FAO reported that global food commodity prices rose in March for the second consecutive month. The increase was primarily attributed to higher energy costs linked to ongoing conflict escalation in the Near East.

<p> <img alt="FAO Chief Economist Torero said &ldquo;if the conflict stretches beyond 40 days farmers will have to choose: farm the same with fewer inputs, plant less, or switch to less intensive fertilizer crops&rdquo;. " height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/109740/100x80/fao-torero.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> World food commodity prices rose in March for the second month in a row, due larg...