date:Feb 08, 2013
gar Price Index averaged 268 in January, down 2.2 per cent, or 6 points, from December. Prices declined for the third consecutive month on expectations of a large global production surplus and hefty export availabilities in 2012/13, notably in Brazil and Thailand.
The FAO Food Price Index is a measure of the monthly change in the international prices of a basket of food commodities.