Demand Brief Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/demand-brief/ Publish, promote and access agribusiness news and events. Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:52:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://accessagric.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-Access-Agric-Favicon-32x32.webp Demand Brief Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/demand-brief/ 32 32 Global cereal harvests and trade expected to fall in 2026/27, FAO says https://accessagric.com/global-cereal-harvests-and-trade-expected-to-fall-in-2026-27-fao-says/ https://accessagric.com/global-cereal-harvests-and-trade-expected-to-fall-in-2026-27-fao-says/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:52:22 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=24899 New early-season forecasts point to likely declining global cereal harvests and trade in the year ahead The benchmark measure for world food commodity prices remained broadly stable in May, as declines in vegetable oil quotations offset increases in those for cereals and sugar, according to new data released Friday by the Food and Agriculture Organization […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/global-cereal-harvests-and-trade-expected-to-fall-in-2026-27-fao-says/feed/ 0 24899 Global food prices fall for fifth consecutive month – FAO https://accessagric.com/global-food-prices-fall-for-fifth-consecutive-month-fao/ https://accessagric.com/global-food-prices-fall-for-fifth-consecutive-month-fao/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:22:20 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=22634 Updated forecasts suggest global stocks-to-use ratio may rise to quarter-century high The measure of world food commodity prices declined in January for the fifth consecutive month, led by lower international quotations for dairy, sugar and meat products, according to the benchmark report released Friday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The FAO Food […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/global-food-prices-fall-for-fifth-consecutive-month-fao/feed/ 0 22634 FAO Food Price Index virtually unchanged in August https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-virtually-unchanged-in-august/ https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-virtually-unchanged-in-august/#respond Fri, 05 Sep 2025 18:11:16 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=19984 New forecasts point to growth in global cereal output, utilization, stocks and trade The benchmark of world food commodity prices remained largely unchanged in August, as increases in meat, sugar and vegetable oil prices offset declines in cereal and dairy quotations, according to the new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-virtually-unchanged-in-august/feed/ 0 19984 Global food prices dip in May despite record highs for butter and beef – FAO https://accessagric.com/global-food-prices-dip-in-may-despite-record-highs-for-butter-and-beef-fao/ https://accessagric.com/global-food-prices-dip-in-may-despite-record-highs-for-butter-and-beef-fao/#respond Sun, 08 Jun 2025 19:19:18 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=18705 New FAO forecasts point to record global cereal output with a partial rebound in stocks and trade The benchmark of world food commodity prices dropped in May as marked declines in international quotations for maize and palm oil outweighed historically high prices for butter and bovine meat, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/global-food-prices-dip-in-may-despite-record-highs-for-butter-and-beef-fao/feed/ 0 18705 FAO Food Price Index increases in April https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-increases-in-april/ https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-increases-in-april/#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 14:34:33 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=17966 World cereal, meat and dairy prices up, while sugar quotations down  The benchmark measure of world food commodity prices increased in April, driven by higher quotations for major cereals, meat and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported on Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-increases-in-april/feed/ 0 17966 FAO Food Price Index rises in February https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-rises-in-february/ https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-rises-in-february/#respond Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:56:11 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=17124 Higher sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil prices drive the overall increase The benchmark for global food commodity prices rose in February, propelled by increases in sugar, dairy, and vegetable oil prices, according to the new Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) report released today. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-rises-in-february/feed/ 0 17124 Benchmark for world food commodity prices down in January https://accessagric.com/benchmark-for-world-food-commodity-prices-down-in-january/ https://accessagric.com/benchmark-for-world-food-commodity-prices-down-in-january/#respond Sat, 08 Feb 2025 18:21:25 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=16606 International quotations for sugar and vegetable oils drive FAO Food Price Index lower The FAO Food Price Index, the benchmark for world food commodity prices, declined in January, averaging 124.9 points during the month, down 1.6 percent from its December level. The drop was driven by significant decreases in the international quotations for vegetable oils […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/benchmark-for-world-food-commodity-prices-down-in-january/feed/ 0 16606 FAO Food Price Index rises in September https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-rises-in-september/ https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-rises-in-september/#respond Tue, 08 Oct 2024 18:40:58 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=14976 International quotations for sugar lead an across-the-board increase in major food commodity prices The benchmark for world food commodity prices saw its fastest increase in 18 months in September, with quotations up for all covered commodity groups, led by sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday. The FAO Food Price […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-rises-in-september/feed/ 0 14976 FAO Food Price Index: Global cereal output forecast to reach an all-time high in 2024 https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-global-cereal-output-forecast-to-reach-an-all-time-high-in-2024/ https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-global-cereal-output-forecast-to-reach-an-all-time-high-in-2024/#respond Sat, 06 Jul 2024 20:59:35 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=13606 Global cereal output forecast to reach an all-time high in 2024 The benchmark for world food commodity prices was unchanged in June, as increases in international quotations for vegetable oils, sugar and dairy products offset a decrease in those for cereals, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday. The FAO Food Price […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-global-cereal-output-forecast-to-reach-an-all-time-high-in-2024/feed/ 0 13606 FAO Food Price Index up marginally in April https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-up-marginally-in-april/ https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-up-marginally-in-april/#respond Sun, 05 May 2024 16:54:55 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=12529 Rising international quotations for meat, cereals and vegetable oils offset drops for dairy and sugar The benchmark for world food commodity prices edged higher in April, as rising meat prices and modest upticks for vegetable oils and cereals more than offset decreases for sugar and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-up-marginally-in-april/feed/ 0 12529 FAO Food Price Index: International quotations for all major cereals decline https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-international-quotations-for-all-major-cereals-decline/ https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-international-quotations-for-all-major-cereals-decline/#respond Sun, 09 Jul 2023 16:16:00 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=8126 International quotations for all major cereals decline, but high domestic food prices threaten vulnerable countries The benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined again in June, led by price decreases for all major cereals and most types of vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today. The FAO Food Price […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/fao-food-price-index-international-quotations-for-all-major-cereals-decline/feed/ 0 8126 The measure of world food prices rose in April for first time in a year https://accessagric.com/the-measure-of-world-food-prices-rose-in-april-for-first-time-in-a-year/ https://accessagric.com/the-measure-of-world-food-prices-rose-in-april-for-first-time-in-a-year/#respond Sun, 07 May 2023 19:41:21 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=7303 FAO Food Price Index increases, amid higher international quotations for sugar, meat and rice, while prices for wheat, maize, dairy products and vegetable oils decline The benchmark index of international food commodity prices rose in April for the first time in a year, amid increases in world quotations for sugar, meat and rice, the Food […]

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