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Stories from Australia’s Gold Coast

Lu Feifei

globle rice shortageThis feature story looks at the current global rice shortage which is forcing prices to record highs and pushing one the world’s most important foods out of reach of those who need it.

With demand in the international rice market outstripping supply, increases are related to the soaring prices of other commodities such as corn, which rose sharply amid competing demand for the commodity as a food source and a source of ethanol production……

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