6 July 2012, FAO Headquarters

This high level event was intended to begin a process that would lead to more definitive, in depth examination and monitoring of the issue by the international community and in particular the question of speculation and its impact. FAO participated in the HLTD debate and the event to be held on 6 July 2012 is the first step in carrying it forward.

The event provides for a further exchange of views on the extent to which speculative behaviour on commodity futures markets has contributed to food price volatility and on associated regulatory issues. The discussion will benefit from the expert opinions of invited panellists. It will contribute to building consensus on these controversial and complex issues and will help identify information needs and priorities for further analysis by FAO.

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