date:Aug 17, 2012
countries.
Furthermore, authorities should discourage financialspeculation involving feed grain prices. Such speculation byentities not directly tied to the food-producing sector has
generated even stronger price volatility in the feed sector.Derivative markets should not be used to speculate financiallyfor such an important commodity as food.
Governmental policies that subsidize or encourage theproduction of renewable fuels from grains and cereals should berevised in order to avoid the risk