Global food prices overall hold steady in November
02/12/2022
FAO Food Price Index is now only 0.3 percent higher than a year earlier
Ukraine: FAO reinforces its presence to optimize technical and humanitarian assistance
04/11/2022
New agreement with the Government of Ukraine aims to bolster support for farmers
Benchmark for world food prices was broadly steady in October
04/11/2022
International quotations of food commodity groups covered by FAO Food Price Index all declined, except for cereals.
Second Joint Statement by the Heads of FAO, IMF, WBG, WFP, and WTO on the Global Food Security and Nutrition Crisis
21/09/2022
A call for urgent action to address the global food security crisis.
Implications of the war in Ukraine for agrifood trade and food security in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean
14/09/2022
The Russian Federation and Ukraine are major global suppliers of cereals and sunflower oil, while the Russian Federation is also a leading exporter of fertilizers and energy. Due to the devastating war in Ukraine, global prices for these commodities have reached record highs.
World food commodity prices dip for fifth month in a row in August
13/09/2022
FAO Food Price Index dips by 1.9 percent while new FAO forecasts point to lower global cereals output in 2022
Trade tracker of fertilizers for Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium
31/08/2022
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Ukraine: FAO, Canada join forces to address grain storage deficit
02/08/2022
Canada contributes USD 40 million to cover 2.4 million tonnes of storage.
Joint Statement by the Heads of the Food and Agriculture Organization, International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Food Programme, and World Trade Organization on the Global Food Security Crisis
18/07/2022
The COVID-19 pandemic, interruption in international supply chains, and the war in Ukraine have severely disrupted food, fuel, and fertilizer markets, which are interlinked
G20: FAO urges Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors to support the Food Import Financing Facility
18/07/2022
Director-General Qu Dongyu warns of double burden on global agrifood systems, leaving poor farmers and lack of food availability at the same time
Benchmark FAO Food Price Index shows dip in international prices of cereals, vegetable oils and sugar
13/07/2022
World cereal production seen slightly down in 2022
Transparency is critical to reduce uncertainty in agrifood markets, FAO Director-General says
12/07/2022
Committee on Commodity Problems opens its 75th Session
UN Report: Global hunger numbers rose to as many as 828 million in 2021
06/07/2022
The latest State of Food Security and Nutrition report shows the world is moving backwards in efforts to eliminate hunger and malnutrition
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UN report: Reducing trade costs can help drive sustainable development
28/06/2022
FAO’s State of Agricultural Commodity Markets examines ways to enhance the contribution of trade to food security, resilience and environmental goals
G7 Ministerial Conference: FAO outlines five urgent steps to address the global food crisis
24/06/2022
Director-General Qu Dongyu spoke at the "Uniting for Global Food Security" event.
From hard-hit Mariupol to backyard farming in eastern Ukraine
21/06/2022
Larysa starts a path as a backyard farmer to ensure her family’s food security
FAO and WFP warn of looming widespread food crisis as hunger threatens stability in dozens of countries
06/06/2022
Conflict, weather extremes, economic shocks, the lingering impacts of COVID-19, and the ripple effects from the war in Ukraine push millions of people in countries across the world into poverty and hunger