Talk of climate change and energy security led to a surge in crops grown to fill fuel tanks rather than stomachs, bringing food price hikes and changes in land use.

气候变化和能源安全的话题导致了作物种植激增以填满燃料箱，而不是为了填肚子，使得食品价格上涨和土地利用变化。

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"But the poor feel the price hikes when they can't buy the subsidized food," Mora said, adding that while 15.6 million Venezuelans bought subsidized food in 2005, only 9.9 million did in 2008.

“但是，当穷人们无法买到津贴食品时，他们就会感受价格的上升”，毛拉表示。同时他补充说，2005年委内瑞拉有一千五百六十万人可以购买补贴食品，但2008年仅有九百九十万。

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Chafing under price hikes, "consumer spending slowed... as incomes were pinched by rising energy and food prices," the Fed said.

迫于价格飞涨的压力，“消费支出减速了，…而收入也由于能源价格和粮食价格攀升而收缩，”美联储说。

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With crops failing across Russia's Black soil belt, and vegetable gardens wilting outside suburban dachas, first deputy prime minister Victor Zubkov warned against price gouging,saying "There are absolutely no grounds for price hikes of food."

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As a trade down, Hormel should be able to pass through some percentage of cost increases, assuming other food producers sustain price hikes as well.

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In his speech, Yudhoyono discussed his concerns for price hikes in food and energy prices that could lead to inflation, povery and even unrest.

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The company has been reluctant to pass on rising commodity costs through price hikes fearing that such a move might drive them away to rival food chains.

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