Globalisation, Regionalisation, Market Integration and Price Analysis of Agricultural Products

Dear Colleagues,

Since the beginning of the 21st century, exports of agricultural and agri-food products have maintained an intense dynamic and, in parallel, more countries have participated in these exchanges, including fruit and vegetable products, oilseeds, cereals, and meat and fish, which comprise a greater percentage of the total. Trade in agricultural products promotes the productive specialization of national economies, with benefits derived from this in terms of productivity and efficiency, and promotes access to food, contributing to guaranteeing global food security. The purpose of this monograph is to analyze the long-term trends that define the recent evolution of world trade in agricultural and agri-food products and, likewise, to investigate incipient changes that mark its nearest future, conditioned by various factors such as the war in Russia and Ukraine, the agreements of integration between countries and the development of trading blocs, the restrictive trade policies that have become widespread since the 2008 crisis, the effects of climate change on agricultural production and prices, the increase in fertilizer prices or the need to make the growth of the agri-food sector compatible with the sustainability of rural areas and environmental conservation. This Special Issue invites all types of articles, applying qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methodologies, as well as both empirical primary research and reviews, along with commentaries.

Prof. Dr. Encarnación Moral-Pajares
Prof. Dr. Leticia Gallego-Valero
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Agriculture is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• international trade
• trade agreements
• trade restrictions
• world trade organization
• Russia-Ukraine war
• drought
• climate change
• agricultural prices
• inflation
• food safety
• sustainability
• geographical indications
• environmental protection