Food Outlook - September 2018

Year of publication2018

AuthorFAO

PublisherFAO

AbstractFood Outlook analyses trends and developments in the markets for cereals, the oilseeds complex, sugar, meat, dairy and fish products. The November edition also offers a detailed analysis of the cassava markets and the protracted decline in international coffee prices. An additional feature article analyses the recent conditions in the global markets for bananas and major tropical fruits, where world trade is foreseen to surge by 18 percent from last year. The outlook for global supplies of agricultural commodities in the 2018/19 marketing season remains broadly in line with earlier expectations. While the weather had some impact on crop prospects, the overall production at global level did not change significantly from the forecasts published in the July issue of Food Outlook. Beyond weather-induced revisions, the latest FAO revisions take into consideration the mounting uncertainties regarding trade policies, as well as the changes in exchange rates and rising energy prices.

 

Product typeBook (stand-alone)

SeriesFood Outlook

ISBN978-92-5-131096-0

Areas of workGlobal Commodity Markets

Keywordscommodity markets; crop production; crop forecasting; trade policies; agricultural prices; food prices; international trade policies; reports