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news Mercopress 2026-06-07

FAO: Global Food Commodity Prices Stable in May Amid Mixed Trends

Global food commodity prices remained largely stable in May, as the FAO reported. Declines in vegetable oil prices counterbalanced increases seen in cereals and sugar.


<p> <img alt="World wheat prices rose 3.4 percent on May and 7.8 percent from their year-earlier level, supported by smaller expected harvests in major exporters, such as US" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110391/100x80/fap.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> The benchmark measure for world food commodity prices remained broadly stable in May, as declines in vegetable oil quotations offset inc...

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