1st Edition

Agricultural and Mineral Commodities Year Book

By Europa Publications Copyright 2002

    An in-depth survey of the major commodities of the world
    * Profiles each commodity in detail
    * Provides in-depth statistics on production
    * Includes an invaluable directory
    Contents:
    * Introductory essays
    * Covers all major agricultural and mineral products including aluminium, coal, cotton, nickel, petroleum, bananas, rice, rubber, tea, coffee, tobacco, wheat, natural gas, soybeans, zinc, lead and phosphates
    * Each commodity is profiled in detail with information on physical appearance, history, uses, major markets, trends in demand, major importers and exporters
    * Statistical details of recent levels of production at a global and individual country level
    * Recent trends in prices with indexes of export prices
    * A directory of organizations concerned with commodities.

    Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 Agricultural Commodity Trade in International Relations; Chapter 2 Developments in World Mineral and Energy Markets, PAUL CROMPTON; Chapter 3 Food Security and the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, A. GANESH-KUMAR; Part 2 Commodity Surveys; Chapter 4 Aluminium and Bauxite; Chapter 5 Banana; Chapter 6 Barley; Chapter 7 Cassava; Chapter 8 Chromium; Chapter 9 Coal; Chapter 10 Cobalt; Chapter 11 Cocoa; Chapter 12 Coconut; Chapter 13 Coffee; Chapter 14 Copper; Chapter 15 Cotton; Chapter 16 Diamonds; Chapter 17 Gold; Chapter 18 Groundnut; Chapter 19 Iron Ore; Chapter 20 Jute; Chapter 21 Lead; Chapter 22 Maize; Chapter 23 Manganese; Chapter 24 Millet and Sorghum; Chapter 25 Natural Gas; Chapter 26 Nickel; Chapter 27 Oil Palm; Chapter 28 Petroleum; Chapter 29 Phosphates; Chapter 30 Platinum; Chapter 31 Rice; Chapter 32 Rubber; Chapter 33 Silver; Chapter 34 Sisal; Chapter 35 Soybeans; Chapter 36 Sugar; Chapter 37 Tea; Chapter 38 Tin; Chapter 39 Tobacco; Chapter 40 Uranium; Chapter 41 Wheat; Chapter 42 Wool; Chapter 43 Zinc; Part 3 Major Commodity Organizations; Chapter 44 Major Commodity Organizations;

    Biography

    David Lea