British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has written to Japanese Prime Minister and G-8 Nations Chairman Yasuo Fukuda calling for a discussion of the impact of biofuel production on food prices at the Group of Eight rich nations summit in July.
“There is a growing consensus that we need urgently to examine the impact on food prices of different kinds and production methods of biofuels, and ensure that their use is responsible and sustainable,” Brown wrote.
On Friday, French farm minster Michel Barnier told Reuters that production of food must take precedence over biofuels as prices surge and the threat of famine grows, and called for a European Union initiative on world supplies. “Absolute priority must be given to agricultural production for food,” he said.
