The negotiations on a deep and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) between Ukraine and the EU are currently in process. Such a FTA can be expected to imply opportunities as well as challenges for agricultural markets. This paper provides a model-based quantitative assessment of the...

Projections on the development of agricultural commodity markets underlie a given set ofassumptions on economic growth. However, recent economic and financial crisis, as well assigns of quicker recovery in emerging economies, increase uncertainty in the forecasts ofmacroeconomic developments....

The Renewable Energy Directive (2009/28/EC) requires that 20% of the EU's energy needs should come from renewable sources by 2020, and includes a target for the transport sector of 10% from biofuels. This report analyses and discusses the global impacts of this biofuel target on agricultural...

Ukraine and the EU are currently negotiating a deep and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA). Such a FTA can be expected to comprise opportunities as well as challenges for both the EU and Ukraine and to have an impact on agricultural markets. This article provides a model-based quantitative...

This report contains a summary and the presentations of the expert workshop 'Commodity Market Development in Europe – Outlook', held in October 2010 in Brussels. The workshop was held in order to present and discuss the preliminary results of the European Commission's outlook on EU...

In this study the case of olive oil imports of Germany is examined since olive oil is a traditional Mediterranean commodity and Germany is the biggest importer in the EU. A gravity model has been employed so as to analyse those factors that explain the German imports of olive oil that were...