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Montevideo, April 20th 2024 - 08:31 UTC

Tag: weather conditions

  • Thursday, June 13th 2019 - 09:17 UTC

    Global food prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in May

    The FAO Dairy Price Index rose 5.2% from April, nearing a five-year high. The upswing, centered on cheese prices

    Global food prices rose for the fifth consecutive month in May, pushed up by rising prices of cheese and maize due to adverse weather conditions. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly traded food commodities, averaged 172.4 points in May, up 1.2 per cent from the previous month while still 1.9 per cent below its level in May 2018.