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Food and post-production costs (2025)

21/07/2026 Go to Evidence

Post-farmgate activities account for 70 to 75 percent of what consumers pay. (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. (2026). The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2026.

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)

Fertilizers with higher prices (Colombia, 26-06)

21/07/2026 Go to Evidence

43.55% of fertilizers, soil amendments and conditioners registered a price increase in June 2026 compared to the previous month in Colombia. (National Directorate of Statistics of Colombia, 2026).

Dirección Nacional de Estadística de Colombia. (2026). Insumos y factores asociados a la producción agropecuaria (SIPSA-I) - Junio de 2026

Dirección Nacional de Estadística de Colombia

Crops affected by rains (Ecuador, 2026)

19/07/2026 Go to Evidence

25,148.52 hectares of crops were affected by rains in Ecuador between January and mid-July 2026. (National Secretariat of Risk Management of Ecuador, 2026).

Secretaría Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos de Ecuador. (2026). Informe de Situación Nacional - SitRep 132.

Secretaría Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos de Ecuador

Crops lost due to rain (Ecuador, 2026)

19/07/2026 Go to Evidence

27,835.41 hectares of crops were lost due to rains in Ecuador between January and mid-July 2026. (National Secretariat of Risk Management of Ecuador, 2026).

Secretaría Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos de Ecuador. (2026). Informe de Situación Nacional - SitRep 132.

Secretaría Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos de Ecuador

Estimated hunger due to the effects of El Niño

09/07/2026 Go to Evidence

A scenario simulating the impact of a strong warm phase of the El Niño phenomenon suggests that export restrictions would add 21.4 million people to the number of people experiencing hunger.(Food and Agriculture Organization, 2026).

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. (2026). State of Agricultural Commodity Markets explores how best to cope with shocks.

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura

FAO Cereal Price Index (Jun-2026)

03/07/2026 Go to Evidence

It decreased by 3.5% compared to the level in May 2026. It averaged 110.2 points in June 2026. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2026).

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura. (2026). FAO Food Price Index.

Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura

266 million faced food crises

02/07/2026 Go to Evidence

266 million people in 47 countries and territories faced high levels of acute food insecurity in 2025, equivalent to 22.9% of the analyzed population.

FAO, WFP y GNAFC (2026)

FAO, WFP, & GNAFC. (2026). 2026 Global Report on Food Crises: Joint analysis for better decisions. Rome: FAO & WFP. https://www.wfp.org/publications/global-report-food-crises-grfc

147.4 million affected by conflict

02/07/2026 Go to Evidence

147.4 million people were affected in contexts where conflict and insecurity were the main driver of acute food insecurity.

FAO, WFP y GNAFC (2026)

FAO, WFP, & GNAFC. (2026). 2026 Global Report on Food Crises: Joint analysis for better decisions. Rome: FAO & WFP. https://www.wfp.org/publications/global-report-food-crises-grfc

87.5 million affected by climate

02/07/2026 Go to Evidence

87.5 million people were affected in contexts where extreme weather events predominated as the main driver of acute food insecurity.

FAO, WFP y GNAFC (2026)

FAO, WFP, & GNAFC. (2026). 2026 Global Report on Food Crises: Joint analysis for better decisions. Rome: FAO & WFP. https://www.wfp.org/publications/global-report-food-crises-grfc