FAO Food Price Index rising for nine straight months
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 116.0 points in February 2021, 2.8 points (2.4 percent) higher than in January, marking the ninth month of consecutive rise and reaching its highest level since July 2014.
February 05, 2021
Another surge in the value of FAO Food Price Index in January
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 113.3 points in January 2021, 4.7 points (4.3 percent) higher than in December 2020, not only marking the eighth month of consecutive rise but also registering its highest monthly average since July 2014.
January 07, 2021
FAO Food Price Index hits a three-year high in 2020, following additional gains in December
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 107.5 points in December 2020, up 2.3 points (2.2 percent) from November, marking the seventh month of consecutive increase.
December 03, 2020
FAO Food Price Index registered a sharp rise in November to its highest level in nearly six years
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 105.0 points in November 2020, up 4.0 points (3.9 percent) from October and 6.4 points (6.5 percent) higher than its value a year ago.
November 05, 2020
FAO Food Price Index continued its upward trend in October
The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 100.9 points in October 2020, up 3.0 points (3.1 percent) from September and 5.7 points (6.0 percent) higher than its value a year ago.
October 09, 2020
September marked the fourth consecutive monthly increase in the FAO Food Price Index
The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 97.9 points in September 2020, up 2.0 points (2.1 percent) from August and now 4.6 points (5.0 percent) higher than its value a year ago.
September 04, 2020
The FAO Food Price Index hits a six-month high
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.
August 07, 2020
The FAO Food Price Index firmer for the second consecutive month in a row
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.
July 05, 2020
The FAO Food Price Index rebounds in June
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.
June 05, 2020
The FAO Food Price Index drops to a seventeen-month low
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.
May 13, 2020
In April the FAO Food Price Index fell for the third consecutive month
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.
April 02, 2020
FAO Food Price Index fell further in March
The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 172.2 points in March 2020, down 7.8 points (4.3 percent) from February, though still 4.6 points (2.7 percent) higher than in March 2019.
The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 180.5 points in February 2020, down 1.9 points (1.0 percent) from January but still 13.5 points (8.1 percent) higher than in February 2019.
February 06, 2020
The FAO Food Price Index rose for the fourth consecutive month in January
The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 182.5 points in January 2020, up 1.3 points (0.7 percent) from December 2019 and 11.3 percent higher than the same month last year.
January 14, 2020
The FAO Food Price Index soared to a 5-year high in December
FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 181.7 points in December 2019, up 4.4 points (2.5 percent) from November, marking the third month of consecutive increase.
December 17, 2019
The FAO Food Price Index reached a 26-month high in November
The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 177.2 points in November 2019; up 4.7 points (2.7 percent) from October and 15.4 points (9.5 percent) from the corresponding period last year.
December 04, 2019
October registered the first monthly increase in the value of the FAO Food Price Index since May 2019
The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 172.7 points in October 2019, up 1.7 percent (3 points) from September and 6.0 percent higher than in the corresponding period last year.
October 08, 2019
Sardinian mountain potatoes now served in chocolate
Mp Sardinia produces potatoes in a territory that is not exactly ideal, as there are great temperature changes between night and day (15-40°C) and an unusual height for the cultivation of this tuber.