Source: SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 5/10/21


The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s Food Price Index shows a significant price increase for food compared to 2020. The newest Food Price Index averaged 120.9 points in April, two percent higher than March and almost 31 percent higher than the same point last year. It’s the eleventh-consecutive monthly rise in the value of the index, which has reached its highest level since May 2014. 

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