The latest issue of the FPMA (Food Price Monitoring and Analysis) Bulletin FAO/GIEWS monthly report has been released. The monthly FPMA Bulletin reports food price trends at world, regional and country level with a focus on countries where prices of one or more basic food commodity are at abnormal high levels in main markets. 

Main highlights of this issue are higher wheat export prices in North America and the EU, and increasing rice export quotations in major exporters; while at sub-regional level, further increases in cereal prices in East and West Africa and record high prices of rice in Bangladesh, Far East Asia.