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Surging food prices bite across Asia

finanznachrichten.de     May 11, 2008       Send to a friend

SYDNEY (Thomson Financial) - From the rice paddies of Asia to the wheat fields of Australia, the soaring price of food is breaking the budgets of the ... ... SYDNEY (Thomson Financial) - Across Asia, workers made a campaign against high food prices their May Day battle...


                   

Soaring rice prices a global danger, expert warns

alertnet.org     May 13, 2008    Send to a friend

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, May 13 (Reuters) - The price of Thai 100 percent B grade white rice -- considered the world's benchmark -- was quoted at $920 a tonne on Monday, just under its recent peak of $1,000. "The impact of a spike in rice prices -- even let's say it only lasted a few months --...

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Food bill comes in for liberalization

atimes.com     May 13, 2008    Send to a friend

Two decades of liberalization in international agriculture have seen poor countries open up to cheap food imports and their farming infrastructure underdeveloped or turned over to growing products for export. That has left them ill-prepared for the present surge in prices. The "experts" now urge...

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Liberia bans food exports to guarantee domestic supply

xinhuanet.com     May 13, 2008    Send to a friend

ABIDJAN, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Liberia banned all food ... ... ABIDJAN, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Liberia banned all food exports Monday to stop dealers from trucking the grain to neighboring countries for higher prices, news reports said. Liberia, which imports about 70 percent of...

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Malaysia charts new steps to keep rice prices low, supply high

iht.com     May 13, 2008    Send to a friend

Malaysia's government has announced fresh measures to stabilize rice prices and supply, including spending at least 725 million ringgit (US$230 million; €150 million) on imports of the grain. ... Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said in a statement late Monday the...

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Liberia bans food exports to protect rice supply; drops duties on farm tools

k-litefm.com     May 12, 2008    Send to a friend

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberia banned all food exports Monday, saying profiteers have been taking advantage of its cheap rice prices to truck the grain - already in short supply in Liberia - to neighbour... ... By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberia banned all...

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Liberia bans food exports to protect rice supply; drops duties on farm tools

brandonsun.com     May 12, 2008    Send to a friend

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberia banned all food exports Monday, saying profiteers have been taking advantage of its cheap rice prices to truck the grain - already in short supply in Liberia - to neighbouring countries to sell at higher prices. In war-recovering Liberia, the...

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Behind the food riots: Debate ensues on how best to farm

brandonsun.com     May 12, 2008    Send to a friend

MEXICO CITY - Aguila now sweeps floors in a Mexico City mall and marched in last year's protests against tortilla price rises. World Bank chief Robert Zoellick, a former U.S. trade representative, defended trade pacts and said they serve to lower world food prices, not...

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2008 Asian rice output to go up, high prices will remain: FAO

abs-cbnnews.com     May 12, 2008    Send to a friend

ROME - Rice production in Asia, Africa and Latin America is forecast to reach a new record level in 2008, but world rice prices could remain high in the short term, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said Monday. ... However the destruction of Myanmar's food...

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Liberia bans food exports to protect rice supply

iht.com     May 12, 2008    Send to a friend

Liberia banned all food exports Monday, saying profiteers have been taking advantage of its cheap rice prices to truck the grain — already in short supply in Liberia — to neighboring countries to sell at higher prices. ... In war-recovering Liberia, the price surge has...

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Liberia bans food exports to protect rice supply from regional profiteers

iht.com     May 12, 2008    Send to a friend

Liberia banned all food exports Monday, saying profiteers have been taking advantage of its relatively cheap rice prices to truck the grain — already in short supply in Liberia — to neighboring countries with higher prices. ... The high cost of rice has hit particularly...

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