高温天气导致全球小麦价格飙升

Global wheat prices have soared to multiyear highs as a heat wave sweeping across Europe and Asia slashes forecasts for this year's harvest.

随着席卷欧洲和亚洲的热浪将今年收成的预期压低，全球的小麦价格暴涨，达到几年来的最高点。

Chicago wheat futures hit three-year highs last Thursday, while a key European benchmark topped a four-year high.

芝加哥小麦期货价格在上周四达到三年来的最高点，而欧洲的一个重要基准价格达到四年来新高。

The price of Paris-traded milling wheat has leapt 33% so far. That is already translating into more expensive animal feed in some regions and could eventually mean more expensive bread.

到目前为止，在巴黎交易的小麦粉价格已猛涨了33%。这导致了一些地区饲料价格攀升，最终可能意味着面包更贵。

Hot temperatures and drought typically stunt the growth of cereals and reduce their quality.

高温和干旱通常会阻碍谷物生长，降低谷物质量。

With this in mind, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has forecast that global wheat stockpiles will fall for the first time since 2013.

考虑到这一点，美国农业部预测，全球小麦库存将自2013年以来首次出现下降。

So far, most agricultural analysts say this wheat-stunting summer is an aberration. But the prospect of global warming has led some observers to predict an eventual shakeup for farming in parts of the world.

迄今为止，大多数农业分析人士称，这种妨碍小麦生长的夏季高温是一种反常现象。但全球变暖的前景使得一些观察人士预测，世界上一些地区的农业生产最终将发生重大调整。

After years of over-supply, this year's heat is hitting wheat yields in key growing areas like Russia, Ukraine, France and Britain, while also affecting the crop in Australia, China and other parts of Asia.

在多年的供应过剩之后，今年的高温正在影响俄罗斯、乌克兰、法国和英国等主要种植地区的小麦产量，同时也在影响着澳大利亚、中国和亚洲其他地区的小麦产量。