The Global Food Crisis

Afghan farmers harvesting wheat
August 20, 2008 1936 GMT
Food commodity prices have moderated across the board in response to falling oil prices through most of the summer. [more]
A harvester works a field in the Russian village of Nur-Shari
Russia is planning to set up a state grain trading company to control around half of the country's cereal exports. [more]
U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab holding farm subsidy graph
July 23, 2008 2229 GMT
A U.S.-EU agreement on agriculture is necessary for the World Trade Organization's Doha talks to make progress. But even then, progress is not assured. [more]
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Turning his focus to the second of the two evil twins currently plaguing the global economy, analyst Peter Zeihan discusses the near-term outlook on food prices and their impact on political tensions in the developed and developing worlds. [more]
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The G-8 -- the United States, Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Canada, Italy and Russia -- gathered Monday for a summit that will seek to discuss and reach agreements on topics such as climate change and high oil and food prices. [more]
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