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Dear All,
We are pleased to share the latest issue of the FPMA Bulletin<http://www.fao.org/giews/reports/fpma-bulletin/en/> FAO/GIEWS<http://www.fao.org/giews/english/index.htm> monthly report on food price trends at world, regional and country level with a focus on countries where prices of one or more basic food commodity are at abnormal high levels in main markets.
For more information and analysis, visit the FPMA Website<http://www.fao.org/giews/food-prices>. Up-to-date prices for major consumed foods in 93 countries can be found in the FPMA Tool<http://www.fao.org/giews/food-prices/tool/public/index.html#/home>.
FPMA Bulletin
10 May 2018
KEY MESSAGES
· International prices of wheat and maize in April were generally higher, supported by weather concerns in key-producing countries and brisk trade. International prices of rice increased in response to renewed import demand in Asia.
· In East Africa, in the Sudan, prices of staple foods, millet, sorghum and wheat, remained firm or increased in April and were at record or near-record highs, underpinned by a weak currency, the removal of wheat subsidies and increased transport costs.
· In Central America, prices of white maize increased sharply in March and April and reached levels well above those a year earlier in most countries of the subregion. Seasonal upward pressure was supported by higher purchasing prices from the milling industry, trends in the international market and increased fuel costs.
· In South America, prices of yellow maize and wheat continued to increase in Argentina, underpinned by strong demand and forecasts of lower crops this year. Prices of maize rose sharply also in Brazil, due to large exports and expectations of a decline in the 2018 harvests; those of wheat increased following the sharply reduced production last year and costlier imports.
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[cid:image008.gif@01D3E857.04F7BDE0]Go to report<http://www.fao.org/3/I9222EN/i9222en.pdf>
Enquiries may be directed to:
GIEWS Food Price Monitoring and Analysis (FPMA) Team
Trade and Markets Division (EST)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome, Italy
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