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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 [...]
19 Jan 2024
In view of escalating geopolitical conflicts, economic slowdowns, and the growing climate crisis, the Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) plays a crucial role in enhancing transparency and policy coordination in international food markets, Maximo Torero, Chief Economist of [...]
14 Dec 2023
Fertilizer prices reached record highs in spring 2022 on the back of returning demand after the Covid-19 pandemic and tensions in the Black Sea region. This article reflects on the events of the last two years and analyzes [...]
03 Nov 2023
With the onset of the Black Sea conflict in early-2022, an effective shutdown of Ukrainian export channels heightened fears about global sunflower oil availabilities and caused a broad-based spike in vegetable oils prices. How has the situation evolved [...]
06 Oct 2023
After years of cheap money, central banks around the world have been tightening the financial leash. In the United States, for example, benchmark interest rates currently stand at 5.5 percent; in Europe, they reach 4 percent, a new [...]
11 Sep 2023
In their recent meeting in New Delhi/India (9-10 September), heads of state and government of the world's largest economies (Group of Twenty - G20) re-confirmed their support to AMIS and committed to further strengthen global food market transparency. [...]