Food prices rising across the world - CNN.com

Mar 25, 2008 at 10:41 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/america...

From subsistence farmers eating rice in Ecuador to gourmets feasting on escargot in France, consumers worldwide face rising food prices in what analysts call a perfect storm of conditions. Freak weather is a factor. But so are dramatic changes in the global economy, including higher oil prices, lower food reserves and growing consumer demand in China and India.

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