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World Service,18 Jul 2012,18 mins

The Price of Food

Business Daily

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With food prices volatile once again, we ask who's to blame? Is it governments? The climate? Or is it partly profiteering food companies? We hear from the CEO of Nestle - Peter Brabeck, and Cargill - Paul Conway, and hear some of the criticisms from food security analyst, Rob Bailey of Chatham House. Also, why unemployment is now forcing families closer together, literally. Our regular commentator, James Srodes, reflects on the financial blessings and personal stresses of cohabitation. (Image: Farmers cleaning rice in Burma. Credit: Reuters / Soe Zeya Tun)

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