Report Says Increasing Demand for Biofuels Key Factor Behind Rising Global Food Prices

摘要

Increasing demand for biofuels is one of the key factors behind rising food prices, according to a report released jointly by the United Nations and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The May 29 report from the OECD and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization called for checks on the use of agriculture for biofuel use, which it said had become the largest source of new demand for agricultural commodities.