usda baseline projections february 1998 83 agricultural trade relatively strong growth in the volume of global bulk commodities is projected for 2007 grains led by coarse expected to show fastest among particularly during 2000 despite prospects slowed demand southeast asia over next several years gains are driven economic most developing regions including china south and latin america north africa middle east increasingly market oriented domestic policies many countries stemming from both multilateral unilateral reforms also contribute expanding commodity higher incomes lead further diet diversification rising meat livestock sectors feed wheat expand response country combined soybeans meal be due same expansion that will push up grain soybean oil remain faster than 1980s but slower
