Abundant crops mean lowest global food prices in 55 months

Global food prices, on the decline since last April, are 14-percent lower than a year ago, said the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. The Food Price Index “has now reached its lowest value since July 2010,” said the FAO. Lower prices reflect robust supplies, following a record grain harvest in 2014, as well as the ongoing weakness… » Read More

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