Food Prices Rise Again on Higher Oil Prices and Adverse Weather

Increases reverse downward trend that began in October 2011   WASHINGTON, April 25, 2012—Global food prices increased by 8 percent from December 2011 to March 2012 due to higher oil prices, adverse weather conditions, and Asia’s strong demand for food imports, according to the World Bank Group’s latest Food Price Watch.   The World Bank’s Global Food Price Index was