Japan To Take Up Rising Food Prices At G8 Summit

DOI 22 April 2008

THOMSON FINANCIAL (TOKYO)--Japan's Farm Minister said 22 April he will bring up food security in talks at the World Trade Organization and G8, fearing that soaring grain prices will hit importers. As demand shoots up, producers such as China, Argentina and Russia are looking at tightening grain exports to ensure domestic supply. In letters to UN chief Ban Ki-moon and World Band president Robert Zoellick, Japan asked for help in addressing the issue at the G8 summit, which groups Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States. Source: http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/04/22/afx4916779.html (Reliability: 8)