This study provides a quantitative assessment of the Indian dairy sector and aims to determine the underlying factors of the observed price movements. We analyse producer prices over time, differentiated by milk-producing ‘zones,’ and identify the underlying factors that might explain the observed discontinuities or interruptions in producer prices. The findings show no statistically significant change in wholesale milk prices immediately after the sudden lockdown was imposed in the five...

The October issue of the publication summarizes the salient trends and drivers of market developments and significant public policy changes in 2022. The review finds that the international prices of most dairy products trended downward after reaching near-alltime highs in mid-2022. Additionally, world milk output expanded in 2022 at the slowest pace during the last two decades and international trade in dairy products contracted following nearly two decades of annual...

The October issue of the publication summarizes the salient trends and drivers of market developments and significant public policy changes in 2022. The review finds that a confluence of factors, including sluggish import demand from leading meat importers and rising national production, led international meat prices to trend downwards in the second half of the year, The review also shows that global meat production growth was challenged by disease outbreaks,...

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.

International cereal price trends were mixed in September 2023. Maize prices have increased, reflecting a variety of different factors in the major exporting countries, while wheat prices continued to ease as harvests came to an end in the Northern Hemisphere. Meanwhile, generally subdued import demand slightly lowered international rice prices, amid lingering uncertainties regarding India’s rice export policy and progressively thinning supplies in various exporters. In most countries monitored by...

A pesar de que muchos actores contribuyen a la configuración de un entorno propicio para la producción y el comercio de aguacate y piña, los gobiernos de los países productores desempeñan un papel clave en la creación de condiciones que permitan y fomenten la sostenibilidad y la resiliencia de dichos sectores. Este informe destaca algunas medidas generales y no exhaustivas que los gobiernos pueden considerar a la hora de abordar...

Las empresas de producción y exportación mundial de aguacates y piñas desempeñan un papel importante en el avance de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS). El sector de las frutas tropicales no sólo contribuye al empleo y a los ingresos por exportaciones, sino que también proporciona alimentos nutritivos a las personas. Sin embargo, si no se gestionan adecuadamente, los riesgos sociales, ambientales y económicos asociados con las cadenas de valor...

Cotton plays an important role in the economy of Burkina Faso, accounting for about 4 percent of GDP and 14 percent of export earnings. The COVID 19 pandemic had a strong impact on international cotton supply chains, with confinement measures affecting sales of textiles and apparel as well as international logistics, which in turn affected cotton markets and disturbed trade and international prices. In addition, national cotton supply chains are...

Este informe enfatiza el potencial de las iniciativas de multiactor para beneficiar a productores y empresas mediante el fomento de la sostenibilidad y la resiliencia dentro de las cadenas de valor de las frutas tropicales. El sector de las frutas tropicales se enfrenta a muchos riesgos, como la presencia de plagas y enfermedades más resistentes, prácticas laborales peligrosas, deforestación y vulnerabilidad a los choques externos, como el cambio climático y...

FAO’s Responsible Business Conduct Quarterly Bulletin (RBC-Q) shares 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 (EST). This issue of the bulletin covers the period July–September 2023.