FAO Food Price Index broadly unchanged in July

02 Aug 2024

Rome

Rome – The benchmark for world food commodity prices was broadly unchanged in July for the second month in a row, as increases in international quotations of vegetable oils. meat  products and sugar offset an ongoing decrease in those for cereals, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported Friday.The FAO Food [...]

FAO Food Price Index stable in June

05 Jul 2024

Rome

Rome – The benchmark for world food commodity prices was unchanged in June, as increases in international quotations for vegetable oils, sugar and dairy products offset a decrease in those for cereals, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday.The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the [...]

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033 - Launch event

02 Jul 2024

Paris

The OECD and FAO will present their joint annual medium-term market projections for major agricultural commodities, biofuels, and fish on Tuesday, 2 July 2024, at 11:00 CEST (Paris/Rome time). The presentation will be held virtually via the Zoom conferencing platform. The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033 is a collaborative effort by the OECD and [...]

FAO foresees a stable outlook for most food commodity markets in 2024/25

13 Jun 2024

Rome, HQ

Rome – Supplies of most of the world’s major food commodities are expected to be adequate in 2024/25, although extreme weather, rising geopolitical tensions, sudden policy changes and other factors could all potentially tip the delicate global demand-supply balances and impact prices and global food security, according to a new report from the [...]

FAO Food Price Index inched up in May for third consecutive month

07 Jun 2024

Rome, HQ

Rome – The benchmark for world food commodity prices increased for the third consecutive month in May, as higher prices of cereals and dairy products outweighed decreases in quotations for sugar and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday.The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly [...]