The present study entitled “Impact of Climate Change on Egg Production in India and Price Behaviour of Eggs in Selected Markets of India” aims to study the impact of climatic variables such as temperature, rainfall and relative humidity on egg production in India and various components of prices of eggs in selected markets of India. Multiple regression analysis revealed that temperature has a negative effect and rainfall and relative humidity have a positive effect on egg production in India. Decomposition of prices of eggs to trend, seasonal, cyclical and irregular components was done using Minitab. The data on egg prices from June 2009 to May 2022 was obtained from National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) website. Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai are the four markets considered for the study. The average price per 100 eggs is highest in Mumbai (Rs.366.06) followed by Chennai (Rs.360.25), Bengaluru (Rs.348.52) and Delhi (Rs.341.17). the prices of eggs showed wide fluctuations and there is uniformity in prices of eggs across all the selected markets due to organized egg marketing. The prices of eggs in all the selected markets showed a highly significant increasing trend. The annual increase in egg prices was highest in the Mumbai market (Rs.1.57/100 eggs) and lowest in the Delhi market (Rs.1.35/100 eggs). The highest seasonal index was observed during the month of June in Bengaluru and Chennai markets and during the month of July in Delhi and Mumbai markets. In the month of April, the prices of eggs decreased due to their short shelf life because of summer whereas in the month of November the prices of eggs decreased due to an increase in arrivals of eggs. The highest price of eggs during the June and July months is due to an increase in the consumption of eggs. Egg prices do not have any price cycles and irregular variations are observed for all the markets considered under study. Government should take initiative to educate poultry farmers regarding the impact of climate change on egg production as well as prevailing egg prices in the market.

The present study is an attempt to analyse growth, instability and direction of trade of wool exports from Australia. Compound Annual Growth Rate, Cuddy-Della Valle Index and Markov chain analysis are the tools used for analysing data from 2008 to 2017. The growth rate of export in terms of quantity is negative and very low (-0.59% per annum) and the growth rate of exports in terms of value is positive (3.99% per annum). The instability index is low (2.78%) for exports in quantity terms and is medium (18.10%) for exports in value terms. China is the most stable market for export of wool from Australia with retention probability of 80.08%. The other reliable importers are Republic of Korea and Czech Republic. The study suggested the need to diversify Australian wool market.

The present study was carried out to assess the growth rate in agricultural exports and imports of Asia Pacific region. Data for a period of 27 years i.e., from 1992 to 2018 is considered for analysis. The agricultural exports from Asia Pacific region and the world showed positive and significant annual growth rate of 7.90 per cent and 7.09 per cent, respectively. And also, there is increasing trend in import of agricultural commodities to Asia Pacific region (7.29%) and world (6.94%). In case of Asia Pacific agricultural exports as well as imports, the share of Animal and Fibre products decreased whereas share of Vegetable and Food products increased gradually over the study period. The growth rate of Vegetable products is 9.33 and 9.29% in case of exports and imports, respectively. The growth rate of both agricultural exports and imports is increasing for entire Asia Pacific region due to increasing share of Vegetable products. To maintain the increasing trend there is a need to focus on liberalizing logistics, facilitating adoption of modern information and communication technologies promoting competition among service providers and improving access to credit and trade finance.

The study aims to evaluate the patterns and competitiveness of Indonesian agricultural exports. The research period covered for this report is from 2000 to 2018. The study is focused on the compound growth rate and the revealed comparative advantage. In terms of quantity, the compound growth rate for agricultural commodities exports from Indonesia is 8.78 percent, and in terms of volume, it is 12.33 percent. According to the report, there is a need to expand the export market by meeting the requirements set by import countries. Seven agricultural commodities groups showed revealed comparative advantage throughout the study period, five showed revealed comparative advantage by the end of the study period, and seventeen showed revealed comparative disadvantage throughout the study period. The study proposed a need to promote the export of agricultural commodities having revealed comparative advantage during the entire or at the end of the period of study.

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