Global Agriculture

In: Agriculture Issues and Policies

Abstract

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- USDA Agricultural Projections to 2020( -- Abstract -- Introduction and Projections Overview -- Key Assumptions and Implications -- Major Assumptions Underlying the Projections and Selected Implications Include -- Economic Growth -- Population -- The Value of the U.S. Dollar -- Oil Prices -- U.S. Agricultural Policy -- U.S. Biofuels -- Livestock and Meat Trade -- International Policy -- International Biofuels -- Prices -- Macroeconomic Assumptions -- Agricultural Implications -- Agricultural Trade -- Historical Background for Trade Projections -- Trade Projections Overview -- U.S. Crops -- U.S. Livestock -- U.S. Agricultural Sector Aggregate Indicators -- Farm Income, U.S. Trade Value, Food Prices, and Food Expenditures -- U.S. Agricultural Trade: Trends, Composition, Direction, and Policy( -- U.S. Agricultural Exports, Imports, and Trade Balance -- Shares of U.S. Crop Production Exported: Selected Commodities -- Shares of U.S. Livestock Products Exported: Selected Commodities -- Composition of U.S. Agricultural Exports: Major Commodity Components -- Composition of U.S. Agricultural Exports: Bulk, Consumer-Ready, and Intermediate Product Exports -- Major Country Markets for U.S. Agricultural Exports -- World Export Market Shares: Crops -- World Market Shares: Livestock and Dairy -- World Market Shares: Sugar -- Major U.S. Agricultural Imports -- U.S. Agricultural Imports by Country of Origin -- Regional Market Growth in U.S. Agricultural Exports -- Growth in U.S. Agricultural Exports to Asian Markets -- Growth in Agricultural Exports to North and South America -- U.S. Agricultural and Trade Policies -- Domestic Support -- Trade Measures -- Food Aid -- End Notes -- Index