Agflation: the latest global crisis

Graphic   Protests against rising food prices spread     More on agflation   Biofuels pose a moral problem: IMF chief  Soaring food prices hit Asia's anti-poverty drive  As other staples soar, potatoes break new ground Rising food prices could destabilise governments: IMF World Bank to meet as rising food prices spark unrest High rice prices to last for some time: experts  High food prices may cause protests in Asia Experts push hybrid rice to solve soaring food prices High food prices likely to persist for several years: World Bank Arabs without oil hit hard by rising food prices Costly food? Investors are partly to blame World Bank warns Asia on food and fuel prices Tensions rise as food shortage looms Biofuel boom threatens food supplies Rise in food prices puts pressure on fiscal policy UAE body calls for food subsidies as prices surge Prices of 16 basic food items stay at 2007 levels Food prices will push inflation rate higher Arab world's 'food gap' set to widen   Agflation around the world   Latin America's poor tighten belts despite commodities boom  Living costs crunch prompts Europe-wide strike threats   Global inflation gathers momentum  UAE asks supermarket chain to import food directly Saudi Arabia - KSA may see 30% hike in food prices US - shoppers scrimp as food prices rise India - Struggling to keep food cheap for poor as prices soar Bahrain - Inflation rises on food costs  Egypt - long queues for bread that's almost free Egypt - Central bank raises rates, cites food prices