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Food Prices May Remain Elevated as Population Grows, Dawe Says

Food prices may remain elevated in coming years as global populations increase and demand rises in emerging markets, said David Dawe, a senior economist at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

“There’s going to be a lot of pressure on food prices in coming years,” Dawe said in New York during a Bloomberg Television interview on Surveillance Midday with Tom Keene. “We expect food prices to be higher as natural resources become scarcer in some areas, and as demand continues to grow.”

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Today’s national average mortgage rates. Rates may include points.
Type Today 1 Mo
30 Year Fixed Jumbo 4.00% 3.94%
30 Year Fixed 3.73% 3.50%
15 Year Fixed 2.85% 2.74%
10 Year Fixed 2.92% 3.00%
30 Year Fixed Refi 3.72% 3.49%
15 Year Fixed Refi 2.85% 2.71%
5/1 ARM 2.60% 2.62%
5/1 ARM Refi 2.61% 2.57%
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Today’s average home equity rates nationwide.
Type Today 1 Mo
$30K HELOC 5.35% 5.24%
$50K HELOC 4.56% 4.53%
$75K HELOC 4.57% 4.53%
$100K HELOC 4.27% 4.21%
$30K Home Equity Loan 5.95% 6.06%
$50K Home Equity Loan 5.97% 6.02%
$75K Home Equity Loan 5.94% 5.99%
$100K Home Equity Loan 5.80% 5.84%
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Today’s average savings rates nationwide.
Type Today 1 Mo
5 Year CD 1.23% 1.21%
2 Year CD 0.70% 0.66%
1 Year CD 0.57% 0.52%
MMA $10K+ 0.47% 0.50%
MMA $50K+ 0.69% 0.70%
MMA Savings Jumbo 0.58% 0.60%
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Today’s average auto loan rates nationwide.
Type Today 1 Mo
60 Months Used Car 2.97% 3.19%
48 Months Used Car 2.92% 3.13%
36 Months Used Car 2.88% 2.96%
72 Months New Car 2.45% 2.96%
60 Months New Car 2.53% 2.67%
48 Months New Car 2.44% 2.58%
60 Months Auto Refi 4.15% 4.36%
36 Months Auto Refi 3.60% 3.76%
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Today’s average credit card rates nationwide.
Type Today 1 Mo
Standard Variable 14.12% 14.12%
Standard Fixed 13.23% 13.23%
Gold Variable 12.70% 12.70%
Gold Fixed 11.99% 11.99%
Platinum Variable 15.53% 15.57%
Platinum Fixed 12.70% 12.70%
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