111.  The Kompas daily newspaper said staple foods such as rice and noodles were scarce and that shoppers in the marketplace could not find fresh vegetables.

112.  The Post quoted councilor Djafar Badjeber as saying speculators were obtaining the staple food from a government agency and selling it at higher prices to make huge profits.

113.  The NSO noted that prices for rice, a staple food in the Philippines, continued to decline, as did corn prices.

114.  The price of rice, the staple food of the sprawling Southeast Asian nation, has more than tripled.

115.  The prices of bread, the staple food for most impoverished Afghans, remained the same.

116.  The students said that such a market operation should target staple foods in particular in order to stabilize their prices.

117.  The protests have created traffic jams and delayed the distribution of staple foods in several places, he said.

118.  The survey by the Food Agency, reported in major Japanese media Friday, showed that many Japanese still remain skeptical about foreign versions of their staple food.

119.  The situation eased during the weekend as the government released new supplies of rice and other staple foods and denied rumors of shortages.

120.  The shops will accommodate staple food sellers under one big roof with one cashier.