UN food price index dropped in July for fourth month

The U.N. Food and Agriculture Agency's global food price index dropped for a fourth straight month in July, but was still 13% higher than in July 2021, the agency reported Friday. FAO said last month's 8.6% decline was the steepest monthly drop in the value of the index since October 2008.

Global food prices dropped significantly in July

 Food prices dropped significantly in July, marking the fifth consecutive monthly decline since hitting record highs earlier in the year in the wake of the war in Ukraine, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said Friday.  The UN agency has published its latest Food Price Index, the barometer that tracks