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World Food Price Rise Set to Continue if Iran War Lasts, FAO Says
FAO said higher energy and fertilizer costs linked to the Iran war pushed up wheat, sugar and vegetable oil prices, while rice fell 3%.
- On Friday, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization reported that the Food Price Index rose 2.4% in March, reaching its highest level since September last year.
- The rise follows higher energy prices linked to the Iran war, which disrupted the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf infrastructure, pushing crude benchmarks near $120 per barrel.
- Vegetable oil prices increased 5.1% in March, marking a third consecutive monthly rise, while sugar prices jumped 7.2% to their highest level since October 2025.
- FAO Chief Economist Maximo Torero warned that if the conflict lasts over 40 days and fertilizer costs remain high, farmers may reduce inputs, plant less, or switch crops.
- Torero stated that such choices "will hit future yields and shape our food supply and commodity prices for the rest of this year and all of the next.
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