Conference grapples with factors contributing to world hunger

Monday, April 14, 2008 | 10:28 p.m. CDT; updated 4:31 p.m. CDT, Saturday, July 19, 2008

KANSAS CITY — Soaring commodity prices. Rising fuel costs. A growing world population. Weather-related disasters. Competition from biofuels. The lowest level of grain stocks in decades.

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