World News Insights
1-3 Minute Gist

All Topics Article

U.N. Food Price Index Hits Record High

Wall Street Journal Original article ›

Keywords:

LyrArc Article Gist
The UN Food Price Index published by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, went up for the seventh consecutive month to 231 points. The index is up 3.4% from the prior month. The index measures the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food items. The cereals price index went up by 3%, and is at a 30 month high of 245 points, and the Oil and Fats Price Index went up 5.6% to 278 points. Adverse weather around the globe from Russia and Ukraine to Australia and Argentina has affected foord exports and prices.

UN Food Price Index

02/03/2011

Grouped Articles

U.N. Food Price Index Hits Record High

Wall Street Journal 02/03/2011

Food Prices Reach Record High

Wall Street Journal 03/04/2011

Mideast Staggered by Cost of Wheat

Wall Street Journal 05/19/2011

Nestlé Sees Higher Commodity Prices

Wall Street Journal 06/08/2011

U.S. Weather Woes May Mean Higher Food Prices

BusinessWeek 06/09/2011

Egypt Faces Food Supply Worries

Wall Street Journal 08/04/2011


Support LyrArc

We took a different way to help millions around the world build educated informed mindsets that affects and shapes their lives. For a future that is open, global and digital, with everyone having access to high quality information. We believe in the renewal of America, renewal of Europe, the renewal of India, the rest of Asia, Latin America and Africa. The renewal of our supply chains, health, education, infrastructure, as we rebuild our countries after the pandemic. Literacy and knowledge we believe cannot thrive and grow in a world of web bots, web crawlers, or AI. This requires human curiosity, human learning, and human imagination. We take as inspiration the saying- “One has to be free, and as broad as sky. One has to have a mind that is crystal clear, only then can truth shine in it.” Every contribution whether big or small is precious- in this crisis and ahead.

Support Lyrarc from as small as $1


Copyright © 2006 - 2026 Intelilinks LLC
Terms and Conditions | Copyright Policy | Privacy Policy | Contact Us