Acknowledgements XI

1. Markets at a glance 1−9

Cereals 1

Wheat 2

Coarse grains 3

Rice 4

Oilcrops 5

Sugar 6

Meat and meat products 7

Milk and milk products 8

Fish and other aquatic products 9

2. Market assessments 10−51

Wheat 11

Coarse grains 16

Rice 21

Oilcrops, oils and meals 25

Sugar 31

Meat and meat products 35

Milk and milk products 41

Fish and other aquatic products 47

3. Special features 53−70

Using alternative fuels for international

maritime shipping: implications for Small

Island Developing States 54

Energy market uncertainty and

ethanol–sugar price linkages 59

Annex 63

Fertilizer market update 65

4. Market indicators 71−85

Futures markets 72

Ocean freight rates 76

Food import bill 79

Food price indices 82

5. Statistical appendix 86−123