World food prices extend rise in April for a third month, FAO says


A woman buys vegetables at an open market in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, March 17, 2026. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

LONDON, May ⁠8 (Reuters) - World food ⁠prices climbed in April ‌for a third consecutive month, with vegetable oil prices particularly ​elevated due to ⁠disruptions linked to ⁠the Iran war, the United ⁠Nations ‌Food and Agriculture Organization said ⁠on Friday.

The FAO Food Price ​Index, ‌which measures changes in ⁠a ​basket of globally traded food commodities, averaged 130.7 ⁠points in April, ​up 1.6% from its revised March level.

In a separate ⁠report, the FAO slightly raised its 2025 global cereal production estimate to ​a record ⁠3.040 billion metric tons, 6% ​above levels ‌seen a year ​ago.

(Reporting by May Angel;Editing by Alison Williams)

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