Explore the facts and figures behind the rising price of food across the globe.
 Rising oil prices and fears over climate change have seen a massive rise in the use of maize to make bio-fuels, pushing up food prices
 There will be billions more mouths to feed by 2050, making an increased demand for food a long-term trend
 Rising prices will improve the trade balance of major food exporters, but major importers stand to see a greater deficit
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