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Brazil's Inflation Slows for Second Month on Food (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)

Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Brazilian inflation slowed in July for a second consecutive month on moderating food prices, bolstering confidence that the central bank will bring consumer prices back to target next year.

Brazil's Inflation Slows for Second Month on Food (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil's inflation slowed in July for a second consecutive month on moderating food prices. Consumer prices as measured by the benchmark IPCA index climbed 0.53 percent last month, compared with 0.74 percent in June and 0.79 percent in May, the statistic agency said today.

SENEGAL: Food insecurity threatens 2.1 million (AlertNet)

Source: IRIN Up to 2.1 million Senegalese are facing food insecurity linked to high food prices and a poor 2007 harvest, according to an inter-ministerial government assessment.

Is Your Organic Food Really Organic? (Environmental News Network)

When you buy food with a "USDA organic" label, do you know what you're getting? Now is a good time to ask such a question, as the USDA just announced Monday it was putting 15 out of 30 federally accredited organic certifiers they audited on probation, allowing them 12 months to make corrections or lose their accreditation. At the heart of the audit for several certifiers were imported foods and ...

Energy costs, not ethanol behind rising food prices (AG Weekly)

Retail food prices at supermarkets increased 3.5 percent over the last three months, according to an American Farm Bureau Federation market basket survey.