"Global food crisis forecast as prices reach record highs
Cost of meat, sugar, rice, wheat and maize soars as World Bank predicts five years of price volatility
Rising food prices and shortages could cause instability in many countries as the cost of staple foods and vegetables reached their highest levels in two years, with scientists predicting further widespread droughts and floods.
Although food stocks are generally good despite much of this year's harvests being wiped out in Pakistan and Russia, sugar and rice remain at a record price.
More: Global food crisis forecast as prices reach record highs | Environment | The Guardian
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My heart goes for BoE Governor - how can he possible manage to get deflation back under control in such terrible circumstances?
Cost of meat, sugar, rice, wheat and maize soars as World Bank predicts five years of price volatility
Rising food prices and shortages could cause instability in many countries as the cost of staple foods and vegetables reached their highest levels in two years, with scientists predicting further widespread droughts and floods.
Although food stocks are generally good despite much of this year's harvests being wiped out in Pakistan and Russia, sugar and rice remain at a record price.
More: Global food crisis forecast as prices reach record highs | Environment | The Guardian
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My heart goes for BoE Governor - how can he possible manage to get deflation back under control in such terrible circumstances?
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