
World food prices fell in August as cooking oils, dairy decl
World food prices fell in August as cooking oils, dairy decline
World food prices dropped in August as the cost of cooking oils and dairy products fell, the Food and Agriculture Organization said.
An index of 55 food commodities fell to 231.1 points in August from 231.9 points in July, the United Nation's Rome-based FAO said in a report on its website today. The gauge also dropped in July from 233.2 in June. It was at an all-time high of 237.7 in February.
The cost of living is rising across the world. U.S. consumer prices advanced 0.5 percent in July as food and energy costs rose. In Uganda, where protests erupted in April over rising living expenses, July inflation was almost 19 percent, the fastest pace in 18 years on surging food prices
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World food prices fell in August as cooking oils, dairy decline
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