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    FAO: Rice is the only major agricultural commodity to see prices fall in 2021

    • Last Update: 2022-01-21
    • Source: Internet
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    Foreign media, January 10: According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) in December 2021 averaged 133.
    7 points, down 1.
    2 points or 0.
    9% from November, but still higher than December 2020.
    It rose 25.
    1 points or 23.
    1% for the month
    .
    For the full year of 2021, the FFPI index averaged 125.
    7 points, up 27.
    6 points or 28.
    1% from 2020
    .
    International rice prices were lower in December due to weak demand and the currencies of major exporters falling against the dollar
    .
     
    In 2021, the FAO Cereals Price Index averaged 131.
    2 points, up 28 points or 27.
    2% year-on-year, the highest level since 2012
    .
    Both corn and wheat prices in 2021 are higher than in 2020, rising by 44.
    1% and 31.
    3%, respectively, due to strong demand and tight supply
    .
    Rice, however, was the only major agricultural commodity to see prices fall , falling 4% in 2021 compared to 2020
    .
    Food price of the United Nations food price rice price
     
      In 2021, the FAO Cereals Price Index averaged 131.
    2 points, up 28 points or 27.
    2% year-on-year, the highest level since 2012
    .
    Both corn and wheat prices in 2021 are higher than in 2020, rising by 44.
    1% and 31.
    3%, respectively, due to strong demand and tight supply
    .
    Rice, however, was the only major agricultural commodity to see prices fall , falling 4% in 2021 compared to 2020
    .
    agricultural products
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