SINGAPORE -- The impact of the soaring prices of agricultural staples from wheat to vegetable oils to sugar over the past few months is now hitting consumers and businesses in Asia.
The benchmark food price index published by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization, which tracks the prices of meat, dairy, cereals, vegetables oils and sugar, has hit the highest level in nearly 10 years. © Reuters
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