Original sentence: Famine  As of late 2007, increased farming for use in biofuels, along with world oil prices at over $140 a barrel, had pushed up the price of grain used to feed poultry and dairy cows and other cattle, causing higher prices of wheat (up 58%), soybean (up 32%), and maize (up 11%) over the year
Edited sentence: Famine  As of late 2007, increased farming for use in biofuels, along with world oil prices spiking to more than $140 per barrel, had pushed up the price of grain used to feed poultry and dairy cows and other cattle, causing higher prices of wheat (up 58%), soybean (up 32%), and maize (up 11%) over the year