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Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin #6, 11 July 2025

  • Publication | 2025
Global Food and Nutrition Security

Global maize prices fell sharply in June 2025 on increased seasonal supplies from Southern Hemisphere harvests. International rice prices also declined, driven by weaker demand for Indica varieties. By contrast, global wheat prices increased month-on-month in some regions, despite harvest pressure from the Northern Hemisphere, mainly due to weather concerns in some key producing areas. FAO’s analysis of domestic staple food prices for May and June 2025 reveals that macroeconomic challenges, prolonged conflicts and extreme weather events are primary drivers behind the year-on-year price increases in several countries. Depreciating national currencies further intensified the upward pressure on staple food prices, particularly in net‑food importing countries. The recent escalation of conflicts has worsened food price inflation in several regions, notably East Africa and the Central Sahel. By contrast, food-related policy interventions have helped curb price increases in various countries, while supply recovery from recently concluded or ongoing harvests underpinned recent declines in key staple food prices across Far East Asia, South America and Southern Africa.

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26 Aug 2025

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