Annual Food Price Indices

This dataset lists the annual food prices from 1990 to 2011, and is associated with the article "Food prices to remain high, UN warns" by Globe and Mail reporter Svetlana Kovalyova:

"Inflationary pressure from world food prices may be lower in 2011/12 than a year ago as crops are improving, but prices will remain at high historical levels, a senior economist at the United Nations’ food agency said.

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) raised on Thursday its 2011/12 global grain output view to reflect the latest U.S. data and unexpectedly said world food prices it measures rose 1 per cent in June on higher sugar prices."

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