The FAO Food Price Index averaged 215.5 points in April 2013, up two points (1.0 per cent) from its revised March value of 213.2 points and from April last year.
Korean weekly wholesale prices for imported beef this week were reportedly steady on last week, with the exception of US short rib prices which eased another 2% on last week at KRW12,800/kg.
New reports from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) forecast strong cereal production this year with a new record expected for coarse grains.
The European Commission has put forward proposals to change the current legislation governing all official controls in the food and agriculture industries.
Chinese agricultural authorities are racing to skill up officials and insurance firms to extend subsidized insurance coverage to the country’s highly fragmented aquaculture sector.
Statistics NZ says in its latest seafood industry survey that salmon, tarakihi and gurnard are the most commonly available fish species in supermarkets and fish shops.
