Food Prices In

World

The FAO Food Price Index* averaged 96.1 points in August 2020, up 1.8 points (2.0 percent) from July and 2.1 points (2.2 percent June) higher than its level in the corresponding month last year. The August value, the highest since February 2020, represented an increase for the third consecutive month.

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 94.2 points in July 2020, up 1.1 points (1.2 percent) from June. Rising for the second consecutive month, the July value is nearly 1 point (1 percent) above its level in the corresponding month last year.

AUSVEG has welcomed the announcement from Agriculture Minister David Littleproud that two key commitments are now realised under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA), which will improve market access for Australian potato exporters into the Thai market.

Dutch Potato Starch Manufacturer Avebe recently announced the final campaign price of 76.50 euros per ton of potatoes to its members.

Un agricultor de Campanar despacha los productos de su huerta en plena ciudad ante la imposibilidad de colocarlos en el mercado por los bajos precios ofertados por los intermediarios.

The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 93.2 points in June 2020, some 2.2 points (2.4 percent) higher than in May, representing the first month-on-month increase since the beginning of the year.

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 162.5 points in May 2020, down 3.1 points (1.9 percent) from April and reaching the lowest monthly average since December 2018.

The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 165.5 points in April 2020, down 5.7 points (3.4 percent) from March and the lowest since January 2019.

COVID-19 has shaken the whole world-impacting society and the global economy similar to the effect of a world war.

16 July 2020 и 28-29 September 2020 'Potato industry 2020" will be held at FSBSI 'Russian research Institute of potato farming named after A. G. Lorch' and IEC 'Expocentre',pav.7.