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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 [...]
09 Nov 2022
The Black Sea Grain Initiative, a UN-supported agreement between the Russian Federation and Ukraine, was signed on 22 July 2022. It has allowed for exports of grains and related foods to resume from three Ukrainian ports which had [...]
13 Oct 2022
The debate whether speculation is driving food price volatility has come back to the forefront. Especially for low-income countries, such volatility in prices can increase food security risks, thus calling for a thorough investigation of the role of [...]
10 Oct 2022
With the turmoil on grain markets dominating the news, developments in other commodities vital for global food security are sometimes overlooked. Vegetable oils, for example, which constitute the second most significant source of calories after cereals, had reached [...]
13 Sep 2022
With preparations for the 2023/24 season soon to begin, the current turmoil in fertilizer markets risks impacting global food security.
This seminar provided an overview of the current state of global fertilizer markets and assessed the implications for farmer [...]
12 Sep 2022
After months of record high global food prices, sparked in large part by the abrupt disruption of grain exports from Ukraine, the United Nations Black Sea Grain Initiative has provided some much-needed respite. With seaborne exports flowing from [...]