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F<strong>in</strong>ally, FOT price shares <strong>in</strong> WCA rose sharply through the 2000–05 period,reflect<strong>in</strong>g (a) the greater role <strong>of</strong> farmer organizations (supported by politicalpressures) <strong>in</strong> the price-sett<strong>in</strong>g process dur<strong>in</strong>g that time <strong>and</strong> (b) the reluctance<strong>of</strong> stakeholders to reduce producer prices. In fact, over this period, priceshares <strong>in</strong> every WCA country exceeded those <strong>in</strong> every ESA country. Clearly,however, these prices are not susta<strong>in</strong>able, as evidenced by the huge sectoraldeficits generated <strong>in</strong> every country except Cameroon. 4572 BAFFES, TSCHIRLEY, AND GERGELY

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