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New Reports Urge Action on Hidden Costs, Farm Support… A major new report from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has found that the agrifood system imposes “hidden costs” of at least USD 10 trillion – while the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published new analysis showing support to …

Press release… 05/05/2023 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 …

Press release… Benchmark for world food commodity prices fall in March for the twelfth month in a row… FAO Food Price Index declined 2.1 percent from February and 20.5 percent from its level a year earlier… The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined for the 12th consecutive month …

Press release… FAO Food Price Index ends 2022 lower than a year earlier… 06/01/2023 Rome – The index of world food prices dipped for the ninth consecutive month in December 2022, declining by 1.9 percent from the previous month, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today. …

According to the United Nations, we’re moving into a cost-of-living crisis unlike anything seen in a generation. One large component of that crisis is skyrocketing food prices. In March, the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Food Price Index hit a record high, retreating only slightly in April and May. However, …

Vegetable oils and cereals lead FAO Food Price Index lower… 05/08/2022 Rome – The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined significantly in July, with major cereal and vegetable oil prices recording double-digit percentage declines, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today. The closely-watched FAO Food Price …

Press release… Benchmark measure shows international prices for vegetable oils and dairy products down, while up for wheat, rice and poultry meat… 03/06/2022 Rome – World food commodity prices declined modestly in May for the second consecutive month, although wheat and poultry prices pushed higher, the Food and Agriculture Organization of …

Press release… EU and world food security: Neither dramatising nor minimising! Copa and Cogeca held their presidency meetings this week in Brussels. Speakers from the Commission, the FAO and UNAF analysed the complexity of the Ukrainian, European and global agri-food situation. These exchanges were at odds with the stances taken …