Waste of food in developed countries drives grain price surge: garbage competing with humans for food

by crazyhr on 2008-05-20 17:59:02

Grain prices are rising, and many poor countries have seen food shortages and unrest. However, in the United States, the richest and strongest country in the world, the situation of food waste is shocking, as 27.5% of the food is wasted every year. From supermarkets, hotels, restaurants to ordinary households' kitchens, all kinds of edible food eventually end up not in people's stomachs but in garbage cans.