International food prices continue rising in April - World
International food prices continue rising in April Format FAO Food Price Index posts 11th consecutive monthly increase, new forecasts point to growth in world wheat and maize output 6 May 2021, Rome - International food commodity prices rose for the 11th 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) reported today. 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 in...