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  • Publication | 2025

World Bank - Food Security Update - 13/06/2025

Global Food and Nutrition Security

Highlights:

• Since the last update on May 16, 2025, agricultural and cereal price indices closed 1 percent lower, and the export price index closed at the same level.

• Recent World Bank data shows continued declines in global food commodity prices, driven by an increase in supply.

• Domestic food price inflation remains high in most low- and lower-middle-income countries.

• The June 2025 AMIS Market Monitor reports that global markets for wheat, maize, rice, and soybeans remain broadly stable, with no major supply disruptions expected in the near term.

• Although conflict and extreme weather are widely recognized as drivers of hunger, a World Bank report highlights another persistent cause in Africa: transportation inefficiency.

• In honor of its 50-year anniversary, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) published a report reflecting on how food systems have changed over the past five decades—and where they continue to fall short.