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World food prices near four-year high in September, UN says

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The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported that world food prices reached a near four-year high in September due to logistics disruptions and weather concerns affecting crop markets. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 136.0 points, the highest since November 2022, driven by rising sugar and cereal prices despite declines in meat and dairy. FAO chief economist Maximo Torero warned that these pressures could lead to higher consumer food prices, particularly impacting countries dependent on food and energy imports.

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In September 2023, world food prices reached a near four-year high, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. The FAO Food Price Index, which monitors international prices for various food commodities, averaged 136.0 points in September, up from an adjusted 134.0 points in August and the highest since November 2022. This rise is attributed to disruptions in key trade routes like the Strait of Hormuz and the Black Sea, combined with climate shocks such as the severe El Niño weather pattern. Sugar prices hit an 18-month high due to these concerns, while wheat futures peaked at a three-year high early in September because of war-related issues affecting Black Sea trade. FAO chief economist Maximo Torero warned that if these pressures persist, they will likely increase consumer food prices significantly, particularly impacting countries dependent on imports for both food and energy.

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FAO’s benchmarks for cereal, sugar and vegetable oil prices all rose in September, though meat and dairy quotations fell. “We are seeing a persistent and increasingly broad-based build up in global commodity prices, as disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and the Black Sea combine with climate shocks, putting pressure on energy, transport and key food commodities,” FAO chief economist Maximo Torero said.

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🔮 “If sustained, these pressures will soon pass through to consumer food prices, especially in food and energy import-dependent countries,” he said in a statement.

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World food prices near four-year high in September, UN says AI generated PARIS – asserted

UN → say → September

World food prices rose in September to their highest in nearly four years as logistics disruptions and weather concerns affected crop markets, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. asserted

Organization → rise → markets

Fears about a severe El Nino weather pattern have pushed international sugar prices to an 18-month high, while a war-related collapse in Black Sea trade pushed wheat futures to a three-year peak early in September. asserted

collapse → push → September

The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in international prices for a basket of food commodities, averaged 136.0 points, up from a revised 134.0 for August and the highest reading since November 2022. asserted

which → track → November

Torero → rise → energy

“If sustained, these pressures will soon pass through to consumer food prices, especially in food and energy import-dependent countries,” he said in a statement. asserted

he → sustain → statement

In a separate report, FAO kept its forecast for global cereal production in 2026 almost unchanged at 2.979 billion metric tons, 2.1 per cent below the previous year’s peak but still the second-largest harvest on record. asserted

FAO → keep → record

FAO cut its forecast for world cereal trade in 2026/27 by 0.7 per cent from September, citing lower wheat and maize export expectations due largely to constrained Black Sea shipping routes. asserted

FAO → cut → routes