Global food prices have risen for the second month in a row, driven largely by higher energy and fertilizer costs linked to the ongoing conflict in the Near East. The Food and Agricultural Organisation Food Price Index averaged 128.5 points in March, with wheat, vegetable oils, and sugar seeing the biggest increases. While global cereal stocks remain broadly comfortable, uncertainties in key regions, rising input costs, and the effects of the Iran war are putting pressure on farmers and international markets. Joining us from Rome to explain what this means for global food security is FAO Chief Economist Máximo Torero...

<p>Global food prices have risen for the second month in a row, driven largely by higher energy and fertilizer costs linked to the ongoing conflict in the Near East. The Food and Agricultural Organisation Food Price Index averaged 128.5 points in March, with wheat, vegetable oils, and sugar seeing the biggest increases. While global cereal stocks remain broadly comfortable, uncertainties in key regions, rising input costs, and the effects of the Iran war are putting pressure on farmers and international markets. Joining us from Rome to explain what this means for global food security is FAO Chief Economist M&aacute;ximo Torero...</p>