Digestz - PRICE RISES PUSH U.N. FOOD BODY COSTS UP NEAR 40 PCT

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Price rises push U.N. food body costs up near 40 pct

2008/04/24 15:42:10 @Reuters: International News

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The cost of feeding the world's hungry has spiked nearly 40 percent, primarily because of spiraling food costs and oil prices, the World Food Program's executive director said on Thursday.
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