Rising fuel and fertilizer costs, and natural disasters are fueling the price hikes.

燃料和化肥成本飙升，再加上自然灾害不断，导致很多食品价格都水涨船高。

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The price hikes, which went into effect this weekend, were in at least one case as high as 26%.

调价措施在周末生效，至少有一 个影院的票价上调幅度高达26%。

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He said some of the biggest price hikes were rice and wheat, which are not used for biofuel production.

他说，价格上涨幅度最高的一些粮食品种是大米和小麦，而大米和小麦并未用于生物燃料的生产。

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In the summer of 2005, price hikes in Yemen sparked riots that killed dozens of people, and injured hundreds.

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(SAYING) On the streets of Sana'a, anger over price hikes is growing almost as fast as the prices.

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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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Box Office Mojo adjusts box office earning to account for inflation (though not 3-D price hikes).

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You want to fill up before 10 A.M. on Thursday to beat the price hikes.

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If not--if the company's profit margin is widening--it may be benefiting from unsustainable price hikes.

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