Food speculation in the media

There is strong evidence that speculation exacerbated the last oil and food bubble. Speculation will fuel the next one too, unless meaningful speculative position limits are established.” 
- Sir Richard Branson, founder, Virgin Group

Speculation on food prices has been heavily covered in the media over the 18 months. Here is a selection of the coverage.

Goldman bankers get rich betting on food prices as millions starve
the Independent, 20 January 2013

Cost of food 'not going to stop' rising, warns UK chief scientist
the Telegraph, 2 January 2013

Our food speculation campaigner Heidi Chow speaks on radio 4
the World Tonight, 1 January 2013

Banks making millions out of starving millions through food speculation
the Metro, 2 October 2012

Unholy trade of making millions out of misery
the Independent, 23 August 2012 

FSA 'lobbies on behalf of City firms it regulates,' claims campaign group
the Guardian, 19 June 2012 

Barclays makes £500m betting on food crisis
the Independent, 1 September 2012

Public Eye award singles out mining company Vale, Barclays
the Guardian, 27 January 2012

Act on food prices and hunger, economists tell G20
the Mail and Guardian, 11 October 2011

Mexico's poor suffer as food speculation fuels tortilla crisis
the Ecologist, 13 September 2011

It's time to get tough with the food casino
Globe and Mail, 4 August 2011

Giant grain firm buys up all British wheat in 'unprecedented' purchase
Bureau of Investigative Journalism, 30 July 2011 

The case for regulation of commodity markets
Progress Online, 13 July 2011

How hot money is causing a food prices commodity boom
Daily Mail, 29 June 2011

As food speculators make money, the world's poorest suffer
CNN, 22 June 2011

Food prices mean trouble for poor and politicians
Reuters, 17 June 2011

UN report calls for regulation to curb speculators pushing up food prices
the Guardian, 5 June 2011

Should food be a protected commodity?
the Telegraph, 1 May 2011

Protestors to target Barclays' AGM over food price speculation
BBC, 27 April 2011

Barclays food commodity speculation blamed for spike in prices
New Statesman, 27 April, 2011

Barclays faces protest over role in global food crisis
the Guardian, 25 April 2011

Food speculation: 'People die from hunger while banks make a killing on food'
the Guardian, 23 January 2011