A Note on Rising Food Prices

The rapid rise in food prices has been a burden on the poor in developing countries, who spend roughly half of their household incomes on food. This paper examines the factors behind the rapid increase in internationally traded food prices since 20...

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Main Author:	Mitchell, Donald
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS AGRICULTURAL MARKETS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE ANIMAL FATS BANANAS BEETS BIODIESEL BIOFUEL BIOFUEL PRODUCTION BIOFUEL USE BIOFUELS BIOFUELS PRODUCTION BY-PRODUCTS CEREAL PRICES CEREALS CLIMATIC CONDITIONS COMMODITY COMMODITY PRICE COMMODITY PRICES CONSUMER PRICES CONSUMERS CORN CORN PRICES COST INCREASES COTTONSEED CROP CROP PRICES CROP PRODUCTION CROP PROSPECTS DEBT DEMAND FOR FOOD DEMAND GROWTH ELASTICITY ENERGY PRICES ETHANOL ETHANOL PRODUCTION EXCHANGE RATES EXCISE TAXES FAO FARM FERTILIZER FINANCIAL CRISIS FLAX FOOD EXPORTS FOOD GRAINS FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD RIOTS FOODS FORECASTS FOSSIL FUELS GRAIN GRAIN CONSUMPTION GRAIN PRICES GRAIN PRODUCTION HOUSEHOLD INCOMES IFPRI INFLATION INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE MAIZE MAIZE PRODUCTION MARKET DEVELOPMENTS MARKET PRICES MEAL MEATS OILSEED PRICES OILSEEDS PALM OIL PALM OIL PRICES POULTRY POULTRY INDUSTRY PRICE INCREASE PRICE INCREASES PRICE INDEX PRICE INFLATION PRODUCE PRODUCTION COSTS PROTEIN RAPESEED RENEWABLE FUELS RETAIL RETAIL PRICES RICE RICE PRICE RICE PRICES RICE PRODUCTION SOYBEAN SOYBEAN OIL SOYBEAN PRICES SOYBEANS STARCH STOCKS SUBSTITUTES SUBSTITUTION SUGAR SUGAR CANE SUGAR CROPS SUNFLOWER SUNFLOWER OIL TOTAL COSTS VEGETABLE OIL VEGETABLE OILS WHEAT WHEAT FUTURES WHEAT PRICES WORLD MARKET WORLD MARKETS YIELDS
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A Note on Rising Food Prices

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