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G20 deputies to consider action on food prices - Mexico official


    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Group of 20 officials will consider whether there is a need for action to combat high global food prices at their upcoming meeting this month, a senior Mexican finance ministry official said on Tuesday.

    Rising global food prices have sparked concern about a repeat of the food crisis in 2008 and officials from the G20, which is chaired by Mexico this year, have already held a teleconference to discuss the problem.

    "There will be a discussion of whether there needs to be additional action but this discussion has not taken place yet," Mexican Finance Ministry Chief Economist Miguel Messmacher said of the September 23-24 meeting of finance ministry and central bank deputies in Mexico City.

    (Reporting by Krista Hughes; Editing by James Dalgleish)