global food prices

Global food prices dropped for a fifth-straight month after a seasonal rise in supplies took place and demand dropped for some products.  The northern hemisphere wheat harvest is helping to ease supply concerns as more grain moves out of Ukraine.  A ...

The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization says its Food Price Index set a record in March. The index averaged 159.3 points, up almost 18 points from February. The 12% jump in the index during March sent it to the highest level since the index began in 1990. The ...

The world food price barometer surged to a new peak reaching its highest level since July 2011. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations released its monthly report last week, which tracks changes in the international prices of a basket of food commodities ...