Price and Trade Dynamics in Agricultural Commodity Markets
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Economics, Policies and Rural Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 479
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agricultural economics; market integration; vertical and horizontal price transmission; agricultural policy; international trade; commodity markets
Interests: agricultural economics; international economics; international trade and trade policy; foreign direct investment; international competitiveness; regional integration; agricultural policy; agricultural markets; food industry; food security; general and partial equilibrium modeling
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Interests: time series analysis; commodity prices; commodity markets financialization; Dutch disease; price volatility and risk management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Well-functioning, integrated, and competitive agri-food commodity markets are key to promoting the efficient allocation and distribution of resources and goods. The level of prices and trade opportunities conditions the decisions of producers and consumers. High volatility in agricultural trade and prices is observed in the era of globalisation, climate change, and political turmoil, hindering rational decisions. Therefore, the dynamics of these phenomena and the economic effects of ongoing changes require continuous observations and research.
This Special Issue will promote a deeper understanding of price changes, trade dynamics in agri-food products, and their causes and effects. The recent events that we have witnessed require deep analyses from different perspectives. We believe that the research conducted and published here will not only be of great importance from a cognitive point of view but will also help experts to formulate practical recommendations for economic policy.
Original research papers, including theoretical elaborations, methodology studies, and empirical analyses concerning the price and trade dynamics, are welcome. In particular, studies employing various quantitative methods are desired. Literature review papers are also encouraged in these areas. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Agricultural commodity markets research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Vertical and horizontal price transmission;
- Price volatility and price risk;
- Price discovery in futures and spot markets;
- The dynamics of international trade;
- Drivers of prices and trade over time;
- Impact of policies and/or external shocks/events on price and trade fluctuations;
- Novel methods for and methodology studies on price and trade dynamics.
Dr. Mariusz Hamulczuk
Prof. Dr. Karolina Pawlak
Dr. Katarzyna Czech
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- commodity market
- agri-food sector
- agri-food prices
- price forecasting
- price volatility
- futures markets
- market integration
- price transmission
- price and trade modelling
- impact assessment
- international trade
- trade policy
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