In Algeria, three people are dead, hundreds more have been injured, and close to 1,000 have been arrested in protests that have engulfed the nation. The protests were triggered by a sudden hike in food prices. Staple items such as flour, sugar and cooking oil increased in price by an average of 30 percent in recent days. The protesters, predominantly young Algerians, have also complained of housing shortages, failed economic policies, corruption and a growing inequality gap. Attempting to quell the violence, the Algerian government has declared that it will cut food prices by 14 percent and it will increase the amount of soft wheat it supplies to local markets. The rise in food prices in Algeria is consistent with the rise in food prices globally, which are currently at an all-time high. In an effort to forestall similar protests, the Indonesian government has eliminated tariffs on imports of wheat, soy beans and cattle feed.