IFA: EU must reaffirm food security to guard against global shortages

EUROPEAN policymakers should heed global political uncertainty and reaffirm food security within the EU, according to IFA president John Bryan.

Mr Bryan was responding to predictions by food industry analysts at a sugar industry conference in Dubai this week that global food shortages will lead to widespread stockpiling.

Analysts at the Kingsman Dubai Sugar Conference 2011 predicted that the US will lead a stockpiling trend, followed by other western nations. They also cited reports from Tunisia, Egypt and Libya that suggested soaring food prices are the key spark behind revolts in the Middle East.