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G-8 Calls for Countries to Release Rice Stockpiles

At their three-day summit in Japan the leaders of the major industrialized nations called on countries with sufficient food stocks to release some of their reserves to moderate food price in the short term. And to help bring long-term stability to the world's food supply, the leaders said at their summit in Japan that they would consider a proposal to create an emergency food reserve network. VOA's Brian Padden reports.

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