Food Prices at Highest Level in 18 Months, UN Says

Food prices rose to their highest level in 18 months in October, with the prices of almost all commodity groups rising, led by vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said.

Food prices rose to their highest level in 18 months in October, with the prices of almost all commodity groups rising, led by vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said.