The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s monthly food price index - measuring a basket of goods from dairy to cereals and sugars - noted a surge in prices in October.
The index is 6 percent higher than a year ago. The next global food price shock is potentially just around the corner according to some analysts.
Extreme weather events could precipitate a shock, or an oil price spike.
It’s just one of the underappreciated risks in the global market at the moment that could affect all of us.
