OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2014

This twentieth edition of the Agricultural Outlook, and the tenth prepared jointly with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), provides market projections to 2023 for major agricultural commodities, biofuels and fish across 41 countries and 12 regions: OECD member countries (European Union as a region), key non-OECD agricultural producers (such as India, China, Brazil, Russian Federation and Argentina) and groups of smaller non-OECD economies in a more aggregated form. This edition includes a special focus on India.

Contents:

+ Acronyms and abbreviations

+ Executive summary

+ Chapter 1. Overview of the OECD-FAO Outlook 2014-2023
-Introduction
-The setting: Turbulent agricultural markets at the start of the outlook period
-Consumption: Global consumption continues to increase but at a slower rate
-Production: The developing world remains the epicentre of most agricultural production growth
-Trade: The Americas dominate exports, while China drives import growth in Asia
-Prices: Global supply and demand projections point to slowly declining real prices
-Uncertainty analysis
-References

+ Chapter 2. Feeding India: prospects and challenges in the next decade
-Introduction
-The performance of India’s agriculture
-Progress, but a large food insecurity problem remains
-India’s agricultural resources are large
-Productivity growth has been key to increased production
-India’s trade surplus in agricultural commodities continues to grow
-Agricultural policy
-The outlook for India’s agricultural sector
-The commodity outlook for India, 2014-23
-Risks and uncertainties
-Conclusions
-References

+ Chapter 3. Biofuels
-Market situation
-Projection highlights
-Market trends and prospects
-Main issues and uncertainties

+ Chapter 4. Cereals
-Market situation
-Projection highlights
-Market trends and prospects
-Main issues and uncertainties
-References

+ Chapter 5. Oilseeds and oilseed products
-Market situation
-Projection highlights
-Market trends and prospects
-Main issues and uncertainties
-Reference

+ Chapter 6. Sugar
-Market situation
-Projection highlights
-Market trends and prospects
-Main issues and uncertainties

+ Chapter 7. Meat
-Market situation
-Projection highlights
-Market trends and prospects
-Main issues and uncertainties
-References

+ Chapter 8. Fish and seafood
-Market situation
-Projection highlights
-Market trends and prospects
-Main issues and uncertainties
-References

+ Chapter 9. Dairy
-Market situation
-Projection highlights
-Market trends and prospects
-Main issues and uncertainties
-Reference

+ Chapter 10. Cotton
-Market situation
-Projection highlights
-Market trends and prospects
-Main issues and uncertainties

+ Glossary of terms

+ Methodology

+ Statistical Annex

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