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Journal, magazine, bulletinFood Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin #8, 11 October 2023
Monthly report on food price trends
2023Also available in:
No results found.International cereal price trends were mixed in September 2023. Maize prices have increased, reflecting a variety of different factors in the major exporting countries, while wheat prices continued to ease as harvests came to an end in the Northern Hemisphere. Meanwhile, generally subdued import demand slightly lowered international rice prices, amid lingering uncertainties regarding India’s rice export policy and progressively thinning supplies in various exporters. In most countries monitored by FAO, domestic staple food prices in September 2023 remained above their year-earlier levels. Rising energy prices continued to support higher transport and distribution costs, while currency weakness contributed to inflate import costs. Insecurity and conflict have remained important contributory factors to food price increases in Haiti and parts of East and West Africa, while the prevailing El Niño phenomenon is raising concerns over prospects for the 2023/24 crop production in parts of Asia and Southern Africa. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinFood Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin #8, 11 October 2024
Monthly report on food price trends
2024Also available in:
No results found.Global wheat prices increased in September 2024, driven by concerns over unfavourable weather conditions in a number of key exporting countries. International maize prices also increased as low river levels in Brazil and the United States of America caused logistical disruptions. By contrast, export quotations of Indica rice declined, amid generally quiet trading activity. FAO’s analysis of the latest available domestic price data reveals some year-on-year price softening for food staples in August and September 2024 in parts of Central America, East Africa and Far East Asia. However, the persistence of multiple concurrent shocks, including adverse weather conditions, conflicts and macroeconomic difficulties, continue to keep prices of key staples higher than last year’s levels in most Southern and West African countries, as well as in Argentina, Haiti, Myanmar, the Sudan and South Sudan. -
Journal, magazine, bulletinFood Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin #8, 10 October 2025
Monthly report on food price trends
2025Also available in:
No results found.Global maize and wheat prices followed divergent month‑on‑month trends in September 2025, with increases in the United States of America due to strong demand, while larger year-on-year harvests contributed to price declines in the Russian Federation and the European Union. International rice prices declined, amid ample exportable supplies and a slowdown in import demand. In domestic markets monitored by FAO during August and September 2025, cereal prices were at elevated year-on-year levels across the Near East, while in North Africa moderate price increases were registered. In East Africa, prices of coarse grains remained at very high levels in the Sudan and South Sudan, driven by conflict-related disruptions and constrained market access. Wheat prices increased across Far East Asia, most notably in Pakistan, where seasonal upward pressure was compounded by market disruptions due to severe flooding between June and September. Sustained rice price declines in Far East Asia and South America were underpinned by ample seasonal supply. In Southern Africa, favourable production prospects across the subregion eased upward pressure on maize grain prices, while prices of coarse grains declined in West Africa with the arrival on markets of the 2025 main season harvest.
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