1.  In September, Wickramaratne sparked a controversy by telling parliament that Sri Lankans, who spend most of their income paying skyrocketing food bills, were eating too much.

2.  Mugabe faced unprecedented rioting last month over skyrocketing food prices and other economic problems.

3.  Two days of riots protesting skyrocketing food prices forced the government to send troops Tuesday to Harare and its volatile suburbs, where looting has been widespread.

4.  Farm production is expected to decline in China this year, a report said Wednesday, putting pressure on already skyrocketing food prices.