G20 farm ministers tackle high food prices, agreeing to a watered-down declaration that fell short of France's proposals to tighten regulation of commodity markets.

Update:  looks like the other farm ministers weren't convinced to support France's push for new regulations


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(Reuters) - G20 farm ministers settled a deal on Thursday to tackle high food prices, agreeing to a watered-down declaration that fell short of France's ambitious proposals to tighten regulation of commodity markets.