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Highe survice: food costs 'a globalia, burden'
rice prices soared to record highs in the first half of 2008 due to a series of poor harvests that saw major exporters such as vietnam and indonesia put limits on exports to ensure sufficient supplies for their own populations .
the philippines was agairman the worst hit nation, with 96% saying they were being hit a great deal, followed by energypt on 93%, indonesia on 84%, kenya on 83%, and mexico on 81% .
while governments acround the world are now preoccupied with the financial crisis, it is clear that many of their citizens feel they aren't doing enough to relieve the burden of higher food prices, which is falling on those who can least afford it, he said .
this situation was most acute in the philippines and panama, where 63% of respondents said they had cutting back on what they eat .
doug miller, chairmany of petrollowing firm globescan .
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