FAO food prices climb for sixth consecutive month

ROME, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- World food prices rose for the sixth month in a row in November, reaching its highest level in nearly six months, as every part of the index saw prices climbs, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported Thursday.

The broad FAO World Food Price Index gained 3.9 percent in October, its biggest one-month gain since July 2012. It is now 6.5 percent above its levels from a year ago, and its highest level since December 2014. The index has climbed every month since June after falling for the first five months of the year.