# World food prices hit record high in 2022 | Reuters

> Reuters reports that the FAO food price index hit a record high in 2022, driven by food commodity costs surging after Russia's invasion of Ukraine raised shortage fears. The article text is truncated and gives few further details.

- Date: 2023-01-06 · published 2023-01-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37853-world-food-prices-hit-record-high-in-2022-reuters
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A record global food price index signals elevated feed and food commodity costs, though it describes past rather than new price moves.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/world-food-prices-hit-record-high-2022-despite-december-fall-2023-01-06/

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