Sentences with phrase «staple food prices»

With staple food prices to rise over 45 % over the next decade and major oil disasters bringing national focus to our over-dependence on fossil fuels, 2 % is no chump change.

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When former U.S. vice-president Al Gore said last fall that his earlier enthusiasm for corn - based ethanol production in the United States was a mistake, he was conceding something that had long been obvious: the practice of diverting food crops to biofuels has contributed to food shortages and driven up prices for staples across the globe.

White maize, the food staple, doubled in price last year, helping to fuel inflation.

The facts are not right here, energy is cheap that means the cost of manufacturing and transporting of goods is low, food and consumers staples already more affordable, so what if a few American oil companies going out of business.the cost of producing oil in middle east is less than $ 10 / bl and we were paying more than $ 140 / bl for it, with that huge profit margin the big oil companies and oil producing nations became richer and the rest of us left behind, with the oil price this low the oil giants don't want to reduce the price at pump even a penny, because they are so greedy.worst case scenario is some CEOs bonuses might drop from $ 20 million to $ 15 millions I am sure they will survive.in terms of the stock market it always bounces back, after all it's just a casino like game.

Although certain staple foods have their prices controlled by the government, Le Grand Marche is under intense pricing pressure on almost everything else from its smaller competitors.

anyway... i was talking to my mom about keen - wah and she said that apparently the people in bolivia (or someplace like that) whose staple food is keen - wah can hardly afford it anymore because the price has skyrocketed now that americans are eating so much keen - wah.

«If the big retailers continue to focus on the price of staples to try and fight the discounters then it's a possibility bread prices will fall lower,» said Mintel senior global food & drinks Analyst Chris Brockman.

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Here we find several of our staple food items and even produce for a fraction of the prices at Kroger or leading grocery stores.

The spokesman said the task force identified some key staple foods and the factors that were most likely hiking their prices in some parts of the country despite bumper harvests at many farms.

But the commercial aviation industry burns nearly 240 million gallons (945 million liters) of Jet A daily and if oil prices were to approach the $ 150 - per - barrel mark reached last year, the demand for Camelina oil might end up driving farmers to grow less wheat — a staple food crop.

The waters destroyed food crops, pushing prices of staples like bananas to $ 7 (AUD) a pound and decimating vineyards.

Most grocery stores have a bulk food section where you can buy a lot of the staples for a healthy diet at much lower prices.

«Price consistently noted that the diets of groups in which tooth decay was prevalent shared certain characteristics — namely, the prominence of refined foods as staples.

That's why we're setting out six staples of good food at school that will keep these figures rising: giving children enough time for lunch, decent dining rooms, freshly cooked food, affordable prices, stay on site policies and cooking in the curriculum.

It comes down to six staples — enough time for lunch, decent dining rooms, freshly cooked food, affordable prices, stay on site policies and cooking in the curriculum

Biofuel enthusiasts in Italy may have just seen their hopes falter a bit: facing the prospect of mounting durum wheat prices, many pasta lovers in the country will undoubtedly wonder whether it's worth trading in their staple food for more wheat - based

Although not the only factor, the rush to produce bio-fuels resulted in a doubling of food staple prices in the developing world.

Climate change threatens dramatic price fluctuations in the price of wheat and potential civil unrest because yields of one of the world's most important staple foods are badly affected by temperature rise.

Fortunately, the price of rice — a staple food for billions of poor people in Asia — has remained stable, so the high prices are not generally expected to create a hunger crisis.

Second, the production process creates a number of hazardous byproducts... Third, food - to - fuel mandates are helping drive up the price of agricultural staples, leading to significant changes in land use with major environmental harm.

Peter's talk also highlighted the link between global temperature variations and food shortages and price rises, illustrating how the production of many staple grains will be reduced by climate change.

Biofuel enthusiasts in Italy may have just seen their hopes falter a bit: facing the prospect of mounting durum wheat prices, many pasta lovers in the country will undoubtedly wonder whether it's worth trading in their staple food for more wheat - based ethanol.

Bailey said that Brazil's biofuel programme would be less controversial than America's, as the price of sugarcane is not strongly correlated to the world prices of staple foods and Brazil had extensive arable land not being used to full capacity.

The report claims that «the average price of staple foods such as maize could more than double in the next 20 years compared with 2010 trend prices,» primarily because of climate change.

Millions of people could become destitute in Africa and Asia as staple foods more than double in price by 2050 as a result of extreme temperatures, floods and droughts that will transform the way the world farms.

Prices of this staple food are driven higher, making it impossible for poorer people to buy enough to eat.

«The border adjustable tax, which would in effect place a new 20 % tax on imports while completely eliminating the tax on exports, will force retailers to significantly raise prices on everyday consumer staples such as food, medicine, clothing, electronics, and home improvement items.

Among the main root causes for severe food in - security, it cites conflict, ex - treme climatic events and excessive prices of staple foods — these factors are often acting together.

Toss in a pricing war brewing in many categories, including food and other staples, being driven by Amazon.com and Wal - Mart Stores Inc., and you have a stew of problems putting pressure on the retail industry's margins.