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As global food costs rise, are biofuels to blame?

As the world enters 2008 with the lowest grain stockpiles on record, near-record grain prices, and prospects for even tighter supplies as global demand rises for food and fuel. Converting corn and soybeans into fuels is contributing to higher food prices. The dispute is how much.

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