Global food prices continued rising for the second consecutive month in July, led by vegetable oils and dairy products, according to the benchmark United Nations report. The Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Price Index averaged 94.2 points in July, a 1.2 percent increase from June and nearly 1.0 percent higher than July 2019. The FAO Food Price Index tracks international prices of the most commonly traded food commodities.
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The FAO Vegetable Oil Price Index increased 7.6 percent since June to reach a five-month high, with international quotations for the key oils rising amid, in the case of palm oil, likely production slowdowns, revived global import demand and protracted migrant labor shortages. The FAO Dairy Price Index rose 3.5 percent in the month, with all products from butter and cheese to milk powders rising. The FAO Cereal Price Index was practically unchanged from June, although maize and sorghum prices registered sharp increase – influenced by large purchases by China from the United States of America – while those of rice fell, reflecting prospects of large 2020 harvests. Wheat prices changed little amid slow trade activity. The FAO Sugar Price Index rose 1.4 percent, as strong sugar crush numbers from Brazil only partly mitigated the effects of rising energy prices and the prospects of lower sugar production in Thailand due to a severe drought. The FAO Meat Price Index, in contrast, ...
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