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Dear Readers,



We are pleased to share the February issue of 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 February 2015 issue are:



*       Regional inflation edged downward in January to 3.3 percent from 3.4 percent in December, while food inflation picked up to 4.7 percent compared to 4.3 during the same period..
*       Vegetable prices spiked in India because of extreme cold weather and unexpected rains in December. Wheat prices rose 11.8 percent, supported by increased minimum support prices.
*       Soybean prices fell 11.2 percent in Myanmar on increased imports and new harvest arrival.
*       Vegetable prices began to ease in Pakistan partially because of lower fuel prices and transportation costs.
*       Thailand has opened a tender to sell 1 million tonnes of rice from its stocks.
*       Viet Nam has further cut its rice minimum export price because ample supplies and increased international competition have driven prices down in global markets.
*       Russia has imposed an export tax on wheat from 1 February to 30 June to stabilize domestic prices.



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/resources/price-monitor/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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