Policy, economics and trade with South America

Resumen

My remarks are divided into three parts. First, I will provide some historical perspective on the long-term trends in policy for countries in the region. Second, I will provide some data on trends in the agricultural sector of the region in the post-World War II period. Third, I will take a look to the future and speculate a bit about some of the major driving forces that may be driving developments in the region. At the end I will have some concluding comments.