November 17, 2011
FAO says traditional crops key to facing climate change
Traditional food crops and other plant varieties worldwide are in urgent need of protection from climate change and other environmental stresses, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today, as it observed the tenth anniversary of the int...From the archive
November 06, 2011
FAO Food Price Index eases in October
FAO Food Price Index October 2011 The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 216 points in October 2011, down 4 percent, or as much as 9 points, from September and 22 points, or 9 percent, below its peak of 238 points reached in February 2011. The ...From the archive
October 07, 2011
FAO Food Price index inches down in September 2011
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 225 points in September 2011, down 2 percent, or 4.5 points, from August. The FAO Food Price Index is only 13 points below the peak of 238 reached in February 2011, though still higher than its September 2010 ...From the archive
July 13, 2011
Global food prices stay high in June
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 234 points in June 2011, 1 percent higher than in May and 39 percent higher than in June 2010. The FFPI hit its all time high of 238 points in February. A strong rise in international sugar prices was behind muc...From the archive
June 07, 2011
FAO Food price Index hovering just below February's all time high
The FAO released today the FAO Food Price Index for May 2011, a key indicator of changes in the internatioanl prices of food commodities. At 232 points, the FAO Food Price Index was down 1 percent from the revised estimate of 235 points in April and 3...From the archive
May 10, 2011
FAO Food Price index for April 2011 virtually unchanged
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 232 points in April 2011, virtually unchanged from the revised March estimateFrom the archive
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April 07, 2011
Bajan los precios mundiales de los alimentos, según reporte de la FAO
El Índice de la FAO para los precios de los alimentos ha bajado por vez primera tras ocho meses seguidos de incrementos, según anunció hoy la Organización de la ONU. El Índice tuvo un promedio de 230 puntos en marzo de 2011, un descenso del 2,9 por ci...From the archive
April 07, 2011
FAO Food Price Index for March 2011 eases slightly
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 230 points in March 2011, down 2.9 percent from its peak in February, but still 37 percent above March last year. International prices of oils and sugar contracted the most, followed by cereals. By contrast, da...From the archive
September 24, 2010
FAO: Food price volatility a major threat to food security but no indication of a global food crisis
Experts from more than 75 FAO Member States agreed today that while there were no grounds for complacency, there was no indication of an impending world food crisis.From the archive