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The Market and Trade Economics Division conducts economic research
and analysis on U.S. and global economic and policy
factors affecting the structure and performance
of agricultural markets and trade. The Division
monitors market indicators; provides mid- to long-term
forecasts of agricultural market conditions; and
assesses the technological, economic, policy, and
institutional forces that influence U.S. and world
agricultural markets. With strong country/regional
and commodity market expertise, the research program
provides science-based knowledge and analytic expertise
for informed public policy and program decisions.
Specific research topics include:
- Analyzing and managing farm risk
- Developing conceptual and empirical economic frameworks to analyze the "unfinished business" and "new" issues for agriculture in the World Trade Organization
- Assessing field crop biotechnology and implications for market structure, pricing, and trade
- Quantifying economic implications of regional market integration
- Examining economic implications of industrialization and concentration in agriculture
- Reassessing global macroeconomic linkages to U.S. agriculture
- Enhancing capacity for commodity price forecasting and projections
Market and Trade Economics Division staff work in the following specialty areas:
- Commodity and food markets
- International economics
- Market structure and pricing
- Production economics
- Comparative economic systems
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