Food alert system

Datasets and other sources covering alerts linked to food supply and food security, updated with a monthly or weekly frequency.

Weather The JRC MARS Bulletin provides timely, independent, and high-quality information on crop growing conditions and quantitative crop yield forecasts in the EU, to support informed (CAP) policy interventions and to contribute to the transparency of market information. The Bulletin was first published in 1992 and is a critical service in the context of the EU crisis management tools. The Bulletin is published monthly. JRC MARS Bulletin
Drought The European Drought Observatory (EDO) provides drought-relevant information such as maps of indicators derived from different data sources (e.g., precipitation measurements, satellite measurements, modelled soil moisture content). It also provides visualisation tools to display and analyse the information, while drought reports give an overview of the situation in case of imminent droughts. European Drought Observatory
Animal diseases The EU Animal Diseases Information System (ADIS) is designed to register and document the evolution of the situation of important infectious animal diseases as identified by the categorisation process performed in the framework of the Animal Health Law (AHL). ADIS provides for uniform conditions for the implementation of Union notification and reporting as provided by Regulation (EU) 2020/2002. Animal Disease Information System (ADIS)
Energy cost - maritime fuel EUMOFA is an initiative of EU Commission - Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE). An international team of fisheries and aquaculture experts and analysts monitors the EU market from day to day. The macroeconomic dashboard is a dynamic tool, allowing users to monitor the main indicators useful for supporting the analysis of the fishery market. Data can be consulted directly on the webpage through interactive charts and tables or downloaded. EUMOFA
Freight costs
The Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) is an international Freight Rate Index providing market rates for 40' containers. FBX rates are updated daily and provide information about the average costs of shipping a container along the main international maritime routes. Freightos Baltic Index (FBX)
The Grains and Oilseeds Freight Index (GOFI) maps weekly fluctuations of freight costs in grains and oilseeds trade, with the first week of January 2013 taken as its base of 100. The index covers 68 routes from key exporting origins, weighted based on their previous year's share in the total flow. Grains and Oilseeds Freight Index (GOFI)
Food and fertilizers restrictions Food Export & Fertilizer Restriction Tracker developed and maintained by IFRPI. Food export and fertilizers restrictions
Brent crude oil prices Brent crude prices are monitored and updated daily. They are available in the invasion of Ukraine dashboard (section Input Prices) which provides a selection of economic statistics that help assess the consequences of the invasion. BRENT CRUDE OIL (UKRAINE DASHBOARD)