Democracy Now: Oxfam: Global Food Prices To Double By 2030

A new report from Oxfam warns global food prices will more than double by 2030 as the planet enters an era of so-called “permanent food crisis.” The world’s poorest communities are expected to be hit the hardest with international prices for staple foods such as corn rising by as much as 180 percent.

~ by wheresthemic on May 31, 2011.