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Indians suffer from rising food prices

Published: 29 January, 2010, 08:24
Edited: 04 February, 2010, 11:15


Soaring food prices in India are leaving the most vulnerable at risk. For many, rice and vegetables are the only foods they can afford.

 
4 COMMENTS
MMerritt January 29, 2010, 14:15 quote
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Wheat doesn't go to ethanol production. And grain production is up. This is just repeating the old "ethanol hurts food" cliche. From Bloomberg today: "Gains may be capped by concerns that global grain output may exceed demand, Hassall said. “Overall, there’s still a negative bias to the grain markets at the moment,” he said." Let's start working on solving the real causes for world hunger: War, poverty, government corruption or ineptitude ...

indiahunger January 30, 2010, 02:53 quote
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If India can maintain a nuclear weapons program they should be able to feed their people. Atomic bombs chosen over the hungry underclass is an evil choice. Feed and house the underclass because it is shameful to waste the nations resources on weapons instead.

Concerned Indian January 31, 2010, 07:48 quote
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India is already in the hands of New World Order elites. They have using media and other corrupt means to project Sonia as very powerful and keep her in the power seat. She decides the policies of India. Voting machines are tampered and corrupt means adopted to win elections. Sonia only took up Indian citizenship recently, and that too reluctantly to control India. We are in for bad times. Many states are debt ridden because of predatory loans from IMF and WB. Common man is unaware of this conspiracy.

S. Singh February 03, 2010, 18:22 quote
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US grain becoming ethanol has NO impact on India, as is claimed in the story, as India is not importing grain. India has enough grain and does not use grain to make ethanol. Price rise is due to other reasons. It is only sugar in short supply, that the country is planning to import. Please check the facts.

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