2008Apr1: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak orders army-owned bakeries to produce 1.2 million loaves a day in order to increase bread supplies in the market and reduce prices (LA Times, 2008). Basic food costs have been rising because of high energy and grain costs, climate change effects, and biofuel demand.
Reference: Los Angeles Times. 2008. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-food1apr01,0,5185698.story
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