The international sugar trade. (1996)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: A.C. Hannah, Donald Spence.
• Other Names: Hannah, A. C; Spence, Donald; International Sugar Organization.
• Contents: Front Cover; The International Sugar Trade; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; PART I: Origins, background and production; Chapter 1. A brief history; Production; Consumption; Trade; Chapter 2. Cultivation; Cane; Beet; Processing; Refining; Chapter 3. Sugar in its political and sociological context; More than just a sweetener; Sugar and international politics; PART II: The world sugar economy today; Chapter 4. National policies; Why national policies have evolved; National policies in some important countries; Sugar and the Uruguay Round agreement on agriculture. Chapter 5. SupplyWorld production; Developments in world production: global production trends; Production trends by country; Chapter 6. Demand; An important source of energy; Current consumption patterns; Per capita consumption patterns; Global consumption trends; Consumption trends by country; Chapter 7. Exporters and importers; Exports; Imports; Developments in the trade since 1955; Conclusions; Chapter 8. Substitute products; Alternative sweeteners; Consumption trends; Sugar and health; PART III: The trade; Chapter 9. Trends in the world trade; Factors contributing to volatility. Structure of the world market -- evolutionConclusion; Chapter 10. Trends in world prices; Price volatility characteristics; Deflated prices; Prices and stocks; Chapter 11. Futures markets; History; Current contracts; The New York market; Other markets; Options; Uses of the futures markets; Speculation; Forecasting techniques; Regulation; PART IV: The future; Chapter 12. Key issues for the future; Structural change; The break-up of the USSR; Enlargement of the EU; Other key players; White versus raw sugar; Alternative sweeteners; Vertical diversification; Diversified end-uses. APPENDIX I: Sugar and the environmentAPPENDIX II: Sugar and health; APPENDIX III: The Brazilian alcohol programme; APPENDIX IV: International sugar agreements; APPENDIX V: World sugar situation 1955-94; References; Index.
• Publisher Details: Cambridge, England : Woodhead Pub. Ltd
• Publication Date: 1996
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 246 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 382/.4136; Sugar trade; Sugar trade -- Government policy; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Exports & Imports; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- General; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- Marketing; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Trade & Tariffs; Sugar trade; Sugar trade -- Government policy; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781845699192
• Related ISBNs: 184569919X; 1855730693; 9781855730694
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-243) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.