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Stop bankers betting on food: our campaign to curb commodity speculation

Food campaign news

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Barclays accepts shame award for its role in causing hunger across the world

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Campaign groups call for tough rules to curb food speculation

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EU commodity market regulation battle commences

European banks begin moving away from food speculation

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Stop bankers betting on food: our campaign to curb commodity speculation

Banks are earning huge profits from betting on food prices in unregulated financial markets. This creates instability and pushes up global food prices, making poor families around the world go hungry and forcing millions into deeper poverty.

What is the problem?

A woman tossing black beans Big investment banks, like Barclays, are betting on the price of staple foods, like wheat, maize and soya. This is causing food prices to rise and making people go hungry.

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What is being done?

WDM is campaigning to put pressure on the UK government to back European proposals regulating betting on food prices in financial markets.

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Food speculation resources

Indian woman throwing grain out of a basket Find out more about food speculation and how it is affecting the world's poorest people by looking at our resources.

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Take action - write to George Osborne

Financial speculation is pushing up food prices and causing hunger and poverty around the world. George Osborne can act to prevent this. Email him now.

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