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The 77th Session of the Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP 77) will take place from 13 to 15 July 2026 at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, in a hybrid mode. The Session will review recent trends in global agricultural commodity and fertilizer markets, assess market outlooks including medium-...

New early-season forecasts point to likely declining global cereal harvests and trade in the year ahead

International trade plays an important role in supporting economic growth, improving efficiency in agriculture, and offering consumers a wider choice of food at more affordable prices.

A workshop held ahead of the global launch of The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2026 provided an opportunity to reflect on the analytical work underpinning the forthcoming edition, which will be launched on 9 July.

The workshop brought together presenters from academia...

Rome - The benchmark of world food commodity prices rose in April for a third consecutive month amid elevated energy costs and disruptions caused by the conflict in the Near East, according to the latest release...

Pressure on fertilizer supplies and elevated energy prices add uncertainty to markets, despite a broadly comfortable global cereal supply situation

New York / Rome — The Chief Economist of the Food and Ag...

The World Banana Forum held a webinar on “Advances in the Development of TR4-Resistant Banana Varieties” on Thursday, 12 March 2026, bringing together experts and partners to share the latest research...

Rome/New York - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomes the adoption of a resolution by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) proclaiming October 1 as International Coffee Day.

Approved on Tuesday in New York, the 

Rome – The benchmark measure for world food commodity prices rose in February, ending a five-month downward trend, as higher quotations for wheat, most vegetable oils and several mea...

Rome – The measure of world food commodity prices declined in January for the fifth consecutive month, led by lower international quotations for dairy, sugar and meat products, according to the 

Benchmark of world food commodity prices averaged 4.3 percent higher across 2025 compared to 2024.

Rome – World food commodity prices declined in November, led by lower international quotations for all major staple foods except cereals, according to the benchmark measure released Friday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Rome – Current conditions point to broad-based increases in global food commodity production, alongside strong consumption growth and a recovery in inventories, although weather variability and a clouded trade outlook could pose risks, according to a new report published today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Rome – World food commodity prices generally declined in October, driven largely by ample global supplies, according to the benchmark measure released Friday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Bonn - At the XVIII European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) Congress held in Bonn in August 2025, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) presented insights from the latest edition of its flagship report, The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO) 2024.

Trade and the environment are deeply interconnected. On one hand, open markets improve efficiency in resource use and expand access to cleaner technologies that make domestic production processes more sustainable.

Rome – The benchmark of world food commodity prices declined slightly in September, led by drops in the sugar and dairy price indices, according to the new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Friday.

Rome – The benchmark of world food commodity prices remained largely unchanged in August, as increases in meat, sugar and vegetable oil prices offset declines in cereal and dairy quotations, according to the new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Friday.

Rome – The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark for world food commodity prices, averaged 130.1 points in July 2025, up 1.6 percent from June, driven primarily by rising international prices of meat and vegetable oils. Despite this monthly increase, the index remains 18.8 percent below its peak in March 2022, although 7.6 percent higher than its level in July 2024.