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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 09 > Staple food prices drop, but volatility remains

Staple food prices drop, but volatility remains

By Keith Bradsher / The Bulletin
May 9, 2008

HONG KONG " After months of startling increases, the prices of rice, wheat, soybeans and several other foods have come down recently, a development that could ease some of the panic in global food markets.

Prices remain volatile and remarkably high by historical standards, and few....

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