World Food Prices Rise
October 08 2015 - 6:40AM
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LONDON—World food prices rose in September for the first time in
18 months, pushed up by higher sugar and dairy prices, the United
Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said Thursday.
The FAO's Food Price Index rose from 155.1 to 156.3 in August, a
gain of less than 1%, the organization said in its monthly
report.
It marks a turnaround from August, when prices plunged 5.2%, the
sharpest monthly drop in almost seven years. Still, the index is
down 18.9% compared with a year ago and is hovering around a
six-year low due to overproduction and reduced demand.
The reversal has been driven by increases in sugar and dairy,
which had both registered particularly steep falls in August.
The FAO Sugar Price Index rose 3.2% from August, compared with a
10% drop the month before. Prices have risen amid worries about the
impact of the El Niñ o weather phenomenon on Brazil, the world's
largest producer, the report said. Cutbacks in cane harvesting
would also increase the deficit for the coming season, it
added.
The Dairy Price Index pushed 5% higher from August, following a
9.1% drop, as dairy farmers in New Zealand cut back production in
response to low prices, the U.N. said.
Meanwhile, the Cereal Price Index and the Meat Price Index
remained largely flat. The Vegetable Oil Price Index was slightly
below last month's level, hitting its lowest price since March
2009.
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