Oilseeds, Oils and Meals. Monthly price update No. 187, February 2025
25/02/2025
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. In January 2025, the FAO price indices for oilseeds and oilmeals increased marginally from the previous month, while the vegetable oil price index declined for the second consecutive month.
The impact of voluntary sustainability standards on banana exports
21/02/2025
With the growing use of voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) covering agricultural production processes, there is also increasing interest in understanding the impact that these standards have on trade. Empirical evidence is needed because a priori there are theoretical reasons why VSS may promote or hinder trade.
Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin #1, 11 February 2025 Monthly report on food price trends
11/02/2025
In January 2025, global maize prices increased while both wheat and rice prices declined, with wheat experiencing only a marginal decrease. Maize prices were influenced by unfavourable planting conditions in Argentina and Brazil along with tight supplies in major exporting countries.
Evolution of global agrifood trade and trade policy and implications for nutrition
11/02/2025
While international agrifood trade is critically relevant for the availability and supply of food across many countries, import tariffs are a policy instrument with relatively modest potential to steer consumers towards purchasing more nutritious food. Employing a number of newly developed datasets, this research project examines patterns and developments in the links between agrifood trade and nutrition and assesses how trade policy shapes food prices.
Oilseeds, Oils and Meals. Monthly price update No. 186, January 2025
22/01/2025
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. In December 2024, the FAO price indices for oilseeds and vegetable oils contracted month-on-month, whereas the index for oilmeals slightly rebounded.
Banana Market Review - Preliminary results 2024
10/01/2025
The Banana Market Review Preliminary Results are issued on an annual basis to Members and Observers of the Sub-Group on Bananas of the Intergovernmental Group on Bananas and Tropical Fruits, which is a subsidiary body of the Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP). The review describes preliminary estimates on developments in global banana trade in 2024.
FAO Rice Price Update
01/01/2025
The FAO Rice Price Update is released on a monthly basis, providing updates of rice export prices from major origins and the FAO All Rice Price Index.
Monitoring, evaluation and learning – Generating evidence on resilience and sustainability in the tropical fruit sector
30/12/2024
There are growing requirements and expectations from customers, consumers and governments for tropical fruit industry actors to demonstrate how they are contributing to sustainability and to report on their actions to minimize the impact of their operations on the environment and society. This technical document aims to support tropical fruit stakeholders to develop a MEL system that is oriented to generate robust evidence on the sustainability and resilience of their operations.
Major Tropical Fruits Market Review. Preliminary results 2024
24/12/2024
The Tropical Fruits Market Review Preliminary Results is issued on an annual basis to Members and Observers of the Sub-Group on Tropical Fruits of the Intergovernmental Group on Bananas and Tropical Fruits, which is a subsidiary body of the Committee on Commodity Problems (CCP). This document provides preliminary estimates for the 2024 market situation for the following major tropical fruits: avocado, mango, papaya and pineapple.
Responsible Business Conduct Quarterly. Bulletin No. 11, October–December 2024
20/12/2024
FAO’s Responsible Business Conduct Quarterly Bulletin (RBC-Q) shares information on a selection of 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. This issue of the bulletin covers the period from October to December 2024.
Gap analysis to support due diligence in the tropical fruit sector – A training guide
19/12/2024
This training guide is designed to support capacity development for individuals and organizations to improve business sustainability and meet the due diligence requirements of markets. It is a resource for trainers and others involved in organizing and delivering capacity development events.
Monitoring, evaluation and learning in the tropical fruit sector to generate evidence for sustainability and resilience - An introductory guide for trainers
18/12/2024
This training guide on measuring monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) was developed to help stakeholders in tropical fruit value chains to generate evidence regarding their resilience and sustainability interventions.
Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin #10, 11 December 2024 - Monthly report on food price trends
11/12/2024
Global wheat prices declined in November 2024, due to increased supplies from the ongoing harvests in the Southern Hemisphere and improved crop production prospects in parts of the Northern Hemisphere. By contrast, maize export prices exhibited mixed trends, influenced by opposing market factors. International rice prices declined, driven by heightened market competition, harvest pressure and currency depreciations against the United State dollar.
Oilseeds, Oils and Meals. Monthly price update No. 185, December 2024
09/12/2024
In November 2024, the FAO price indices for oilseeds and vegetable oils continued to increase month-on-month, while the oilmeal price index declined markedly. The oilseed and oilmeal indices stood, respectively, 13.2 and 37.6 percent below their year-earlier readings, while the vegetable oil index climbed to its highest level since July 2022.
Trade policy review in the countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia. 3rd Quarter 2024 | Bulletin
03/12/2024
This quarterly bulletin features agricultural trade policy changes in the region. It provides current trade measures, agreements, statistics and articles by experts covering trade-related issues in countries across the region, and it is sent to members of the Agricultural Trade Expert Network.
Dairy Market Review. Overview of global market developments in 2024
02/12/2024
The review finds that international dairy prices continued to strengthen since the beginning of 2024, led by butter prices. Moreover, global milk production is expected to moderately expand in 2024.
The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2024 - Trade and nutrition: policy coherence for healthy diets
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.
Meat Market Review. Emerging trends and outlook in 2024
27/11/2024
The review finds that global meat production is forecast to increase moderately in 2024, driven by higher slaughter rates and favourable profit margins. International meat trade is also predicted to recover, as improving economic conditions and limited national supplies in some leading importing countries are expected to drive a surge in import demand.
Oilseeds, Oils and Meals. Monthly price update No. 184, November 2024
25/11/2024
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.
FAO Food Price Index rises in March
05/04/2024
FAO Food Price Index declines further in February
08/03/2024
FAO Food Price Index down again in January led by lower wheat and maize prices
02/02/2024
FAO Food Price Index declines in December
05/01/2024
FAO Food Outlook predicts declining international trade in some basic foodstuffs
10/11/2023
FAO Food Price Index dips in October
03/11/2023
FAO Food Price Index unchanged in November
23/10/2023
Making cotton sustainable requires science, investment and governance
07/10/2023
FAO Food Price Index declines in August
08/09/2023
FAO Food Price Index rebounds in July
04/08/2023
FAO Food Price Index continued declining in June
07/07/2023
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2023-32 maps key output, consumption and trade trends
06/07/2023
FAO Food Outlook: Global output set for expansion, but declining imports by the most vulnerable countries are a cause for concern
15/06/2023
FAO Food Price Index declines in May
02/06/2023
International Tea Day 2023: Supporting smallholder tea producers is an integral part in the transformation of agrifood systems
19/05/2023
The measure of world food prices rose in April for first time in a year
05/05/2023
Benchmark for world food commodity prices fall in March for the twelfth month in a row
07/04/2023
FAO Food Price Index declines for the 11th consecutive month
03/03/2023
Global food prices decline further in January
03/02/2023
