date:Jul 07, 2012
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A debate on Food Price Volatility and the Role of Speculation featured Leonel Fernndez Reyna, president of the Dominican Republic, as keynote speaker. The event featured a panel of international experts on commodities, trade and agriculture.
Food price swings were having a tremendous human impact and Fernndez cautioned against using food commodities purely as financial instruments.
Financial speculation is exacerbating market fluctuations and this exacerbation is generating uncertaint