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Strategie Grains Still Sees Lower EU Wheat Crop Despite Spain Boost

Strategie Grains has edged up its forecast for the European Union's 2024 soft wheat harvest reflecting favourable conditions in Spain, but output was still...

World Food Price Index Rebounds From Three-Year Low, Says UN Agency

The United Nations food agency's world price index rebounded in March from a three-year low, boosted by increases for vegetable oils, meat and dairy produc...

World Food Price Index Ends 2023 Some 10% Below 2022 Levels

The United Nations food agency's world price index ended last year about 10% below its 2022, with values in December also down from the previous month, hel...

World Food Prices Hold Steady In November, FAO Says

The United Nations food agency's world price index held steady in November, with lower international cereal prices offset by higher prices of vegetable oil...

Rain-Hit French Soft Wheat Sowing Nears End As Crop Rating Slips

French farmers had sown 89% of the expected soft wheat area for next year's harvest by 4 December, compared with 83% a week earlier, as a rain-delayed sowi...

World Food Price Index Little Changed In September Despite Sugar Surge: FAO

The United Nations food agency's world price index was largely stable in September, as declines in the indices for vegetable oils, dairy and meat offset a...

World Food Price Index Back At Two-Year Low Despite Rice Surge: FAO

The United Nations food agency's world price index fell in August to a new two-year low, reversing a rebound seen the previous month, as a decline in most...