出版社：Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
摘要：In the second half of 2006, world
prices of most major food
commodities began to climb. By the
first half of 2008, international US dollar
prices of cereals had reached their
highest levels in almost 30 years,
threatening the food security of the poor
worldwide and provoking widespread
international concern over an
apparent world food crisis. While the
second half of 2008 saw a rapid fall in
international food prices as oil prices
tumbled and the financial crisis and
global recession reduced demand,
prices are well above the levels seen in
recent years and are expected to remain
so. Many poor consumers still face high
or rising food prices. Furthermore, while
international food prices may have
fallen, many of the adverse supply and
market conditions remain unchanged.
The fall in prices was not caused by any
widespread expansion in food
availability. In most developing
countries, there was no positive supply
response to high food prices.
Therefore, it is timely to review what
happened and why, and to consider what
lessons (especially for policy) might be
learned.
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