It is assumed that land use will be allocated to maximise profit. In the Alternative SSP scenario, lower average incomes and higher population growth rates are assumed. Compared with the Reference scenario, prices of agricultural commodities in the Alternative SSP scenario are lower, albeit with some exceptions (Figure 3). Prices of staple commodities, especially those that have relatively high market shares in Africa and Southeast Asia, where the highest population growth is assumed to occur, are higher under the Alternative SSP scenario.