Soaring food prices raise new crisis fears

EurActiv reports the warning from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in January 2011 that food prices for basic commodities hit record highs in December 2010, fuelling fears of inflation, protectionism, unrest and reduced demand from emerging economies.

• Primary Source

UN: FAO: World Food Situation http://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/FoodPricesIndex/en/

EurActiv, 14.1.11: EU seeks clarity over soaring food prices http://www.euractiv.com/cap/soaring-food-prices-news-501102

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