Consumer prices are especially sensitive in a society where the poorest families spend up to half their monthly incomes on food. (carnegieendowment.org)
And, it meant that parents could spend more of their limited incomes on food, clothing and other necessities. (wamc.org)
The report warned that increasing production of liquid biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, could increase the price of agricultural commodities with negative economic and social impacts, especially for the world's poor who spend a large proportion of income on food. (blogs.nature.com)