text Geneva]CH UNCTAD 1995 monographic 47 p. Examines salient structural features of rice production and trade. Looks at the short-term and secular movements in global rice prices, as well as the major factors affecting demand variables and supply responses. Focuses on the expected impact of the Uruguay Round Agreement and of evolving changes and shifts in demand and supplies on the domestic and external rice economy. Presents a number of broader developmenet perspectives relating of the rice economy. Bibliography: p. 43-47 3/7/00 M2LMGR 07.07.04 U582