Constanza Valdes

Agricultural Economist
constanza.valdes@usda.gov

Briefly

Constanza Valdes is an economist with the International Trade and Development Branch, Market and Trade Economics Division. She serves as lead analyst for Brazil’s economy, policies, developments, and changes in agricultural markets; provides information and analysis on Mercosur and Colombia. During her career, she has worked on a variety of topics related to trade agreements (NAFTA, Mercosur), Mexico’s agricultural developments and policies, APEC-member’s agricultural outlook and policies, Brazil’s agricultural productivity growth, Brazil’s crops, livestock and ethanol developments.

Background

Valdes has worked on a variety of topics related to trade agreements (NAFTA, Mercosur), Brazil’s agricultural productivity growth, Brazil’s crops, livestock and ethanol developments, Argentina’s agricultural policies reforms, Colombia’s agriculture and trade, APEC-member’s agricultural outlook and policies, SELA-member’s agriculture, and Mexico’s agricultural developments and policies.

Education

Constanza Valdes received an M.S. in economics from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

Professional Affiliations

Valdes is a member of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA), International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium (IATRC), Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP), and the Latin American Studies Association (LASA).

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Brazil’s Momentum as a Global Agricultural Supplier Faces Headwinds Food Insecurity to Increase in 2021 at a Higher Rate in Lower Income Countries Brazil’s Currency Depreciation and Changing Macroeconomic Conditions Determine Agricultural Competitiveness and Future Growth Brazil Once Again Becomes the World’s Largest Beef Exporter Oil Prices and Ethanol Demand Drive Changes in Agricultural Commodity Production in Brazil

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