World food prices hit 10-year peak

Re:World food prices hit 10-year peak – FAO by asdff on Monday October 11, 2021 @12:31AM (#28824684)

So, what happened 10 years ago that made food as pricey as it is in a global pandemic today?

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Re:World food prices hit 10-year peak – FAO by latch on Monday October 11, 2021 @12:52AM (#28824788)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%932012_world_food_p...

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Re:World food prices hit 10-year peak – FAO by est on Monday October 11, 2021 @03:02AM (#28825585)

And this happened afterwards

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Spring

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Re:World food prices hit 10-year peak – FAO by bobthepanda on Monday October 11, 2021 @01:45AM (#28825115)

That link reminds me of how stupid the US ethanol policy is.

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Re:World food prices hit 10-year peak – FAO by shashwat_udit on Monday October 11, 2021 @12:50AM (#28824771)

Not an agricultural economist, but I'd bet energy prices and extreme weather. Agriculture is pretty energy intensive, both directly for machinery and also because fossil fuels are used to make fertilizer.

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Re:World food prices hit 10-year peak – FAO by arthurcolle on Monday October 11, 2021 @12:43AM (#28824736)

I was graduating from high school, they wanted to make getting non-cafeteria food as difficult as possible for me specifically

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