United Nations that rising grain prices would enable poor countries to import costs increased by 20%
according to the Daily Star reported on March 24, FAO recently issued report of the United Nations, despite an increase in global food production, but the rise of grain prices increase, this will lead to increased costs needed to import food in some countries 20%.
FAO says 70 countries around the world are included in the ranks of low-income and food shortage, including 39 countries in Africa. In 2010, world grain production increased by 5.6%, but the increased cost of imported food in poor countries. FAO forecasts that 2011, global wheat production will continue to grow, but to date, rise of grain prices had reached 3.4%. This will lead to increased costs in poor countries buy grain 20%.
United Nations FAO reports that food production was mainly food production recovery powers, including by 2010 the effects of drought for Russia. Global output of 676 million tons of wheat in the world, but still lower than in 2008 and 2009 when the harvest. FAO warned that January Tunisia drought occurred, as a shadow over recovery yield in wheat. North Africa riots caused mass population transfer, agricultural production affected further exacerbated such concerns.
FAO forecasts, Malawi and Zambia's maize production will increase significantly, but South Africa is because corn prices are too low, production will reduce. Food security issues in East Africa will increase violence and C?te d ' Ivoire will prevent something non-regional trade. Brazil can harvest, because so far very abundant rainfall.
