(NaturalNews) A rapid increase in demand coupled with insufficient food production has stretched the world's food supply to the limit. Already, food prices have hit record highs and food riots have recently broken out in several countries. Yet experts fear this is only the tip of the iceberg, and we may be on the verge of a cutthroat competition for control of the remaining food supplies once an inevitable disruption occurs.

In Tunisia, riots over food prices and corruption forced the president to flee country and slash food prices in an attempt to contain them. Protests and riots over high commodity prices have since spread to Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Yemen and Jordan. In response, each respective government has begun implementing fiscal packages to temporarily ease prices and restore political stability