Robust supplies pushed global food prices down in September — FAO
Global agricultural food commodity prices fell in September due to growing inventories of key staples, the UN food agency said in its latest monthly report. …
Growth Holding Up in Asia and the Pacific, Trade Tensions Pose Risks – ADB
Growth remains stable across most of developing Asia due to robust domestic demand, buoyant oil and gas prices, and a consolidation of India’s growth …
Global crude steel output up 2.6% year-on-year in August; China output increase slows – worldsteel
Global crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 151.7 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2018, a 2.6% …
Global trade in agri-products to become important as climate change impacts production
International trade in agricultural products will have an increasingly important contribution to feeding the planet, as climate change alters the ability of …
Global oil supply reached record high in August despite Iran fallout, says IEA
The global oil supply reached a record 100 million barrels per day (bpd), the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its latest forecast. Crude output from …
Megatrends such as urbanisation, obesity, politics impacting Asia’s food systems – report
Megatrends such as urbanisation, burden of obesity and undernutrition and politics are driving the divides in Asian food systems and managing them is …
Coffee prices fell to 57-month lows in August on expectations of bumper harvest – ICO
Coffee prices continued their downward trend as the monthly average of the ICO composite indicator fell to 102.41 US cents/lb in August 2018, 4.5% lower than …
Small upward revision forecast in global cereal output in 2018
The UN food agency has forecast global cereal production in 2018 to reach 2 587 million tonnes, a small upward revision from July but a three-year low and 2.4 …
Global cotton stocks projected to decrease 10% in 2018/19 – ICAC
Global cotton reserves are seen falling to nine-year lows in the 2018/19 season due to a fall in production and a simultaneous rise in consumption, the …
Asian demand could create deficit in global LNG market, says Fitch
Growing gas demand from Asia, particularly from China, could swing the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market into a deficit by 2022-2025, Fitch Ratings said in a …