Those prices may be due for a retreat in the short term, but competition from biofuels and increased demand from Asia may nevertheless mean that the era of cheap food is over.

也许这些价格上涨是因为短期的短缺，但生物燃料的竞争和亚洲需求的增加可能意味着廉价食物的时代已经永远结束。

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In short, while food prices may be a global problem, at least in Asia, they are clearly a greater problem for some than for others.

总的来说，粮食价格可能是一个全球性的问题，但在亚洲，它显然是一个更大的问题。

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"I have never seen such a dramatic change in the market character in such a short span of time," analyst Kapil Kaul, who runs the Center for Asia Pacific Aviation, said.

“我还从来没有见过在这么短的时间内市场性质发生如此戏剧性的变化，”亚太航空中心的负责人、分析师Kapil Kaul说。

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