news bulletin – answers

Rising food prices "global crisis"

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1. Rice prices just keep on rising.
2. Demand remains strong in rice importing nations like the Philippines.
3. The rice exporters association says the price may keep on climbing.
4. "We are monitoring the major rice importers such as Iran and Indonesia who so far have not imported from any exporter this year.
5. It will be very hard to predict how high the price will be."
6. The week’s 5% jump in prices makes rice almost 3 times more expensive than it was at the start of the year.
7. "It’s definitely affecting people with lower incomes because their income hasn’t risen along with the other prices.
8. Although Asia hasn’t yet seen any food riots, there are fears the high rice price could lead to social unrest.