The American mainstream media will eventually catch on to the enormity of global food crisis and give the story the coverage it deserves, but it definitely hasn't yet. In the meantime, here's what's going on in the rest of the world:

The Times: Rising food prices have led Gordon Brown to consider rolling back investments in biofuels, which are drawing a lot of criticism for using up valuable farmland as food is becoming scarce.

Deutsche Welle: Top EU leaders, including European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, voiced their worries about the prices of food, oil and other commodities on Wednesday. Japan, which imports more than half its food, is particularly concerned about spiraling food prices and said it would place the issue on the agenda at the summit of the Group of Eight rich nations, which it will host in July.

AFP: About 400 people demonstrated in eastern Afghanistan against skyrocketing food prices, witnesses said, in the country's first protest at food costs rising worldwide. The costs of wheat flour has reportedly more than doubled over the past year, with the prices of other staples such as oil and sugar also rising.

Reuters UK: Soaring food prices are a "massacre" of the world's poor and are creating a global nutritional crisis, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday, calling it a sign that capitalism is in decline.

Bloomberg: Almost half the population of Pakistan, the world's seventh-most-populous nation, faces difficulty gaining access to affordable food because of the soaring cost of cereals, a World Food Program official said.

BBC: "A silent tsunami which knows no borders sweeping the world". That is how the head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) summed up the global food shortages.

UPDATE: I stand corrected. Some U.S. papers are picking up on the coverage:

The Washington Times: "Farmers and food executives appealed fruitlessly to federal officials yesterday for regulatory steps to limit speculative buying that is helping to drive food prices higher. Meanwhile, some Americans are stocking up on staples such as rice, flour and oil in anticipation of high prices and shortages spreading from overseas."

NBC11: "The price of rice has increased dramatically in recent weeks due to crop failure overseas and resulting hoarding, NBC11 reported. And at least one Bay Area store is asking customers to hold back on their rice purchases."

Seattle Post Intelligencer: "Media reports are starting to trickle in about grocers limiting some food purchases, while Costco Wholesale Corp. is seeing higher-than-usual demand for staple foods such as rice and flour as consumers appear to be stocking up."