Analysis, Commentary

United Nations Report: Global Food Price Index Rises for Second Consecutive Month

Planting rice paddy
A farmer transplants rice in a paddy field in the Philippines. FAO/Ryanwil Baldovino

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—5 April 2018

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Global food prices rose for the second consecutive month with the index for these commodities averaging 172.8 points in March, 1.1 per cent higher than in February, the United Nations food security agency announced Thursday.

According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the rise was driven by “robust increases” in the prices of cereals…

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