How Has Instability in World Markets Affected Agricultural Export Producers in Developing Countries?

World prices are notoriously unstable, and unless farmers can ef-ficiently diffuse the risky returns from export crops, price variability may impede the expansion of agricultural exports in many developing countries. The Policy, Planning. and Resear h Complex distributes PPR Wodcing Papers to disseninute the findings of work tn progress and to enoousagc the exchange of ideas among Bank stuff and all others interested in develor-nen issues. These papers carry the names of the authors, reflect only their iews. and rhould be used and cited accordingly. The findings, interprttuions, and conclusions are the authors ' on. They should no e-auributedtothcWorld Bank. its Board of Directors. itsmanagement, orany of its menberconnties. Pu bl ic Di sc lo s