Here are Scary Charts of Food Prices Back to 30-Year Highs

January 06, 2011

2011 is already feeling a little like 2007 when it comes to food (NYSE:DBA) and oil (NYSE:UCO) prices.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has some nice charts to help us visualize the scary resurgence of inflation in food prices:

If you’ve been in a market lately, you already know sugar (NYSE:SGG), oil & fats, and cereals have surged the most.

The FAO notes we’re seeing historically high prices again:

By mid-2008, international food prices had skyrocketed to their highest level in 30 years … Though food prices have fallen from those 2008 peaks, they are higher than they were before the onset of the food price crisis and will likely remain volatile.

Unfortunately, a strengthening global economy coupled with a monetization of the US debt spells danger for where prices may head in 2011.

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