"Nicaragua had the lowest rate of food inflation of the countries monitored in the subregion, with -0.4%, down 0.7 percentage points from May. The food inflation rate of El Salvador was -0.3%, down 0.5 percentage points from May.

In Panama food inflation for June was 0.3%, down 0.2 percentage points from May.

In Costa Rica, food inflation in June was 0.4%, 1.9 percentage points higher than in May. In Guatemala the rate was 0.9%, an increase of less than 0.1 percentage points. In Honduras food inflation reached 0.5%, 0.2 points higher than in May. "


From a statement by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO):

August 6, Santiago, Chile - In June, monthly food inflation in Latin America and the Caribbean was 0.7%, dow 0.1 percentage points compared to May, maintaining a downward trend in the last three months.

According to the Monthly Report on FAO Prices, food inflation in the region has been experiencing a slowdown since April, in part because of minor variations in food prices of the largest economies in South America.

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