There was, last week, a glimmer of hope in the world food crisis. Expecting a bumper harvest, Ukraine relaxed restrictions on exports. Overnight, global wheat prices fell by 10 percent. By contrast, traders in Bangkok quote rice prices around $1,000 a ton, up from $460 two months ago.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/through-africa-hope
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ban-ki-moon
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/international-herald-tribune-bangkok
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wheat
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-prices
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/world-bank
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/europe
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ukraine