Article: Gradual rise expected for farm commodities Downturn will delay price increases for a few more years, report says

MATTHEW SALTMARSH International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune
06-18-2009
Gradual rise expected for farm commodities Downturn will delay price increases for a few more years, report says
Byline: MATTHEW SALTMARSH International Herald Tribune
Edition: 4
Section: FINANCE/BUSINESS

PARIS: --

Prices of agricultural commodities should continue to slip during the next few years from their recent peaks, then start to recover after the global downturn has played out, the O.E.C.D. and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said Wednesday.

Before the global economic downturn began in 2008, there was widespread concern that consumers might have to adjust permanently to higher food ...

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