Manila rice prices up 30% on shortage fears
www.chinaview.cn 2008-04-15 21:14:25   Print
People line up to purchase government-subsidised rice from a mobile rice store operated from the back of a truck in Quezon City, Metro Manila April 15, 2008. Local prices have soared by up to 30 percent since the end of 2007 amid concerns about tight global supply, hoarding and rising demand from consumers spooked by the possibility of shortages.

People line up to purchase government-subsidised rice from a mobile rice store operated from the back of a truck in Quezon City, Metro Manila April 15, 2008. Local prices have soared by up to 30 percent since the end of 2007 amid concerns about tight global supply, hoarding and rising demand from consumers spooked by the possibility of shortages.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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