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Agricultural land: Asset, investment or consumption?- South Africa

There is currently much talk about the value of agricultural land and the fact that land prices seem to have decreased during 2017/2018.

OVERVIEW GLOBAL AVOCADO MARKET- July 2019

The avocado market has changed a lot in Europe. While it is normally quieter in the summer, this is not the case now due to a shortage of the fruit. The lack of avocados on the European market is a consequence of the situation in the United States.

Global food price index falls to a 17-month low

Global commodity food prices fell for the fourth consecutive month in May, as supplies appear strong and demand weakens due to economic contractions triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Prices remain sticky even as crops thrive

One feature that has characterised global agricultural markets over the past few weeks is rising prices.

US grain elevators benefit from increasing crop prices

Grain prices continued to surge upward through December changing 2020-21 grain marketing season allowing US grain elevators to profit from strong margins on stored crop, according to a CoBank Knowledge Exchange division report.

Global food prices surge to their highest level in a decade

Global food prices rose in May at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade, even as world cereal production is on course to reach a new record high, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today.

Why global food prices are higher today than for most of modern history

Global food prices shot up nearly 33% in September 2021 compared with the same period the year before.

Fertilizer prices continue heading downwards, with Urea and MAP showing substantial drops.

Urea prices continue to trend downwards as buyers expect further decreases and are delaying purchases. Rising Russian export volumes and no Indian tender expected until mid-July means prices remain under pressure as supply is exceeding demand.

FAO Food Price Index falls again, but global prices remain elevated

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO’s) Food Price Index (FPI) measures a basket composed of the most globally traded edible commodities– broadly, cereals, oils, vegetables, meat and sugar.

All three nutrients continue to drift downwards as the fertilizer market sees weak demand.

BFAP- Report December 2022

The recently signed Agriculture and Agro-Processing Master Plan (AAMP) has pinned the overarching policy direction on the widespread consensus for the need to promote meaningful participation by all players and stakeholders, whether small, medium, or large businesses in the agricultural value chain.

Are retailers and food producers exploiting South Africans through higher-than-warranted food prices?

The Competition Commission's recent report on agriculture and food markets dominated the conversations in the industry groupings last week.

Domestic food price inflation remains high.

Domestic food price inflation remains high. Inflation higher than 5% is experienced in 61.9% of low-income countries (no change since the last update two weeks ago), 76.1% of lower-middle-income countries (3.9-percentage-point decrease), 50% of upper-middle-income countries (no change), and 57.4% of high-income countries (2.6-percentage-point decrease). The most-affected countries are in Africa, North America, Latin America, South Asia, Europe, and Central Asia. In real terms, food price inflation exceeded overall inflation in 74% of the 167 countries where data is available.

Urea price spikes up and Potash keeps falling.

Positive progress on carbon pricing, but more is needed

Carbon pricing can be one of the most powerful tools available to policymakers to incentivize reducing emissions as part of an integrated policy mix. A decade ago, carbon pricing policies covered only 7% of global emissions.

FAO Food Price Index marginally declines in July: lower cereal quotations offset higher vegetable oil, meat and sugar prices

The benchmark for world food commodity prices was broadly unchanged in July for the second month in a row, as increases in international quotations of vegetable oils, meat products and sugar offset an ongoing decrease in those for cereals, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations reported Friday.

Who Really Controls Food Prices in African Markets?

Food prices in African markets are among the most visible—and politically volatile—indicators in African economies.

Agricultural land: Asset, investment or consumption?- South Africa

OVERVIEW GLOBAL AVOCADO MARKET- July 2019

Global food price index falls to a 17-month low

Prices remain sticky even as crops thrive

US grain elevators benefit from increasing crop prices

Global food prices surge to their highest level in a decade

Why global food prices are higher today than for most of modern history

Fertilizer prices continue heading downwards, with Urea and MAP showing substantial drops.

Urea prices continue to trend downwards as buyers expect further decreases and are delaying purchases. Rising Russian export volumes and no Indian tender expected until mid-July means prices remain under pressure as supply is exceeding demand.

FAO Food Price Index falls again, but global prices remain elevated

All three nutrients continue to drift downwards as the fertilizer market sees weak demand.

All three nutrients continue to drift downwards as the fertilizer market sees weak demand.

BFAP- Report December 2022

Are retailers and food producers exploiting South Africans through higher-than-warranted food prices?

Domestic food price inflation remains high.

Urea price spikes up and Potash keeps falling.

Urea price spikes up and Potash keeps falling.

Positive progress on carbon pricing, but more is needed

FAO Food Price Index marginally declines in July: lower cereal quotations offset higher vegetable oil, meat and sugar prices

Who Really Controls Food Prices in African Markets?

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