Examining Trends and Drivers of Production and Import Demand for Selected Agricultural Commodities A Background Paper prepared for the International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council and the session titled Changes in the Structure of World Agricultural Production and Demand at The Future of Agriculture: A Global Dialogue amongst Stakeholders Organised by International Chair WTO/Regional Integration (University of Barcelona), International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) and International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council (IPC) Barcelona, 30 th and 31 st May 2008 by Bradley Rickard, Assistant Professor California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 and Christine St. Pierre, Research Assistant International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council Washington, D.C. 20036 May 21, 2008