from The Real News Network.
Paul Jay interviews Jayati Ghosh who is Professor of Economics and currently also Chairperson at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She explains how prices for food have been grossly distorted since 2003 when a law was passed in the US allowing non-agricultural businesses to trade in the futures market. Based on her analysis, she predicts another imminent food price bubble.
Also, here is part 2 (8:09m video) where she further explains the operation of financial institutions playing in the "free" markets to increase their profits but result in undermining food supplies in developing countries, and she explains what needs to be done to stop this.