Highest food prices since 2011 may persist for months

After increasing for 12 months in a row during the pandemic, international food prices are the highest they’ve been since September 2011, said the monthly Food Price Index, released on Thursday. The index, maintained by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, surged 4.8 percent in May, its largest monthly increase in nearly 11 years. Vegetable oil, grain,… » Read More

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