agflation
n.— «Look, we’ve already seen in the investment world the term “agflation” has now been coined, and that’s simply a result of this, and that inflationary impact of higher grains prices or higher agricultural commodities prices that will be inflationary, will push food prices up.» —“PM: King harvest brings relief to farmers” by Stephen Long, Mark Martin ABC (Australia) June 19, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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