“The situation is not rosy, but there is no reason for panic-buying,” says Abdolreza Abbassian at the FAO.

“情况不容乐观，但这并不会造成恐慌性抢购。” 粮农组织的阿布杜里萨•亚巴斯恩说道。

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"The situation is not rosy, but there is no reason for panic-buying," says Abdolreza Abbassian at the FAO.

“情况不容乐观，但这并不会造成恐慌性抢购。”粮农组织的阿布杜里萨•亚巴斯恩说道。

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An FAO economist, Abdolreza Abbassiann, said there is a lot of uncertainty with food prices, and they might rise even more.

联合国粮农组织的经济学家阿巴西安说，食品价格的变化有很多不确定因素，价格可能会升得更高。

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Supply concerns are relevant too, FAO grain analyst Abdolreza Abbassian warning that positive outlooks could shift very quickly.

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"There is a potential for a situation to develop like we have back in 2007-2008, " said FAO senior economist and grain analyst Abdolreza Abbassian.

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The FAO's Abdolreza Abbassian argues that increasing links between farming and other parts of the economy are making it more difficult for farmers to calculate in advance the profitability of any one crop, so the area they plant is tending to fluctuate more sharply from year to year.

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