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Sep 2024
This note describes the methodology behind the computation of the fertilizer/crop price ratio discussed in the Fertilizer Section of the AMIS Market Monitor reports. The indicator gauges the affordability of fertilizers compared to crop prices, and reflects the relative evolution of fertilizer prices compared to crop prices since January 2020, indexed to the 2019 annual average. For each combination of country and crop, the price of a relevant fertilizer is compared to the price of the corresponding AMIS commodity.
Sep 2024
This background note describes the methodology of the AMIS fertilizer cost index featured in the Fertilizer Section of the AMIS Market Monitor since September 2024. The index aims to monitor [...]
Jun 2024
The AMIS fertilizer series discusses supply and demand drivers, trade characteristics, as well as policies and external factors that might influence global fertilizer markets. This second brief focuses on the [...]
May 2024
The AMIS fertilizer series discusses supply and demand drivers, trade characteristics, as well as policies and external factors that might influence global fertilizer markets. The first brief in this series provides [...]
Sep 2023
This webinar exams whether increased concentration necessarily leads to increased market power or simply reflects the underlying economic efficiencies controlling value chains. It discusses whether increased market concentration is a [...]
Apr 2021
The storage of grains has an important food security dimension. This paper reviews recent trends in grain stockholding; discusses the two main purposes for holding stocks, which are to maintain [...]