Archive for the 'Food' Category
Global Food Price Increase Forces World Vision to Cut 1.5 Million People from Food Aid Program
April 23rd, 2008Via: CNW Group: One of the world’s largest humanitarian organizations has announced it can no longer provide food to 1.5 million of the 7.5 million poor it fed last year. World Vision blamed the soaring cost of food and unmet donor country aid commitments for the 23 per cent decrease in the number of people […]
Americans Hoard Food as Industry Seeks Regulations
April 23rd, 2008Via: Washington Times: Farmers and food executives appealed fruitlessly to federal officials yesterday for regulatory steps to limit speculative buying that is helping to drive food prices higher. Meanwhile, some Americans are stocking up on staples such as rice, flour and oil in anticipation of high prices and shortages spreading from overseas. Their pleas did […]
Wall Street Journal: “Maybe It’s Time for Americans to Start Stockpiling Food.”
April 23rd, 2008Welcome to the public participation phase… Via: Wall Street Journal: I don’t want to alarm anybody, but maybe it’s time for Americans to start stockpiling food. No, this is not a drill. You’ve seen the TV footage of food riots in parts of the developing world. Yes, they’re a long way away from the U.S. […]
Japan’s Hunger Becomes a Dire Warning for Other Nations
April 22nd, 2008One-straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka Via: BusinessDay: “In the past, Japan was a rich country with a powerful yen that could easily buy cheap imports such as wheat, corn and soybeans,” said Mr Shibata, who directs the Marubeni Research Institute in Tokyo. “But with enormous competition from the booming Chinese and Indian economies, that’s changed […]
Remember the Rice on Amazon That I Mentioned Yesterday?
April 22nd, 2008In yesterday’s post about food rationing, I mentioned that Amazon was selling RiceSelect Organic Texmati Brown Rice, 36-Ounce Jars (Pack of 4) with free shipping to the “lower 48” states. You guys ordered a total of seven cases. Surely, Amazon would have dozens or hundreds of cases in stock, right? Woops. “Availability: Sign up to […]
France: Camembert Wars Get Dirty
April 21st, 2008“The war against raw milk is very interesting and illustrative; it sums up the political and economic situation that has the world in a death grip.” —Raw Milk and Lifting the Veil that has Been Pulled Over Our Eyes Via: Guardian: In his tiny workshop with a view of his cows, Francois Durand stood lovingly […]
Rice: Panic
April 18th, 2008Via: Financial Times: Rice prices hit the $1,000-a-tonne level for the first time on Thursday as panicking importers scrambled to secure supplies, exacerbating the tightness already provoked by export restrictions in Vietnam, India, Egypt, China and Cambodia. The jump came as the Philippines, the largest rice importer, failed for the fourth time to secure as […]
Britain: An Entire Village Turns Against Supermarkets and Grows Its Own Food
April 17th, 2008Via: This Is London: It was a sitcom that inspired many a household to live off the land. And although it might not attract the likes of Margo and Jerry to move to the area, an entire village is trying its hand at the Good Life. In a bid to become less dependent on supermarkets, […]
POTASH PRICE RISES MORE THAN 300%
April 17th, 2008Via: Canada.com: Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. said Wednesday that the marketing company for Saskatchewan potash producers and a leading fertilizer company in China have agreed to set potash pricing this year at about $576 US a tonne, some $400 higher than last year. “Significantly higher potash prices and extraordinarily tight supply have become much […]
In a Bid to Stem Panic, Grain Exports Halted
April 16th, 2008Via: Globe and Mail: Some of the world’s biggest grain exporters barred their farmers from selling in global markets yesterday, exacerbating the food price crisis for poorer nations that import their food and highlighting the failure of governments to nurture stronger rules for agricultural trade. Rice and corn prices soared to records on U.S. markets […]
