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This is a humorous take on a serious problem with profiting from commodity speculation at the cost of world hunger. Take a look.

Earlier this week, the UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) released its Food Price Index numbers for July 2012. The numbers are not good, with the index reporting a rise in global food prices. “The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 213 points in July 2012, as...

A bibliography entitled “Evidence on the Negative Impact of Commodity Speculation by Academics, Analysts and Public Institutions,” has been updated with a number of additional papers on the topic. Compiled by Markus Henn, at the German NGO,WEED, it is a comprehensive...