Prices of coarse grains followed mixed trends in June, July and August 2024 in the subregion. Prices reached new record highs in the Sudan and in South Sudan, underpinned by tight supplies and severe macroeconomic difficulties, including currency weakness. In the [...]

n Mali, wholesale prices of both sorghum and millet recorded seasonal increases August 2024, when they were up to 50 and 58 percent, respectively, higher on a yearly basis. The elevated prices of cereals were underpinned by conflict-related market disruptions, [...]

Prices of maize, the main food staple, and food prices more broadly are under the dual pressures of tighter local supplies following the drought‑reduced cereal harvests and weak currencies in several countries that are intensifying imported inflation.   In South Africa, driven [...]

In August 2024, domestic rice prices showed mixed trends month‑on‑month and were above their year-earlier levels, mostly driven by high production and transport costs along with output declines in some countries.   In Thailand, wholesale rice prices declined in August, reflecting [...]

Wheat export prices in the Russian Federation declined slightly in August 2024 compared to the previous month, marking the second consecutive month of decline due to subdued export activities though this was partly offset by lower-than-expected spring wheat harvest prospects, [...]

Los precios al por mayor del maíz blanco mostraron tendencias desiguales en la subregión en agosto de 2024. En Guatemala (Ciudad de Guatemala) y El Salvador, los precios al por mayor del maíz blanco permanecieron estables a nivel intermensual en [...]

Los precios al por mayor del maíz amarillo permanecieron estables o aumentaron en agosto de 2024 en la subregión, debido sobre todo a una producción inferior a la prevista de la cosecha de la temporada de invierno.   En el Brasil, [...]

En toda la subregión, los precios al por mayor del maíz amarillo mostraron tendencias desiguales en septiembre de 2023. En Argentina, a pesar de la cosecha recién terminada, los precios siguieron subiendo en septiembre y más de un 10 % [...]

de junio de 2022, con diferencias a nivel interanual que oscilaron entre el 13 % en Guatemala y el 40 % en Nicaragua, apuntaladas por los elevados costes de los insumos agrícolas, el combustible y la mano de obra. Los [...]

Los precios al por mayor de los frijoles fueron superiores a los de marzo de 2022, impulsados por los elevados costes de los insumos agrícolas, el combustible y la mano de obra. Los precios del frijol rojo bajaron en toda [...]