Russia Grain Export Ban Benefits US Farmers, Sparks Talk On Climate Change

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 30 No. 8, August 2010


To prevent inflation and ensure supplies for Russian tables and livestock, the Russian government banned all grain exports from Aug. 15 to Dec. 31. The news has sent crop prices soaring. It's bad news for grain importers, but increased demand may boost profits for other grain exporters such as the US. Read the full report here.

 

Source: by Stephen Kurczy, Staff Writer, The Christian Science Monitor.

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