Markets and Trade

FAO Food Price Index declines for the 11th consecutive month

Early prospects point to strong wheat crop in 2023

Global food prices decline further in January

FAO report shows cereal supplies still likely to tighten in 2022/23

World food prices dip in December

FAO Food Price Index ends 2022 lower than a year earlier

Global food prices overall hold steady in November

FAO Food Price Index is now only 0.3 percent higher than a year earlier

Alarming signs as the global food import bill set to rise to nearly US$2 trillion due to higher prices

FAO Food Outlook forecasts point to somewhat easing world market conditions, but increasing uncertainties

Benchmark for world food prices was broadly steady in October

International quotations of food commodity groups covered by FAO Food Price Index all declined, except for cereals

World Cotton Day: Celebrating the role of cotton in global development while calling for developing the crop more sustainably

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu calls for bold action to transform the cotton sector

FAO Food Price Index drops for the sixth consecutive month

Prices of vegetable oils lead the decline in September

World food commodity prices dip for fifth month in a row in August

FAO Food Price Index dips by 1.9 percent while new FAO forecasts point to lower global cereals output in 2022

Market transparency and policy coordination are critical to reduce uncertainty in agrifood markets, FAO Director-General says

Committee on Commodity Problems opens its 75th Session

Markets and Trade

Transparent and efficient agricultural commodity markets and trade for global food security

 

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). Early warnings of food shortfalls are managed by EST.

Global Commodity Markets

Global Commodity Markets monitors major agricultural commodities, including basic foodstuffs, tropical products and raw materials.

Global Information Early Warning System

Global Information and Early Warning System, the leading source of information on world food production and food security, monitors world supply and demand of basic food. 

Trade Policy and Partnerships

Trade Policy & Partnerships promotes transparent, efficient agricultural commodity markets and trade by supporting its Members, including facilitating multi-stakeholder partnerships.

Emerging Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

Emerging trends, challenges and opportunities produces multidisciplinary analyses related to agricultural trade and markets, and guidance for responsible value chains. 

Global Commodity Markets

Global Commodity Markets monitors major agricultural commodities, including basic foodstuffs, tropical products and raw materials.

Trade Policy and Partnerships

Trade Policy & Partnerships promotes transparent, efficient agricultural commodity markets and trade by supporting its Members, including facilitating multi-stakeholder partnerships.

Global Information Early Warning System

Global Information and Early Warning System, the leading source of information on world food production and food security, monitors world supply and demand of basic food. 

Emerging Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

Emerging trends, challenges and opportunities produces multidisciplinary analyses related to agricultural trade and markets, and guidance for responsible value chains. 

Latest publications

Oilseeds, Oils & Meals. Monthly price update no. 164, March 2023

Published: 22 March 2023

Special Report – 2022 FAO Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) to the Republic of the Sudan

Published: 20 March 2023
https://www.fao.org/3/cc5077es/cc5077es.pdf

Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin #2, 10 March 2023

Published: 10 March 2023

Обзор торговой политики в странах Восточной Европы, Кавказа и Центральной Азии, 4-й квартал 2022. Бюллетень

Published: 08 March 2023

Special Report – 2022 FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Published: 07 March 2023

Crop Prospects and Food Situation No. 1, March 2023

Published: 03 March 2023

Cereal supply and demand balances for sub-Saharan African countries

Published: 03 March 2023

Oilseeds, Oils & Meals. Monthly price update no. 163, February 2023

Published: 23 February 2023

Agricultural technology ecosystems in East Africa - Taking stock in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda

Published: 23 February 2023

Agricultural technology ecosystems in East Africa - Taking stock in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda

Published: 23 February 2023
https://www.fao.org/3/cc4149es/cc4149es.pdf

Análisis de brechas para apoyar la diligencia debida en los sectores del aguacate y la piña

Published: 14 February 2023
https://www.fao.org/3/cc4362es/cc4362es.pdf

Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin #1, 10 February 2023

Published: 10 February 2023

The evolution of the global structure of food and agricultural trade: Evidence from network analysis

Published: 05 February 2023
http://www.fao.org/3/cc4149es/cc4149es.pdf

Technical Guide No. 1: Gap analysis to support due diligence in the avocado and pineapple sectors

Published: 03 February 2023

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Agricultural Market Information System

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