Food Price Volatility and EU Policies

Swinnen, Johan; Knops, Louise; Herck, Kristine Van

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“…An interesting historical observation is that EU policy support for the use of agricultural products in biofuels was initially officially motivated by the objective to reduce EU surplus production and support low agricultural prices (in the 1980s and 1990s). Food price spikes in the second half of the 2000s and studies pointing at undesirable land use effects of biofuels challenged this policy argumentation – yet policy reversals have been opposed by the EU biofuels industry (Swinnen et al., 2014).…”

Section: Agri‐food Value Chains and Political Coalitionsmentioning

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From unfair prices to unfair trading practices: Political economy, value chains and 21st century agri‐food policy

Swinnen

Olper

Vandevelde

2021

Agricultural Economics

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This paper analyzes how value chains play a role in the political economy of agricultural and food policy by (1) discussing historical insights; (2) reviewing an emerging literature on political economy of trade policy and value chains and drawing implications for agricultural and food policy; (3) discussing market power issues with increasing concentration in agri-food value chains and its implications for government regulations; and (4) presenting a political economy case study of recent regulations that have explicitly targeted value chain structures in the agrifood sector: the EU regulations on "unfair trading practices (UTPs)". The case study is of wider relevance since it addresses a key concern in global value chains.

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From unfair prices to unfair trading practices: Political economy, value chains and 21st century agri‐food policy

Swinnen

Olper

Vandevelde

2021

Agricultural Economics

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“…There are important differences between agricultural commodities: EU cereal prices increased by 113 per cent, five times more than milk prices which increased by only 22 per cent between the first quarter of 2005 and the first quarter of 2008 (Figure 21.3). There are also large differences in price inflation between member states (see Swinnen, Knops, and Van Herck 2013).…”

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Food Price Policy in an Era of Market Instability

Pinstrup‐Andersen¹

2014

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in EconStor may be saved and copied for your personal and scholarly purposes.You are not to copy documents for public or commercial purposes, to exhibit the documents publicly, to make them publicly available on the internet, or to distribute or otherwise use the documents in public. If the documents have been made available under an Open Content Licence (especially Creative Commons Licences), you may exercise further usage rights as specified in the indicated licence.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/ www.econstor.eu Food Price Policy in an Era of Market InstabilityUnited Nations University-World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) was established by the United Nations University as its first research and training centre and started work in Helsinki, Finland, in 1985. The purpose of the institute is to undertake applied research and policy analysis on structural changes affecting developing and transitional economies, to provide a forum for the advocacy of policies leading to robust, equitable, and environmentally sustainable growth, and to promote capacity strengthening and training in the field of economic and social policy-making. Its work is carried out by staff researchers and visiting scholars in Helsinki and via networks of collaborating scholars and institutions around the world. United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, 00160 Helsinki, Finland www.wider.unu.edu It is permitted to reuse, share and adapt this work, subject to the following terms:Attribution -appropriate credit is given to the original work, the copyright holder and creator, and any changes made to the work are properly indicated.Non-Commercial -the work, or any adaptation of the work, may not be used, distributed or reproduced in any format, by any means, for commercial purposes Share-Alike -the work, or any adaptation of the work is distributed under the same licence terms as the original , with a URL link provided to the licence.Enquiries concerning use outside the terms of the Creative Commons licence should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the above address or to academic.permissions@oup.com. Printed and bound by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY Published in the UnitedLinks to third party websites are provided by Oxford in good faith and for information only. Oxford disclaims any responsibility for the ma...

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“…The consequences of increasing food prices on the welfare of EU consumers may seem limited because they depend on the share of food in total household income, which is on average relatively low (Dewbre et al, 2008;EC, 2008;Gilbert & Morgan, 2010;Huang & Wu Huang, 2012;Swinnen et al, 2013;Lloyd et al, 2015). But because of the inequalities existing between and within member states (MSs) in terms of consumer food prices, household's food budget and income levels, some segments of the population may find difficulties in accessing certain types of food.…”

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Do increasing prices affect food deprivation in the European Union?

García-Germán

Bardají

Garrido

2018

Span. j. agric. res.

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The rise of prices of agricultural commodities in global markets during 2007-2012 was followed by increased consumer food prices around the world. More expensive food may have an impact on consumer food access and thus on their welfare, not only in developing countries but also amongst the most vulnerable in developed countries. Using a longitudinal database from the Statistics on Income and Living Conditions and population-averaged models, we tested whether increasing food prices had an impact on household food deprivation in 26 European Union (EU) member states. Results revealed a significant relationship between food deprivation and the consumer food price index and disposable income. Households in the lowest income quintile in the member states recently acceded to the EU were the most vulnerable to food deprivation. Results also showed that low-income households in densely populated areas were more vulnerable to food deprivation. This should be taken into account when evaluating food assistance programmes that focus on the segments of the population most at risk of food deprivation.

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Food Price Volatility and EU Policies

Cited by 12 publications

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From unfair prices to unfair trading practices: Political economy, value chains and 21st century agri‐food policy

From unfair prices to unfair trading practices: Political economy, value chains and 21st century agri‐food policy

Food Price Policy in an Era of Market Instability

Do increasing prices affect food deprivation in the European Union?

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