Indian villagers fill sacks of wheat after hearvesting at the India-Pakistan International border in Ranbir Singh Pora, outskirts of Jammu, India, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (File photo: AP)

ROME, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Global food prices rose in April for the third consecutive month, with vegetable oil prices surging amid supply disruptions tied to the Iran war, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday.