Causes and Implications of the Food Price Surge

William H. Meyers and Seth D. Meyer

No 47533, FAPRI-MU Report Series from Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI)

Abstract: This paper analyzes the food price surge of 2005 to 2008 in order to better understand the factors causing higher and more volatile food prices during this period, to ascertain the relative importance and possible persistence of the different factors, and to suggest possible implications for future market behavior and policy reactions.

Keywords: Agricultural; and; Food; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 53
Date: 2008-12
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.47533

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