Recent fluctuations in international food prices have drawn attention to the global food situation and generated much debate about what the future will bring. Food riots have caused instability in many developing countries and the number of hungry people is increasing. Questions are raised about the ability of the world to feed future generations without doing damage to natural resources. Whether recent developments are a short-run blip in a long-run trend of stable food prices or the beginning of a new long-run trend of increasing and volatile food prices and more hunger is hotly debated. In this statement I will discuss six issues related to the global food situation that I believe should be considered in the preparation of the 2012 Farm Bill.