date:Mar 28, 2013
owever, global food prices remain only 9 percent below the all-time high recorded in August 2012, the World Bank said.
This means that despite sustained declines, international food prices remain very high and still close to their historical peaks, the World Bank said.
It also expressed concern that drought in the United States and poor rains in Argentina, South Africa and Australia cast doubts over supplies in coming months. Global oil prices have also risen for three consecutive months, whic