PARIS: World food prices climbed in March to the highest level since December, marking a second consecutive monthly increase, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday.
The FAO Food Price Index, which measures changes in a basket of globally traded food commodities, averaged 128.5 points in March, up 2.4 percent from its revised February level.
In a separate report, the FAO slightly raised its 2025 global cereal production forecast to a record 3.036 billion metric tons. It would be 5.8 percent higher year-on-year.
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World food prices extend rise in March, United Nations’ FAO says
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World food prices extend rise in March, United Nations’ FAO says
- The FAO Food Price Index, which measures changes in a basket of globally traded food commodities, averaged 128.5 points in March, up 2.4 percent from its revised February level
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