"WRAPUP 1-US drought spurs ethanol push-back; World Bank watchful" Reuters

"We cannot allow short-term food price spikes to have damaging long-term consequences for the world's most poor and vulnerable," World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said in a statement. "The World Bank and our partners are monitoring this situation closely so we can help governments put policies in place to help people better cope."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/30/usa-drought-idUSL2E8IUBMG20120730