date:Jan 13, 2020
r 2019 as a whole, the index averaged 171.5 points, 1.8 percent higher than in 2018 but still 25 percent below its peak in 2011.
The FAO Vegetable Oil Price Index rose 9.4 percent from November, increasing for the sixth consecutive month. There was also a December increase for soy, sunflower and rapeseed oils. However, despite this the vegetable oil sub-index had throughout 2019 reached its lowest annual average since 2007.
The FAO Sugar Price Index increased 4.8 percent from November partly p