Latest News
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 [...]
04 Mar 2016
According to the latest edition of the AMIS Market Monitor, the ongoing El Niño peaked in late 2015 and is now in decline. Models indicate that the transition to neutral conditions will be complete by about June. However, [...]
19 Jan 2016
This month concludes a three-year capacity building project in Thailand and the Philippines. In partnership with national statistical offices and ministries of agriculture AMIS helped both countries deliver more accurate statistics, effectively monitor rice markets and produce relevant [...]
16 Dec 2015
Efi Respati of Indonesia and Untima Sangsubhan of Thailand successfully completed the third cycle of the AMIS Exchange Programme. Earlier this year, Damir Zhaksylykov of Kazakhstan had already received his diploma after completing a condensed curriculum.
For the AMIS Secretariat and [...]
15 Dec 2015
Release of the official video of the first AMIS Food Outlook Conference, Expo Milan, 19 October 2015.
24 Nov 2015
The current strong El Niño is forecast to peak around the beginning of 2016, to remain strong throughout the southern hemisphere summer season, and to dissipate finally by mid-year. This portends a second year of drought in South [...]