Prices of coarse grains followed mixed trends in September and October 2024 in the subregion. In September, prices reached new record highs in the Sudan, while in South Sudan they slightly eased in October from the record levels reached in [...]

Prices of coarse grains showed mixed trends in countries of the Sahel and along the Gulf of Guinea in September and October 2024, and reached new record highs in several markets. In many countries of the subregion, prices of coarse [...]

Amid the start of the main agricultural season, prices of the key food staple, maize, continues to trend at high year-on-year levels across the subregion in September and October 2024. This largely reflects tight domestic supplies and currency depreciation, as [...]

In October 2024, domestic rice prices were stable or declined month‑on‑month and were generally lower year-on-year in many countries of the subregion. In Thailand, wholesale rice prices declined significantly in October, continuing the downward trend that began in June, reflecting [...]

Wheat export prices in the Russian Federation increased by around 9 percent month-on-month in October 2024 due to concerns over the potential negative impact of unfavourable weather conditions on winter crop sowings. In Ukraine,1 wheat export prices increased for the third [...]

Wholesale prices of white maize declined month-on-month in October 2024 across the subregion, due to increased availability from the ongoing main harvest. In Mexico, wholesale prices of white maize were mostly stable or moderately decreased across markets in October, due to [...]

Wholesale rice prices were mostly stable or increased month-on-month in October 2024, in line with reduced seasonal supply from the start of plantings in the subregion. In Brazil, wholesale prices of rice remained unchanged or increased moderately month-on-month across the [...]