Svetlana Kovalyova and Veronica Brown
Reuters
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Global food prices rose in March for a third straight month with more hikes to come, the UN’s food agency said on Thursday, adding to fears of hunger and a new wave of social unrest in poor countries.
Record high prices for staple foods last year were one of the main factors that contributed to the Arab Spring uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as bread riots in other parts of the world.
The cost of food has risen again this year after coming down from a February 2011 record peak.
The FAO index, which measures monthly price changes for a basket of cereals, oilseeds, dairy, meat and sugar, averaged 215.9 points in March, up from a revised 215.4 points in February, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said.
Although below the February 2011 peak of 237.9, the index is still higher than during a food price crisis in 2007-08 that raised global alarm.
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Hunger Games anyone??
Vengeance Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 10:25 am
Mmmm.. long pig. How do you like your ribs? *grins*
Super Duper Man 1776 Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 3:14 pm
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100 WAYS TO COOK A TRAITOR.
Super Duper Man 1776 Reply:
April 5th, 2012 at 3:14 pm
TASTES LIKE CHICKEN.
any gov that lets gmo food policies and monsanto in there country is just plain not a gov for the people that live there ….they cater to the moneychanger scumfucks
I JUST SPENT 90 BUCKS ON 1 MEAL A DAY FOR A WEEK.
I’M GONNA EAT TRAITORS IF I START TO GO HUNGRY.