Commodity & Trade Updates

This initiative aims to enhance the quality, safety, and competitiveness of maize production, a staple crop critical to the region’s food security and economic development.

The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in international prices of a basket of key food commodities, averaged 127.7 points in May, a 0.8 percent drop from April

The deal marks a significant step in Ukraine’s ongoing strategy to diversify its export markets, unlocking one of the world’s largest consumer markets for Ukrainian value-added grain products

The deals, announced on June 5, are part of a wider strategy aimed at stabilizing wheat imports in the face of escalating global supply uncertainties and price volatility

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) currently holds wheat stock of 36.65 MT, significantly higher than the buffer stock norm of 27.58 MT required as of July 1