On the eve of next week's international summit on the food crisis, a new U.N. report foresees ten years of higher food costs, while the U.S. again defends biofuels. (New York Times)
Related: The World Bank announces a $1.2 billion loan program to help combat the food crisis. (Bloomberg)
The FDA will likely miss the September deadline mandated by Congress to introduce a new food-safety database. (OMBWatch.com)
A look at the hops shortage raising beer prices. (AFP)
