| Table 11 Agricultural Prices |
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| US $ per metric ton | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | ||
| Beef (Aust-NZ, US ports) | 1,304 | 2,760 | 2,563 | 2,664 | 2,455 | 2,618 | 2,333 | 1,907 | 1,785 | |
| Cocoa (New York and London cocoa beans) | 674 | 2,603 | 1,268 | 1,193 | 1,099 | 1,111 | 1,396 | 1,433 | 1,455 | |
| Coffee, Brazil (New York) | 1,230 | 4,603 | 1,847 | 1,607 | 1,240 | 1,468 | 3,160 | 3,218 | 2,652 | |
| Corn, US (US gulf ports) | 58 | 126 | 109 | 107 | 104 | 102 | 108 | 124 | 171 | |
| Cotton, US (10 markets) | 553 | 1,792 | 1,583 | 1,558 | 1,206 | 1,231 | 1,625 | 2,093 | 1,741 | |
| Palm oil, Malaysian (N. W. Europe) | 260 | 583 | 290 | 339 | 394 | 378 | 529 | 629 | 532 | |
| Rice, US (New Orleans) | 190 | 496 | 390 | 418 | 401 | 389 | 467 | 420 | 499 | |
| Rubber, natural, all origins (New York) | 465 | 1,620 | 1,106 | 1,050 | 1,029 | 1,044 | 1,079 | 1,249 | 1,211 | |
| Soybeans, US, ( c.i.f. Rotterdam) | 117 | 296 | 247 | 240 | 236 | 255 | 253 | 259 | 304 | |
| Soybean meal, US (c.i.f. Rotterdam) | 103 | 259 | 200 | 197 | 204 | 208 | 193 | 197 | 268 | |
| Soybean oil, all origins (Dutch ports) | 286 | 598 | 448 | 454 | 429 | 480 | 616 | 625 | 552 | |
| Sugar, Carribean (New York spot price) | 83 | 632 | 276 | 198 | 200 | 221 | 267 | 293 | 264 | |
| Tea (London, average price all teas) | 1,092 | 2,228 | 2,032 | 1,842 | 1,997 | 1,856 | 1,833 | 1,642 | 1,772 | |
| Wheat, US No. 1 (f.o.b. US Gulf Ports) | 55 | 173 | 136 | 129 | 151 | 140 | 150 | 177 | 207 | |