World food prices slip in May, still near three-year high, FAO saysGlobal food prices edge lower in May as FAO forecasts a 2% decline in world cereal production for 2026-27.
05 Jun, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
Beyond rice, wheat: Why India must revive native ‘orphan crops’ for protein securityIndia can boost nutrition security, cut import dependence, and build a global smart protein industry by scaling climate-resilient indigenou...
01 Jun, 2026, 10.20 AM IST
Govt readies contingency plans to counter El Nino threat to kharif season: Shivraj Singh ChouhanThe Indian government is ready for El Nino's impact on the upcoming kharif crop. Contingency plans are being made for affected districts. T...
28 May, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
Consumers unlikely to see major impact on food prices over next 2-3 months: Consumer Affairs SecyThe government is closely monitoring the prices of essential food commodities. At present, prices have remained stable and largely range-bo...
26 May, 2026, 09.49 AM IST
A Rs 3 hike makes India’s inflation battle somewhat harderIndian Oil Marketing Companies have increased petrol and diesel prices by Rs 3 per litre each, and CNG by Rs 2/kg, following daily losses o...
15 May, 2026, 03.25 PM IST
World food price rise set to continue if Israel-Iran war lasts, FAO saysGlobal food prices surged in March to a multi-month high. The United Nations warns of further increases if the Middle East conflict persist...
03 Apr, 2026, 03.44 PM IST
World food price index rebounds from three-year low, says UN agencyThe Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) price index, which tracks the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 118.3 points in...
05 Apr, 2024, 02.10 PM IST
World food prices hit new 10-year high in October: FAOThe Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) food price index, which tracks international prices of the most globally traded food commodit...
04 Nov, 2021, 03.13 PM IST
World food prices jump in August, cereal harvest outlook cut: FAOFAO's food price index, which tracks international prices of the most globally traded food commodities, averaged 127.4 points last month co...
02 Sep, 2021, 02.19 PM IST
World food prices fall in June for first time in a year: FAOThe Rome-based FAO also said in a statement that worldwide cereal harvests would come in at nearly 2.817 billion tonnes in 2021, slightly d...
08 Jul, 2021, 02.12 PM IST
World food price index surges in May to highest level since 2011: FAOFAO also issued its first forecast for world cereal production in 2021, predicting output of nearly 2.821 billion tonnes -- a new record an...
03 Jun, 2021, 02.35 PM IST
World food price index rises in Jan, at highest level since July 2014 -FAOThe Food and Agriculture Organization's food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products,...
04 Feb, 2021, 02.49 PM IST
Record global harvest of cereals, India too heads for a new highThe global output was fuelled by increased wheat output in North America -by more than 10 million tonnes year on year -and increases in the...
15 Apr, 2017, 11.48 AM IST
Food prices to stay high, volatility may increase: FAO"Prices are sustained. It is highly unlikely we will see a normalisation of prices anytime soon," said Abdolreza Abbassian, senior economis...
04 Oct, 2012, 03.04 PM IST
- FAO pegs global cereal output at record 2419 million tons this year
The world is estimated to harvest a record 2,419 million tonnes of cereal crops in 2012-13 mainly on back of expected bumper maize crop in ...
12 Jun, 2012, 08.33 PM IST
- Global food prices remain unchanged in March
World food prices remained almost same in March from their levels in February due to stable prices in most commodities and decline in dairy...
06 Apr, 2012, 05.29 PM IST
- World food import bill may cross $1 trillion this year: FAO
The food import bill of the global community could surpass the $1 trillion mark in 2010, with prices of most commodities going up sharply c...
22 Nov, 2010, 06.57 PM IST