AMIS

Focus

FAO keeps a constant watch on world markets of main agricultural commodities, including basic foodstuffs, tropical products and raw materials. These monitoring activities serve as a basis for forward- looking analyses that assess global supply and demand prospects for these commodities in the short-term and medium-term, as well as the impact of policy developments and other influential factors on commodity markets. Although global in focus, the team’s market appraisals build on in-depth commodity supply and demand assessments at the national level.

Themes

Commodity Market Analysis and Short-term outlook

The team collects, analyses and disseminates information on markets of basic foodstuffs, as well as tropical products, beverages and raw materials. Comprehensive market intelligence reports and short-term forecasts of supply, demand, trade, stocks and prices of these commodities are published on a regular basis.

Medium-term outlook

The Agricultural Outlook is a collaborative effort of the OECD and FAO. It brings together the commodity, policy and country expertise of both organizations to provide an annual assessment of the prospects of national, regional and global agricultural commodity markets for the coming decade.

G20-Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS)

The G20 Agriculture Ministers launched AMIS in 2011 after recognizing the importance of timely, accurate and transparent information in addressing food price volatility. AMIS is managed by a joint Secretariat consisting of ten international organizations.

Latest news

Rising vegetable oil quotations push FAO Food Price Index slightly higher in November

06/12/2024

Rome – The benchmark for world food commodity prices rose in November to its highest level since April 2023, increasing by 0.5 percent from October, driven by surging international vegetable oil quotations, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday.

Cocoa, coffee and tea push up global food import bill for wealthier countries

14/11/2024

Rome - The global food import bill is expected to increase by 2.2 percent from the previous year to more than $2 trillion in 2024, pushed up by higher prices for cocoa, coffee and tea and also buoyed by higher import costs for fruits and vegetables, according to Food Outlook, a report the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released Thursday.