The United Nations says world food prices continue to drop.
The FAO Food Price Index for May was at its lowest level since September of 2009.
It fell 1 point 4 per cent from April.
The May index was down over 20 per cent from a year ago.
The FAO says cereals and dairy products were responsible for much of last month's decline.
The Cereal Price Index was down almost 4 per cent to it's lowest level since July of 2010.
The Dairy Price Index was down almost 3 per cent from April.
The FAO's Meat Price Index was down 1 per cent from April.
The agency says generally lower prices for meat exports from the U-S continue to weigh on that index.
