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Food speculation 'increases volatility'

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G20 finance ministers are to meet in Paris for the first meeting of France's year long presidency of the group, a year in which it wants to focus on global food security.

John Paul-Thwaytes, chief executive of JPT Capital and Abdolreza Abbassian, senior economist at the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation discuss the pros and cons of food price speculation.


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