News tagged with 'stockpiling'. Found 3 tagged news.

G8 leaders to call for stockpiling basic grains

Tōkyō :: Japan | 4 months ago

The proposal would require each G8 nation to store specific amounts of grains and release them into the market in a coordinated effort to stabilize grain prices when necessary. The plan will be included in a special document on the global food crisis...

Tags: food, food prices, stockpiling, rice, global food

Thailand, India aim to boost rice output

Bangkok :: Thailand | 7 months ago

April 28 (Xinhua) -- Thailand and India are set to finalize ways to accelerate boosting rice output in preparation for the growing global food shortage, Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Mingkwan Saengsuwan said on Monday. Speaking...

Tags: rice, food, food prices, stockpiling, Thailand, Samak Sundaravej, global food, Indian Commerce, prime minister

Global Food Crisis Now Affects U.S.

Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 7 months ago

Posted by Andrea

Some in the United States know what it is to feel hunger, but certainly not many. That makes it hard for them to understand the food riots that have occurred in places like Egypt and Haiti, but American consumers seem to be watching prices and stockpiling,...

Tags: food, stockpiling, food prices, rice