Food Prices Continue Uptrend on Inflation, Overpopulation

Food Prices Continue Uptrend on Inflation, Overpopulation

World food prices rose to near a record high in April as grain costs advanced, adding pressure to inflation that is accelerating from Beijing to Brasilia and spurring central banks to raise interest rates.

An index of 55 commodities rose to 232 points from a revised 231 points in March, the United Nations? Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization said in a report on its website today. The gauge climbed to an all-time high of 237.2 in February before dropping 2.6 percent in March.

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