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Rome – World food commodity prices rose in March for the second month in a row, due largely to higher energy prices linked to the conf...

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

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.

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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.

Rome/Paris – Production and calorie intake of animal-source products are expected to increase as incomes rise in middle-income countries, but further increases in food production through improvements in agricultural productivity will be necessary to reduce under-nourishment and agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at a global level, according to a new report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Rome – The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark for world food commodity prices, averaged 128.0 points in June 2025, up 0.5 percent from May. Although international prices of cereals and sugar fell, these declines were outweighed by higher prices for dairy products, meat and vegetable oils.

Rome – FAO’s latest assessments indicate a relatively optimistic outlook for global food commodity markets, with production anticipated to increase across all commodities, except sugar, according to a new report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Rome – The benchmark measure of world food commodity prices increased in April, driven by higher quotations for major cereals, meat and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported on Friday.

Rome – The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark of world food commodity price developments, remained largely unchanged in March from its revised February value, as declines in world cereal and sugar quotations offset a notable increase in vegetable oil prices, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported on Friday.