World Food Prices Hit Record High

摘要

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO's) Food Price Index averaged 231 points in January 2011, the highest since records began in 1990. It rose 3.4% from December 2010, the seventh consecutive monthly increase. In February, prices rose another 2.2%. "These high prices are likely to persist in the months to come," FAO economist Abdolreza Abbassian said. The old record came in June 2008, when food prices sparked violent protests in several nations, including Egypt.