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World Food Prices Rise to Record on Sugar, Meat Costs
• BloombergWorld food prices rose to a record in December on higher sugar, grain and oilseed costs, the United Nations said, exceeding levels reached in 2008 that sparked deadly riots from Haiti to Egypt. An index of 55 food commodities tracked by the Food a