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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.

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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

In its May Cereal Supply and Demand Brief, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has adjusted its global wheat production forecast for 2024 down to 791 million tonnes.

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.

Grain production prospects in Southern Africa have taken a sharp turn for the worse since last February, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned. Recent weather trends associated with El Niño have decimated harvest prospects and point to rising prices and import needs.