Although food prices have declined from their record high levels in mid-2008, the report states that global food prices are still high compared to previous years, and that domestic prices remain prohibitively high in developing countries.
食料品価格は２００８年半ばの記録的な高水準から下落したが、世界的な食料品価格がまだ前の年と比較して高く、発展途上国で国内価格はひどく高いままだと、レポートは述べている。