The United Nations' food price index declined in December compared to November, primarily driven by falling international sugar prices. Despite the monthly decrease, the index still showed a significant year-on-year increase. Sugar prices led the decline, attributed to improved sugarcane crop prospects in major producing countries. Dairy prices also fell after seven consecutive months of increases, while vegetable oil, meat, and cereal prices saw varied movements.
The United Nations ' world food price index dipped in December against November levels, led lower by a drop in international sugar quotations, but still showed a robust gain year-on-year, data showed on Friday.The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App
Dairy prices declined after seven consecutive months of increases, losing 0.7 per cent from November but still posting a 17.0 per cent gain year-on-year. Vegetable oil prices dropped 0.5 per cent month-on-month, but were up 33.5 per cent on their year-earlier level. U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a new advisory Friday warning Americans that alcohol consumption can increase their cancer risk, and called for an updated health warning label on alcoholic beverages.Infectious disease experts say the avian flu case that infected a 13-year-old in British Columbia shows “worrisome” signs that the virus could be mutating to more easily infect humans, but that the treatment approach taken can help inform future cases.
Greater Vancouver home sales rose 31.2 per cent on a year-over-year basis in December, capping a "pivot year" for the market where the number of homes that changed hands in the region ticked higher.Liberal caucus chairs meeting to talk Trudeau today, PM attends Canada-U.S. cabinet committee Halifax police say the 39-year-old man who allegedly killed a woman and her father on New Year's Eve was a fugitive wanted in a 2019 Toronto nightclub shooting.A man accused of murdering his wife on Christmas Eve made his first court appearance in Saint John, N.B., Friday morning.Police have released more details about the death of a man who barricaded himself inside a home in Porters Lake, N.S., Thursday.
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