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Tuesday, 10 August 2010 20:17
Russian ban on exports rattles wheat sector
Just as Russian emergency officials were reporting some success in taming the fires ravaging the countryside, heavy smoke has finally hit Moscow, bringing the city to a near standstill. But that's not as scary as the more important possible effect on the global wheat sector. The wildfires and a severe drought have devastated more than a third of cultivable land in Russia, leading Putin to impose a temporary ban on grain exports last week.
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Agribusiness & Fertlizers


