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> Last week, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said that its global food price index hit its highest point in nearly a decade. Can anyone fi
by nl 5y ago
> Last week, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said that its global food price index hit its highest point in nearly a decade.
Can anyone find this?
Their latest bulletin[1] doesn't seem to say this as far as I can see.
There is "East Africa: Prices of coarse grains followed mixed trends in April; exceptionally high levels persist in the Sudan and South Sudan" but that seems to be offset by "Domestic prices of rice generally stable in April with exception of some main exporters where they decreased; those of wheat followed mixed trends"
Their price trend release[2] is also mixed news.
[1] http://www.fao.org/3/cb4720en/cb4720en.pdf http://www.fao.org/3/cb4720en/cb4720en.pdf
[2] http://www.fao.org/giews/food-prices/international-prices/detail/en/c/1398586/ http://www.fao.org/giews/food-prices/international-prices/de...
- rbinv 5y agoFAO Food Price Index: http://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/foodpricesindex/en/ http://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/foodpricesindex/en/ "It also marked the twelfth consecutive monthly rise in the value of the FFPI to its highest value since September 2011" Chart: http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/worldfood/images/home_graph_1_jun653.jpg http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/worldfood/images/home... Historical chart: http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/worldfood/images/home_graph_3_jun653.jpg http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/worldfood/images/home...
- icegreentea2 5y agoYou found the May report, the June one is out. Summary page is here: http://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/foodpricesindex/en/ http://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/foodpricesindex/en/ The specific graph that captures that point would be here: http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/worldfood/images/home_graph_3_jun653.jpg http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/worldfood/images/home... Note that the 'real' line (yellow) hit its last peak in 2011.