29 Countries Cut Food Exports
7 July 2008 “The restrictions are making it harder for impoverished importing countries to afford the food they need. The export limits are forcing some of the most vulnerable people, those who rely on relief agencies, to go hungry,” reports the Times.
The export bans have been implemented to ensure that citizens in these countries will have enough to eat at affordable prices; however, national and human disasters such as Australia’s drought and Argentina’s strikes are causing countries used to exports from these nations to depend upon those still exporting large amounts – such as Thailand, Brazil, Canada, and the US.
“‘It’s obvious that these export restrictions fuel the fire of price increases,’ said Pascal Lamy, the director general of the World Trade Organization.”
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