Soaring food prices imperil U.S. emergency aid

Washington Post ^ | 3-1-2008 | Washington Post

[Westlander]

WASHINGTON - The U.S. government's humanitarian relief agency will significantly scale back emergency food aid to some of the world's poorest countries this year because of soaring global food prices, and the U.S. Agency for International Development is drafting plans to reduce the number of recipient nations, the amount of food provided to them, or both, officials at the agency said.

USAID officials said that a 41 percent surge in prices for wheat, corn, rice and other cereals over the past six months has generated a $120 million budget shortfall that will force the agency to reduce emergency operations. That deficit is projected to rise to $200 million by year's end. Prices have skyrocketed as more grains go to biofuel production or are consumed by such fast-emerging markets as China and India.

[Westlander]

E85. LOL.

[A. Morgan]

Falling dollar, E85, environmentalist wackos restrictions on oil drilling, clean coal fired power plants and on and on.

[SauronOfMordor]

No food aid for Palestinians

[endthematrix]

"significantly scale back emergency food aid...reduce the number of recipient nations, the amount of food provided to them, or both"

OH MY! Liberals hate cuts. But the program still costs the same. So I guess the solution is more money for the programs?

[Moonman62]

Why not give W credit for pushing through the ethanol boondoggle?

[UCFRoadWarrior]

No food aid for Palestinians

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Yes....interesting that the poor displaced Palestinians are one of the fattest people in the world. Their rate of obesity was ranked 5th in the world....and much higher than in the US

[bill1952]

Prices have skyrocketed as more grains go to biofuel production or are consumed by such fast-emerging markets as China and India...

Exactly what I have been predicting for years about biofuel and ethanol, but in a free market there are ways to share in the sector gains, namely in futures and options.

The trend is your friend. - and it is clear.

[hadaclueonce]

E85=$ from farm lobbies. America sold down the road for a sham

[43north]

Let them eat ethanol.

[Shirerwasright]

Wow I feel so bad for the worlds poor. Now they will have to drink ethanol instead of eating food.

Maybe we could feed them environmental wackos.

[Shirerwasright]

Wow I feel so bad for the worlds poor. Now they will have to drink ethanol instead of eating food.

Maybe we could feed them environmental wackos.

[mewzilla]

Yes....interesting that the poor displaced Palestinians are one of the fattest people in the world. Their rate of obesity was ranked 5th in the world....and much higher than in the US

I didn't know that, and the stat made my curiosity bump itch :) In case anyone else interested, from 2006....

The incidence of coronary heart disease among Palestinians and Israelis in Jerusalem

[Popman]

Pack of 12 hard rolls @ my local Publix supermarket

2005: $1.89

2008: $3.39

Thanks envirowackos and feckless congressman

[ARE SOLE]

All the fatazzes need to do their patriotic duty and cutback to 4 or 5 meals a day.

Regards

[ARE SOLE]

And Rats and other greenies need to pay more for gas. Damn it.

Regards

[Popman]

All the fatazzes need to do their patriotic duty and cutback to 4 or 5 meals a day.

Sell your Taco Bell stock NOW

[nyyankeefan]

just thank condi rice and jorge bush giving wheel barrows of US dollars to these f’n muzzie pali terrorists.....

let them eat kassam rockets or just pound sand!!!!

[Westlander]

[mewzilla]

Way to go enviroweenies! You’re robbing Peter to pay Paul.

[BuffaloJack]

> Way to go enviroweenies! You’re robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Unfortunately Peter is belt tightening already, so there won’t be that much to give to Paul eiher.