Food vs. fuel

Chinese delegation signs huge soybean trade agreement with the U.S.

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping along with several Chinese leaders visiting Iowa on Feb. 15 agreed to purchase $4.31 billion worth of U.S. soybeans from Iowa farms. China is expected to sign more deals with a total record purchase of 12 million tons of soybeans this year.

Energizing Biofuel

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Fueling the food crisis

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America’s farmers and food prices

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U.N. food plan

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Biofuel vs. Food?

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Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Jean Ziegler, the United Nations “Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food” about how biofuel production may be contributing to the global food crisis.

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Stuffed and starved

Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Raj Patel, author of “Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System”.

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Wheat prices soar

Michael Pollan about the worry over world wheat supplies; the price of wheat has soared to record highs recently and meanwhile the World Food Program of the United Nations is warning that expensive wheat could soon force the agency

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Fueling the food crisis

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Some agriculture experts say demand for ethanol is to blame for the global crisis in food prices. They want Congress to back away from aggressive targets. But Living on Earth’s Jeff Young finds little appetite for that on Capitol Hill.