21.  He said all essential food items were being distributed for the festive season in all districts through the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority and the Malaysian Fisheries Development Board.

22.  In Ipoh, prices of essential food items remained stable today.

23.  Prices of essential food items in small villages and Felda settlements in areas such as Bukit Tangga, Guar Napai, Changlun, and Kodiang were also checked.

24.  The budget has allocated trillions of rupiah to subsidize the import of essential food items.

25.  The bishops have also said that the American embargo of Cuba deprives the neediest people of essential foods and medicines.

26.  The Chechens are inveterate traders, and this has kept the markets stocked with essential foods.

27.  The elected leaders then start looking for suppliers and manufacturers of essential food items.

28.  The IMF has agreed that Indonesia can continue to subsidize essential food items.

29.  The government said Friday private firms agreed to hold down prices of essential foods to avoid violent protests against more price rises.

30.  The International Committee of the Red Cross recently began an air lift operation to bring essential food and medicine to Kabul.