The  FAO Dairy Price Index  averaged 137.5 points in November, down 1.7 points (1.2%) from October, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline, but remained 11.6 points (9.2%) above its value a year ago.  In November, international price quotations for skim milk powders fell the most, reflecting lower import demand, as buyer…

The  FAO Dairy Price Index  averaged 140.1 points in October, down 2.5 points (1.7%) from September, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline, nevertheless, it remained 18.7 points (15.4%) above its value a year ago. In October, international prices of all dairy products covered by the index fell.  Lower-than-anticipated …

The gauge for world food commodity prices declined for the sixth month in a row in September, with sharp drops in the quotations for vegetable oils more than offsetting higher cereal prices, according to a new report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The FAO Food Price Index …

The FAO Dairy Price Index averaged 142.5 points in September, down 0.8 points (0.6%) from August, marking the third consecutive monthly decline, but remained 24.4 points (20.7%) above its value a year ago. In September, international prices of all dairy products declined moderately, to a great extent reflecting the impact of t…