search our site     home > key topics   international agriculture International markets absorb a large share of U.S. agricultural output and supply many food and fiber products to U.S. consumers. ERS specialists provide wide-ranging research and analysis on production, consumption, and trade of key agricultural commodities and on agricultural policies of countries and regions important to U.S. agriculture, as well as on international trade agreements and food security issues. related subtopics - provide a listing of resources related to subtopics of international agriculture. Africa & Middle East Argentina Australia Brazil Canada China East & Southeast Asia Eastern Europe European Union Global Food Security Hungary India International Baseline Projections Japan Korea Mexico Newly Independent States North America & Caribbean Oceania Poland Russia South America South Asia Taiwan Ukraine related briefing rooms - offer an indepth discussion synthesizing ERS research Agricultural Baseline Projections Global Food Security Global Resources and Productivity feature Many factors determine the Structure of the Global Markets for Meat, including the relative availability of resources for raising and processing animals for meat. Countries' preferences for various cuts of meat provide opportunities for international trade. North American Agricultural Market Integration and Its Impact on the Food and Fiber System reviews the increasing integration of agricultural markets in Canada, Mexico, and the United States that has resulted in more efficient use of continental resources. NAFTA, technological change, and fundamental forces of supply and demand have helped bring about a more unified North American agricultural market. web administration: webadmin@ers.usda.gov updated: October 14, 2003  Also at ERS... latest publications (all) • Amber Waves, September 2004 • European Union Adopts Significant Farm Reform • Fifty Years of U.S. Food Aid and Its Role in Reducing World Hunger latest data products (all) • International Macroeconomic Data Set • Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States (FATUS) • Processed Food Export and Import Values. resources • Contact an ERS Expert • Calendar of Releases services • Receive E-mail Updates • E-mail This Page • Translate This Page

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