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Global Food Price Monitor - February 2013

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  • Export prices of wheat and maize declined for the second consecutive month in January but were still above their levels a year earlier.
    International rice prices followed mixed trends, depending on variety and origin.

  • In Southern Africa, prices of main staple maize continued to rise in the past two months, particularly in Malawi, where in January they were double their levels of a year earlier in several markets.

  • In Eastern and Western Africa, cereal prices declined markedly in recent months, although still remaining high in some markets.

  • Domestic prices of wheat in importing and exporting countries remain at high levels.