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From: Anthony Matonak
Date: Friday, March 21, 2008 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: Egypt calls for end of biofuels - causing food crisis!
From: Anthony Matonak
Date: Friday, March 21, 2008 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: Egypt calls for end of biofuels - causing food crisis!
calderhome@yahoo.com wrote:
> NEWS - "Egyptian government urges end to biofuel subsidies"
>
> "The U.S. and Europe should stop encouraging the growth of maize and
> other crops for the production of biofuels, a practice that is pushing
> up food prices and hitting the world's poorest people, Egyptian
> Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieldin said Wednesday."
Perhaps Egypt should grow it's own food. Then it wouldn't matter
what the U.S. and Europe do. Their own food prices would be under
their own control.
Anthony
