¿Está preocupado por el riesgo comercial en las cadenas de suministro del aguacate o la piña? La FAO le puede ayudar. La producción y el comercio mundiales de frutas tropicales han aumentado enormemente. Las frutas tropicales forman parte de las dietas saludables de millones de personas y contribuyen al desarrollo rural y económico en los países productores. Sin embargo, la pandemia de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) y las preocupaciones sobre...

The Tropical Fruits Market Review is issued on an annual basis to Members and Observers of the Sub-Group on Tropical Fruits of the Intergovernmental Group on Bananas and Tropical Fruits, which is a subsidiary body of the Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP). This document provides preliminary estimates for the 2020 market situation for the following major tropical fruits: Avocado, Mango, Papaya and Pineapple. Statistical tables related to imports and exports...

The FAO Meat Price Index averaged 110.3 points in July, up marginally from June, putting the index 19.6 percent above the corresponding month last year. In July, quotations for poultry meat rose the most, underpinned by increased imports by East Asia amidst limited production expansions in some producer regions, while those of ovine meat increased on high import purchases and seasonally declining supplies from Oceania. Bovine meat prices also strengthened,...

Alarming number of people facing severe acute food insecurity in southern regions. Low harvests and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic underpin the current conditions. Immediate scaling up and extension of humanitarian response required, including assistance to farming households prior to the start of the next agricultural season.

En los últimos decenios, la producción y el comercio mundiales de frutas tropicales han aumentado enormemente. En la actualidad, forman parte de una dieta saludable para millones de personas y contribuyen al desarrollo rural y económico. La pandemia de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) y las preocupaciones sobre la sostenibilidad (incluidos los aspectos medioambientales, sociales y económicos) han puesto de manifiesto los riesgos comerciales que se deben abordar para conseguir...

International dairy prices, measured by the FAO Dairy Price Index, fell slightly in June, ending 12-month of uninterrupted increases. At 119.9 points in June, the global dairy price index stood at 22 percent above its level one year ago. International quotations for all dairy products represented in the index fell in June, with butter registering the highest decline, underpinned by a faster decline in global import demand and a slight...