U.N. Food Price Index Hits Record High -- Wall Street Journal
SINGAPORE—The United Nations has said its monthly food price index moved to a record high in January due to higher global prices of cereal, sugar and vegetable oils.
The index, published Thursday by the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization, rose for the seventh consecutive month to 231 points and is up 3.4% on the month.
The figure is the highest level registered since 1990 when the agency started monitoring prices.
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