New Report from ERS Looks at Rising Food Prices

Today, USDA's Economic Research Service released an interested new report: Why Have Food Commodity Prices Risen Again? This should be mandatory reading for everyone associated with North American agriculture.

The report describes the factors that have contributed to the large and rapid increase in agricultural prices during the past year. It focuses particularly on food commodity prices —which have risen 60% since June 2010.

Click here to download the PDF.