Global food index rises mostly on higher dairy prices
Global food prices rose in February, with the FAO Food Price Index averaging 167.5 points, up 1.7 percent from January, in part driven up by sharp increases …
Extreme weather adversely impacts coffee output in last 4 years
Coffee-producing South Indian states have been witnessing a series of extreme weather events in the last four years. Extreme rainfall causing heavy flood and …
Once neglected, some traditional crops are new rising stars
Did you know that not all bananas are yellow or curved like a half moon? Some are straight, some are stumpy, some are even red! There are actually 1,000 …
Declining international prices to ease food import burden for poorest countries
Declining international agricultural commodity prices should ease the bill the world’s poorest countries pay for food imports, although the strengthening …
Global food price index dips for the fifth consecutive month in October
International food commodity prices dipped in October, as falling dairy, meat and vegetable oils prices more than offset a surge in sugar prices, the United …
FAO raises its 2018 cereal production forecast, still below 2017 record
The UN food agency FAO has raised its forecast for this year’s global cereal production to 2 591 million tonnes, still 2.4 percent below the record high …
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 hunger continues to rise, new UN report says
New evidence continues to signal that the number of hungry people in the world is growing, reaching 821 million in 2017 or one in every nine people, according …
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 food prices held steady in August, says FAO
The FAO Food Price Index remained stable in August, as cereal prices rebounded while vegetable oils and sugar declined. The monthly index, released on …