Rising food prices “global crisis” – news bulletin

By Cecilia Brabin | November 9, 2017

Rising food prices "global crisis"

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says rising food prices have become a global crisis.

Concerns about food security have mounted, with rice prices hitting records in Asia.

Rice from Thailand, the world’s top exporter, is still being quoted at over $1000 a tonne, despite a three percent fall by rice futures contracts on the Chicago Board of Trade.

The U.N. has warned that staples are getting more expensive for the world’s poor. Ban gave his warning to reporters in Vienna on Friday (25th April, 2008).

Joanna Partridge reports.

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  1. Rice _____ just _____ on rising.
  2. Demand _____ strong in rice _____ _____ like the _____.
  3. The rice exporters _____ says the _____ may keep on _____.
  4. "We are _____ the _____ rice importers _____ _____ Iran and _____ who so far have _____ imported from _____ exporter _____ year.
  5. It will _____ very hard to _____ how _____ the price _____ be."
  6. The week’s _____ jump in prices _____ rice _____ 3 _____ more expensive _____ it was _____ the _____ _____ the year.
  7. "It’s definitely _____ people with _____ incomes _____ their income hasn’t _____ along with _____ _____ prices.
  8. _____ Asia hasn’t _____ seen any _____ _____, there are _____ the high rice _____ could _____ to social _____.

 

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