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BulletinFood Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin #5, 14 June 2023
Monthly report on food price trends
2023Also available in:
No results found.International prices of wheat and maize continued to decline in May, while rice prices increased further. The downward trend in wheat prices was mostly due to ample global supplies and subdued import demand, while an expected record crop in Brazil and higher production in the United States of America were largely behind the decline in maize prices. The extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative also contributed to softening world prices. By contrast, international rice quotations continued their upward trend in May, as previous deals with Asian buyers were executed and supplies tightened in some exporters, such as Viet Nam and Pakistan. In most countries monitored by FAO, domestic staple food prices in May 2023 remained above their year‑earlier levels. Conflict and insecurity, adverse weather, high prices of agricultural inputs, elevated distribution costs as well as currency weaknesses continue to be the major drivers. Coarse grain prices remained considerably high in East and West Africa, while harvests eased the pressure on maize prices in Southern Africa and South America. In Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia countries and East Asia, ample stocks and supplies from ongoing harvests contributed to the softening of wheat and wheat flour prices. Meanwhile, in East Asia, domestic rice prices increased in major exporting countries despite harvest pressures weighing on prices in other countries of the subregion. -
BulletinFood Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin #5, 11 June 2024
Monthly report on food price trends
2024Also available in:
No results found.International prices of all major cereals increased in May 2024. Significant increases were registered for wheat export prices, reflecting concerns about the impacts of unfavourable crop conditions in major producing countries, while maize export prices rose due to various factors. The FAO All Rice Price Index also increased in May, driven by higher Indica quotations. In many countries monitored by FAO, domestic staple food prices remained at high levels in April and May 2024, underpinned by adverse weather events, conflict-related disruptions to supply chains and macroeconomic difficulties contributing to high food distribution costs. The lingering effect of prolonged conflict and insecurity remained a major driver of the high food prices in Haiti, Myanmar, South Sudan, the Sudan and Sahelian countries. In Southern Africa and Argentina, the anticipated year-on-year decline in the maize output sustained upward pressure on prices, amidst ongoing harvests. In South America and Far East Asia, rice prices were generally higher year-on-year in the major producing countries despite seasonal harvest downward pressure. -
FAO journalFood Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Bulletin #9, 14 November 2025
Monthly report on food price trends
2025Also available in:
No results found.World maize prices stabilized in October 2025, amid ample supplies, tempered by US yield concerns and China-US trade developments. At the same time, international wheat prices varied across origins, but movements remained contained. International rice prices declined, driven by intense competition for markets and the start of main-crop harvests in several exporting countries. In domestic markets monitored by FAO, cereal prices declined seasonally across multiple regions during September–October 2025, consistent with post-harvest trends. Maize prices declined in Central America and Southern Africa, while prices of coarse grains fell in West Africa. Similarly, rice prices eased in Far East Asia and South America, reflecting improved supply from the recent harvests. Wheat and wheat flour prices were stable or declined in South America, Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia, underpinned by ample supplies. By contrast, wheat prices increased across Asia, particularly in Afghanistan and Pakistan, due to crop and stock losses stemming from adverse weather conditions. In parts of the Near East, persistent currency weakness and subsidy cuts continue to drive year-on-year cereal price increases. In East Africa, prices of coarse grains remained elevated year-on-year in several countries, in particular in South Sudan and the Sudan. In the Sudan’s North Darfur State, prices in Al Fashir Market increased markedly, driven by severely constrained market access, amid intensified conflict and the ongoing siege of the city.
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