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USDA Releases Latest Commodity Outlooks
The USDA Economic Research Service has released the latest global outlooks for wheat, rice, feed crops, and oil crops.
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Climate Change Poses Additional Challenges for Food Security
With the global population predicted to reach 9 billion by 2050, and incomes in developing countries to continue rising as well, increased global demand for food in the coming decades will place unprecedented pressure on sustainable food production. Climate change poses a further challenge, as changes in temperature and precipitation threaten agricultural productivity and the world’s capacity to feed a growing population.
GIEWS Releases Global Food Price Monitor for July
GIEWS has released the latest Global Food Price Monitor, citing a slight rise in the FAO Food Price Index for June. The increase is based in large part on strong increases in global sugar prices, which are up 14 percent from May. At 234 points, June's Food Price Index remains 4 percent lower than the all-time high hit in February 2011.
Excessive Food Price Variability Early Warning System Launched
IFPRI launched the Excessive Food Price Variability Early Warning System today. This new tool measures excessive food price variability and is the only mechanism currently available to identify time spans of increased price variability. It is updated daily and forewarns policymakers and humanitarian agencies of periods of time with excessive food price variability.
FEWS NET Releases Latest Food Price Watch
FEWS NET has released its monthly price watch for June 2011, citing stable and declining prices for wheat and maize in May.
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