# Food Security Update (July 13, 2023) - World | ReliefWeb

> A FAO-style food security update reports that domestic food price inflation remains high in most low- and middle-income countries. Cereal prices fell sharply in the two weeks to mid-July, with maize down 21% and wheat down 3%, while rice rose 1%.

- Date: 2023-07-17 · published 2023-07-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5095-food-security-update-july-13-2023-world-reliefweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower maize and wheat prices ease feed grain costs, but persistent food inflation and rice strength point to tight conditions in import-dependent markets.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- RICE: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-07-04 | [Crop Prospects and Food Situation, No. 2, July 2019 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57998-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-no-2-july-2019-world-reliefweb.md) | +1.9% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2025-07-08 | [Crop Prospects and Food Situation Triannual Global Report No. 2, July 2025 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23663-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-triannual-global-report-no-2-july-2025-world.md) | -0.7% | -2.7% |
| CORN | 2017-09-03 | [Crop Prospects and Food Situation, No. 3 September 2017 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68873-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-no-3-september-2017-world-reliefweb.md) | +0.6% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2016-12-04 | [Crop Prospects and Food Situation, No. 4 December 2016 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73405-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-no-4-december-2016-world-reliefweb.md) | +4.1% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2019-11-08 | [Crop Monitor for AMIS \| No. 67 – November 2019 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55985-crop-monitor-for-amis-no-67-november-2019-world-reliefweb.md) | +0.0% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-08 | [Crop Prospects and Food Situation Triannual Global Report No. 2, July 2025 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23663-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-triannual-global-report-no-2-july-2025-world.md) | -1.9% | -1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-03 | [Crop Prospects and Food Situation, No. 3 September 2017 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68873-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-no-3-september-2017-world-reliefweb.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-04 | [Crop Prospects and Food Situation, No. 4 December 2016 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73405-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-no-4-december-2016-world-reliefweb.md) | +4.0% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- reliefweb.int: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/food-security-update-july-13-2023

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