This is the 56th edition of the yearbook which contains data on basic food and agricultural products for all countries and territories of the world covering for the years 2000 to 2002, including commodity trade tables (imports and exports, quantity and value). In general, the data have been supplied by governments through electronic media, national publications and FAO questionnaires, as well as data obtained from UN statistics and from EUROSTAT for EU member countries. The text is given in several languages.