Governments stockpile food staples

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Governments across the developing world are stockpiling food staples in an attempt to contain panic buying, inflation and social unrest.But the hoarding is driving agricultural commodity prices even higher. The cost of wheat, the world’s most important staple, reached a fresh two-and-a-half-year high on Thursday, after countries from Algeria to Saudi Arabia announced extraordinary purchases.