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FAO Food Price Index edges up in July
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark for world food commodity prices, averaged 130.1 points in July 2025, up 1.6 per cent from June, driven primarily by rising international prices of meat and vegetable oils.
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Food prices largely stable: Centre says actively monitoring and if needed
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Food commodity prices have largely remained stable and well-contained throughout the current calendar year, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said in a statement Friday.
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Benchmark for world food commodity prices fall in March for 12th consecuti
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly-traded food commodities, averaged 126.9 points in March 2023, down 2.1 per cent from the previous month and 20.5 per cent below its peak level of March 2022.
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Global food prices fall for first time in 12 months: FAO
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Rome [Italy], July 8 (ANI): Global food commodity prices fell in June for the first time in 12 months, according to a benchmark United Nations report released on Thursday.
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FAO food price index rises for 9th consecutive month in Feb
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], March 5 (ANI): Global food commodity prices rose for the ninth consecutive month in February with quotations for sugar and vegetable oils increasing the most, according to Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.
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FAO food price index falls to its lowest point in 17 months
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], June 4 (ANI): Global food commodity prices fell for the fourth consecutive month in May as coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic caused the economic crunch, leading the market to reflect strong supply and weak demand situation, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.
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Global food commodity prices drop further due to COVID-19: FAO
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], May 7 (ANI): World food commodity prices declined for the third month in a row during April as the economic and logistical impacts of COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant contractions in demand for many commodities, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United
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