Food Price Increases Threaten World Stability

[sharon sanders]

European wheat tracks weather gains in Chicago

Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:25am EDT
PARIS, Oct 18 (Reuters) - European wheat futures rose on Thursday as
spillover support from weather-driven gains in U.S. prices offset strength in
the euro.

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Chicago wheat futures rose for a second straight session as concerns
returned about dry conditions in U.S. and Australian wheat belts and as the
dollar eased amid improving economic sentiment.

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Britain is on track to become a net wheat importer in the 2012/13 season,
for the first time in more than a decade, following a poor harvest this summer,
with customs data showing imports far outstripped exports in August.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/18/markets-grain-europe-idUSL5E8LID1K20121018

[sharon sanders]

Re: Food Price Increases Threaten World Stability

Soybeans Rise for Third Day as Chinese Demand May Be Sustained
By Luzi Ann Javier and Rudy Ruitenberg - Oct 18, 2012 6:53 AM ET


Soybeans rose for a third day in Chicago as signs of a stabilizing economy in China, the world?s biggest importer of the oilseed, fueled speculation demand from the country may be sustained. Wheat and corn climbed.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-18/grains-soybeans-climb-as-supply-set-to-fall-after-u-s-harvest.html