World food price index rises in February for ninth month running: FAO
Hindustan TimesWorld food prices rose for a ninth consecutive month in February, hitting their highest level since July 2014, led by jumps in sugar and vegetable oils, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday. This file photo taken on October 16, 2009 shows Newly named goodwill ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization French fashion designer Pierre Cardin delivering a speech during the opening session of the World Food Day at the FAO headquarters in Rome. - French fashion designer Pierre Cardin, hailed for his visionary creations but also for bringing stylish clothes to the masses, died on December 29, 2020 aged 98, his family told AFP. The Food and Agriculture Organization's food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat and sugar, averaged 116.0 points last month versus a slightly revised 113.2 in January.
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