The media said global food prices jumped nearly 10 million people high risk to starve

Global times reported LiXue engage reporters outside media reports, the UN comprehensive released by the latest figures show that the world food prices in December, and sustained, rapid rise has bordered on three years ago in some poor countries causing food shortages and violence danger level.

Food price index over 2008 food crisis level

According to the United Nations food and agriculture organization released Wednesday material, the food price index has reached the highest level since 1990, on June 12 month rose 32%, even more than the food crisis of 2008 when level.

Global food prices rise consists mainly of cooking oil, corn, sugar and meat prices driving, and these food prices might still remain high in even continue to rise. After six months of continuous wheat prices rise, now almost is June 2 times, depending on prices and 30 years highs, pork prices early than 2010 is risen by 25%. Food riots, regional tensions and global inflation and poverty population famine malaises are recent highlights rising food prices may lead to problems.

"The food crisis" or trigger series global issues

The food and agriculture organization economists Abbassian said: "we are in a quite high level, previous food prices are reaching this level usually cause global problem even riots." He thinks of bad weather influenced many exporter of commodity crop is grown, so in the next few months still remain high in food prices. "The concern is for months after, long-term prices may eventually passed on to these poor countries of the domestic market, this kind of circumstance is might arouse in 2007 and 2008 those problems events."

At that time, high oil prices, global food demand growth and in some areas of the poor crop of factors, in poorer importing countries about food price forming strong thrust and, in Egypt, Haiti, somalia and Cameroon and other countries caused shortages of food even bloody riots.

But Abbassian think this year of the past have some key distinction, central Africa, the western, and southern countries last year for better grain harvest, and reduced the rate of import dependence, grain prices obvious than in 2007, in the low, rice export prices even a 40 per cent lower than in those days high - 50%. In dietary structure compared occupies proportion is not high sugar and meat, grain prices to poor countries people's food budget is more significant impact, in addition, rice and wheat of global supply now more stable than crisis periods.

Multiple factors caused prices go up

But, really assure enough grain supplies depends on a major exporter of grain harvest this year: Argentina drought makes crops of corn and soyabeans situation grim, Australia's wheat harvest, rainstorm forced delay may also affect yield, in the United States, dry weather are likely to be threats to winter wheat condition.

In addition, especially in Ukraine and Russia, experienced cold winter and disastrous after drought, summer of fire can destroy crops seed next year last year, thus bringing such serious crisis. Countries such as India and Russia implemented by the government banned export policy also exacerbate the international market has the problems faced. Meanwhile, in east Asia, rapid economic development will bring emerging consumer, and USA corn is used as biofuels are added to food supplies have been without pressure.

Recently, the price of crude oil prices also deepen the turbulence of risk. Many experts think oil prices issued some moderate signal, a barrel of crude oil prices in the short term is preparing to $100 a barrel/again breakthrough barrier. In 2008, oil prices reached nearly $150 a barrel of the peak, about Iran's situation again any omen tension can get this price breakthrough this number. Soaring fuel prices make freight rise, indirectly causes grain prices climb.

Developed countries also hard to avoid high prices

American oxfam policy director kripke that rising food prices by only a mild warning, "we will soon receive more serious warning." The United Nations estimates that nearly 10 million worldwide people do not have enough food, kripke says: "this number will surely as food prices rise."

The United States department of agriculture, chief economist lattice LaoBo said global commodities prices will cause anima husbandry costs rise, likely to production of meat and milk, national cause the most seriously affected. Breeding costs rise, farmers had to choose narrow breeding scale, mean reach market meat products decrease, beef, pork, and milk prices last year in all food prices rise fastest, this trend will continue to this year.

Food prices have affected the British, November 1976 domestic food prices reached the highest level, in one month, meat and poultry up 1%, and fruit prices 7.5%. This month is expected to wheat prices will continue to rise, will give the bakery and from Italy face to all products such as producers of biscuit impact. Next, is sure food prices will bring pressure to the bank of England raised interest rates, in order to stabilize prices. Mean the end of this year, rising mortgage bill will only make plagued by tax increase of bitterness, raises range and below the level of inflation British middle-class more unpleasant.