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World food prices dip in February, cereal outlook up: FAO

World food prices slipped in February, ending four months of successive increases, driven by falls in prices for vegetable oils, meat and grainsFAO food price index averaged 180.5 points last month, down 1.0% on January

1 min read5 Mar 2020
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World food prices rise for first time in 5 months: UN FAO

FAO's food price index, averaged 172.7 points in October, up 1.7% on the previous month and 6.0% year-on-yearFAO also predicted that cereal production would be 2.704 billion tonnes in 2019, slightly lower than its last forecast

1 min read7 Nov 2019
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World food prices fall in August for 3rd month running: FAO

The FAO food price index averaged 169.8 points in August from an upwardly revised 171.7 points in JulyThe FAO Sugar Price Index was down 4% from July, due largely to the weakening of the Brazilian real, as well as prospects of larger shipments by India and Mexico

2 min read6 Sep 2019
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World food prices fall in Nov to lowest in over 2 years: FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) food price index averaged 160.8 points last month, down from a revised 162.9 in October, and its lowest level since May 2016

1 min read6 Dec 2018
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World food prices stable in February near seven-year low

FAO food price index averaged 150.2 points in February against a revised 150.0 points the month before

1 min read3 Mar 2016
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World food prices up 3.9% in October: UN food agency

The Food and Agriculture Organization's food price index averaged 162 points in October against 155.9 the month before

1 min read5 Nov 2015
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World food prices drop most in 7 years on grain gluts to China concern

An index of 73 food prices fell 5.2% in August, the most since December 2008, to 155.7, FAO said

1 min read10 Sep 2015
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World food prices fall further in June: FAO

FAO's food price index averaged 165.1 points in June, down 1.5 points or 0.9% from May

1 min read9 Jul 2015
Politics

World food prices continue to fall in March: FAO

FAO price index averaged 173.8 points in March, 2.6 points below its reading in February

1 min read2 Apr 2015
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World food prices drop a 7th month in longest slide since 2009

An index of 55 food items fell 0.2% month-on-month to 192.3 points, the lowest since August 2010

3 min read6 Nov 2014
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