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100-Word Take | Depressed global food prices not a good sign for India's farm economy

FAO food price index fell by 8.5% over a year ago and by 1.3% sequentially

Ravi Ananthanarayanan

December 21, 2018 / 13:00 IST

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Farm prices are under pressure worldwide, not just in India. The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) food price index, an international benchmark, slipped in November too. It fell by 8.5 percent over a year ago and by 1.3 percent sequentially. The index is at its lowest since May 2016 and edible oil prices are at a 12-year low. Cereals, vegetable oils, dairy and meat prices fell in November over October, while sugar prices rose. Falls were chiefly due to supply-led reasons while sugar rose on lower output expectations. Restrictions on trade mean local prices don’t always track global ones closely but depressed global prices are no help either.

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Ravi Ananthanarayanan

first published: Dec 20, 2018 01:08 pm

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