Wednesday, November 17, 2010

The Food Inflation Nightmare Is About To Hit 40% Of The World's Population

Overnight, the threat of further Chinese tightening multiplied as a result of food price inflation. A basket of 18 key vegetables saw their prices increase by 62.4%, year-over-year, in the first 10 days of November.

But just how likely is Chinese tightening?

Waverly Advisors feel that it is now a near certainty, based on the political realities within China.

The fact that Premier Wen Jiabo chose a supermarket as the location for a press appearance to comment on anti-inflationary measures today indicated how seriously Beijing is taking the potential disruptive impact of rising cost at the cash register.

But this isn't just a Chinese problem. 40% of the world's population, found in China, India, and Brazil, is seeing their food prices skyrocket as a result of price inflation. Note India's has actually decreased, but remains close to double digit territory...

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