This section provides information on the methodological aspects of the generation of the present Agricultural Outlook. It discusses the main aspects in the following order: First, a general description of the agricultural baseline projections and the Outlook report is given. Second, the compilation of a consistent set of the assumptions on macroeconomic projections is discussed in more detail. The third part provides reference to the underlying Aglink-Cosimo model. The final part presents the methodology developed for the stochastic analysis conducted with the Aglink- Cosimo model.