date:Oct 09, 2019
The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly-traded food commodities, averaged 170 points in September 2019, virtually unchanged from August 2019, and 3.3 percent higher than in the same month in 2018. Global food prices were steady in September, as lower sugar prices were offset by increased quotations for vegetable oils and meat.
The FAO Cereal Price Index held steady on the month, as wheat prices rose while those of maize declined. Internatio