Publication archives

Oct 16, 2023

As global hunger remains intractable, food price volatility accelerates

by
Shiney Varghese
Dr. Steve Suppan
Today, more than 40 years after the first World Food Day,1 the problem of hunger remains intractable, in part, due to food price spikes and price volatility exacerbated by excessive speculation. Developing countries that are net food import dependent are most vulnerable to high degrees of price volatility.
Rice vendor in the Philippines by Paul Ricafrente
Oct 10, 2023

A week in the life of the climate movement

by
Sophia Murphy
In mid-September, New York hosted Climate Week NYC, an annual fixture hosted by an international nonprofit called the Climate Group in partnership with the United Nations (U.N.) and New York City.
NYC Climate March 2023
Sep 29, 2023

Reckless shutdown poses threats to farmers and the food system

MINNEAPOLIS—If Congress does not pass a spending bill and the United States federal government shuts down this Sunday, the shutdown will have wide ranging implications for U.S farmers and people facing hunger, as well as slow action to restore fairness in agriculture markets and combat the climate crisis.
Sep 28, 2023

Mexico’s quest for food sovereignty: An interview with Undersecretary of Agriculture Victor Suárez

When Mexicans take to the streets September 29 to celebrate National Corn Day, an annual commemoration of the iconic crop’s cultural, culinary and economic significance, they will be applauding the Mexican government’s recent moves to restrict genetically modified corn.
Farmer harvesting corn in Nuevo México, Chiapas.
Sep 28, 2023

Ya no más con la subvaluación del maíz blanco

El Subsecretario de Agricultura de Mexico Víctor Suárez sobre la campaña por la autosuficiencia alimentaria Read the interview in English. 
Victor Suarez
Sep 28, 2023

Stop cheapening Mexico’s white and native corn

Mexico's Undersecretary of Agriculture Víctor Suárez on the campaign for food self-sufficiency Lea la entrevista en español. 
Victor Suarez
Sep 26, 2023

IATP Letter to the CFTC on the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Risk Management Program

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
The following letter was sent to Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commodity Futures Trading Comission on September 18, 2023.  Dear Mr. Kirkpatrick, The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (“IATP”)1 appreciates the opportunity to respond to some of the questions in the ANPRM.2
Sep 26, 2023

Preventing failure by strengthening risk management program requirements

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
Unfortunately, risk management programs usually make news only when they fail. For example, a bank takes on too much risky debt and/or uninsured deposits. The bank’s risk management program fails to stop the buildup of unsustainable risks. The bank’s regulator intervenes only when it’s too late, shutting down the bank and forcing the sale of its assets and liabilities.
Automated trading