At this level, the index is 10.7% below its value a year ago and 24.0% below its all-time high reached in March 2022. The FAO Cereal Price Index rose 1.0 percent from the previous month ...

Meantime, world maize prices firmed slightly, reflecting the impact of heat waves on yields in parts of Europe and North America, while the FAO All-Rice Price Index increased by 0.6 percent ...

FAO estimates from 2011 suggest that as much as 37 percent of food produced in Sub-Saharan Africa is lost between production and consumption. Estimates for cereals are 20.5 percent. For post-harvest ...