Food Prices Hit Highest Level in a Decade
Posted By: earlybird, 10/11/2021 1:49:07 PM
Food prices across the world have risen to their highest levels in a decade on the back of tightening supply conditions coupled with robust demand, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The FAO’s food price index, which measures world food commodity prices, has surged by 32.8 percent in the 12 months through September, coming in at a reading of 130 points, a level not seen since 2011. (snip) Accounting for the bulk of the rise in the index were higher prices of most cereals and vegetable oils.(snip)Dairy and sugar prices also rose in September by an over-the-year 15.2 percent and 53.5 percent,
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Food Prices Hit Highest Level in a Decade
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Food prices across the world have risen to their highest levels in a decade on the back of tightening supply conditions coupled with robust demand, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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