Opening Remarks on Food Prices

Opening Remarks on Food Prices

Robert B. Zoellick noted that the World Bank release of the Food Price Watch underscores the need for the G20 to put food first. The key driver behind the upward spiral in the food price index has been sharp rises in the prices of wheat, maize, sugar and oils. Global food price hikes have pushed abo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zoellick, Robert B.
Format: Speech
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank 2016
Subjects:
SAFETY NETS
FOOD CRISIS
PRICE FIXING
MAIZE
FEEDING
FOOD SECURITY
SECURITY
STOCKS
DOMESTIC MARKETS
TRANSPARENCY
FOOD RIOTS
FUTURE
INCOME
FATS
FOOD PRICE
FEED
HUNGRY
MAIZE PRICES
WHEAT
DOMESTIC STOCKS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
RICE
MARKETS
FOOD PRICES
PRICE INDEX
PRICE
FOOD
PRICES
SUGAR
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/07/25975401/opening-remarks-food-prices-or-pre-g-20-robert-b-zoellick-president-world-bank-group
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24995

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/07/25975401/opening-remarks-food-prices-or-pre-g-20-robert-b-zoellick-president-world-bank-group
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24995

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