Unit4ARecipeforInflation解决粮价飞涨的良方InPakistan,theprohibitivepriceofteabecameanelectionissue;Mexicanhousewiveshaveriotedtoprotesttheshortageofaffordabletortilla;Swazilandisfacingfamine,evenasitexportscassavatofeedtherichworld’shungerforbiofuel
1.在巴基斯坦,茶叶的限制性价格成了一项选举时的议题;墨西哥的家庭主妇们因买得起的玉米面饼短缺而发起声势浩大的抗议示威尽管斯威士兰为满足发达国家对于生物燃料的需求而出口木薯,该国自身却正面临着饥馑
Risingagriculturalinflation,or“agflation”,isaglobalphenomenonthattoucheseveryone,andalmosteverydayitseemstointensify
Thisweek,thepriceofprimespringwheatroseby25percentontheAmericanexchanges,whileRussiaandKazakhstanannouncedfreshcurbsonexportstoprotectdomesticsupplies
OntheChicagoBoardofTrade,thepriceofwheathashitrecordhighsofmorethan$12abushel
Since2004worldfoodpriceshavedoubled,andoverthepastyearaloneagriculturalpricesareupbyabout50percent
2.不断升级的农产品价格暴涨,