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Global food prices surge to their highest level in a decade
By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business
Updated 4:19 PM ET, Fri June 4, 2021
New York (CNN)Global food prices rose for the 12th month in a row in May, up nearly 40% year over year, according to the United Nations' food price index. Last month was also the sharpest monthly rise in average food prices in over a decade, spiking 4.8% from April to May.
Abdolreza Abbassian, senior economist for the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, says surprising demand for corn in China, an ongoing drought in Brazil and increased global use of vegetable oils, sugar and cereals has caused prices to surge rapidly around the globe.
"The demand, really I would say, is almost surprising everyone," Abbassian told CNN Business. "This demand requires a strong supply response."
Global inflation is raising prices on virtually everything, from food to steel to lumber and energy. In countries that belong to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, prices surged in April to the highest rate since 2008.
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