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COVID-19 demand and logistics effects drove a third consecutive monthly food-price decline in April 2020

Dated 30 April 2020: COVID-19 demand and logistics effects drove a third consecutive monthly food-price decline in April 2020. In the causal graph this event weakens Food-Price Pressure, a driver that strengthens Under-five mortality rate (global) — an improving welfare path.

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What changed

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    1. FactCOVID-19 demand and logistics effects drove a third consecutive monthly food-price decline in April 2020
    2. weakensDriverFood-Price Pressure
    3. strengthensIndicatorUnder-five mortality rate (global)
    Improving path

    provisional weight · verified

    • Under-five mortality rate (global)

      via Food-Price Pressure

      Better

      Strengthens · 35% impact strength (driver → indicator)

      Observed

      37.4 deaths per 1,000 live births · 12.4 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      7 readings, 2018–2024: fell from 40 deaths per 1,000 live births to 37.4 deaths per 1,000 live births.

      Above normal = worse

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. FactCOVID-19 demand and logistics effects drove a third consecutive monthly food-price decline in April 2020
  2. weakensDriverFood-Price Pressure
  3. strengthensIndicatorUnder-five mortality rate (global)

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Factrail. (2026). COVID-19 demand and logistics effects drove a third consecutive monthly food-price decline in April 2020. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/fao-april-2020-covid-food-price-index-decline

https://factrail.ai/facts/fao-april-2020-covid-food-price-index-decline

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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