price of these items. greetings, j thank you for having me. as you mentioned, the food prices index, the climb compared to it, the decline was modest, around 2% but what is important is that the decline which we observed last march in march 2022 was over 22%. so what is behind it? let s remember that the food price index includes quotations of bulk commodities so on this international level bulk commodities, the markets depending on the specific commodity, remain relatively balanced supply and they are often quite stable. we have noticed a decline in the cereal prices when the maize and wheat prices when the maize and wheat prices decline while on the other hand rice prices increase. so it means the supply generally is quite steady while the demand remains steady. i would like to mention the case of sugar which has been, unlike other commodities, increasing recently. this is because of relatively tight conditions on the global markets and concerns about la nina on production.
the 11th hour is underway on this tuesday night. good evening, once again i am stephanie coming to you live from our nation s capital were former president trumps number two has lost his bid to testify under oath. a federal judge has now ordered mike pence to appear before the grand jury investigating henry six. mike pence has been fighting the subpoena, he argued his role has president of the senate shielded him from testimony but the judge said he can be questioned about a legend illegality on trump s part. tonight mike pence hinted that this is not over. i have nothing to hide, i have a constitution to uphold. i upheld the constitution on january 6, i believe we did our duty that day under the constitution of the u.s., we are currently speaking to our attorneys about the proper way forward. as i said we will have a decision in the coming days. i appreciate the former vp has nothing to hide. if he is watching he is welcome to join me any night of the week. at the same
washington. the upcoming trial of derek chauvin derek chauvin has minneapolis bracing for weeks of protests. have you seen that? tonight we get an update from business owners who have their dreams burned to the ground literally during the george floyd riots of last summer. also the unreported details of meghan, harry, and the oprah relationship. raymond arroyo has at all. first, time to retire the control freak. that is the focus of tonight s angle. it was just about this time last year when people begin to lose their minds. remember? [laughs] they were paying $50 for a $6 pack of antibacterial wipes on amazon. lining up at all the grocery stores to buy carts full of toilet paper, paper towels, dishwashing detergent, bleach. and enough batteries to power a small city. well, dr. fauci, he was still only a fledgling star on broadcast and cable. you could already tell he was basking in the glow. it s the danger of minimizing the risk of infectious disease outbreak? speak of th
drugs. mike green berg and mike golic, thanks for being with me. thank you. why do you think the jury did not convict him? why not? ultimately i think the only real witness that mattered in all of this was brian mcnamee and in and as far as unimpressive witnesses he may go to the top. this is something mike golic could have torn apart on the witness stand. it worked out well for roger clemens that way. his reputation is permanently damaged, don t you think? there s no doubt about it. it is the court of public opinion, i don t think is going to change much on him as far as their thoughts of him using performance enhancing drugs and the ultimate test will be the hall of fame. the writers have kind of made the decision if you re touched with peds, you re not getting into the hall of fame. i completely disagree with that train of thought. if you have numbers to be in the hall of fame, you should be in the hall of fame. if you want another way to talk about that that s
least 13 killed on monday including five people shot. five others were soldiers trying to defect. meanwhile, a u.n. spokesman says the arab league has asked for help. and pakistan supreme court has ordered the prime minister to appear at a contempt hearing on thursday. the judges want to know why he hasn t pursued corruption charngs. those are the headlines from cnn, the world s news later. world business today starts now. hello, welcome to world business today. and i m andrew stevens. thanks for joining us. science in a slow down, but china s enveeble growth continues sparking a rally on the markets. and the captain of a wrecked cruise ship will today face judge of possible criminal charges, including mans laugter. plus, cnn uncovers widespread child slavery on cocoa farms in ivory coast. well, markets in asia are rallying after chinese economic data exceeded forecast today. the country s economic growth is slower than it s been for the past two and a half years. d