A political crisis
                   
eureferendum.blogspot.com     May 18, 2008            

The "global food crisis" has afforded no end of opportunities for just about anyone with an axe to grind (not least this blog) to air their reasons as to why the world is running out of food. Japan was is self-sufficient in rice and there was no domestic market for US imports which, in any case... [read full story]                    


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allafrica.com     3 hrs ago   3 related          

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Obama's Factory Factor

washingtonpost.com     4 hrs ago          

Just as the ghost dance of the Sioux failed to bring back the buffalo, so the declining dollar and the high price of gas have failed to bring back American manufacturing. To be sure, with the dollar down, exports are up, and...                    

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After Decades, Iran Buys U.S. Wheat

wsj.com     7 hrs ago          

Iran's resumption of U.S. wheat purchases signals its limited options for large quantities of high-quality grain. The purchase this summer ends a 27-year hiatus, but doesn't indicate whether the trade represents larger,...                    

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Satisfying growing appetite

gulfnews.com     11 hrs ago   4 related          

This spring, with some nations close to panic over global rice supplies, Japan confronted a different problem - huge swathes of paddy fields lying fallow due to a 37-year-old price support policy that limits planting. "What is...                    

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