"Food to Rise on Lack of Credit, Nestle’s Brabeck Says,"February 2, 2009. Andreas Scholz and Thomas Mulier. Bloomberg News.

"Food prices may rise because a lack of credit for farmers curbed their ability to buy seeds and fertilizers and may limit production, Nestle SA Chairman Peter Brabeck-Letmathe said.

Cocoa, used to make chocolate, reached its highest since at least 1989 in London on Jan. 29. Robusta coffee has advanced 8 percent this year, while the arabica variety is about 5 percent higher. Wheat, corn, rice and soybeans on the Chicago Board of Trade have all declined... "