agricultural commodity markets. The report is published annually, aspart of a continuing effort to promote informed discussion of emerging market and policy issues. This edition of the Agricultural Outlook offers an assessment of agricultural markets covering cereals, oilseeds, sugar, meats, milk and dairy products over the period 2008 to 2017. For the first time, it also includes an analysis of and projections for global biofuel markets for bioethanol and...