Read more food supply stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22309/food-supply.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:47:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/55785/us-food-safety-not-improving-feds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe safety of the US food supply from disease or contamination has not significantly improved in recent years, the New York Times reports today. A survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that occurrences of major illnesses from tainted food have held steady for the past 3...http://www.newser.com/story/55785/us-food-safety-not-improving-feds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 16:02:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33606/haitians-turn-to-mud-cakes-to-fill-empty-bellies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagImpoverished Haitians have been reduced to living off mud cakes, the Guardian reports. The cakes of clay and water—long eaten by poor pregnant women seeking calcium—are increasingly the only food many families can afford. The global fuel and food crisis has hit Haiti, and half the population is...http://www.newser.com/story/33606/haitians-turn-to-mud-cakes-to-fill-empty-bellies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Jul 2008 6:08:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27062/us-predicts-bumper-crops-will-ease-food-crisis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFarmers worldwide will reap record-breaking harvests of wheat and rice this year, the US projects, and the news is expected to ease some of the worldwide concern about food prices. The USDA says good weather will bring bumper crops that will replenish depleted stocks, Reuters reports. Analysts warned, however, that...http://www.newser.com/story/27062/us-predicts-bumper-crops-will-ease-food-crisis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 10 May 2008 9:11:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26280/bush-770m-needed-for-food-aid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmid rising food prices and overtaxed international reserves, President Bush proposed a new $770 million aid package today, Reuters reports. The money is part of a supplemental $70 billion measure that also includes Iraq war funding and would require a vote in Congress.http://www.newser.com/story/26280/bush-770m-needed-for-food-aid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 May 2008 15:40:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26080/another-key-shortage-fertilizer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of the less touted factors behind the global food crisis is a shortage in chemical fertilizer, which has helped boost crop yields dramatically and particularly benefited the developing world. But while growing demand is unlikely to be met for many years, the environmental impact of producing and using chemical...http://www.newser.com/story/26080/another-key-shortage-fertilizer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Apr 2008 10:02:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25330/costco-sees-high-demand-for-basics-rice-flour.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCostco is seeing unusually high demand for basics such as rice and flour, Reuters reports, a development the warehouse giant attributes to customer uncertainty over global food shortages. The company, which sells to individual shoppers as well as restaurants, has put limits in place for those items at some stores....http://www.newser.com/story/25330/costco-sees-high-demand-for-basics-rice-flour.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Apr 2008 21:56:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24502/humble-spud-could-solve-food-crisis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSharp hikes in the prices of staples like wheat and rice are sending shockwaves around the world and convincing governments to rediscover the virtues of the potato, Reuters reports. Spuds are nutritious, will grow just about anywhere, and they yield up to four times more food per acre than other...http://www.newser.com/story/24502/humble-spud-could-solve-food-crisis.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Apr 2008 2:39:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/18297/fda-plans-to-open-outpost-in-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica's food imports from China are rising and the Food and Drug Administration is planning to start exporting American inspectors to protect the US food supply, Reuters reports. FDA officials hope to open a China office to help them raise food safety standards and to make it easier to act...http://www.newser.com/story/18297/fda-plans-to-open-outpost-in-china.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 Feb 2008 6:00:00 CST