GIEWS – Monthly Report on Food Price Trends, Sep 2025

The main theme of the report concerns food price trends on international and domestic markets.

Key findings include divergent trends in corn and wheat prices in August 2025, with good harvest prospects in the USA lowering prices, while delays in harvesting and quality issues in the European Union and Russian Federation raised wheat quotations. International rice prices declined due to increased competition among exporters. On domestic markets monitored by FAO, conflicts, currency fluctuations, and extreme weather conditions remain major factors driving year-on-year increases in staple food prices. In Eastern Africa, cereal prices were higher compared to last year, especially in Sudan due to recent conflict escalation. In Western Africa, above-average 2024 harvests and government measures to protect domestic supply levels contributed to price declines.