Incluye referencias bibliográficas.

Pte. 1. Overview and quantitative measures: 1. Overview of markets and marketing -- 2. Measuring the economic importance of agricultural and food marketing activities -- 3. Index numbers -- Pte. 2. Analytical tools and framework: 4. Demand and elasticity concepts -- 5. Supply concepts -- 6. Models of market behavior -- 7. Alternative market structures -- 8. Price discovery -- Pte. 3. Spatial aspects of agricultural markets: 9. Spatial characteristics of markets -- 10. Local markets and interregional trade -- 11. International trade -- 12. International trade model and policies -- Pte. 4. Temporal aspects of agricultural markets: 13. Storage decisions in the marketing of agricultural and food products -- 14. Futures markets -- 15. Fundamentals of hedging -- 16. Options markets and their uses.