UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A U.N. agency says the 2010 global wheat harvest is one of the largest ever but experts say a less stable climate will mean bigger food supply fluctuations.
The United Nations reported a 5 percent rise in food prices in August, The New York Times said.
Contributing factors included a Russian ban on wheat exports because drought has cut the harvest by 20 percent and flooding in Canada and Argentina.
In Mozambique, 10 people died and 300 were hurt in recent riots at least partly caused by a sharp jump in bread prices. The unrest was a reminder of the situation in 2008 when riots occurred in several countries.
This year's wheat harvest is the third-biggest ever and food prices are still about 30 percent below 2008 levels.
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