Problem
Excessive wheat surpluses
Nature:
Periodically a combination of good weather and other factors gives rise to surpluses of wheat stocks which seriously depress the price of wheat on the international market and disrupt the economies of exporting countries. The accumulation of such surpluses has been a recurring feature of world markets for 50 years.
Broader Problems:
Instability of wheat tradeAgricultural overproduction Reduces:
Long-term shortage of wheat Strategies:
Growing grain crops Subject(s):
Commerce → MerchandisePlant Life → Cereals
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
20.09.2019 – 17:41 CEST