Indicates the type of a location. Location Type Defined by CCTVPLUS Indicates the role that a specific instance of a description takes among all descriptions. Description Role Defined by CCTVPLUS The role in the overall content stream. Part Role Indicates a kind of content rendition. Content Rendition Defined by CCTVPLUS CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. CCTV Newscontent Co.,Ltd. All Rights Reserved. No access Chinese mainland CCTV Newscontent www.cctvplus.com +86-10-83949886 +86-10-63978447 contact@cctvplus.com 2026-08-08T22:30:21Z 2026-08-08T22:30:21Z 2026-08-08 2014-11-06T09:22:45Z China Central Television Various Economy/Other Recent/File Various-Global Food Prices Global food prices edge up in July amid heatwaves, regional conflicts: FAO Global food commodity prices rose slightly in July, driven by higher prices for cereals, sugar and vegetable oils, while lower meat and dairy prices partly offset the increase, according to a report released Friday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 131.1 points in July, up 0.6 percent from June and 1.0 percent higher than a year earlier. However, it remained 18.2 percent below its record high reached in March 2022. The FAO said the cereal price index rose 3.4 percent month on month. Wheat prices climbed 5.8 percent amid concerns over disruptions to Black Sea exports and heatwaves affecting major producing regions, while maize prices increased 3.6 percent due to hot and dry weather in parts of the U.S. Corn Belt and stronger energy markets. Rice prices remained broadly stable. The vegetable oil price index gained 2.0 percent to its highest level since June 2022, supported by stronger palm oil prices on robust biodiesel demand in Indonesia and higher crude oil prices, as well as firmer soybean oil prices, the report said. Sugar prices rose 5.6 percent from June, reflecting concerns over hot and dry weather in Europe, adverse weather risks in major Asian producing countries, and expectations that Brazil's higher ethanol blending requirement would divert more sugarcane to ethanol production, according to the report. Meanwhile, the meat and dairy price indices fell 2.8 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively, said the report. The FAO said global food prices remain well below the peak recorded in 2022, but geopolitical tensions and extreme weather continue to put upward pressure on prices of some agricultural commodities. Nats/Part Mute FILE: Rome, Italy - March 26, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of FAO headquarters, flags of member states FILE: India - March 17, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 2. Various of wheat farmland FILE: Port Sudan, Sudan - March 2024 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya TV/Middle East Broadcasting Center) 3. Various of man pouring beans into basket 4. Beans FILE: Nanning City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, south China - Jan 5, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 5. Various of sugar being processed FILE: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 2022 (CGTN - No access Chinese Mainland) 6. Various of products on shelves FILE: ROK - 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 7. Various of residents buying vegetables, fruits at stores FILE: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -Feb 9-10, 2023 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 8. Various of chicken for sale FILE: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA - July 14, 2022 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 9. Meat products in supermarket, customers FILE: Los Angeles, California, USA - Oct 21, 2021 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 10. Meat products in supermarket FILE: London, UK - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 11. Various of milk products for sale