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Re: Food Prices and Agricultural Development (4.00 / 3)

Well, this looks like a speculation-based spike rather than an actual, long term increase of the prices by three. Protectionism, national reserves should allow to protect the actual populations of such prices increases, as in electricity. The price of a baguette was regulated until 20 years ago, in France...

But corrupt, indebted, "reformed" governments have been unable to undertake such preventative measures and are now fighting for the last grain of rice available...

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Fri Apr 18th, 2008 at 10:22:28 AM EST
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Re: Food Prices and Agricultural Development (4.00 / 5)

So it's panic, not speculation.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Fri Apr 18th, 2008 at 04:13:50 PM EST
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Food Prices and Agricultural Development | 18 comments (18 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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