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Old 06-25-2007, 06:53 PM
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Is the Malthusian catastrophe upon us? Will we soon be eating SOYLENT GREEN?

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The fight for the world's food

Population is growing. Supply is falling. Prices are rising. What will be the cost to the planet's poorest?

By Daniel Howden

Published: 23 June 2007



Most people in Britain won't have noticed. On the supermarket shelves the signs are still subtle. But the onset of a major change will be sitting in front of many people this morning in their breakfast bowl. The price of cereals in this country has jumped by 12 per cent in the past year. And the cost of milk on the global market has leapt by nearly 60 per cent. In short we may be reaching the end of cheap food.
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