世界银行日前公布的数据显示,在过去的4个月期内,因中东和北美地区粮食进口量减少及全球粮食需求量的下降,世界粮食价格下降了2%,但仍保持高位水平。世界粮食价格已持续3个季度保持下降趋势,现期价格较2012年8月的顶峰价格已下降了12%。世界银行粮食价格指数显示,小麦国际价格下降了2%,糖下降了6%,大豆下降了11%,玉米下降了1%。 According to data released by the World Bank recently, the world’s food prices have dropped by 2% during the past 4 months due to the decrease in grain imports in the Middle East and North America and the decline in global food demand, but they remain at a high level. World food prices have been on a downward trend for the third consecutive quarter, with prices falling 12% from their peak in August 2012. The World Bank’s Food Price Index showed a 2% drop in international wheat prices, a 6% drop in sugar, a 11% drop in soybeans and a 1% drop in maize.