What’s behind the spike in food prices?

 Food prices rose sharply in 2021, reaching highest level in a decade, according to the United Nations.

As many countries pushed to reopen their economies last year after months of lockdowns and tightly controlled borders, economists began to warn of a new looming crisis: the rising cost of food.

The UN food agency says prices jumped 28 percent during the year, reaching their highest level since 2011.