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Global food benchmark eased month-on-month as dairy, meat and vegetable oils declined, but the index averaged 4.3% higher in 2025 than in 2024.

FAO’s new Food Outlook warns that the global food import bill will hit a fresh record in 2025, as lower cereal and sugar prices are more than offset by surging costs for coffee, cocoa, oils and other higher-value products.

The latest OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025-2034 projects steady growth in global cereal production, consumption, and trade over the next decade, driven mainly by yield improvements rather than land expansion.

Bunge Global SA has officially completed its $34 billion merger with Viterra Limited, marking one of the most significant consolidations in the global grain and oilseed trade in recent years.

Global wheat production is set to reach 800.1 million tonnes in 2025 with only marginal growth, while world stocks are forecast to decline to their lowest level since 2021/22. International trade is expected to partially rebound, supported by a sharp increase in import demand from Asian countries.

The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark of world food commodity price developments, remained largely unchanged in March from its revised February value...

In its February Cereal Supply and Demand Brief, FAO projected global wheat production for 2025 to reach 796 million tonnes, reflecting a modest increase of nearly 1% compared to the previous year.

The FAO’s latest report projects a 5.6% decline in global grain trade for 2024/25, driven by reduced demand from China and export restrictions in major producing countries.

The benchmark for world food commodity prices rose in November to its highest level since April 2023, increasing by 0.5 percent from October, driven by surging international vegetable oil quotations, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched its 2024 Statistical Yearbook, offering an in-depth overview of the most significant trends shaping global agrifood systems.

According to the FAO’s latest Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin, September 2024 saw a rise in international wheat and maize prices, driven by unfavorable weather conditions affecting production in key export regions.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called for immediate global action to address the impending impacts of La Niña.