Post by account_disabled on Mar 10, 2024 5:53:51 GMT
The increase in the prices of coffee, bread and other pastries, while the biggest decreasing effect was the decrease in the prices of fresh vegetables, cheese and cottage cheese. It should be noted that world food prices showed a slight increase in April after a continuous decline in the previous twelve months. In April, they increased by 0.6% during the month, but during the year there was a decrease of 19.7%. The small price increase in April was due to a sharp increase in sugar prices, as well as an increase in meat prices, while the prices of cereals, dairy products and vegetable oil continued to fall.
The sugar price index hit its highest level since October 2011 in April amid downgraded sugar production forecasts in India and China, as well as lower-than-expected output in Thailand and the Industry Email List European Union, a slower start to the sugarcane harvest in Brazil and higher oil prices. Among meat products, global prices continued to rise in April due to reduced supplies of beef for slaughter and for pork due to ongoing supply constraints and increased demand in Asia. Poultry prices rose after nine months of continuous decline as demand from .
Asia increased and supply decreased due to widespread bird flu outbreaks in several leading producer countries. Sheep meat prices remained stable. On the other hand, prices continued to decrease in April for all major types of cereals, except for rice. For wheat, it fell to the lowest level since July 2021, which was determined by ample supply opportunities from the Russian Federation and Australia, favorable crop conditions in Europe, as well as the agreement reached at the end of April on the transit of Ukrainian grain through the .
The sugar price index hit its highest level since October 2011 in April amid downgraded sugar production forecasts in India and China, as well as lower-than-expected output in Thailand and the Industry Email List European Union, a slower start to the sugarcane harvest in Brazil and higher oil prices. Among meat products, global prices continued to rise in April due to reduced supplies of beef for slaughter and for pork due to ongoing supply constraints and increased demand in Asia. Poultry prices rose after nine months of continuous decline as demand from .
Asia increased and supply decreased due to widespread bird flu outbreaks in several leading producer countries. Sheep meat prices remained stable. On the other hand, prices continued to decrease in April for all major types of cereals, except for rice. For wheat, it fell to the lowest level since July 2021, which was determined by ample supply opportunities from the Russian Federation and Australia, favorable crop conditions in Europe, as well as the agreement reached at the end of April on the transit of Ukrainian grain through the .