FAO food price index mostly unchanged in July
A recent report from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) reveals: in July the world index of food commodities was practically unchanged for the second month in a row, as increases in international quotations for vegetable oils, meat and sugar offset a continued decline in cereal prices.
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The FAO Food Price Index – which tracks the monthly price changes of the main food commodities in international trade – averaged 120.8 points in July, which was slightly below the revised June figure. This time the index closed 3.1% lower than a year ago. The price index for cereals was 3.8% lower than in June, but the FAO vegetable oil price index rose by 2.4% from the June level. As for the meat price index, it was up 1.2% amid strong import demand for sheep, cattle and poultry meat, even as pork prices fell slightly due to oversupply in Western Europe. FAO’s sugar price index rose by 0.7% compared to June, while dairy prices remained unchanged in July. //
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