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08 Nov 2024
In October 2024, wheat prices reached multi-month highs due to weather-related planting delays in parts of the northern hemisphere, although they later eased as field conditions improved. Maize prices also strengthened slightly despite swift harvest progress in the [...]
15 Mar 2018
Canada was unanimously elected as the new AMIS Chair. The chairmanship will be passed over from Argentina at the next meeting of the Global Food Market Information Group in May.
The election took place at this year's regular session of [...]
17 Nov 2017
Speaking earier this week at the Global Food Market Information Group, the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevêdo stressed that AMIS promotes a rich and diverse source of perspectives essential for policy makers by bringing [...]
03 Nov 2017
Although conditions in the equatorial Pacific Ocean are currently neutral, a La Niña watch has been declared, with the probability of La Niña conditions in the November–February timeframe being in the order of 60-65 percent. By comparison, the typical [...]
26 Oct 2017
Several AMIS country representatives and Secretariat members will speak at Global Grain Geneva, an annual event reaching out to the global grains and oilseeds trading industry. This year's conference will take place at the InterContinental Geneva on 14-16 [...]
12 Jul 2017
Having reliable forecasts of food production remains a major challenge in many countries. A new AMIS publication provides an extensive literature review of recent practices and advances in the area of crop yield forecasting at farm and parcel [...]