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NEWS ABOUT: food production

food production stories: 7 news summaries

(Newser) - The various sectors of the global economy have become so entwined with food production that prices are acting in a very “puzzling” manner, the Economist reports. Last year, the market responded rationally to the global food crisis of 2007-08, increasing production and thus lowering prices. But with another bumper... More »

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farming • developing countries • food prices • Third World • supply and demand • food production • global food crisis • cereals • yield

MOVIE REVIEW

  Food, Inc. Feeds the Brain 

Documentary explores US food production

Jun 12, 09 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Food, Inc., which opens today in limited release, is a super documentary that's good for you—unlike the profit-driven food-production practices it exposes. Director Robert Kenner highlights and expands on work by authors Michael Pollan (The Omnivore's Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation).
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entertainment • movie review • documentary • Michael Pollan • food production • Food, Inc. • Eric Schlosser • Robert Kenner

 Eat Less, Or the Icecaps Melt 

Meat a big climate change contributor, study finds

Sep 30, 08 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - To avoid catastrophic global warming, people need to cut way down on their meat and dairy consumption, a new report on climate change says. Four modest servings of meat and about a quart of milk a week are all we should be consuming, the Guardian reports. And the report urges... More »

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climate change • food • meat • dairy products • food industry • carbon emissions • food production

ANALYSIS

Producers Quick to Pass Price Hikes Down Food Chain

Pricier grain, energy make everything more expensive, from cereal to meat

Aug 8, 08 1:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Soaring grain and energy costs are driving food prices skyward, and big producers are moving to pass price hikes down the food chain to consumers on everything from cereal to meat, the Wall Street Journal reports. And costs won’t likely decrease, with biofuel demand eating up more corn than... More »

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meat • recession • General Mills • food prices • grain • agricultural economy • corn shock • energy costs • food production

Rising Food Allergies Drive
a Swelling Specialty Market

'Free-from' foods will bring in $3.9B this year

Jun 8, 08 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the number of people with allergies soars, so does the “free-from” food market—that is, foods that avoid common allergens like peanuts, the Washington Post reports. Specialty foods are expected to bring in $3.9 billion this year, a study says, while gluten-free products will likely bank some... More »

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health • gluten free diets • food allergies • food industry • peanut • food production

Food vs. Fuel Battle
Flares at UN Summit

Egypt's Mubarak asks, should we be feeding people or cars?

Jun 4, 08 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The battle over biofuels is raging at the UN’s food summit in Rome, with nations bitterly divided over whether growing corn and sugar cane for ethanol production is pushing food prices up and helping create disastrous global food shortages. On one side: Food experts who call diversion of crops... More »

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United Nations • ethanol • biofuel • food prices • food shortage • food aid • food production • Jacques Diouf

UN Chief Urges 50% Boost
in Food Production

Ban warns of further riots, starvation if high prices aren't contained

Jun 3, 08 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - UN chief Ban Ki-Moon today called for a 50% rise in world food production by 2030 to fight starvation and civil unrest as the population grows. He spoke at the World Food Security conference in Rome, where world leaders are working to address the highest commodity prices in decades. Such... More »

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United Nations • Rome • starvation • food prices • Ban Ki-Moon • world food summit • food production

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