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Food Crops News 80

FOOD CROPS Food Crops News 80 (Bản tin Cây Lương thực Quốc tế) 


Drought could pinch world's poor, says think tank IFPRI
Chicago Tribune
Shenggen Fan, director general of the International Food Policy Research
Institute, said the global spike in food prices in 2008 showed how poor
crops and tight supplies have wide impact. IFPRI is the analytical arm of a
coalition of agricultural research ...
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-ethanolbre8751bo-20120806,0,3197395.story>
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Food prices set to skyrocket thanks to US drought
Vancouver Sun
"Food crop demand for biofuels, particularly in the United States and
European Union must be cut substantially, as should mandates for ethanol
content in fuel, to help relieve the pressures on both domestic and global
food markets," Fan said in a release.
<http://www.vancouversun.com/business/2035/Food+prices+skyrocket+thanks+drought/7048451/story.html>
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How Does the Drought Affect Food Prices? A Photo Essay
Forbes
But if so many of our crops are now irrigated in the U.S., how does drought
affect food prices? Below are photos taken on my husband's family's farm
outside of Lovilia, Iowa in late July. They illustrate the implications of
a drought of this magnitude. The clouds ...
<http://www.forbes.com/sites/bethhoffman/2012/08/06/how-does-the-drought-affect-food-prices-a-photo-essay/>
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Canadian food prices to jump as US drought pinches producers
National Post
More from The Canadian Press. Tyler Anderson/National Post. Extreme drought
conditions in several U.S. Midwest states are causing corn and soybean
crops to wither, and analysts say the effects will ripple through the food
chain. Twitter · Google+ · LinkedIn ...
<http://business.financialpost.com/2012/08/06/canadian-food-prices-to-jump-as-u-s-drought-pinches-producers/>
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Drought threatens world food price rises
euronews
The severe conditions have affected around 80% of the US corn crop and more
than 11% of the soyabean crop, raising fears that global food prices will
go up. During the last three months, the price of corn in the country has
risen 29%, wheat 41% and soya, ...
<http://www.euronews.com/2012/08/06/drought-threatens-world-food-price-rises/>
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Drought will raise food prices in Florida next year
Sun-Sentinel
WASHINGTON -- Florida shoppers can expect to pay 3 to 4 percent more for
groceries next year because of the historic drought in America's heartland,
a pinch that could prompt some consumers to adjust their buying and eating
habits. While crops dry up in ...
<http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-08-05/features/fl-food-price-hike-drought-20120805_1_food-prices-corn-and-soybean-prices-price-inflation

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He predicts that food costs will go up by 2.5 to 3.5 per cent in 2012 and three to ...
Globe and Mail
Extreme drought conditions in several U.S. Midwest states are causing corn
and soybean crops to wither, and analysts say the effects will ripple
through the food chain. Because corn is used to feed livestock in the U.S.,
the rising cost of beef and pork will be ...
<http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/us-drought-expected-to-push-food-prices-up-by-3-to-4-per-cent/article4464699/>
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Global implications of the US drought
The Express Tribune
A severe drought has spread across central US — where roughly one-third
of the world's staple grains are produced — which has damaged staple
crops and heightened the risk of a global food crisis. While the full
impact of the drought on food supply and ...
<http://tribune.com.pk/story/418263/global-implications-of-the-us-drought/>
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=== Blogs - 1 new result for [food crops] ===

U.S. should reconsider its food-crops-to-ethanol policy | MinnPost
By Rolf Westgard
As America's corn and soybean crops wither in the current drought, it is
time to reconsider our policy of mandating the conversion of a large
portion of those crops into ethanol for our gas tanks.
<http://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2012/08/us-should-reconsider-its-food-crops-ethanol-policy>
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Monsanto's Genetically Modified Crops Threaten Mexican Honey ...
Monsanto's Genetically Modified Crops Threaten Mexican Honey Exports.
Written by Luis ...
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