FAO Food Price Index edges up in July

Aug 08, 2025

The FAO Food Price Index, a benchmark for world food commodity prices, averaged 130.1 points in July 2025, up 1.6 per cent from June,...

Rising world food prices causing concerns among people: IMF

Jun 26, 2021

Washington [US], June 26 : Global food prices have rallied to multi-year highs, triggered by Covid-19 pandemic-related supply chain disruptions and soaring transport costs,...

Food prices in Gaza surge by over 1000 per cent

Nov 30, 2024

The World Food Programme (WFP) announced that the prices of essential food items in Gaza have soared by over 1000 percent compared to pre-war...

World food prices rise for seventh month in a row: FAO

Jan 08, 2021

Rome [Italy], Jan 8 : World food prices rose for the seventh consecutive month in December, led by dairy products and vegetable oils, according...

WFP reports soaring food prices in Kabul amid border closures, fuel hikes

Oct 25, 2025

The World Food Programme reports rising food prices in Afghan markets as border closures with Pakistan, high fuel costs, and the Salang Highway shutdown...

Russia-Ukraine war may trigger food, fuel price hike in Afghanistan

Mar 20, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 20 : As the war between Russia and Ukraine continues, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the ongoing...