粮农组织食品价格指数2月继续下行
中新社北京3月8日电（记者 刘亮）联合国粮农组织8日披露的数据显示，联合国粮农组织食品价格指数2月环比下跌0.7%，同比下跌10.5%。该机构称，2月食品价格指数下行主要是受谷物价格走低影响。
联合国粮农组织食品价格指数是衡量全球食品商品价格变动的指标，涵盖谷物、肉类、乳制品、植物油和食糖等五大类食品。
2月，谷物价格指数环比下跌2.4%，同比下跌17.9%。联合国粮农组织表示，这主要归因于小麦和玉米价格走低。由于全球供应充足，小麦价格连续第四个月下跌。玉米价格也因丰收预期而下跌。
肉类价格指数2月环比上涨1.1%，同比上涨1.5%。联合国粮农组织指出，这是由于猪肉和牛肉价格上涨所致。猪肉价格上涨主要是受中国需求增加影响。牛肉价格上涨则与全球供应紧张有关。
乳制品价格指数2月环比下跌1.4%，同比下跌2.8%。联合国粮农组织表示，这主要是受奶粉价格下跌影响。全球奶粉库存充足，导致价格走低。
植物油价格指数2月环比下跌2.3%，同比下跌16.5%。联合国粮农组织指出，这主要是受棕榈油和豆油价格走低影响。棕榈油产量增加，导致价格下跌。豆油价格也因南美大豆丰收预期而下跌。
食糖价格指数2月环比上涨2.6%，同比上涨13.8%。联合国粮农组织表示，这主要是受印度减产影响。印度是全球第二大食糖生产国，减产导致全球食糖供应紧张。
联合国粮农组织表示，尽管2月食品价格指数有所下跌，但仍高于2020年疫情前的水平。该机构预计，未来几个月食品价格将保持波动，受乌克兰冲突、天气条件和经济状况等因素影响。
英语如下：
**Headline:** Food Prices Fall Further, Posting 10.5% AnnualDecline
**Keywords:** Food prices, FAO, Grains decline
**News Story:**
**FAO Food Price Index Continues to Decline in February**
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) — The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations released data on Tuesday showing that its Food Price Index (FFPI) decreased by 0.7 percent month-on-month in February, marking a 10.5 percent annual decline. The agency attributedthe decline in the FFPI to lower cereal prices.
The FFPI measures the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities, including cereals, meat, dairy products, vegetable oils, and sugar.
In February, the cereal price index fell by 2.4 percent month-on-month and 17.9 percent year-on-year. FAO said this was largely due to lower wheat and maize prices. Wheat prices fell for the fourth consecutive month amid ample global supplies. Maize prices also declined on expectations of a bumper harvest.
The meat price index rose by 1.1 percent month-on-month and 1.5 percent year-on-year in February. FAO attributed this to higher pork and beef prices. Pork prices increased mainly due to increased demand from China, while beef prices rose amid tight global supplies.
The dairy price index declined by 1.4 percent month-on-month and 2.8 percent year-on-year in February. FAO said this was primarily driven by lower milk powder prices. Ample global milk powder inventories led to the price decline.
The vegetable oil price index fell by 2.3 percent month-on-month and 16.5 percent year-on-year in February. FAO noted that this was mainly due to lower palm oil and soybean oil prices. Palm oil prices declined on increased production, while soybean oil prices fell on expectations of a large soybean harvest in South America.
The sugar price index rose by 2.6 percent month-on-month and 13.8 percent year-on-year in February. FAO said this was primarily due to reduced production in India, the world’s second-largest sugar producer. The decline in Indian production has tightened global sugar supplies.
FAO noted that despite the decline in February, the FFPI remains above its pre-pandemic level in 2020. The agency expects food prices to remain volatile in the coming months, influenced by factors such as the Ukraine conflict, weather conditions, and economic conditions.
【来源】http://www.chinanews.com/cj/2024/03-08/10176999.shtml
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