At G-20 summit, Ban calls for sustainable and jobs-rich economic recovery

3 November 2011 – Food prices dropped to an 11-month low in October, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today, while adding that they are still higher than last year and very volatile. FAO’s Food Price Index averaged 216 points last month, down 4 per cent from September, the agency said in a news release. The index is a measure of basic food prices at the global level. “The drop was triggered by sharp declines in international prices of cereals, oils, sugar an .... [More]