Posted AT 3:20 PM EDT on 16/05/08
Rising food prices a 'sudden' crisis 15 years in the making
OTTAWA — In looking for explanations for why world food prices have suddenly spiked in the last year or so, the focus has been on relatively recent events such as increased use of biofuels, speculation by commodity traders, soaring oil prices, or extreme weather (drought in Australia and cyclones in southeast Asia).
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