World food prices increase in April, UN’s FAO says

FAO Food Price Index increases in April, cereals, meat and dairy lead the tendency

The benchmark measure of world food commodity prices increased in April, driven by higher quotations for major cereals, meat and dairy products, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported.

The rise in food prices has stalled. In April, food prices rose by a more moderate 0.4 percent compared to March, driven primarily by significantly more expensive coffee and beef. – If you remove those categories, there was no price increase at all, says Ulf Mazur at Matpriskollen.

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World food prices increase in April, UN's FAO says

LONDON - Global food commodity prices increased in April, driven by higher cereal, meat and dairy product prices that outweighed falls in sugar and vegetable oils, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com.