International Food Prices Continued to Rise in April for the 11th Consecutive Month
ROME (FAO)* – International food commodity prices rose for the 11 th consecutive month in April, with sugar leading the increase and cereals resuming their upward trend, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 6 May 2021 reported. Loading sugarcane in Nigeria. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 120.9 points in April, 1.7 percent higher than March and 30.8 percent higher than its level in the same month last year. The index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly-traded food commodities, reached its highest level since May 2014, and i...