in some areas. Like several countries in Africa and elsewhere, the two countries have developed and used Strategic Grain … food security situation, strategic grain reserve operations and management in relation to food emergencies, and … recommendations to enhance the strategic grain management; and Part 4 presents the conclusion …

—continued in 2015Q1 (Figure 1). Energy, metals, and agricultural prices were down 28, 11, and 5 percent, respectively, from the … January, April, July, and October. It provides detailed market analysis for major commodity groups, including energy, metals …

, drought events, and grain production in the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Kazakhstan (RUK) region, which accounts for more … utilized to gain a better understanding of (a) the potential impact on grain production of droughts linked to the El Nino …/La Nina phenomenon in RUK, (b) RUK governments' policy response to those events and how domestic and regional grain markets …

The objective of this study is to provide an updated overview on the performance of cereal markets in Ethiopia …, it aims to inform the government about incentives concerning grain storage before the GoE makes more public investments … understanding of cereal market performance, including the constraints for private sector investment in storage facilities. Further …

in the early 2000s). Between July 2008 and February 2009, prices of energy declined by two-thirds while those of metals … by 42 percent. The troughs in energy and non-energy indices broadly coincided with troughs in global economic activity …

external imbalances. Rising food and energy prices have eroded household purchasing power. International oil price increases …

. Further large flows in March and April into liquid Indonesian financial assets reversed during the volatility in global … volatility in global financial conditions and uncertain developed economy outlook has increased the near term downside risks to …