Saturday, November 9, 2024

World food prices rise

Despite lower pork prices, the United Nations reports that world food prices rose in October to an 18-month high.

Palm oil led vegetable oils prices which was a category with the greatest increases.


The U.N. index increased to 127.4 points last month, up two per cent from a revised 124.9 points in September and five per cent higher than a year ago.


 Overall meat prices edged down by three-tenths of  a per cent. Pork registered the sharpest decline and poultry also declined, but beef went up.