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Global food prices at three-year high as heatwaves and wars push up crop costs | Food & drink industry | The Guardian

Global food prices have hit their highest level in three and a half years, as summer heatwaves and conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East push up crop costs.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) index of food commodity prices rose last month to its highest level since January 2023, after a jump in prices for cereals, sugar and vegetable oil.

Global food prices at three-year high as heatwaves and wars push up crop costs | Food & drink industry | The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/07/global-food-prices-three-year-high-heatwaves-wars-crop-costsOpen linkView original on piefed.social
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