FAO Food Price Index down again in January led by lower wheat and maize prices

02 Feb 2024

FAO, HQ

Rome – The benchmark for world food commodity prices fell further in January, albeit slightly, led by decreases in the prices of cereals and meat, which more than offset an increase in the sugar prices, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today.  The FAO Food Price Index, [...]

Trade Policy Briefs: FAO Support to the WTO Negotiations at the 13th Ministerial Conference

23 Jan 2024

Virtual

In December 2023, FAO published six “Trade Policy Briefs: FAO Support to the WTO Negotiations at the 13th Ministerial Conference”: (1) Developments and prospects in the international cotton market; (2) Improving food safety to foster trade; (3) The importance of international trade for fisheries and aquaculture products; (4) The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies [...]

FAO Food Price Index declines in December

05 Jan 2024

Rome, HQ

Rome- The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined in December compared to the previous month, with the sharpest drop in international sugar quotations, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday.The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of a set of globally-traded [...]

FAO Food Price Index holds steady in November

08 Dec 2023

Rome

Rome -  The benchmark for world food commodity prices were broadly stable in November, with lower international cereal quotations offset by higher prices of vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday.  The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of a set of [...]

Ninth annual meeting of the Agricultural Trade Expert Network in Europe and Central Asia

23 Nov 2023

As part of the regional initiative "Transforming food systems and facilitating market access and integration", the Ninth Annual Meeting of the Agricultural Trade Expert Network took place on 23 November 2023. The meeting addressed current issues in agricultural trade, focusing on trade policies adopted by countries in the EECCA region [...]