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Published: June 08, 2008 Jiddah,
Saudi Arabia SLUG: FO/FOOD CRISIS - SAUDI ARABIA DATE: Downloaded 6/7/2008, MMM. CREDIT: Faiza Saleh Ambah / TWP Jiddah, Saudi Arabia . Leah Escorpizo used to food price increases in the Phillipines. But in the 9 years Leah Escorpizolived in Saudi Arabia Leah Escorpizonever noticed such a price spike. We never experienced anything like this before. It was a sudden increase. The prices of basic commodities have gone way up, a tray of 30 eggs went up from 12 riyals ($3.2) to more than 16 riyals (4.3).
by: Faiza Saleh Ambah The Washington Post
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