• No doubt the World likes Meat — Jim Long

    Below is a graph from FAO – Pig 333 that clearly shows the global increase in meat production over the last twenty years.

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  • The fall of the FAO Food Price Index continues

    In October 2023, the average value of the FAO Food Price Index was 120.6 points, which is 0.7 points (0.5%) lower than in September, indicating a continuing downward trend. The index was also 14.8 points (10.9%) lower than the corresponding figure for the same period last year. This slight decline in October reflects a fall in the price indices for sugar, cereals, vegetable oils and meat. At the same time, the price index for dairy products has moved to growth, ProAgro Group reports, citing the October report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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  • FAO offers first-ever global estimation on impact of disasters on agriculture

    Over the last 30 years, an estimated $3.8 trillion worth of crops and livestock production has been lost due to disaster events, corresponding to an average loss of $123 billion per year or 5 percent of annual global agricultural gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

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  • FAO Meat Outlook: Production, Trade, and Prices in 2023

    Global pig meat production is expected to drop slightly.

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  • Global Pig Meat Prices Rose for the Fourth Successive Month

    The FAO meat price index rose in May.

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  • FAO and EBRD Working on Agribusiness Development Strategy in Ukraine

    At the end of March this year, teams of experts from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Investment Centre gathered in Krakow to analyze the war situation in agriculture and build a support and development strategy for the next five years. 

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  • Seeds from FAO: More Than 2,000 Farmers Applied

    More than 2.5 thousand farmers have applied for seed support from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as of Tuesday, March 7. This is reported by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.

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  • World food prices have been falling for 11 months in a row

    In February, the average value of the FAO Food Price Index reached 129.8 points, which is 0.6% less than in January. This is the lowest level in 17 months.

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  • Agricultural Producers Can Apply Through SAR for Support Programs from FAO

    The State Agrarian Register (SAR) is now accepting applications for assistance from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) under two programs:

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  • First German generators delivered to Ukrainian food producers

    In cooperation with the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and FAO, the first generators from the German Government were delivered to Ukrainian food producers.

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  • Record-high FAO cereal price index in 2022

    Cereal prices were 18% higher on average in 2022, pushing the average annual FAO price index to a new record high.

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  • World pig meat prices up in December

    The average annual FAO Meat Price Index in 2022 as a whole was the highest in over thirty years.

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  • EU-FAO partnership will ensure renewal and development of agricultural value chains in Ukraine

    Rural households, small farmers and small agricultural enterprises will benefit from a $15.5 million project funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This is reported on the official website of the organization, reports the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy.

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  • World meat production increased 45% in the last 20 years

    The FAO has published the World Food and Agriculture – Statistical Yearbook 2022.

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  • FAO: Emerging trends in global pig meat production

    ASF continues to be the key determinant in the global production of pig meat.

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  • Registration for grain sleeve loading and unloading equipment from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and FAO has started at SAR

    The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine jointly with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) implements a programme for providing farmers with temporary grain storage facilities (grain sleeves). Thanks to the support of the governments of Canada, Japan, and the Minderoo Foundation, Ukrainian farmers will receive about 31,000 grain sleeves, each with a capacity of 200 tons, which will provide storage for 30 percent of the country's total requirements.

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  • FAO Project Office will be established in Ukraine

    The Government of Ukraine and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) signed an agreement on the establishment of the FAO Project Office in Ukraine and provision of assistance by the organization to Ukrainian agriculture. This was announced by the press service of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.

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  • AUPB resumes supply chain in pork market

    Since July 2022, the Association Ukranian Pig Breeders has been actively promoting the resumption of supply chains in the domestic pork market interrupted by war. This support for producers and processors is supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations («FAO»).

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