Spot prices for wheat rose by 24% in July, and by more than 50% between the start of June and August 6th.

6月小麦现货价格增涨了24%，从7月初到8月6号涨幅达50%之多。

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Last month, the real price of rice hit a 19-year high; the real price of wheat rose to a 28-year high and almost twice the average price of the last 25 years.

上个月，大米实际价格达到19年来最高；小麦实际价格达到28年来最高，几乎是过去25年平均价格的两倍。

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Wheat prices also rose sharply.

小麦价格也大幅上涨。

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The price of wheat rose for the first time in several years.

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The commodity markets also got considerable attention last week, as wheat rose sharply early on before getting hit by some profit taking.

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"The cost of world commodities, including sugar and wheat, rose even more quickly, inevitably working through to some shop prices, " he added.

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Some argue that using farmland for ethanol pushes up food prices internationally (world wheat prices rose 25% this week alone, perhaps as a side-effect of America's ethanol programme).

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