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Posts Tagged food prices

The Food Stamp Cookie Jar

By | 09.24.10 | 10:03 am

This morning, I wrote a quick update on the sweeping child-nutrition bill that might pass Congress soon, and the standoff on its pay-for, a cut to food stamps, or SNAP benefits. (The bill has passed the Senate, but not yet the House.) The problem is not just that the More…

Credit Crisis Hits Poorer Nations Harder As They Barter for Food

By | 01.27.09 | 7:14 am

Thousands of layoffs announced Monday illustrate the pain caused by the credit crisis here in the United States. But as the Financial Times reports, a credit crisis hits less prosperous nations much harder. From Malaysia to Morocco, the crisis, combined with high food prices, has forced some countries More…