A Skeptical Survivalist

France’s Agriculture Minister Bruno Le Maire warns that food riots are inevitable if developed nations don’t find long-term solutions to spiraling world commodity prices.

Le Maire, visiting for talks before a gathering of G20 agriculture ministers in Paris in June, said Thursday that costs are soaring because barely enough food is being produced for the world’s people.

Le Maire says the uneasy balance between current need and production could be easily tilted by a major flood or drought affecting crops. He says developed nations should help poorer ones, but co-operation among developing countries is equally important.

Ahhhh, no need to worry, we never have weird weather these days…

The world faces a “real risk” of a food crisis as agriculture-commodity prices climb, increasing the likelihood of riots in developing countries, French Agricultural Minister Bruno Le Maire said earlier this month. Rising prices have pushed 44 million more people into “extreme” poverty indeveloping countries since June, the World Bank estimates.