About FAO News Multimedia Main topics Statistics Members Publications
FAO Chief Economist warns of severe global food security risks from disruption to Strait of Hormuz trade corridor
Máximo Torero speaks at UN press briefing on implications of Middle East conflict
FAO welcomes UN resolution instituting International Coffee Day
October 1 annual observance to raise awareness about coffee’s socio-economic importance and contribution to food security
FAO Food Outlook points to broad-based increase in global food commodity production

Report also analyzes olive oil market, fertilizer trends, and the global food import bill

Cotton, the fabric of our lives
This World Cotton Day, discover the vital role of the cotton sector in fostering international trade and inclusive economic growth.
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025-2034: Emerging economies will drive growth in animal-source food consumption and production

New edition examines market trends over the coming decade, with focus on mitigating emissions and boosting food security for the world’s poorest

FAO Food Outlook: Global output of key food commodity crops on course for new records

Noting risks, report examines impacts of avian influenza, changing trade patterns since 2022, fish fraud, and shipping industry’s net-zero goals

International Tea Day 2025
New FAO report offers guidance and data on integrating nutrition goals into food trade policies

The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2024 looks at global trade flows of nutrients and possible obesity drivers

FLAGSHIP PUBLICATION
The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets
Trade and nutrition: policy coherence for healthy diets

FAO's Markets and Trade Division (EST), with its expertise on world agricultural trade, provides analytical and policy information to the United Nations (UN) community, global stakeholders, and beyond. EST keeps a comprehensive market intelligence service of the main agricultural commodities, and houses the Secretariats of the  Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP), the Intergovernmental Commodity Groups (IGGs), and the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS).  EST also manages early warnings of food shortfalls.

Global commodity markets

monitors major agricultural commodities, including basic foodstuffs, tropical products and raw materials.  

Global Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS)

is the leading source of information on world food production and food security, and it monitors world supply of and demand for basic food. 

Trade policy & partnerships

promotes transparent, efficient agricultural commodity markets and trade by supporting its members, including facilitating multistakeholder partnerships. 

Emerging trends, challenges and opportunities

produces multidisciplinary analyses related to agricultural trade and markets, and guidance for responsible value chains.  


Featured publications

Food Outlook – Biannual report on global food markets - November 2025
13/11/2025

The November 2025 edition provides an update on the fertilizer market and recent developments in olive oil markets. The overview of market indicators summarizes trends in futures markets, ocean freight rates, the global food import bill, and food price indices.

OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025-2034
15/07/2025

The Agricultural Outlook 2025–2034 is a collaborative effort of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. It brings together the commodity, policy, and country expertise of both organisations, as well as input from collaborating member countries, to provide an annual assessment of the prospects for the coming decade of national, regional, and global agricultural commodity markets.

The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2024
29/11/2024

The 2024 edition of The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO 2024) explores complex linkages between food trade and nutrition and generates evidence to identify how trade affects dietary patterns and nutritional outcomes. The report examines the intersection of trade policies and nutrition measures and provides policy makers with an understanding of how to address nutrition objectives in the changing landscape of global food systems.

Crop Prospects and Food Situation
01/03/2024

This report is published three times a year (four times before 2023) and provides a forward-looking analysis of the food situation by geographic region, focusing on the cereal production outlook, market situation and food security conditions, with a particular attention on Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries (LIFDCs).

Latest publications

The impact of oil supply shocks on the global food import bill
01/04/2026

This information note examines the impact of oil supply shocks on the global food import bill.Recent geopolitical events in the conflict in the Middle...

No. 63 Agricultural Outlook 2025–2034: Medium-term prospects for global agricultural commodity markets
27/03/2026

The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025–2034 presents a ten-year baseline scenario for global agricultural and fish markets, highlighting expected developments...

No. 57 Trade in fisheries and aquaculture products: Global markets, production, and food security
27/03/2026

International trade in fisheries and aquaculture products plays a critical role in global food security, employment and income generation, with aquatic...

No. 61 The dynamic impact of global shipping costs on the food import bill
27/03/2026

Maritime transportation is essential for countries to access basic goods in global markets and to support food security and nutrition, as almost one-quarter...

No. 62 Trade and Nutrition: Association and policy approaches
27/03/2026

Trade is fundamental to agrifood systems, connecting surplus and deficit regions and supporting a more reliable supply of safe, diverse and sufficient...

No. 58 Leveraging environment-related provisions linked to agriculture, fisheries and forestry in regional trade agreements to strengthen environmental governance
27/03/2026

Environment-related provisions for agriculture, fisheries and forestry (Ag-ERPs) have become an increasingly important instrument for aligning trade...

No. 60 The WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies: FAO’s support to Members in its implementation
27/03/2026

The entry into force of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies represents a major development in global efforts to align trade policy with sustainable...

Journal; magazine; bulletin
Oilseeds, Oils and Meals. Monthly price update No. 200, March 2026
19/03/2026

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...

Book (stand-alone)
2025 FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) to the Republic of South Sudan - 19 March 2026
19/03/2026

The annual FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) was conducted from 2 to 16 December 2026 to estimate the cereal production during...

Technical briefs
Latin America and the Caribbean: Medium-term projections 2025–2034 Regional brief
17/03/2026

Based on the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2025–2034, this Latin America and the Caribbean Regional brief is part of the main publication. It outlines...

Journal; magazine; bulletin
Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin #2, 12 March 2026 - Monthly report on food price trends
12/03/2026

Global grain markets remained broadly stable in February 2026, with maize prices showing mixed movements across exporters and wheat quotations rising...

Book (series)
Crop Prospects and Food Situation - Triannual Global Report, No. 1, March 2026
06/03/2026

The triannual Crop Prospects and Food Situation report provides a forward-looking global analysis of cereal production, market trends and acute food...

Special committees


Story

Fighting the fungus foe of the beloved banana

How Venezuelan farmers are learning to grow and live with a devastating plant disease

Videos

The Work We Do - Ep1. How to Build Resilient Agrifood Systems, with Máximo Torero, FAO Chief Economist
10/02/2026

In this first episode of The Work We Do, we speak with Máximo Torero, Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Máximo served as the Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions Division at IFPRI and later as an Executive Director for the World Bank representing several South American countries.

World Cotton Day 2025 – Cotton, the Fabric of Our Lives
06/10/2025

Farmed, weaved and brought to us in diverse forms, cotton is the world's most widely used natural fibre.

View More

Online database applications

FPMA

Food Price Monitoring and Analysis

AMIS

Agricultural Market Information System