Fluctuating Food Commodity Prices: A Complex Issue With No Easy Answers

Ronald Trostle ()

Amber Waves:The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America, 2008, 8

Abstract: Rising food demand, increased energy costs, a weak U.S. dollar, and other factors contributed to the rapid escalation of food commodity prices until July 2008.

Keywords: Demand; and; Price; Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.122579

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