From January to June 2020, exports from Central America of palm oil and its derivatives totaled $336 million, an amount barely 1% higher than that reported for the same period in 2019.
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During the first seven months of 2020, exports of palm oil and its derivatives from Central America to Mexican companies totaled $138 million, 22% more than the same period in 2019.
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During the first eleven months of 2019, exports of palm oil and its fractions from Central America to Mexican companies totaled $192 million, 25% more than the same period in 2018.
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During the first half of 2019, exports from Central America of palm oil and its fractions reached $333 million, and sales to companies in Spain increased by 93% compared to the same period in 2018.
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During the first half of 2019, exports of palm oil and its fractions from Central America to Mexican companies totaled $87 million, 37% more than reported in the same period of 2018.
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In recent years, the average price of palm oil exports from Central America has reported a downward trend, from $1.13 per kilo in May 2012 to $0.53 per kilo in March 2019.
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Between February 2016 and March 2018, the average price of palm oil exports from Central America registered an increase of 20%.
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Explained by sales to the Netherlands, last year Central America exported $1.344 billion worth of palm oil and its fractions, 74% more than in 2016.
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Between January and June 2017, Central American countries exported $378 million worth of palm oil, 22% more than was sold in the same period in 2016.
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In August, the FAO food price index fell by 1.3% compared to July, due to lower prices for cereals, sugar and meat, which offset increases in dairy and vegetable oils.
From a report by the FAO:
The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 176.6 points in August 2017, down 2.3 points (1.3 percent) from July, but still 10 points (6 percent) above its value a year earlier.
Except meat, in March rates went down for all other commodities in the FAO food index, especially sugar and vegetable oils.
From a statement issued by the World Food Organization:
The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged nearly 171 points in March 2017, down almost 5 points (2.8 percent) from February, but still 20 points (13.4 percent) above its level a year earlier.
With the exception of vegetable oils, in February rates of all commodities that make up the FAO price index increased, especially cereals.
From the FAO Food Price Index:
The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 175.5 points in February 2017, up 0.9 points (0.5 percent) from a slightly revised January value. At this level, the FFPI is as much as 26 points, or 17.2 percent, higher than its level in the corresponding month last year and at its highest value since February 2015. With the exception of vegetable oils, the indices of all other commodities used in the calculation of the FFPI increased in February, especially of cereals.
The FAO food price index grew by 2.1% compared to December due to a sharp rise in international prices of sugar, cereals and vegetable oils.
From a statement issued by the World Food Organization:
» The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 173.8 points in January 2017, up 3.7 points (2.1 percent) from the revised December value. At this level, the FFPI is at its highest value since February 2015 and as much as 24.5 points (16.4 percent) above its level in the corresponding period last year. The strong rebound in the January value of the FFPI was driven by a surge in international sugar quotations and sharp increases in export prices of cereals as well as vegetable oils. Meat and dairy markets remained more stable.
The FAO food price index remained unchanged in comparison to November, with substantial increases in the prices of vegetable oils and dairy products which more than offset a fall in sugar and meat.
From a statement issued by the World Food Organization:
The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged almost 172 points in December 2016, unchanged from November with strong gains in the prices of vegetable oils and dairy largely offsetting a fall in sugar and meat quotations. For 2016 as a whole, the index averaged 161.6 points, down 1.5 percent from 2015, representing the fifth consecutive annual decline. While prices of sugar and vegetable oils rose significantly in 2016, falling prices in cereal, meat and dairy markets kept the Index below its 2015 average.