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Dear Readers,
We are pleased to share the twelfth issue of our monthly publication, the Asia Pacific Food Price and Policy Monitor, which aims to provide up-to-date information on price and policy developments in the Asia-Pacific region.
Highlights of the July 2014 issue are:
* Regional general inflation moderated to 5.7 percent in June after reaching 6.1 percent in May. Food price inflation slowed to 4.4 percent from 5 percent during the same period.
* The benchmark Thai 100% B rice price rose 2.6 percent, but regional rice prices were stable.
* Wheat prices fell annually by 3.5 percent in South Asia, and 8.2 percent in Pakistan.
* China expects 122.6 million tonnes of wheat output this year, up 2 percent over last year.
* Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will increase rice imports to curb rising prices.
* India will release 5 million tonnes of rice from central reserves to deter inflation.
* Countries are preparing for El Niņo. Ample stocks in the region are likely to prevent major shocks.
For further details please refer to the attachment.
The Asia Pacific Food Price and Policy Monitor and other previous publications on food price information can be found at: http://www.fao.org/asiapacific/rap/home/apfppm/en/.
For readers who may have questions on the publication, please contact us at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
Best regards,
Economic, Social and Policy Assistance Group (ESP)
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok
Thailand
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