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A quarter of country’s crops lost in heatwave, Medvedev says

Published on 12/08/2010

Around a quarter of Russia's crops have been lost in a record heatwave, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday, warning that many farms were facing bankruptcy. Russia earlier this month shocked markets by announcing a ban on wheat exports.