Paris, France -- Global food prices rose in October to their highest level in 18 months, with a sharp increase in the cost of vegetable oil, the Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in international prices of a basket of food...
Global food prices fall for sixth month in a row, says UN
World food prices have fallen for a sixth month in a row in September, UN data showed as they continued to fall after a record reached after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Food and Agriculture Organization said its price index, which tracks monthly change in global prices of food commodities,...
Indonesia seizes tanker for defying palm oil export ban
The Indonesian Navy has seized a tanker that was carrying palm oil out of the country in violation of an export ban, a spokesman said Saturday.
Abu Dhabi’s agricultural production in 2020 reaches $3.72 billion
Abu Dhabi's agricultural production in 2020 was valued at AED13.7 billion ($3.72 billion) in 2020, with an increase of 12 percent compared to 2019, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 6.5 percent for 2017-2020. Statistics collected by the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) in collaboration...
Oman agriculture ministry signs 4 deals worth more than $31m
The deals are in sectors ranging from livestock-rearing to vegetables, rabbits, and even Omani thyme.
