Global food inflation fears grow as UN index at 6-year high

Salome Wanjiru, 32, from Langas Estate, sorts out her green beans and other commodities outside Eldoret air Market, after receiving food products from Uganda. She sells 2 kilos of green beans at a price of Sh350 to Sh400 depending on the demands from customers. 11.01.2021. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

Global food prices rose for an eighth consecutive month in January to their highest since July 2014, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday, as economies continue to battle fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) food price index, which measures monthly changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat and sugar, averaged 113.3 points last month December’s 108.6, revised up from 107.5.