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World Food Security Deteriorating
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Location:
1350 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 403, Washington, District of Columbia, 20036, United States
Contact person:
Reah Janise Kauffman
Organization:
Earth Policy Institute
Website:
http://www.earth-policy.org/Updates/Update40.htm
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Language(s):
English
Media:
Article or paper, Website
Fax:
202.496.9325
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Specialty:
Human Resources, Legal Services, Marketing,
Phone:
202.496.9290
Last updated:
May 5, 2004
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Description:
Free publication, available on website
released May 5, 2004
Lester Brown writes that closing the gap in the world grain harvest this year following four consecutive grain harvest shortfalls, each larger than the one before, will not be easy. The grain shortfall of 105 million tons in 2003 is easily the largest on record, amounting to 5 percent of annual world consumption of 1,930 million tons.
The four harvest shortfalls have dropped world carryover stocks of grain to the lowest level in 30 years, amounting to only 59 days of consumption. Wheat and corn prices are at 7-year highs. Rice prices are at 5-year highs.
Go to website for complete report.
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Permalink:
http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Materials/81723-324/c
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