Chavez takes control of rice mills....

As his economic crisis deepens...will we see more of this in Venezuela???

Soldiers were ordered to take control of the rice mills, which include installations owned by US food giant Cargill.

Mr Chavez accused the companies of disrupting the supply chain by refusing to produce rice at prices set by the government.

"I have ordered the immediate intervention in all those sectors of agro-industry, intervention by the revolutionary government," he said.

Government officials entered a mill owned by Venezuela's top food company, Grupo Polar, on Saturday afternoon and said it would increase its output overnight.