date:May 14, 2013
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As in March, last month's increase was driven almost exclusively by a sharp rise in dairy prices. Prices of most other food commodities fell. At 215.5 points, the April Food Price Index was also one per cent higher than in April 2012 It currently stands nine per cent below its peak recorded in February 2011.
The FAO Dairy Price Index averaged 259 points in April, a rise of nearly 34 points (14.9 per cent) from March and the second largest monthly change on record. The main cause was a steep