date:Apr 04, 2014
rose, the F.A.O. said, in part on concerns over the effect of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus on export supplies in the United States. Prices of poultry and ovine meat were only slightly stronger.
The Dairy Price Index averaged 268.5 points, down 6.9 points from February. The F.A.O. said demand for all dairy products has been affected by reduced purchases by China and uncertainty over trade with the Russian Federation. The dairy commodity subject to the sharpest price drop was whole milk powde