This uptick, the highest since March 2022, is primarily attributed to a surge in sugar prices, which soared by 10.4 percent due to adverse weather conditions in Brazil.

Food prices saw their fastest increase in 18 months in September, with the prices of all commodity groups rising, led by sugar, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said.

Rome - The benchmark for world food commodity prices saw its fastest increase in 18 months in September, with quotations up for all covered commodity

The benchmark for world food commodity prices increased for the month of September, with quotations up for all groups, according to the FAO

PARIS, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) - Global food prices rose in September at their fastest rate since March 2022, with sugar prices surging as dry weather and fires damaged Brazilian sugarcane crops, the Food and Agriculture Organization said. The FAO Food Price index reached 124.4 points in September, a three-percent increase from August.

The United Nations’ world food price index jumped in September, data released on Friday showed, posting its biggest gain in 18 months on the back of surging sugar prices. The price index, compiled by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization to track the most globally traded food commodities,