according to statistics of relevant United nations agencies, international food prices rose by 42% in 27 alone. There are many reasons for the latest round of rising food prices. Zoellick, President of the World Bank, believes that there are factors such as the change of diet structure, the intensification of natural disasters, the decrease of cultivated land and the intensification of speculation, but the main reason is the result of the rapid development of biological alternative energy. High oil prices have prompted some countries to vigorously develop biofuels, leading to high prices of agricultural products such as wheat, soybeans and palm oil; In addition, high oil prices not only push up the prices of agricultural raw materials such as fertilizers, but also lead to an increase in agricultural transportation costs and agricultural production costs. In addition, the continued depreciation of the US dollar and the ban on grain exports imposed by some countries have also aggravated the current food crisis.
for developed countries, the impact of the sharp rise in food prices on people's lives is relatively light, but for poor countries, the result is destructive. The increasingly severe "food shortage" has made people in many poor countries face the threat of hunger. Some countries' achievements in poverty alleviation for many years are being destroyed, and many countries are also facing the risk of social unrest.
for most developing countries and poor people in many cities, high food prices are unbearable. Daniel Lepziger, vice president of the World Bank and head of the Poverty Eradication and Economic Management Network, pointed out that high oil prices and high food prices are interacting, and the poor are facing an "anxious" double blow.
the world bank predicts that international food prices will continue to rise this year and next, and then they will fall back with the adjustment of supply and demand, but they will remain above the 24 price level until 215.
The continuous rise in the prices of food, energy and raw materials has led to an increase in global inflation. The International Monetary Fund believes that the consumer price index of emerging economies and developing countries will increase by 7.4% this year, the highest level since 21; The consumer price index of developed economies will also reach 2.6%, the highest since 1995.
As the downside risks of the global economy increase, the rising food prices have sounded the alarm for all countries in the world. In the long run, in addition to attaching great importance to agricultural production, improving agricultural productivity and correctly handling the balance between bio-fuel and grain planting, the international community should also change the previous food aid practice of "blood transfusion" and help poor countries improve their agricultural "hematopoietic" ability by exporting agricultural technology, so as to cope with the long-term rising food prices.