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United Kingdom Wheat prices soar as Russia bans grain exports
Published on 06/08/2010
With one-fifth of Russia's farmland destroyed by drought and wildfire, Prime Minister Putin has banned grain exports. The move, intended to keep domestic food costs down, has caused a spike in global wheat prices.