FAO Fisheries Department

Increased productivity and a more sustainable food system will improve global food security

11-7-2012 

OECD and FAO publish new Agricultural Outlook

While international agricultural commodity markets appear to have entered calmer conditions after record highs last year, food commodity prices are anticipated to remain on a higher plateau over the next decade, underpinned by firm demand but a slowing growth in global production, according to the latest OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook.