Surge in food prices not abating
UN gauge of global costs rises for ninth month running
04 March 2021 - 17:09
Berlin/London — The surge in food prices that’s eating into consumer budgets and hitting some of the poorest nations shows few signs of abating.
A UN gauge of global costs rose for a ninth straight month in February, the longest run since 2008, when the world faced the first of two food crises within several years. Prices of everything from sugar to vegetable oils rose last month, sending the overall measure to a fresh six-year high...
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