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AGRICULTURE (2)
Some agricultural trade statistics
- An outline of the WTO’s Agriculture Agreement can be found in the section on agriculture in “Understanding the WTO錕?br> (pages 17–19 in the printed version, or here on the WTO website).
- Return to Part 1, the agricultural issues
- See also: some stats for Seattle
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> Background
> Built-in Agenda
> The WTO agreements and developing countries
> Least-developed countries
> Agriculture (1)
> Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures
> Services
> Intellectual property (TRIPS)
> Textiles and clothing
> Information technology products
> Trade and environment
> Trade and investment
> Trade facilitation
> Trade and competition policy
> Transparency in government procurement
> Trade and labour standards
> Disputes (1)
> Disputes (2)
> Electronic commerce
> Members and accessions
> Some facts and figures
> Glossary of terms
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World trade in agricultural products, 1998
| Value $bn | 553 |
| Annual change % | |
| 1980–85 | -2 |
| 1985–90 | 9 |
| 1990–98 | 4 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | -2 |
| 1998 | -5 |
| Share in world merchandise trade % | 10.5 |
| Share in world exports of primary products % | 52.4 |
Source: WTO Annual
Report 1999, table IV.3, includes intra-EU trade
Top 15 agricultural exporters and importers, 1998
| Value $bn |
Share in world % |
Value $bn |
Share in world % |
||
| Exporters | Importers | ||||
| United States | 69.85 | 12.6 | United States | 62.40 | 10.6 |
| France | 41.06 | 7.4 | Japan | 56.59 | 9.6 |
| Netherlands | 34.74 | 6.3 | Germany | 48.89 | 8.3 |
| Canada | 30.02 | 5.4 | United Kingdom | 35.29 | 6.0 |
| Germany | 29.64 | 5.4 | France | 33.18 | 5.6 |
| Belgium-Luxembourg | 20.53 | 3.7 | Italy | 32.06 | 5.4 |
| United Kingdom | 19.49 | 3.5 | Netherlands | 21.22 | 3.6 |
| Spain | 17.47 | 3.2 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 20.45 | 3.5 |
| Italy | 17.08 | 3.1 | Spain | 18.12 | 3.1 |
| Brazil | 17.07 | 3.1 | Russian Fed. a | 14.50 | 2.5 |
| Australia | 14.97 | 2.7 | Canada b | 13.99 | 2.4 |
| China | 14.31 | 2.6 | Hong Kong, China | 12.70 | - |
| Argentina | 13.51 | 2.4 | retained imports | 6.92 | 1.2 |
| Denmark | 12.12 | 2.2 | China | 12.61 | 2.1 |
| Thailand | 11.46 | 2.1 | Mexico b | 9.57 | 1.6 |
| Korea, Rep. of | 9.31 | 1.6 | |||
| Above 15 | 363.30 | 65.7 | Above 15 | 395.08 | 66.9 |
Source: WTO Annual
Report 1999 table IV.7, includes intra-EU trade
a Includes WTO Secretariat estimates. b Imports are
valued f.o.b.
Agricultural products’ share in trade, by region, 1998
| Share in total merchandise trade, % |
Exports | Imports | Share in primary products trade, % |
Exports | Imports |
| World | 10.5 | 10.5 | World | 52.4 | 52.4 |
| North America | 11.1 | 6.6 | North America | 65.8 | 43.7 |
| Latin America | 23.8 | 10.8 | Latin America | 56.5 | 59.4 |
| Western Europe | 10.1 | 11.3 | Western Europe | 66.1 | 58.3 |
| C./E. Europe/Baltic States/CIS | 11.7 | 13.2 | C./E. Europe/Baltic States/CIS | 29.7 | 49.8 |
| Africa | 19.5 | 17.0 | Africa | 31.8 | 67.5 |
| Middle East | 4.3 | 13.1 | Middle East | 6.1 | 70.5 |
| Asia | 7.7 | 11.3 | Asia | 54.4 | 44.7 |
Source: WTO Annual
Report 1999, table IV.5, includes intra-EU trade
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