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World food prices increase in April, UN's FAO says
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 2, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 2, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Global food prices increased in April, driven by higher cereal, meat, and dairy costs, according to the UN's FAO. The index rose 1% from March.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Global food commodity prices increased in April, driven by higher prices for cereals, meat and dairy products, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday.
The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in a basket of internationally traded food commodities, averaged 128.3 points in April, up 1% versus the March estimate of 127.1 and 7.6% higher than the same month last year.
(Reporting by May Angel; Editing by MarkPotter)
The main topic is the increase in global food prices in April, as reported by the UN's FAO.
The rise in food prices was driven by higher costs for cereals, meat, and dairy products.
The FAO Food Price Index increased by 1% from March to April and is 7.6% higher than the same month last year.
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