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Food Price Index

May 9 , 2021 1290 days 904 0
  • The United Nations recently announced that the world food prices increased for the eleventh consecutive month in April 2021.
  • It reached the highest level since May 2014.
  • This announcement was made based on the Food Price Index released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation.
  • The Food Price Index measures monthly changes of a basket of food grains such as oil seeds, cereals, dairy products, sugar and meat.
  • In April 2021, the Food Price Index was 120.9.
  • It was 118.9 in March 2021.

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