Still, the acceleration in food prices seems to be abating and it does not appear to be worse than in previous years, even with the jump in global prices of some agricultural products.Chart 12 goes deeper into the components of the basic food basket, which includes 34 items. The Chart compares the average prices in January-April 2021 with the same period the previous year.
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