date:Jul 07, 2012
While there has been much analysis of food price volatility, more understanding is still needed, especially concerning the impacts of speculation, Graziano da Silva said. Let's make one thing clear: We are talking about excessive speculation in derivative markets, which can increase price swings and their speed.
Excessive food price volatility, especially at the speed at which they have been occurring since 2007, has negatively impacted poor consumers and poor producers throughout the world, he