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Harvesting of maize and soybeans in the southern hemisphere is progressing, but lack of rain earlier in the season and high temperatures have constrained yields. In the northern hemisphere, winter crops also...

Highlights: In 2024Q1, global domestic food price inflation was 4.9 percent, down from 5.7 percent in 2023Q4. Decreasing international prices of various agricultural commodities...

The easing of maize and wheat export prices is helping to mitigate rising freight and insurance costs associated with shipping disruptions for importers. Conversely, farmers have adapted to reduced...

This review paper highlights the most prevalent mycotoxins in agricultural commodities and possible hazard of mycotoxin occurrence in foods/feeds in regards to foodborne diseases. The underestimated hazard of multiple mycotoxin...

Highlights: An upsurge in global food commodity prices entails trade-offs with 13 SDGs Various extended analyses confirm the documented food price-SDGs nexus Mitigating abrupt...

The Trade & Development Chart shows the extent to which the EU's deforestation regulation will apply to a country's exports as a share of total exports or GDP. The regulation will...

This new Food Security Portal tool provides a simple measure of vulnerability to international price shocks for each country and each major food commodity. The basic idea...

Highlights: This report includes a Special Focus section that provides a preliminary assessment of the potential impact of the conflict in the Middle East on commodity prices. It finds that the effects of...

Rice continues to be in the news. Since India banned non-Basmati rice exports in July, rice prices have risen markedly, raising concerns that other countries might...

The objectives of this Community of Practice are to i) ​Increase understanding of living income measurement and the income gap; ii) Identify and discuss strategies for closing the income gap.