World food prices hit four-year low in 2014

UNIAN

According to the FAO, in particular, last year the consumer price index decreased by 3.7% compared to 2013.

The most significant drops were recorded in prices for cereals (12.5%), dairy products (7.7%), vegetable oil (6.2%) and sugar (3.8%) on year-over-year basis. Only the price index for meat demonstrated an upward tendency, picking up by 8.1% in 2014 compared with 2013.

The consumer price index is compiled by the FAO using 73 price series considered by organization’s experts for consumer goods as representative international prices for these commodities. Each index is a weighted average of the relative prices of consumer goods that are part of the group, against the price of the base period, consisting of the average values for 2002-2004.