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The FAO Food Price Index keeps falling
May 10, 2015
The FAO Food Price Index keeps falling
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 171 points in April 2015, down 2.1 points (1.2 percent) from March and 40.5 points (19.2 percent) below its level in April 2014
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The FAO Food Price Index drops further in March
April 11, 2015
The FAO Food Price Index drops further in March
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 173.8 points in March 2015, down 2.6 points (1.5 percent) from its revised February value and nearly 40 points (18.7 percent) below its level in March 2014.
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Pizzoli and Bio-on to build Italy's first PHA bioplastic production plant using potato waste
March 22, 2015
Pizzoli and Bio-on to build Italy's first PHA bioplastic production plant using potato waste
Pizzoli S.p.A., Italy's largest operator in the potato sector and Bio-on S.p.A., the leader in eco-sustainable chemical technologies, will collaborate to build Italy's first PHAs bioplastic production plant using waste product from the potato agro-industrial process.
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The FAO Food Price Index dips to its lowest level since July 2010
March 05, 2015
The FAO Food Price Index dips to its lowest level since July 2010
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 179. 4 points in February 2015, down 1.8 points (1.0 percent) from its January value and 29 points (14.0 percent) below its level in February 2014. The index has been on a declining path since April 2014 and has now reached its lowest value since July 2010.
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Più Gusto Mint and Chili Pepper: created by Italians, produced by San Carlo.
March 03, 2015
Più Gusto Mint and Chili Pepper: created by Italians, produced by San Carlo
After San Carlo's success with the potato chips flavours 'Lime and Pink Pepper' and 'Flowered Mustard', the snack manufacturer surprises its Italian fans again with a new chips flavour: 'Più Gusto Mint and Chili'
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FAO Food Price Index continues to decline
February 06, 2015
FAO Food Price Index continues to decline
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 182.7 points in January 2015, down 3.6 points (1.9 percent) from its revised (reduced) December 2014 value. Cereals and Oil Prices registered the strongest declines
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The FAO Food Price Index fell in December
January 11, 2015
The FAO Food Price Index fell in December
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 188.6 points in December 2014, down 3.2 points (1.7 percent) from November.
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The FAO Food Price Index remained steady for the third consecutive month
December 05, 2014
The FAO Food Price Index remained steady for the third consecutive month
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 192.6 points in November 2014, virtually unchanged from October, but 13 points (6.4 percent) below November 2013.
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The FAO Food Price Index stabilizes in October
November 16, 2014
The FAO Food Price Index stabilizes in October
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 192.3 points in October 2014, marginally (0.2 percent) below the revised September figure but 14.3 points (6.9 percent) short of its corresponding level one year ago.
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The FAO Food Price Index falls for the sixth consecutive month
October 10, 2014
The FAO Food Price Index falls for the sixth consecutive month
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 191.5 points in September 2014, down 5.2 points (2.6 percent) from August and as much as 12.2 points (6.0 percent) from the corresponding period last year.
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The FAO Food Price Index falls to its lowest level since September 2010
September 11, 2014
The FAO Food Price Index falls to its lowest level since September 2010
The <strong>FAO Food Price Index</strong> averaged 196.6 points in August 2014, its lowest level since September 2010. In August, the index registered its fifth consecutive monthly decline, down 7.3 points (3.6 percent) from July and 7.9 points (3.9 percent) from August 2013.
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The FAO Food Price Index fell to a six-month low in July
August 10, 2014
The FAO Food Price Index fell to a six-month low in July
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 203.9 points in July 2014, down 4.4 points from a revised value in June and 3.5 points below July 2013. While meat prices rose for the fifth consecutive month and sugar remained firm, sharp declines in grains, oilseeds and dairy quotations pushed down the FAO Food Price Index to its lowest level since January 2014.
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