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Severely damaged corn stalks in Indiana. Widespread drought across the United States has led to higher prices for corn and other agricultural commodities (photo: Saul Loeb/Newscom)

Food & Fuel Prices

Commodity Prices Rebound on Supply Shortfalls


Commodity prices, led by food and energy, leapt 10 percent in the third quarter due to supply constraints, according to the latest IMF research.

After a strong recovery during 2009–10, the IMF's Primary Commodities Price Index (PCPI) stayed essentially flat during 2011 and then fell during the second quarter of 2012 on weakening demand Click for more

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FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT

Rising Prices on the Menu


Finance & Development, March 2011, Vol. 48, No. 1

Thomas Helbling & Shaun Roache

AROUND the world, poor weather has reduced harvests and driven up food prices, fueling inflation risks and hitting the most vulnerable. Floods in Australia, Pakistan, and parts of India have helped push up the cost of food, as have droughts in China, Argentina, and Eastern Europe. Energy prices are again on the rise, with likely knock-on effects for food.

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Food Prices Impact


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By Peter Jeranyama

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By Agnes Kalibata,

Click for more Rising Food Prices and the Impact on Africa
By Shaun Roache

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COMMODITY PRICES

Rising Food Prices May Be Here to Stay


Steady rises in the price of food since 2000 seem to be a trend, and not just the result of temporary factors, caution IMF economists Thomas Helbling and Shaun Roache in a Finance & Development (F&D) magazine article.
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Rising Oil Prices Highlight Need for Diversification


  IMF Primary Commodity Prices

The Commodities Research Department provides information on primary commodity market developments. it's presented annually, quarterly, monthly, and weekly.

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Archives: 'Shocked' countries remain at risk

Research on Food and Fuel Prices

The July 2008 study, focused on two priorities: getting inflation under control, and putting in place social safety net programs which target the poorest:

2008 Price Spike Video

High Food Prices and Africa's Poor