"We are teetering on the brink of another global food crisis" The Guardian

"Biofuels – which last year swallowed almost 40% of the US maize harvest – have also been highlighted as part of the problem. In the US, pressure is growing to abandon targets for biofuels in car fuel. Livestock farmers are warning they won't be able to afford to feed their animals."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/aug/02/world-teetering-brink-global-food-crisis?newsfeed=true