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Global food prices edge higher on weather, geopolitical pressures

Agro-processing

Global food prices edge higher on weather, geopolitical pressures

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Controlling the controllable: Global commodity outlook for the upcoming planting season

Commodities & Fairtrade

Controlling the controllable: Global commodity outlook for the upcoming planting season

Jacques Taylor 31 Jul 2026

Bumper summer crops push SA food inflation down to 1.4%

Agriculture

Bumper summer crops push SA food inflation down to 1.4%

Paul Makube 23 Jul 2026

Global food prices edge lower in June, says FAO

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices edge lower in June, says FAO

3 Jul 2026

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Agriculture

FAO warns of weaker global cereal harvests as grain prices rise

8 Jun 2026

Agriculture

Food inflation slowdown points to easing pressure on consumers

Paul Makube 21 May 2026

FAO food price index rises for third straight month

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO food price index rises for third straight month

11 May 2026

Source: Wolfgang Weiser via

Agribusiness

Fuel hike adds pressure to farm margins

Paul Makube 6 May 2026

Levy cut shields farmers from sharp fuel price hike

Agriculture

Levy cut shields farmers from sharp fuel price hike

Paul Makube 2 Apr 2026

Food inflation steady at 4.4% despite rising meat prices in January 2026

Agribusiness

Food inflation steady at 4.4% despite rising meat prices in January 2026

19 Feb 2026

Source: Aleksandr1982 via

Agribusiness

Food inflation falls further to 3.9% year-on-year in October 2025

Paul Makube 20 Nov 2025

High food prices in east and southern Africa: Four steps to boost production and make markets work better

Agriculture

High food prices in east and southern Africa: Four steps to boost production and make markets work better

Grace Nsomba and Simon Roberts 20 Oct 2025

Global food prices ease slightly in September – FAO

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices ease slightly in September – FAO

8 Oct 2025

Elevated meat prices remain a drag on food inflation

Agriculture

Elevated meat prices remain a drag on food inflation

Paul Makube 19 Sep 2025

Global food prices hold steady in August, says FAO

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices hold steady in August, says FAO

10 Sep 2025

FAO: Meat and dairy lift food prices as sugar falls

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: Meat and dairy lift food prices as sugar falls

4 Jul 2025

Food price survey shows shocking surges amid affordability crisis

Food, Water & Energy Security

Food price survey shows shocking surges amid affordability crisis

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 9 May 2025

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: April food prices climb as cereals and meat costs rise

2 May 2025

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: Global food prices steady in March

7 Apr 2025

CompCom releases Essential Food Pricing Monitoring report

FMCG

CompCom releases Essential Food Pricing Monitoring report

1 Apr 2025

Feathered crisis: How avian influenza is reshaping chicken prices in South Africa

Agriculture

Feathered crisis: How avian influenza is reshaping chicken prices in South Africa

Thulani Ningi and Moses Lubinga 28 Mar 2025

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: Global food prices rise in February

10 Mar 2025

Global food prices see decline as January index drops

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices see decline as January index drops

7 Feb 2025

Source: ©Oleksandr Boiko via

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO reports spike in food prices as vegetable oils soar

10 Dec 2024

Source: Paul Makube is the senior agricultural economist at FNB Commercial.

Agribusiness

Food prices maintain stability as South Africa sees steep inflation decline

Paul Makube 22 Nov 2024

Premier Group open to acquisitions after profit jumps 32.4%

Food & bev. services

Premier Group open to acquisitions after profit jumps 32.4%

Sfundo Parakozov 13 Nov 2024

Global competition and local challenges shake SA maize prices

Agribusiness

Global competition and local challenges shake SA maize prices

11 Nov 2024

Food inflation steady at 40.1% in September, but monthly pressures persist

Agribusiness

Food inflation steady at 40.1% in September, but monthly pressures persist

Paul Makube 29 Oct 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: September sees biggest food price hike in 18 months

9 Oct 2024

Agriculture

Maize crop shrinks to under 13 million tons, lowest in 5 years

Paul Makube 27 Sep 2024

Source: Tumisu via

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO reports slight dip in global food prices for August

6 Sep 2024

A big surprise as agriculture GDP plunges in the second half of 2023

Agribusiness

A big surprise as agriculture GDP plunges in the second half of 2023

Paul Makube 7 Mar 2024

#BizTrends2024: Unpacking the agriculture market's 2023 performance and forecasting 2024

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Unpacking the agriculture market's 2023 performance and forecasting 2024

Paul Makube 8 Jan 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices remain unchanged in November

8 Dec 2023

Global food prices remain unchanged in September

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices remain unchanged in September

6 Oct 2023

Food inflation remains at nearly twice the inflation rate - Competition Commission

FMCG

Food inflation remains at nearly twice the inflation rate - Competition Commission

14 Sep 2023

Your omelette is not yet under threat despite the recent Western Cape bird flu outbreak

Agribusiness

Your omelette is not yet under threat despite the recent Western Cape bird flu outbreak

Paul Makube 6 Jun 2023

Source: ©stokkete via 123RF

Commodities & Fairtrade

World food commodity prices fall in March

11 Apr 2023

Source: ©Oleksandr Boiko via

Agro-processing

Global food prices decline further in January

6 Feb 2023

Source: ©monticello via

Commodities & Fairtrade

World food prices dip by 1.9% in December

10 Jan 2023

Source: Tumisu via

Agro-processing

Global food prices hold steady in November

8 Dec 2022

Source: ©monticello via

Agro-processing

Global food prices broadly steady in October

7 Nov 2022

Agribusiness

Another bullish crop outlook despite marginal hike in planting area amid favourable prices, weather

Paul Makube 1 Nov 2022

Black Sea Grain initiative shows power of trade

Food Security

Black Sea Grain initiative shows power of trade

26 Oct 2022

Global food prices dip in May

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices dip in May

3 Jun 2022

Source: ©Oleksandr Boiko via

Agro-processing

Global food prices ease in April

10 May 2022

Global food prices rise to record high in February

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices rise to record high in February

7 Mar 2022

Source: Tumisu via

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices dip in December

7 Jan 2022

Global food commodity prices rebound in August

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food commodity prices rebound in August

2 Sep 2021

Global food prices decline in July

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices decline in July

5 Aug 2021