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The Complicated Challenge of Protecting Peru's Forests

Agricultural commodity exports are driving deforestation around the world, spurred by consumer demand and directed by enormous agribusiness and finance interests.

The imperative for coherence: Deforestation and trade policies in Peru, the U.S. and EU

Over the last few years, several new trade-related initiatives designed to slow deforestation associated with the trade of agricultural commodities have come into focus. While they represent a fresh approach to a vexing intersection of problems, they can work at cross purposes with other policies.

Balancing Power in the Summit of the Future

The world’s leaders meet early next week at the United Nations (U.N.) headquarters in New York to adopt the Pact for the Future at the Summit of the Future, Sept. 22-23, 2024.

A bad bet: Gambling on election outcomes in government-approved contracts

The term “bet” or “betting” is frequently used in reporting about the trading of commodity futures contracts.

Climate change poses risks to global cereal production and trade

MINNEAPOLIS—Out today, a new report from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) sheds light on the pressing climate challenges facing global cereal production and trade, with a focus on maize (corn), rice and wheat, which together account for over 60% of global food calories. The

Rapidly changing climate risks the future of global cereal production and agriculture trade

IATP’s new report, Addressing climate change risks in import dependent and major food producing countries: An analysis of cereals production and trade flows, highlights the risks of climate change for import dependent and major food producing countries, with a special look at the impact o

Addressing climate change risks in import dependent and major food producing countries

This paper provides an analysis of how current and projected climate change risks are affecting production and trade by the major cereal producers, exporters and importers in international markets. We focus on maize (corn), rice and wheat, which together account for the largest share of global food staples and over 60% of global food calories. 

IATP Comment to the CFTC on Event Contracts

IATP submitted the following comment to the Secretary of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on August 8, 2024. 

IATP Comment on the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Trade Track

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) is pleased to comment on this Request for Comments on the Trade Track of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP). IATP is a 37-year-old Minnesota-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, with offices in Washington, D.C. and Berlin, Germany.

Respecting rights in the USMCA corn dispute

The trade dispute over Mexico’s restrictions on genetically engineered (GE) corn and glyphosate, a pesticide that GE corn is designed to resist, recently entered a new phase. The dispute is turning from the governments’ submissions and rebuttals to a dialogue with the panelists who will ultimately decide the case.