Rising food prices, unpredictable weather, and shifting trade patterns are transforming the way countries grow and move food. In the middle of this change, frozen vegetables have quietly become one of the most dependable products in global trade.

In today’s global economy, one tonne of cocoa and one tonne of steel capture two very different kinds of value. The price of a tonne of cocoa is shown at around US$6,100, whereas a tonne of steel is marked at US$432.96.

The global rice export landscape is reshaping under a flood of supply, shifting policies, and volatile markets. According to the striking graphic above, global exports reached 88.4 million tonnes, led overwhelmingly by India with more than 33 million tonnes.