Why on earth should this surprise anyone?? Is the whole basic understanding of supply and demand lost to the average person on the street?
Secret report: biofuel caused food crisis | Environment | The Guardian
Secret report: biofuel caused food crisis
A handful of corn before it is processed. Photograph: Charlie Neibergall/AP
Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.
The damning unpublished assessment is based on the most detailed analysis of the crisis so far, carried out by an internationally-respected economist at global financial body.
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