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Over the weekend, the United Nations Secretary-General announced an extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.  The announcement came at the last minute as the agreement was set to expire.  The Initiative facilitates the safe navigation for the exports of grain and related foodstuffs and fertilizers, including ammonia, from designated Ukrainian seaports.  During ...

A new report from the Farm Journal Foundation finds that increased U.S. investments in agricultural development and innovation are needed to make global food systems more resilient.  While climate change impacts agriculture worldwide, its effects are "substantially more severe" in warm regions, including Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.  The rep...

Cargill’s CEO said he expects food prices to decline in 2023.  Yahoo said that’s despite tight global crop stockpiles, especially in oilseeds.  David MacLennan, Cargill CEO, said the solution to the food versus fuel debate is to boost global crop commodity production.   “We don’t think i...

The Black Sea Grain Export Deal, due to expire Saturday, was extended for another 120 days, but Reuters said Moscow wants its own demands in the deal to get more fully addressed.  The agreement protects a sea transit corridor and was intended to help alleviate a global food shortage.  Ukraine...

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 135.9 in October, virtually unchanged from September.  The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization says a higher Cereal Price Index countered drops in the indices for vegetable oils, dairy, meat, and sugar.  With the late...

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization says food prices dropped 1.1% from August to September, marking the 6th straight monthly decline.  The drop in the Food Price Index was driven by a sharp fall in the international prices of vegetable oils and moderate decreases in those of sugar, meat, and dairy products.   Togeth...

Global food prices dropped for a fifth-straight month after a seasonal rise in supplies took place and demand dropped for some products.  The northern hemisphere wheat harvest is helping to ease supply concerns as more grain moves out of Ukraine.  A ...

Global food prices fell by the biggest amount since 2008 due to easing concerns over the supplies of grains and vegetable oils as Ukraine restarted its exports.  The United Nations world food cost index dropped almost 9% in July.  According to Bloomberg, the index is at its lowest level since January before Russia’s attack on Ukraine helped push the cost of food close to record levels.  It’s the f

A new report released Tuesday from the United Nations shows the number of people affected by hunger globally rose to nearly 830 million in 2021.  The UN report said the world is moving in the opposite direction from the Sustainable Development Goal of ending hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms, by 2030. ...

In recent meetings at United Nations, "... had a very informative discussion today with a number of leaders interested and concerned about global food security," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, after meeting with his peers from around the world.  Vi...