Global sugar prices soared to their highest level in almost 13 years in September due to the El Nino weather phenomenon in India and Thailand, the UN food agency said on Friday (Oct 6), while noting that the overall food index was mostly stable nevertheless.

World sugar prices hit 13-year high in Sep due to El Nino; food price index 'mostly stable': FAO

The Food and Agricultural Organization said Thursday that food prices reached a 10-year high in 2021, rising by an average of 28 per cent compared to the previous year.

Global food prices rose ‘sharply’ during 2021, hitting a 10-year high: UN

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World sugar prices hit 13-year high in Sep due to El Nino; food price index 'mostly stable': FAO

Global food prices rose ‘sharply’ during 2021, hitting a 10-year high: UN