With more than half the continental US experiencing a severe drought, global food prices have skyrocketed in recent days. Separately, long-term projections just released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) expect prices to remain high over the coming decade - with possible benefits to developing countries that invest in agriculture.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/food-prices-rise-amid-us-drought
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/bridges-weekly-trade-news-digest
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-prices
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-supply
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fao
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/developing-countries
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/starvation