Surging food prices bite across Asia

                   
terradaily.com     May 6, 2008            

Sydney (AFP) May 5, 2008 - From the rice paddies of Asia to the wheat fields of Australia, the soaring price of food is breaking the budgets of the poor and raising the spectres of hunger and unrest, experts warn. ... by Staff Writers Sydney (AFP) May 5, 2008 From the... [read full story]                    

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Surging food prices bite across Asia

livemint.com     May 5, 2008          

World Food Programme has described rising food prices in Asia as a “silent tsunami”, with more than one billion people already affected ... AFP Sydney: From the rice paddies of Asia to the wheat fields of Australia, soaring price of food is breaking budgets of the poor...                    

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Surging food prices could lead to social unrest in Asia

livemint.com     May 5, 2008          

Across Asia, workers made a campaign against high food prices their May Day battle cry last Thursday in marches through cities including the capitals of Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand ... Sydney: From the rice paddies of Asia to the wheat fields of Australia,...                    

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Surging food prices take a toll on poor in Asia, Australia

newsvine.com     May 6, 2008          

From the rice paddies of Asia to the wheat fields of Australia, the soaring price of food is breaking the budgets of the poor and raising the spectres of hunger and unrest, experts warned. ... A billion people in Asia are seriously affected by the surging costs of daily...                    

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