Market Volatility and Food Production
The food system is one of the economic sectors most sensitive to the potential consequences of price volatility. The expectation is that price volatility will continue for at least the near term. Public and private sector decision makers around the region need the best possible information to address this challenge.
This year’s report analyzes the underlying factors driving volatility; the potential nearterm implications for production agriculture, food security, and the broader food system; and the nature of measures and approaches that governments and the private sector might employ to reduce potential adverse economic impacts.






I understand that there will be an APEC Agriculture Ministers Meeting in Japan next year, maybe this would be a good opportunity for the PFSO group to provide input into APEC discussions on food security? ABAC has issued a report on food security that updates the APEC Food System work. It’s available here: https://www.abaconline.org/v4/download.php?ContentID=2609213
A new publication by Woodrow Wilson Center on the race to the world’s farmland may be of interest:
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/topics/pubs/ASIA_090629_Land%20Grab_rpt.pdf