Food prices decline in December following ‘two very volatile years’: FAO

Jan 08, 2023, at 12:08 am

New York: World food prices declined for the ninth consecutive month in December, though many commodities are still at record highs, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday.

UN officials see progress as global food prices drop amid ongoing Black Sea grain deal shipments

Sep 14, 2022, at 11:06 pm

New York: Two vital objectives of the Black Sea grain deal brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye are already being achieved, a senior UN official said on Tuesday, pointing to the steady decrease in international food prices and the increasing availability of badly needed grain from Ukraine as signs of early success.

World food prices drop for fifth consecutive month: FAO

Sep 03, 2022, at 05:26 pm

World food prices have fallen for a fifth consecutive month but are still nearly eight per cent higher than a year ago, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported on Friday.

Ukraine war drives international food prices to ‘new all-time high’

Apr 09, 2022, at 04:31 pm

New York: Global food prices have reached “a new all-time high,” the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday, “hitting the poorest the hardest.”