Inflation and the supply chain


THE FAO Food Price Index (FFPI), which measures changes in international prices of a basket of food commodities, averaged 135.7 points in November 2022, down from an all-time high of 159.7 index points in March 2022.

Although the food commodity prices are declining, food price inflation remains high worldwide.

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