Why Have Food Commodity Prices Risen Again?

Ronald Trostle , Daniel Marti , Stacey Rosen , and Paul Westcott

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: Agricultural prices;    food commodity prices;    prices;    supply;    demand;    global supply;    global demand;    food inflation;    food security;    energy prices;    biofuel;    dollar depreciation;   

RP-ID  :  WRS-1103

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

The report describes the factors that have contributed to the large and rapid increase in agricultural prices during the past year. The report focuses particularly on food commodity prices-which have risen 60 percent since June 2010.