Friday, April 6, 2012

Global food prices up 3rd straight month and headed higher-Reuters

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4/5/12, "Food inflation back on agenda as prices rise," Reuters

"Global food prices rose in March for a third successive month, driven by gains in grains and vegetable oils, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Thursday, putting food inflation firmly back on the economic agenda....

"The food price index has an extremely high correlation to oil prices and with oil prices up it's going to be difficult for food prices not to follow suit," said Nick Higgins, commodity analyst at Rabobank International."

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