La onda larga de los precios de alimentos 1990-2016

Abstract

This article analyzes the factors that determine the evolution and the behavior of food prices between 1990 to 2016. It emphasizes the global economy conditions which affect markets and its impact in the globalization process. Likewise, it reviews the particular situation on the economies that had decisive influence on this process like China, India, Brasil, South Africa and Russia. It concludes that the global economic slowdown has a positive impact on the decline of food prices and agricultural goods due to a growth rate decrease related to the supply on this goods.