According to Alex Bos, commodities analyst at Macquarie Securities in London, other governments-especially in North Africa-have responded with panic buying of foodstuffs.

据伦敦麦格理证券(Macquarie Securities)的大宗商品分析师阿列克斯•波斯(Alex Bos)称，其他国家——尤其是北非国家——也因此产生了恐慌性抢购食品的浪潮。

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