Sunday, March 4, 2012

Food prices a crime.(News)

The rising food prices have raised some comments in the media, but not much has been said.

I believe this to be a big issue and it needs some answers.

To begin with, South Africa has apparently had good crops this year, so this can't be the reason.

Secondly, and perhaps the most questionable "reason" was the petrol price hike. When the petrol price dropped, why did the food prices not adjust accordingly? Food prices rise with every petrol hike, but never drop when petrol does. Why?

Surely South Africans need to be asking themselves where the real problem lies. Food is an essential commodity. We, the public, are at …

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