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World food commodity prices declined by 2.1 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year, mainly due to falls in cereals and sugar, the FAO said on Friday. Last year, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's price index for cereals dropped 13.3 compared to 2023 and its sugar price index fell 13.2 percent. The…
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