Shopping Day for Fresh Fruits and Vegetable

Palestinian woman shops for fresh produce 2 April 2008 in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

Palestinians shop for fresh produce in the local fruit and vegetable market 2 April 2008 in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

An elderly Fatah man shops for fresh produce in the local market 2 April 2008 in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

A Palestinian produce vendor eats his breakfast behind crates of fruit and vegetables in the local market 2 April 2008 in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

A Palestinian women shops for fresh produce 2 April 2008 in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

Economic Analyst Forecast:
World food prices soaring in the face of what some analysts are describing as a perfect storm of circumstances - increasing demand from developing economies in Asia, rising fuel prices, severe weather impacting recent harvests and an economic shift to bio fuel production.

All this leaves the consumer paying more for basic staples such as bread and milk and is likely to have its hardest impact on poorer nations.