The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean They committed this Thursday to eradicate hunger, poverty and structural inequalities in order to guarantee the right to adequate food, without leaving anyone behind. That is one of the main conclusions of the 38th Regional Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), […]
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Global food prices fell 13.7% in 2023, according to FAO
Global food prices fell 13.7% in 2023 compared to the previous year, with a marked drop in vegetable oils and grains, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported on Friday. The FAO food price index, which measures the variation in international prices of a basket of basic products, decreased by 15.4% […]
FAO: world trade in berries will surpass that in bananas in 2022, with blueberries leading the way
Global trade in berries, among which blueberries stand out, surpassed that of bananas in 2021 and continued to maintain leadership in 2022 despite the drop in export volumes, reported the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO). Andriy Yarmak, FAO economist, explained during the “Berry Market 2023” event, organized by the association […]
FAO predicts a new bird flu crisis in 2024
The Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) strongly called on the countries of the region to maintain a state of alert and collaborate with notification systems to face in a better way the impact of the new season of avian influenza which […]
Natural disasters cause losses of US$123 billion a year, according to FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported that environmental disasters have caused losses in the world’s agricultural and livestock production worth US$3.8 trillion, which represents a loss of US$123,000 million per year. This is equivalent to 5% of all world production. The report highlights that the largest losses occurred in Asia, […]
Agriculture and livestock lose US$ 123,000 million a year due to natural disasters
The environmental disasters cause losses of about US$ 123,000 million a year, which represents 5% of all world production, according to the latest yearbook published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The annual report, which analyzes data collected around the world until 2021, also indicates that the cost of following […]
FAO maintains global cereal production forecasts for the 2023-2024 season
World cereal production will remain at the 2,819 million tons planned for the 2023-2024 season – after an increase announced last October -, reported the Organization of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This forecast represents a progress of 0.9% (26 million tons) compared to the previous 2022-2023 season, led by the coarse […]
FAO: US$3.8 billion in crops and livestock have been lost due to disasters in the last 30 years
Climate catastrophes, health crises or wars have caused US$3.8 trillion in losses in crops and livestock in 30 years, according to a report published on Friday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). This is equivalent to about US$123 billion annually or 5% of the wealth produced by farmers between 1991 […]
Global sugar and corn prices rebounded
The reference index of international prices of food products calculated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) remained largely stable in September – compared to August – as the decline in the prices of vegetable oils, dairy products (- 2.3%) and meat (-1%), in the face of the notable increase in […]
FAO: world food prices remained stable in September
The reference index of international prices of food products that calculates the FAO remained largely stable in September as the decline in the prices of vegetable oils, dairy products and meat was offset by a notable increase in those of sugar and corn, the agency reported today. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) food price […]