The measure of world food prices rose in April for first time in a year

05 May 2023

Rome

Rome - The benchmark index of international food commodity prices rose in April for the first time in a year, amid increases in world quotations for sugar, meat and rice, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the [...]

FAO, BID e IICA realizan encuentro de expertos para fortalecer la agenda comercial internacional agroalimentaria

04 May 2023

Panama

  04/05/2023 Ciudad de Panamá._ Evento se realizó en Panamá y contó con la participación de la Red de Expertos de Comercio Agroalimentarios de América Latina y el Caribe.  La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y el Instituto Interamericano de [...]

Benchmark for world food commodity prices fall in March for the twelfth month in a row

07 Apr 2023

Rome

Rome –The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined for the 12th consecutive month in March, driven by declines in world quotations for cereals and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly-traded [...]

FAO Food Price Index declines for the 11th consecutive month

03 Mar 2023

Rome

03/03/2023 Rome - The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined in February for the eleventh consecutive month, albeit only marginally, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 129.8 points in February, a marginal 0.6-percent decrease from January but 18.7 percent [...]

Global food prices decline further in January

03 Feb 2023

Rome

Rome – The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined in January for the tenth consecutive month, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported Friday. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 131.2 points in January, 0.8 percent lower than the previous month and 17.9 percent below its peak reached in [...]