This early 2013 's severe weather events have led to low yields in grain exporting nations . There was better news for consumers this week when the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) reported that global rice production for 2012 was expected to outpace consumption , saying improved weather patterns in Africa and Asia had contributed to the rebound in rice inventories . Kansas prairie farmer Oxfam says extreme weather events are becoming much more extreme . Aid group Donn Teske believes there may be another spike in food prices in year and longer term volatility . Some countries like Kansas are looking for alternative staple crops such as cassava .
This early 2013 's severe weather events have led to low yields in grain exporting nations . Kansas prairie farmer Oxfam says extreme weather events are becoming much more extreme . Aid group Donn Teske believes there may be another spike in food prices in year and longer term volatility . Some countries like Kansas are looking for alternative staple crops such as cassava .