Why world food prices may keep climbing

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 19 Sep 2012, 11:15

And some is converted to biofuel.

Post by **adam2** » 19 Sep 2012, 11:29

biffvernon wrote:And some is converted to biofuel.

Yes, so demand destruction could also consist of driving more economical cars, use of public transport, or staying in one place.

Post by **adam2** » 12 Nov 2012, 16:37

Wheat prices, in Euros reach a record for the year, and possibly an all time record.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/mark ... _month.stm

Wheat prices is USA$ though a little below the record are still very high by historical standards.

Post by **adam2** » 26 Sep 2013, 09:48

Wheat prices have fallen significantly in the last few months which I find somwhat suprising.
Short term fluctuations are to be expected all the time, but the last few months have seen a fairly steady decline.
The last peak was briefly $9 with about $8 sustained, and the present price is fluctuating between $6 and $7 (all per bushell)

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 12 Oct 2013, 20:17

Our man at PFAF tells it like it is...

What I am going to do is present some pictures (from the conference "Planet Under Pressure" 2012) which encapsulate the current scientific view of the state of the planet, and in another post, add a list of the sessions I attended - you can follow through from these to details of the individual presentations on the PuP website. There were lots of different strands to follow, but I focused on the state of the planet, and sessions concerning agriculture and participatory research strategies.

Post by **adam2** » 11 Feb 2014, 10:56

Wheat prices have increased noticeably in the last few days, presumably due to the bad weather.
Prices however remain well below levels reached about a year ago, which I find suprising giving the run of bad weather, a growing population, and the use off food crops for fuel.

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 11 Feb 2014, 22:48

Wheat prices are global, not affected by lill' ol' England.

Post by **adam2** » 13 Feb 2014, 09:28

biffvernon wrote:Wheat prices are global, not affected by lill' ol' England.

Very true, I was thinking of bad weather elswhere, especialy Australia where substantial areas of crops are lost due to drought.

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 14 Feb 2014, 21:23

Yes and how much of the USA wheat belt is under snow at the mo?

Post by **adam2** » 17 Mar 2014, 11:24

Wheat prices have recently increased significantly and are approaching $7 a bushel, a considerable increase on prices of a few months ago, though still well below previous records.

If prices stay at broadly todays levels, then no grounds for concern, if however the present rate of increase is sustained, then that would be a bit worrying.

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 17 Mar 2014, 12:06

The Ukrainian situation is hardly conducive of confidence in low wheat prices!

PS_RalphW · Post by **PS_RalphW** » 17 Mar 2014, 12:32

Climate change, over population, rising food prices or just weather. Take your pick.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26609858

Post by **adam2** » 08 May 2014, 11:53

Wheat price rises again, now over $7 and at a high for the last 12 months, though below the previous record.

Post by **clv101** » 08 May 2014, 23:57

If El Nino develops in the coming months, as is now looking likely, we can expect food price records to be broken.

The Bureau of Meteorology have a great ENSO tracker: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/tracker/

Ralph · Post by **Ralph** » 09 May 2014, 00:22

clv101 wrote:If El Nino develops in the coming months, as is now looking likely, we can expect food price records to be broken.

The Bureau of Meteorology have a great ENSO tracker: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/tracker/

Well, looks like we have a ways to go just to break the 1970's record.

Maybe you are referring to breaking the all time record from way, WAY back?

Then we have FAR to go!

http://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/201 ... 2wRd8bpTlI