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What? This is basic supply and demand. The supply goes down, the demand stays the same (in fact, demand grows because of panic), so prices rise. Rich countries continue to eat, poor countries starve.

What does democracy in, say, the Philippines have to do with the fact that an exporter (of which there are now less of) can sell to England for $0.20/pound or sell to the Philippines for $0.10/pound?

Consider the 2008 rice crisis which wasn't caused by a shortage of rice (1). You also see this when staple foods suddenly become trendy (2)

(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_global_rice_crisis

(2) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jan/16/vegans...



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