POSSIBLE FOOD UNREST IN CENTRAL ASIA

Harvest yields below projected levels combined with rising prices have analysts watching events in Central Asia, wondering if increased food prices might trigger civic protests.

Poor weather has combined with the U.S. demand for ethanol bio-fuel to affect global grain prices. Because the United States exports most of the world


Kazakhstan, however, again differs from its neighbors, projecting its autumn harvest to possibly reach a record-setting 20 million tons, according to Minister of Agriculture Akhmedzhan Yessimov. These estimates top the Ministry of Agriculture