Spectre Of Rising Global Food Prices Returns

Published on 14 December 2009

Falling production in commodities from rice to milk is bad news for just about everyone except investors. (..) Economic growth may revive shortages, according to Josette Sheeran, the executive director of the UN's World Food Program. ``Volatility in price and supply are with us for the predictable future,'' she said. ``Risk is the new normal when it comes to food.''

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