date:Jul 06, 2012
meat categories dropped due to a faltering global import demand and a weakening of currencies in some major exporting countries. However, meat prices in the first six months still averaged 1 percent higher in 2012 than in 2011, bolstered by lingering high bovine meat quotations.
In June, FAOs Dairy Price Index averaged 173 points, down 1.5 percent from the revised May value and the fifth-consecutive monthly drop. The June index decrease was primarily due to butter and whole milk powder, whose p