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. |
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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. |
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OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook
The Agricultural Outlook 2024-2033 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
Book (stand-alone)
Special report: 2024 FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) to the Republic of South Sudan
19/05/2025
The annual FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) was conducted from 3 to 16 December 2024 to estimate the cereal production during...
Journal; magazine; bulletin
Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin #4, 12 May 2025 - Monthly report on food price trends
12/05/2025
Prices of all major cereals increased slightly in April 2025. Tighter exportable surpluses in some major exporters, currency movements and trade policy...
Journal; magazine; bulletin
Oilseeds, Oils and Meals. Monthly price update No. 190, May 2025
08/05/2025
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...
Book (stand-alone)
Special report: 2024 FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, April 2025
25/04/2025
At the request of the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, a joint FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) visited...
Journal; magazine; bulletin
Meat Market Review. Overview of global market developments in 2024
22/04/2025
The April 2025 issue of the publication summarizes the salient trends and drivers of market developments and significant public policy changes in 2024....
Journal; magazine; bulletin
Oilseeds, Oils and Meals. Monthly price update No. 189, April 2025
17/04/2025
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 #3, 14 April 2025 - Monthly report on food price trends
14/04/2025
International prices of maize, wheat and rice dropped in March 2025. Rising trade tensions weighed on market sentiment for maize and wheat. Declines...
Book (stand-alone)
Special Report: 2024 FAO Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal - 18 March 2025
18/03/2025
At the request of the government, an FAO Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) visited the country from 17 to 30 November 2024 to estimate...
Journal; magazine; bulletin
Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin #2, 14 March 2025 - Monthly report on food price trends
14/03/2025
In February 2025, international maize and wheat prices increased due to seasonally tighter supplies and concerns over crop production in key exporting...
Booklet
Global coffee market and recent price developments
14/03/2025
Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages worldwide and ranks among the most traded commodities globally. It sustains the livelihoods of some...
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
FAO's The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets – Chefs C. Bowerman, V. Gouloubi, and X. Liu
06/12/2024
FAO's The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2024 explored the theme, "Trade and nutrition: Policy coherence for healthy diets." The 2024 edition discussed the complex linkages between food trade and nutrition and generates evidence to show how trade can affect dietary patterns and nutritional outcomes.
Honouring women around the world, from crop to cup
23/05/2024
Tea is more than a commodity, it’s a culture, a way of life. A universal symbol of comfort and good health. Much more than a beverage, tea generates employment and income worldwide, enriching the livelihoods of millions of people, empowering whole communities to thrive over generations, and providing stability in an ever-changing world.
Online database applications
Commodity policy development tool
Commodity markets
FPMA
Food Price Monitoring and Analysis
AMIS
Agricultural Market Information System
Joint Observance of World Bee Day and International Tea Day 2025
Tuesday, 20 May and Wednesday, 21 May 2025
FAO Headquarters (Atrium), Rome
The provisional programme of the event can be found here.
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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.
Events
Hybrid Event, Roma (Italy)
Launch of The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2024 - Hybrid Event, Friday, 29 November 2024 from 12:00-13:20 hours (CET)
29/11/2024
Trade is an integral part of our agrifood systems. It fulfils the fundamental role of moving food from surplus to deficit regions, thus contributing...
Latest news
FAO Food Price Index increases in April
02/05/2025
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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