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If we want food to remain cheap we need to stop putting it in our cars

by Timothy Wise

Coverage of the US drought and the run-up in corn, soybean, and wheat prices has been extensive and welcome. It has also been prone to the repetition of falsehoods and the perpetuation of myths about the causes of the food crisis – and the solutions.

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