While food prices keep falling in the world, they keep climbing up in Turkey

According to the data released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the global food price index fell by 2.7 points to 138 compared to last month. According to TURKSTAT data, it is constantly on the rise in Turkey. Food inflation increased by more than 24 points, from March to July.

In August, world food prices, continued to decline from the historic peak they has seen this year, due to the resumption of grain exports from Ukrainian ports, improving supply prospects,

In August world food prices index, compiled by FAO, which tracks monthly changes in the prices of cereals, oilseeds, dairy products, meat and sugar, fell from a revised level of 140.7 to 138.

The July food prices index was previously announced as 140.9.

In Turkey, the situation is different in food, one of the consumption schemes whose price is increasing the fastest. Although the government says otherwise, the price of food in Turkey is constantly increasing. Even in the data of TURKSTAT, the reliability of which is discussed, these rates are reflected.

While food prices are increasing in the world, TURKSTAT explained the food inflation in the last five months as follows:

March: 70.33 percent
April: 89.10 percent

SOURCE: diken.com.tr/gida-fiyatlari-dunyada-bes-aydir-duserken-turkiyede-katlaniyor/