Agricultural Trade Battered by Economy
08/27/2009 -
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) released a new report, “What the 2008/2009 World Economic Crisis Means for Global Agricultural Trade,” which reveals that the global economic crisis that started in late 2008 has led to a sharp curtailment of international trade, including a short-term decline in the value of global agricultural trade of around 20 percent.
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