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FAO: High food prices for the second month by 2%
On: Saturday 03/10/2012 8:29
Baghdad / term follow-up
I expected the United Nations Food and Agriculture FAO to reach World wheat crops for the year 2012 the second largest producing historical Registered they reach 690 million tons, said the IAEA also specialized that international food prices rose in February for the second month in a row by one percent.
The organization said in a statement carried by the independent press (Iba): The production of wheat in 2012 is reduced by 10 million tons without the counterpart of the production record in 2011, or about 1.4 percent less than the rate of harvest of 2011, but this is still much higher of the annual rate during any of the past five years.
The statement added, even with the increase of agriculture or expected increase in many countries this year in response to continued high prices, Valmentzer returning crop to its normal areas which has seen record levels of the rise in the past year, according to the report FAO, who also added that it was too early to say for sure the expectations of reliable global cereal production in 2012.
The impact of cold weather
Notice and the report of crop prospects and food situation is strengthened international cereal prices in recent weeks due to slow supply of grain, as a direct result of the impact of severe cold weather in Europe and the CIS (Commonwealth).
And regional levels, the report reveals that the weather is favorable in western Africa was behind the sharp decline in the production of pasture and grain parts of the territory of wide valleys and the coast. The outcome of this, coupled with high food prices and civil strife for the aggravation of the current state of acute food insecurity and malnutrition, already rising in many countries of the Sahel and Sahara, especially in Niger, Chad, Mauritania, Mali and Burkina Faso.
In terms of the Near East region, deteriorated food security situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen as a result of civil conflicts in both countries. While facing some 1.4 million people in Syria precarious food security, forced thousands of families in Yemen to flee their home areas. In East Africa, in spite of some improvement remain the nutritional status of vulnerable groups are unstable, especially in the areas of grazing livestock affected by drought earlier. Remains the case of food security in Sudan and South Sudan after worrying for poor grain harvest last.
In South Africa, crop opportunities remain satisfactory in spite of droughts, hurricanes, sudden in some areas.
Gains in India
In the far regions of Asia, projections show crop of wheat in 2012 is generally favorable output is expected to reach record level for the past year, particularly the gains due to good crop in India.
In Central America, dry weather reduced planting of the crop from the secondary maize in Mexico in 2012; and in other regions of the continent, is expected to achieve good yields of the same crop is cultivated in 2011, despite the losses due to recent heavy rains during the following chapters, which ended recently.
In South America, an extended dry spell affected, negatively on the maize crop for the year 2012 in both Argentina and Brazil, but the result above the normal rate is still expected in view of the intensive farming currently under way. In the meantime, is expected to fly the cereal import bill for food-deficit low-income LIFDCs to a record high of $ 33.35 billion U.S. dollars in 2012, exceeding estimates for 2010/2011 by 4 percent, and that at most due to falling production and rising import requirements in major importing countries.
Mosher food prices
On the other hand the organization FAO index of food prices, separately, up by 1 percent, or 2.4 points higher than January, at the meantime February. Prior to that food price index rose by almost 2 percent during January 2012, in his first increase for six months. Underlying the increase in the index month of February is most likely higher prices for sugar, oil and grain, while dairy prices have fallen somewhat after a significant increase within January. The current level, the organization comes to the index of food prices below the peak recorded in February 2011 by 10 percent. Since the beginning of 2012 added to the import bill for new burdens is the weak U.S. dollar and increased freight rates. FAO and WHO said in clarifying the facility food price index for February that these two factors in particular Aqturna weather is favorable as a feature to dominate the beginning of 2012, as a reason for the trend of prices upward.
Grain prices
Recorded an average index of the Organization of FAO Cereal prices 227 points in February, an increase of 2 percent, or 4.4 points above its level for the month of January. It follows high international wheat prices rise less in price of corn yellow, while the estimates were generally lower rice prices. The index of prices of the Organization for oils and fats to rise further in February, to 239 points, or by 2 percent, and by 5 points higher than January. One of the reasons behind the poor growth of the monthly production in palm oil, coupled with the decline in supply over the demand of the total supply of vegetable oils on the market. The average index of the Organization for the price of meat 175 points in February, that is virtually unchanged from the level of the previous month. While pork prices moved 3.4 percent higher, driven by strong purchases in Hong Kong and the recent outbreaks of disease in Russia, the prices of poultry and beef and sheep decrease slightly. The average index of the Organization for the dairy price 205 points in February, less than marginal for January, and attributed this decline primarily to a slight decline in the prices of milk powders and Almjbnat stripped fat, while the prices of whole milk powder and cheese relatively constant. The average index of the Organization for sugar prices to 342 points in February, an increase of 2.4 percent or 8 points, from January but still less by 18 percent (76 points) for February, in the past year. The increase last month at most to unfavorable weather conditions in Brazil, the largest producer and exporter of sugar, a commodity in the world.
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On: Saturday 03/10/2012 8:29
Baghdad / term follow-up
I expected the United Nations Food and Agriculture FAO to reach World wheat crops for the year 2012 the second largest producing historical Registered they reach 690 million tons, said the IAEA also specialized that international food prices rose in February for the second month in a row by one percent.
The organization said in a statement carried by the independent press (Iba): The production of wheat in 2012 is reduced by 10 million tons without the counterpart of the production record in 2011, or about 1.4 percent less than the rate of harvest of 2011, but this is still much higher of the annual rate during any of the past five years.
The statement added, even with the increase of agriculture or expected increase in many countries this year in response to continued high prices, Valmentzer returning crop to its normal areas which has seen record levels of the rise in the past year, according to the report FAO, who also added that it was too early to say for sure the expectations of reliable global cereal production in 2012.
The impact of cold weather
Notice and the report of crop prospects and food situation is strengthened international cereal prices in recent weeks due to slow supply of grain, as a direct result of the impact of severe cold weather in Europe and the CIS (Commonwealth).
And regional levels, the report reveals that the weather is favorable in western Africa was behind the sharp decline in the production of pasture and grain parts of the territory of wide valleys and the coast. The outcome of this, coupled with high food prices and civil strife for the aggravation of the current state of acute food insecurity and malnutrition, already rising in many countries of the Sahel and Sahara, especially in Niger, Chad, Mauritania, Mali and Burkina Faso.
In terms of the Near East region, deteriorated food security situation in the Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen as a result of civil conflicts in both countries. While facing some 1.4 million people in Syria precarious food security, forced thousands of families in Yemen to flee their home areas. In East Africa, in spite of some improvement remain the nutritional status of vulnerable groups are unstable, especially in the areas of grazing livestock affected by drought earlier. Remains the case of food security in Sudan and South Sudan after worrying for poor grain harvest last.
In South Africa, crop opportunities remain satisfactory in spite of droughts, hurricanes, sudden in some areas.
Gains in India
In the far regions of Asia, projections show crop of wheat in 2012 is generally favorable output is expected to reach record level for the past year, particularly the gains due to good crop in India.
In Central America, dry weather reduced planting of the crop from the secondary maize in Mexico in 2012; and in other regions of the continent, is expected to achieve good yields of the same crop is cultivated in 2011, despite the losses due to recent heavy rains during the following chapters, which ended recently.
In South America, an extended dry spell affected, negatively on the maize crop for the year 2012 in both Argentina and Brazil, but the result above the normal rate is still expected in view of the intensive farming currently under way. In the meantime, is expected to fly the cereal import bill for food-deficit low-income LIFDCs to a record high of $ 33.35 billion U.S. dollars in 2012, exceeding estimates for 2010/2011 by 4 percent, and that at most due to falling production and rising import requirements in major importing countries.
Mosher food prices
On the other hand the organization FAO index of food prices, separately, up by 1 percent, or 2.4 points higher than January, at the meantime February. Prior to that food price index rose by almost 2 percent during January 2012, in his first increase for six months. Underlying the increase in the index month of February is most likely higher prices for sugar, oil and grain, while dairy prices have fallen somewhat after a significant increase within January. The current level, the organization comes to the index of food prices below the peak recorded in February 2011 by 10 percent. Since the beginning of 2012 added to the import bill for new burdens is the weak U.S. dollar and increased freight rates. FAO and WHO said in clarifying the facility food price index for February that these two factors in particular Aqturna weather is favorable as a feature to dominate the beginning of 2012, as a reason for the trend of prices upward.
Grain prices
Recorded an average index of the Organization of FAO Cereal prices 227 points in February, an increase of 2 percent, or 4.4 points above its level for the month of January. It follows high international wheat prices rise less in price of corn yellow, while the estimates were generally lower rice prices. The index of prices of the Organization for oils and fats to rise further in February, to 239 points, or by 2 percent, and by 5 points higher than January. One of the reasons behind the poor growth of the monthly production in palm oil, coupled with the decline in supply over the demand of the total supply of vegetable oils on the market. The average index of the Organization for the price of meat 175 points in February, that is virtually unchanged from the level of the previous month. While pork prices moved 3.4 percent higher, driven by strong purchases in Hong Kong and the recent outbreaks of disease in Russia, the prices of poultry and beef and sheep decrease slightly. The average index of the Organization for the dairy price 205 points in February, less than marginal for January, and attributed this decline primarily to a slight decline in the prices of milk powders and Almjbnat stripped fat, while the prices of whole milk powder and cheese relatively constant. The average index of the Organization for sugar prices to 342 points in February, an increase of 2.4 percent or 8 points, from January but still less by 18 percent (76 points) for February, in the past year. The increase last month at most to unfavorable weather conditions in Brazil, the largest producer and exporter of sugar, a commodity in the world.
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