Tag: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

• Tuesday, May 12th 2026 - 14:14 UTC

  Strait of Hormuz closure, FAO warns of fertilizer scarcity and calendar for new planting season

  

  The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, warned that the global fertilizer scarcity caused by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz will lead to lower yields and tightening food supplies in the latter half of 2026 and into 2027.

• Friday, April 24th 2026 - 19:39 UTC

  FAO and WMO warn extreme heat pushes global agriculture 'to the limit,' threatening one billion people

  

  The escalation of extreme heat episodes is pushing agriculture “to the limit” worldwide and threatening the health and livelihoods of more than one billion people, according to a joint report published on Wednesday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The document, titled “Extreme Heat and Agriculture,” warns that the phenomenon causes the annual loss of 500 billion working hours in the sector.

• Thursday, April 9th 2026 - 07:13 UTC

  FAO food commodities prices up in March; concern with energy and fertilizer costs

  

  World food commodity prices rose in March for the second month in a row, due largely to higher energy prices linked to the conflict escalation in the Near East, according to the latest benchmark measure released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

• Thursday, March 26th 2026 - 11:58 UTC

  FAO marked Days of Forests and World Water, and their intricate connection

  

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) marked International Day of Forests 2026 and World Water Day 2026 last week with a series of highlevel and technical events at its headquarters in Rome.

• Saturday, January 10th 2026 - 12:34 UTC

  FAO Food Price Index fell in December and also from its level a year ago

  

  The benchmark for world food commodity prices fell in December compared to the previous month, as declines in dairy product, meat and vegetable oil quotations more than offset increases in those for cereals and sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported in its latest release.

• Wednesday, December 31st 2025 - 09:09 UTC

  FAO officially launches 2026 as the International Year of the Women Farmer

  

  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) officially launched The International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, a global campaign aimed at recognizing women’s indispensable yet often overlooked contributions to global agri-food systems and to galvanize efforts to close persistent gender gaps.

• Tuesday, November 11th 2025 - 15:23 UTC

  FAO Food Prices decline in October, with the exception of beef

  

  World food commodity prices generally declined in October, driven largely by ample global supplies, according to the benchmark measure released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). However beef continued to rise because of a very firm global demand.

• Friday, October 17th 2025 - 10:26 UTC

  Uruguayan President Orsi sends message at FAO event in Rome

  

  Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi was on Thursday the only Latin American speaker at the ceremony in Rome commemorating the 80th anniversary of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on World Food Day.

• Monday, October 13th 2025 - 07:37 UTC

  FAO Food Prices Index slightly down in September except for beef

  

  The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of a set of globally-traded food commodities, averaged 128.8 points in September, versus a revised August level of 129.7 points. The September reading represents a 3.4 percent increase from a year ago.

• Saturday, June 14th 2025 - 09:04 UTC

  FAO estimates record global cereal production in 2025/2026

  

  FAO also released a new Cereal Supply and Demand Brief, forecasting a record global cereal production of 2 911 million tons in 2025, up 2.1 percent from 2024. World cereal utilization is forecast to increase by 0.8 percent in 2025/26, reaching 2 898 million tons.