This book examines the issue of price volatility in agricultural commodities markets and how this phenomenon has evolved in recent years. It helps readers understand this volatility and develop new agricultural policies.

Features chapters written by experts from the European Commission, FAO, USDA, and the World Bank as well as scholars from the European Union and the United States Provides timely analysis of agricultural commodities price volatility and evolution resulting from the recent economic crisis Suggests directions for anticipating price movements and managing their consequences Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras