World food prices fall to four-year low on harvest hopes

The World Bank says international food prices fell by 6 percent over a four-month stretch and are the lowest in four years. Lower wheat prices drove the decline, says the bank’s Food Price Watch. Wheat was down by 19 percent and corn down by 21 percent from April-August. “Prospects for next year’s harvests and food stocks are strong,”… » Read More

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