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Rome : Italy | Aug 09, 2012 at 1:24 AM PDT
Source: GMA News
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World food prices surged in July after falling in the previous three months and could rise further, increasing the potential for a food crisis of the kind seen in 2007/08, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.   "Prices have the potential to increase further," the Food and Agriculture Organisation's... FULL ARTICLE AT GMA News
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Producer prices surged by 4.1% last February compared with the same month in 2009
Producer prices surged by 4.1% last February compared with the same month in 2009
 
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