WTO : Credibility concerns mount over decision-making track of reform (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
The facilitator overseeing the World Trade Organization reform track on "decision-making" is convening a meeting on 8 October amid numerous concerns raised over the "integrity" and "credibility" of the WTO reform process, as well as by the least-developed and several developing countries over the "pace and scheduling" of meetings, according to people familiar with the development.

UN : Global food prices rise amid weather strain, trade disruptions (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
World food commodity prices rose in September, driven by transport disruptions and weather-related constraints that tightened global availability and pushed up quotations across the crop-based commodity groups, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

UN : Global cereal output slips, trade drops on Black Sea bottlenecks (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Global cereal production in 2026 is now forecast to decline by 2.1 percent from 2025 to 2,979 million tonnes, but would still represent the second-largest harvest on record after last year's level, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).