Tag: David Hallam

• Saturday, November 9th 2013 - 17:55 UTC

  Food commodity markets more balances and less price volatile, says FAO

  

  Food commodity markets are becoming more balanced and less price volatile than in recent years thanks to improved supplies and a recovery in global inventories of cereals, according to FAO's Food Outlook report published on Friday.

• Thursday, June 9th 2011 - 04:20 UTC

  FAO forecasts world food prices are likely to remain high in 2011 and 2012

  

  Citing dwindling stocks and only small production increases for the majority of crops, a new United Nations report released Wednesday world food prices are likely to remain high for the rest of this year and into 2012.

• Thursday, May 5th 2011 - 16:37 UTC

  FAO April food prices index stable but still 36% higher than in 2010

  

  Food prices remained virtually steady in April after falling in March following eight months of successive increases, FAO announced Thursday.

• Thursday, March 3rd 2011 - 18:50 UTC

  Food prices increase in February for eighth consecutive month, says FAO report

  

  Global food prices increased for the eighth consecutive month in February, with prices of all commodity groups monitored rising again, except for sugar, FAO said on Thursday. FAO expects a tightening of the global cereal supply and demand balance in 2010/11