STEVE INSKEEP, Host: NPR's business news starts with the rising price of food.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, Host: This has not been a major concern here in the U.S. yet, but restaurants here are feeling the impact. The Los Angeles Times reports today that McDonald's may raise some of its prices to deal with the increased cost of beef and other ingredients.
The United Nations' food agency warns the world is nearing a food crisis. Prices are going up, and the U.N. is calling for rules to curb speculation in grain and other commodity markets. In the U.S., McDonald's reportedly is raising some of its prices.