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...

Si de nombreux acteurs contribuent à façonner l’environnement favorable à la production et au commerce d’avocats et d’ananas, les gouvernements des pays producteurs jouent un rôle clé dans la création de conditions qui permettent et favorisent la durabilité et la résilience de ces secteurs. Cette note met en évidence des mesures génériques non exhaustives que les gouvernements peuvent envisager lorsqu’ils cherchent à relever les défis et à promouvoir la durabilité...

Les entreprises de production et d’exportation mondiales d’avocats et d’ananas peuvent jouer un rôle important dans la promotion des objectifs de développement durable (ODD). Le secteur des fruits tropicaux contribue à la création d’emplois, de revenus d’exportation et fournit en même temps des aliments nutritifs aux consommateurs. Cependant, si les risques sociaux, environnementaux et économiques associés aux chaînes de valeur des fruits tropicaux ne sont pas correctement gérés, ils peuvent...

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...

Ce résumé met l’accent sur le potentiel des initiatives multi-acteurs à bénéficier aux producteurs et aux entreprises en favorisant la durabilité et la résilience au sein des chaînes de valeur des fruits tropicaux. Le secteur des fruits tropicaux est confronté à de nombreux risques, notamment la résistance des ravageurs et des maladies aux produits phytosanitaires, les pratiques de travail dangereuses, la déforestation et la vulnérabilité aux chocs extérieurs, tels que...

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.