World food prices rose a seventh consecutive month in December, with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's food price index averaging 107.5 points in December, up from 105.2 in November.
All food categories posted increases for the month except for sugar.
For all of 2020, the index averaged 97.9 points, a three-year high and a 3.1% increase from 2019. However, that still marked a decline from the 2011 peak in the index.
The rise in food prices globally could become an issue moving forward as countries that rely on food imports are facing increased costs at a time when they are also dealing with the COVID pandemic