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World food prices drop in February

Coronavirus outbreak helps push FAO Food Price Index down.

date:  08/04/2020

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5 March 2020, Rome - World food prices declined in February for the first time in four months due to a sharp fall in the export prices of vegetable oils, partly driven by fears that the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak will slow global demand.

Full text available here: http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/1264796/icode/

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