NASHVILLE, TENN. (RFD-TV) — The FAO Food Price Index for November reveals global food prices are continuing a downward trend. The index fell by more than 1 percent last month, marking the third straight month of declines.
Dairy, meat, sugar, and vegetable oil indices all fell, with sugar seeing the most significant drop at nearly 6 percent.
The cereal index was the only one to gain, rising just shy of 2 percent.
The overall index remains 22 percent off the record highs we saw back in March 2022.
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