But wheat prices rose after Russia halted grain exports in August because of a severe drought. That ban is now extended until next year's harvest.
In Mozambique, thirteen people died in recent riots over higher prices for bread, electricity and water. The cost of bread rose by thirty percent after the government ended price supports. After the protests the government said it would halt the price increases.
This Friday, officials from FAO member countries will meet in Rome to discuss current supply and demand for grains and rice.
A top FAO official recently said on the agency's website that a new food crisis appears unlikely. Hafez Ghanem said there is no cause to worry, unless there is another "shock to supply." He gave examples like more bad weather or government policies that shake the market.
The U.N. says two-thirds of the world’s undernourished people live in seven countries. These are India, China, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia.
And that's the VOA Special English Agriculture Report, written by Jerilyn Watson with Sabina Castelfranco and Steve Baragona. I'm Bob Doughty.
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