FAO's Markets and Trade Division (EST), with its expertise on world agricultural trade, provides analytical and policy information to the United Nations (UN) community, global stakeholders, and beyond. EST keeps a comprehensive market intelligence service of the main agricultural commodities, and houses the Secretariats of the Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP), the Intergovernmental Commodity Groups (IGGs), and the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS). EST also manages early warnings of food shortfalls.
Global commodity markets
monitors major agricultural commodities, including basic foodstuffs, tropical products and raw materials.
Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS)
is the leading source of information on world food production and food security, and it monitors world supply of and demand for basic food.
Trade policy & partnerships
promotes transparent, efficient agricultural commodity markets and trade by supporting its members, including facilitating multistakeholder partnerships.
Emerging trends, challenges and opportunities
produces multidisciplinary analyses related to agricultural trade and markets, and guidance for responsible value chains.
Featured publications
 | The State of Agricultural Commodity MarketsThe State of Agricultural Commodity Markets presents commodity market issues in an objective and accessible way to policy-makers, commodity market observers and stakeholders interested in agricultural commodity market developments and their impacts on countries at different levels of economic development. |
 | Food Outlook - Biannual Report on Global Food MarketsThe Food Outlook is a biannual publication, focusing on developments affecting global food and feed markets. It provides comprehensive assessments and short-term forecasts for production, utilization, trade, stocks and prices on a commodity-by-commodity basis, along with feature articles on topical issues. |
 | OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025-2034The Agricultural Outlook 2025-2034 is a collaborative effort of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It brings together the commodity,
policy and country expertise of both organisations as well as input from collaborating member countries to provide an annual assessment of the prospects for the coming decade of national, regional and global agricultural commodity
markets.
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 | Crop Prospects and Food Situation FAO assesses that globally 45 countries, including 33 in Africa, nine in Asia, two in Latin America and the Caribbean and one in Europe, are in need of external assistance for food. Although drought conditions eased in East Africa, production prospects remain unfavourable in 2023, while conflicts in several parts of the African continent are aggravating food security concerns. |
Latest publications
Journal; magazine; bulletin
Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin #9, 14 November 2025 - Monthly report on food price trends
14/11/2025
World maize prices stabilized in October 2025, amid ample supplies, tempered by US yield concerns and China-US trade developments. At the same time,...
Book (stand-alone)
Food Outlook – Biannual report on global food markets - November 2025
13/11/2025
The November 2025 edition provides an update on the fertilizer market and recent developments in olive oil markets. The overview of market indicators...
Hunger Hotspots - FAO–WFP early warnings on acute food insecurity: November 2025 to May 2026 outlook
10/11/2025
In the current edition of a regular joint bi-yearly report, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme...
Crop Prospects and Food Situation - Triannual Global Report, No. 3, November 2025
07/11/2025
The triannual Crop Prospects and Food Situation report provides a forward-looking global analysis of cereal production, market trends and acute food...
Book (stand-alone)
Cereal supply and demand balances for sub-Saharan African countries - Situation as at October 2025
07/11/2025
The cereal supply and demand balances included in this report present a subset of data from the FAO/GIEWS Country Cereal Balance System (CCBS) database...
GIEWS Update - Prevailing La Niña conditions raise concerns about agricultural production and food security, 7 November 2025
07/11/2025
La Niña conditions emerged in September 2025 and are projected to continue into early 2026, heightening the risk of extreme weather events that could...
Building Resilient Food Systems - HLPE Report No. 20
28/10/2025
This report addresses the urgent need to enhance food system resilience amidst escalating environmental, political and economic challenges. It provides...
Journal; magazine; bulletin
Oilseeds, Oils and Meals. Monthly price update No. 195, October 2025
13/10/2025
The Monthly Price Update is an information product provided by the oilseeds desk of the Markets and Trade Division of FAO. It reviews the development...
Journal; magazine; bulletin
Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin #8, 10 October 2025 - Monthly report on food price trends
10/10/2025
Global maize and wheat prices followed divergent month‑on‑month trends in September 2025, with increases in the United States of America due to strong...
Journal; magazine; bulletin
Oilseeds, Oils and Meals. Monthly price update No. 194, September 2025
24/09/2025
The Monthly Price Update is an information product provided by the oilseeds desk of the Markets and Trade Division of FAO. It reviews the development...
Special committees
Podcasts
SOFI 2024 - Maximo Torero on the latest hunger data
14/10/2024
Around 733 million people faced hunger in 2023, equivalent to one in eleven people globally and one in five in Africa, according to the latest State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report. Tune in to the FAO Talks podcast with FAO’s Chief Economist Máximo Torero to explore the causes of global hunger.
FAO Brief - 14 October 2024
14/10/2024
In this episode, FAO hosts the fourth edition of the World Food Forum, the largest annual gathering of agrifood systems stakeholders globally in Rome, Italy from 14 to 18 October ; rises in September with quotations up for all covered commodity groups, led by sugar.
Videos
Celebrating African cotton and fashion on World Cotton Day
07/10/2025
For this World Cotton Day, celebrated on 7 October 2025, FAO partnered with Nigerien African fashion designer Alphadi and the Roman fashion institute – Accademia di Costume e Moda – to celebrate African cotton and fashion. Cotton, World Cotton Day, African cotton, Africa, fashion, African fashion, cotton-producing countries, Alphadi, Accademia di Costume e Moda, Cotton value chain
World Cotton Day 2025 – Cotton, the Fabric of Our Lives
06/10/2025
Farmed, weaved and brought to us in diverse forms, cotton is the world's most widely used natural fibre.
Online database applications
Commodity policy development tool
Commodity markets
FPMA
Food Price Monitoring and Analysis
AMIS
Agricultural Market Information System
The November 2025 edition provides an update on the fertilizer market and recent developments in olive oil markets. Read more.
Upcoming events
The Agricultural Sustainability Days 2025 will bring together representatives from governments, the private sector, and producer organizations to share experiences and strengthen collaboration on responsible and resilient agrifood supply chains.
Latest news
FAO Food Price Index declines in October, world cereal stocks set to reach record high
07/11/2025
Showcasing Cutting-Edge Research on Food Trade and Nutrition at the VXIII EAAE Congress in Bonn
16/10/2025
The meeting will provide an overview of the situation and outlook of global food markets, focusing on the main AMIS commodities (wheat, maize, rice and soybeans) as well as fertilizer and vegetable oil markets.
Global coffee market and
recent price developments
Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages worldwide and ranks among the most traded commodities globally. It sustains the livelihoods of some 25 million farmers and creates additional employment throughout the coffee value chain. Read more.
Related websites
- World Food Situation
- FAO Food Price Index
- FAO Price Data and Analysis
- FAO Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) in Agriculture
- FAO Trade
- FAO Policy Portal
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