ROME, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Global food prices continued to rise in November, though the rate of increase slowed and prices for grains and cereals -- the largest component in the index -- actually fell.
The monthly index released on Friday by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) saw significant gains in each of the previous three months and including November they had climbed in nine of the previous ten months, driven by extreme weather in key growing areas and rising fuel and transportation costs.
