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Letter to President Obama regarding excess speculation
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- Parent Category: Global Concerns
- Category: Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
- Created on 02 April 2009
- Last Updated on 12 July 2012
- Published on 02 April 2009
- Written by Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
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The MOGC played a key role in writing and circulating a letter to President Obama requesting decisive support for efforts to wring out excess speculation in agricultural futures markets that threatens the food security of hundreds of millions of people. The letter was signed by 183 social justice and civil society groups including 108 international groups from 29 countries and 76 groups based in the United States. Check the MOGC website under "economic justice" to read this letter and other articles on speculation and food markets.



