The Role of Speculators in the Global Food Crisis

by Beat Balzli and Frank Hornig Thursday, Apr. 24, 2008 at 4:12 PM
mbatko@lycos.com

Vast amounts of money are flooding the world's commodities markets, driving up prices of staple foods like wheat and rice. Biofuels and droughts can't fully explain the recent food crisis. Hedge funds and small investors bear some responsibility for global hunger.

for the article published in: Spiegel, 4/23/2008, click on

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,549187,00.html

Original: The Role of Speculators in the Global Food Crisis