date:Jul 06, 2012
rices registered large drops, while skim milk powder and casein stabilized somewhat. Dairy prices have shed 16.1 percent of their value since the beginning of 2012.
FAOs Sugar Price Index averaged 290 points in June, down 5 points (1.6 percent) from May and as much as 68 points (19.0 percent) below its level in June 2011. Sugar prices fell for the fourth consecutive month, reflecting larger availabilities in India, the EU and Thailand, new supplies from Brazil reaching the market plus falling c