Price surges in food markets - How should organized futures markets be regulated?

The drastic increase of food prices in the period 2006-2008 spurred fears of global food insecurity. Apart from actual changes in supply and demand of some commodities, the upward swing might also have been amplified by speculation in organized futures markets. However, limiting or banning speculative trading might do more harm than good.

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Year of publication:	2010
Institutions:	Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations ; FAO Economic and Social Development Department
Subject:	rural development \| hunger \| food security \| economic crisis \| prices \| agriculture

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Series:	FAO - Economic and Social Perspectives.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 9EN 2 pages
Classification:	Q18 - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy ; Q11 - Aggregate Supply and Demand Analysis; Prices ; O13 - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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