Posted: Feb. 10,2010 10:42 am PHT
Food Costs Push Up Asia Inflation

People in New Delhi,India,stand in line earlier this month to receive free food. Prices for rice,sugar,milk,and in some places,fruits,vegetables and cooking oils,have risen in recent months (AP)
Feb 10,2010,HONG KONG (WSJ) -- The rising cost of food is driving Asian inflation rates higher,increasing the stakes for a successful harvest this year in a region still bruised by the 2008 food crisis. . . continue reading.







