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The FAO Liaison Office for North America works with strategic partners in the United States and Canada to achieve the goal of defeating hunger and malnutrition worldwide. Based in Washington DC, our office provides a neutral platform for knowledge sharing to facilitate the transformation of agrifood systems in order to achieve global food security, leaving no one behind.

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181st Session of the FAO Council

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The Council is the executive arm of FAO's governing body. Access the agenda, meeting documents and final report of the 181st Session, which took place 8-12 June 2026 at FAO headquarters.

FAO Food Price Index broadly stable in May even as cereal quotations increase

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The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 130.8 points in May 2026, down 0.2 points (0.2 percent) from its revised April level, remaining broadly stable. Increases in the price indices for cereals and sugar were offset by declines in vegetable oils and dairy products, while the index for meat products remained almost unchanged.

AMIS Market Monitor: Preliminary estimates point to lower wheat, maize and rice production; soybeans are set to reach new records

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The June edition of the AMIS Market Monitor presents the first forecasts for the new marketing season. The impacts of the Strait of Hormuz closure are increasingly evident, with higher energy and fertilizer costs influencing planting decisions.

New World Screwworm

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New World Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) a parasitic fly whose larvae feed on the living flesh of warm-blooded animals, including livestock, pets, wildlife, and occasionally people. Unlike other flies that feed on dead tissue, screwworm larvae can only develop in living flesh, making infestations rapidly destructive.

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