Food Price News & Market Intelligence
Real-time food price analysis, agricultural market updates, and inflation tracking across Nigeria and Africa.
Avocado's Glut Before the Boom
Europe is drowning in avocados, with June imports at record levels and prices more than 20 per cent below last year. Yet the OECD and …
Four Giants, One Cup Left to Win
The 2026 World Cup is down to its final four. France face Spain and England meet holders Argentina for a place in Sunday's final. Africa's …
Orange Juice: Cheap Futures, Costly Glass
Orange juice futures have tumbled from their 2024 record, yet shoppers are still paying near-record prices at the shelf. A shrinking Brazilian crop and the …
Olive Oil Cools, but Trouble Brews
Olive oil prices have fallen about a third from their 2024 record as Mediterranean harvests recovered. Growers are not relaxing, though: a sharp drop in …
The $10 Pound of Beef
The United States cattle herd has shrunk to its smallest size since 1951, sending beef prices to records. Years of drought, high borrowing costs and …
War Blocks a Strait, Fertiliser Jumps
Global fertiliser prices have surged to their highest since 2022 after conflict in the Middle East disrupted the Strait of Hormuz, which carries roughly a …
Tariffs Come for Brazil's Coffee
Washington's trade war has landed on the world's largest coffee supplier. Brazilian coffee still faces steep US tariffs even after exemptions, and industry groups warn …
The World Is Awash in Cheap Tea
Global tea prices are set to fall for a second straight year as India floods the market with supply. The slide is squeezing African growers, …
Argentina Slashes Its Grain Export Taxes
Argentina, a top global grain and oilseed supplier, is cutting the export taxes that farmers have long resented. President Milei lowered wheat and barley duties …
A Fungus Stalks the World's Bananas
A soil-borne disease with no cure is spreading through the world's banana fields, from Asia to Latin America. With Ecuador's crop under strain and prices …
Cocoa's Wild Ride From Boom to Bust
Cocoa has whipsawed from a record near $13,000 a tonne in 2024 to about $3,000 in early 2026, then rallied again. West African governments slashed …
Big Wheat Harvest, Stubborn Prices
The Black Sea is heading for another bumper wheat crop, yet world prices are refusing to fall the way a big harvest usually forces them …