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Food prices to post biggest rise since 1990: USDA WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumers should brace for the biggest increase in food prices in nearly 20 years in 2008 and even more pain next year due to surging meat and produce prices, the Agriculture Department said on Wednesday.   Activities:2007-8 Global Inflation Global Food Crisis   Source:(Reuters)   2008-08-20 Food crisis? Try rats, says Indian state government PATNA, India (Reuters) - A state government in eastern Indian is encouraging people to eat rats in an effort to battle soaring food prices and save grain stocks.   Nations:India   Activities:Global Food Crisis   Source:(Reuters)   2008-08-18 North Korea food crisis worst in a decade: U.N. BEIJING (Reuters) - Parts of North Korea are experiencing their worst levels of hunger in nearly a decade, the U.N. World Food Program said on Wednesday as it called on donors to provide urgent assistance over the next few months.   Nations:North Korea South Korea   Activities:Global Food Crisis Korea Nuclear Crisis   Source:(Reuters)   2008-07-30 Rising oil, food prices pose serious challenge: ASEAN SINGAPORE (AFP) - Rising oil and food prices pose a serious challenge to the social and economic welfare of Southeast Asia, the region's foreign ministers said at annual talks Monday.   Nations:Philippines Malaysia Thailand   Activities:Global Food Crisis 2007-8 Oil Crisis   Source:(AFP)   2008-07-21 Food Prices Eat Up American School Lunch Students at about three-quarters of American schools can expect to find higher prices in their cafeterias when they return this fall, according to a recent survey by the School Nutrition Association. The reason? Skyrocketing costs for nearly every basic food item schools rely on for meals - including a 17% increase in the price of milk and bread since last year.   Nations:U.S. India   Activities:Global Food Crisis   Source:(Time)   2008-07-13 Headlines Food prices to post biggest rise since 1990: USDA 2008-08-20 Food crisis? Try rats, says Indian state government 2008-08-18 North Korea food crisis worst in a decade: U.N. 2008-07-30 Rising oil, food prices pose serious challenge: ASEAN 2008-07-21 Food Prices Eat Up American School Lunch 2008-07-13 China trade deficit in food up 14-fold: report 2008-07-13 World Bank's Zoellick: Food prices high until 2012 2008-07-12 G8 pledges action on food, oil 2008-07-09 World's top leaders tackle oil and food prices, Africa aid 2008-07-07 Rich nations poised to tackle soaring oil, food prices 2008-07-06 G8 nations to tackle global food crisis: Merkel 2008-07-05 Biofuels behind food price hikes: leaked World Bank report 2008-07-04 China faces serious challenges on grain supply: premier 2008-07-03 America's Shrinking Food Wraps 2008-06-30 Honey bee crisis could lead to higher food prices 2008-06-26 Bunge to buy Corn Products for $4.4 billion 2008-06-23 Record corn prices mean more expensive meat, dairy 2008-06-22 Everything seemingly is spinning out of control 2008-06-22 As food demand soars, S. American production jumps 2008-06-21 As Chinese grow richer, hunger for meat strains farms 2008-06-21 Surging prices may force more people from homes: UNHCR 2008-06-20 Global quandary: How to feed a growing planet 2008-06-19 British minister sparks row over GM crops 2008-06-19 Midwest farmland flooding boosts food prices 2008-06-18 Midwest farmland flooding boosts food prices 2008-06-17 Midwest flooding spurs record corn price 2008-06-16 US wants biotech to help solve global food crisis 2008-06-14 Food Prices: Hunger Strikes 2008-06-11 Sticker shock at the supermarket 2008-06-11 Fed: High energy, food prices keep economy weak 2008-06-11 Consumers pinched by high food, energy costs: Fed 2008-06-11 G8 meeting to focus on easing energy, food woes: US 2008-06-10 Hunger in Ethiopia now spreading to adults 2008-06-09 Farm strike in Argentina threatens food supplies, again 2008-06-06 Leaders at UN summit pledge to ease food crisis 2008-06-06 Fractious summit vows to halve hunger, boost food output 2008-06-05 Food summit haggles over hunger declaration 2008-06-05 Failure not an option, UN chief tells food crisis summit 2008-06-04 UN chief: billions needed yearly on food crisis 2008-06-04 UN chief: food production must rise 50 percent by 2030 2008-06-03 Soaring prices compound Myanmar's cyclone misery 2008-06-02 Report: World food prices set to fall 2008-05-29 Food prices to stay high on "grain drain" fuel 2008-05-29 Food prices seen causing pain in war zones 2008-05-27 Food banks face high costs but feeding more people 2008-05-26 Children not getting breakfast because of aid cuts 2008-05-26 World looks to Japan's rice mountain to ease crisis 2008-05-25 Pope urges help for hungry ahead of food summit 2008-05-25 China quake losses won't spark price hikes -- ministry 2008-05-17 Matches Shown: | 1-50 | 51-100 Most-viewed May Day clashes and anger over food prices 2008-05-01 G8 pledges action on food, oil 2008-07-09 U.N. agencies weigh response to food crisis 2008-04-28 Surging prices may force more people from homes: UNHCR 2008-06-20 Rich nations poised to tackle soaring oil, food prices 2008-07-06 Fed: High energy, food prices keep economy weak 2008-06-11 North Korea food crisis worst in a decade: U.N. 2008-07-30 Thailand to preserve almost extinct varieties of rice 2007-02-04 China faces serious challenges on grain supply: premier 2008-07-03 Rising oil, food prices pose serious challenge: ASEAN 2008-07-21 Global quandary: How to feed a growing planet 2008-06-19 Food Prices Eat Up American School Lunch 2008-07-13 Everything seemingly is spinning out of control 2008-06-22 As food demand soars, S. American production jumps 2008-06-21 America's Shrinking Food Wraps 2008-06-30 As Chinese grow richer, hunger for meat strains farms 2008-06-21 Food Prices: Hunger Strikes 2008-06-11 Fractious summit vows to halve hunger, boost food output 2008-06-05 China trade deficit in food up 14-fold: report 2008-07-13 British minister sparks row over GM crops 2008-06-19 China's Henan to sell wheat, Beijing buys soybeans 2004-08-31 World Bank's Zoellick: Food prices high until 2012 2008-07-12 World's top leaders tackle oil and food prices, Africa aid 2008-07-07 G8 nations to tackle global food crisis: Merkel 2008-07-05 Midwest farmland flooding boosts food prices 2008-06-18

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