Food prices rise in May, pushed up by rising cheese and maize prices
date:Jun 11, 2019
seed oils increased modestly.

The FAO Meat Price Index was up marginally in May, as pig meat price quotations continued to rise amid strong import demand from East Asia, where the African swine fever has decimated production. Bovine meat prices eased from their April highs, reflecting elevated global export supplies.

Dim outlook for maize
FAO's latest forecast for world cereal production in 2019 - available in the Cereal Supply and Demand Brief, also published today - points to an increase of
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