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Barrett808 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-01-11 10:06 AM
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World food prices rise for seventh consecutive month, reach new historic peak
The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) rose for the seventh consecutive month, averaging 231 points in January 2011, up 3.4 percent from December 2010 and the highest (in both real and nominal terms) since the index has been backtracked in 1990. Prices of all the commodity groups monitored registered strong gains in January compared to December, except for meat, which remained unchanged. ...

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