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 countries. By contrast, international rice quotations declined, as ample exportable supplies and weak import demand exerted downward pressure on prices. FAO’s analysis of the latest domestic staple food price data indicates that prices remained higher year-on-year in many countries during January and February 2025.
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 25 million farmers and creates additional employment throughout the coffee value chain. For many low-income countries, coffee exports represent an important source of revenue, generating foreign currency reserves essential for securing access to global markets for the import of goods and services.
Oilseeds, Oils and Meals. Monthly price update No. 188, March 2025
12/03/2025
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 of international prices for oilseeds, oils and meals as reflected by FAO’s price indices. In February 2025, the FAO price indices for oilseeds and vegetable oils increased slightly from the previous month, and the oilmeal index declined after rising for two consecutive months.
Crop Prospects and Food Situation Triannual Global Report, No. 1, March 2025
07/03/2025
The triannual Crop Prospects and Food Situation report provides a forward-looking global analysis of cereal production, market trends and food security conditions, with a particular attention on low-income food-deficit countries. FAO assesses that 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.
Cereal supply and demand balances for sub-Saharan African countries - Situation as at February 2025
07/03/2025
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 created and continuously kept up to date by the Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS) and Basic Foodstuffs teams of the Markets and Trade Division, with data since 1980.
Oilseeds, Oils and Meals. Monthly price update No. 187, February 2025
25/02/2025
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 of international prices for oilseeds, oils and meals as reflected by FAO’s price indices. In January 2025, the FAO price indices for oilseeds and oilmeals increased marginally from the previous month, while the vegetable oil price index declined for the second consecutive month.
The impact of voluntary sustainability standards on banana exports
21/02/2025
With the growing use of voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) covering agricultural production processes, there is also increasing interest in understanding the impact that these standards have on trade. Empirical evidence is needed because a priori there are theoretical reasons why VSS may promote or hinder trade.
Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin #1, 11 February 2025 Monthly report on food price trends
11/02/2025
In January 2025, global maize prices increased while both wheat and rice prices declined, with wheat experiencing only a marginal decrease. Maize prices were influenced by unfavourable planting conditions in Argentina and Brazil along with tight supplies in major exporting countries.
Evolution of global agrifood trade and trade policy and implications for nutrition
11/02/2025
While international agrifood trade is critically relevant for the availability and supply of food across many countries, import tariffs are a policy instrument with relatively modest potential to steer consumers towards purchasing more nutritious food. Employing a number of newly developed datasets, this research project examines patterns and developments in the links between agrifood trade and nutrition and assesses how trade policy shapes food prices.
Oilseeds, Oils and Meals. Monthly price update No. 186, January 2025
22/01/2025
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 of international prices for oilseeds, oils and meals as reflected by FAO’s price indices. In December 2024, the FAO price indices for oilseeds and vegetable oils contracted month-on-month, whereas the index for oilmeals slightly rebounded.
Banana Market Review - Preliminary results 2024
10/01/2025
The Banana Market Review Preliminary Results are issued on an annual basis to Members and Observers of the Sub-Group on Bananas of the Intergovernmental Group on Bananas and Tropical Fruits, which is a subsidiary body of the Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP). The review describes preliminary estimates on developments in global banana trade in 2024.
FAO Rice Price Update
01/01/2025
The FAO Rice Price Update is released on a monthly basis, providing updates of rice export prices from major origins and the FAO All Rice Price Index.
Monitoring, evaluation and learning – Generating evidence on resilience and sustainability in the tropical fruit sector
30/12/2024
There are growing requirements and expectations from customers, consumers and governments for tropical fruit industry actors to demonstrate how they are contributing to sustainability and to report on their actions to minimize the impact of their operations on the environment and society. This technical document aims to support tropical fruit stakeholders to develop a MEL system that is oriented to generate robust evidence on the sustainability and resilience of their operations.
Major Tropical Fruits Market Review. Preliminary results 2024
24/12/2024
The Tropical Fruits Market Review Preliminary Results is issued on an annual basis to Members and Observers of the Sub-Group on Tropical Fruits of the Intergovernmental Group on Bananas and Tropical Fruits, which is a subsidiary body of the Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP). This document provides preliminary estimates for the 2024 market situation for the following major tropical fruits: avocado, mango, papaya and pineapple.
Responsible Business Conduct Quarterly. Bulletin No. 11, October–December 2024
20/12/2024
FAO’s Responsible Business Conduct Quarterly Bulletin (RBC-Q) shares information on a selection of events and resources on FAO’s activities on Responsible Global Value Chains and news from around the world related to business, risk and development in the agricultural sector. It is prepared by FAO’s Markets and Trade Division. This issue of the bulletin covers the period from October to December 2024.
Gap analysis to support due diligence in the tropical fruit sector – A training guide
19/12/2024
This training guide is designed to support capacity development for individuals and organizations to improve business sustainability and meet the due diligence requirements of markets. It is a resource for trainers and others involved in organizing and delivering capacity development events.
Monitoring, evaluation and learning in the tropical fruit sector to generate evidence for sustainability and resilience - An introductory guide for trainers
18/12/2024
This training guide on measuring monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) was developed to help stakeholders in tropical fruit value chains to generate evidence regarding their resilience and sustainability interventions.
Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin #10, 11 December 2024 - Monthly report on food price trends
11/12/2024
Global wheat prices declined in November 2024, due to increased supplies from the ongoing harvests in the Southern Hemisphere and improved crop production prospects in parts of the Northern Hemisphere. By contrast, maize export prices exhibited mixed trends, influenced by opposing market factors. International rice prices declined, driven by heightened market competition, harvest pressure and currency depreciations against the United State dollar.
Oilseeds, Oils and Meals. Monthly price update No. 185, December 2024
09/12/2024
In November 2024, the FAO price indices for oilseeds and vegetable oils continued to increase month-on-month, while the oilmeal price index declined markedly. The oilseed and oilmeal indices stood, respectively, 13.2 and 37.6 percent below their year-earlier readings, while the vegetable oil index climbed to its highest level since July 2022.
Trade policy review in the countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia. 3rd Quarter 2024 | Bulletin
03/12/2024
This quarterly bulletin features agricultural trade policy changes in the region. It provides current trade measures, agreements, statistics and articles by experts covering trade-related issues in countries across the region, and it is sent to members of the Agricultural Trade Expert Network.