Prices of coarse grains followed mixed month-on-month trends in September and October 2025 across the subregion. In the Sudan and South Sudan, prices continue to be at significantly elevated year-on-year levels, underpinned by conflicts and insecurity, and severe macroeconomic difficulties, [...]

Prices of maize, millet and sorghum remained stable or recorded month‑on-month declines in most monitored markets in countries in the Sahel and along the Gulf of Guinea in September and October 2025, when they were generally lower than a year [...]

Ample 2025 harvests across much of Southern Africa continued to weigh on grain prices in September and October 2025. Early optimistic production prospects for the 2026 cereal crop, underpinned by expectations of favourable La Niña-related rains, point to higher likelihood [...]

In October 2025, domestic rice prices generally declined in most countries of the subregion, with the start of the 2025 main season harvest. In exporting countries, notably Viet Nam, Thailand, India and Cambodia, additional downward pressure stemmed from intensified competition [...]

Wheat export prices remained stable or declined month-on-month across two key exporters in the subregion, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, in October 2025, reflecting a positive outlook for the 2025 wheat harvest, which concluded in September. In the Russian Federation, [...]

Wholesale prices of white maize were stable or declined across the subregion in October 2025, as the start of the main season harvest provided downward pressure following sustained increases during the prolonged lean season. In Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, [...]

Wholesale prices of yellow maize exhibited mixed month-on-month trends across the subregion in October 2025. In Argentina, wholesale prices of yellow maize strengthened for the fourth consecutive months, amid ongoing planting operations. The limited supply from the 2025 drought‑reduced harvest [...]