Tag: coarse grains

• Saturday, January 18th 2014 - 05:50 UTC

  Global cereal production in 2013 and outlook revised upward, says FAO

  

  FAO’s latest forecast for world cereal production in 2013 has been revised upward marginally (2 million tons) since November to a new high of almost 2 500 million tons (including rice in milled terms), 8.4% more than last year and some 6% above the previous record in 2011.

• Thursday, March 3rd 2011 - 18:50 UTC

  Food prices increase in February for eighth consecutive month, says FAO report

  

  Global food prices increased for the eighth consecutive month in February, with prices of all commodity groups monitored rising again, except for sugar, FAO said on Thursday. FAO expects a tightening of the global cereal supply and demand balance in 2010/11