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* During the past twelve months since March 2022, the index has fallen by as much as 32.8 points (20.5 percent) | * During the past twelve months since March 2022, the index has fallen by as much as 32.8 points (20.5 percent) | ||
* The decline in the index in March was led by drops in the cereal, vegetable oil and dairy price indices, while those of sugar and meat increased.<ref>https://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/foodpricesindex/en/</ref> | * The decline in the index in March was led by drops in the cereal, vegetable oil and dairy price indices, while those of sugar and meat increased.<ref>https://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/foodpricesindex/en/</ref> | ||
=== April 2023 === | |||
* The '''FAO Food Price Index*''' (FFPI) averaged 127.2 points in April 2023, up 0.8 points (0.6 percent) from March and standing 31.2 points (19.7 percent) below its value in the corresponding month last year | |||
* The slight rebound in the FFPI in April was led by a steep increase in the sugar price index, along with an upturn in the meat price index, while the cereals, dairy and vegetable oil price indices continued to drop. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||