![]() ![]() Rice is a primary food source for half of the world’s population. “We have a crisis brewing in rice supply.” “This is a wake-up call,” said Robert Zeigler of the International Rice Research Institute. The Philippines is heavily dependent upon rice imports to feed its population. In an unprecedented move, the President of the Philippines recently made a personal appeal to Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, asking Nguyen to guarantee the Philippines a set quantity of rice imports. In response to the shortage, India has placed limited restrictions on rice exports to protect its domestic food supply, while Argentina, China and the Ukraine have all restricted exports of wheat and other grains. The high prices have been attributed to increased fuel and shipping costs, plus a worldwide grain shortage. Rice prices have increased 50 percent in the past year, while wheat prices went up 115 percent in the same time period. Prices of wheat and rice in particular have skyrocketed recently. ![]() (NaturalNews) Riots and other forms of civil unrest have already broken out around the world in response to a global grain shortage and surging food prices.Īccording to data from the World Food Program and the early warning and global information system of the Food and Agricultural Organization, street protests and rioting over high food prices have broken out in Guinea, Indonesia, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Uzbekistan, Yemen and West Africa in the past several months. Food Riots Have Already Begun as Global Grain Prices Skyrocket, Supplies Dwindle
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