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Bird & Fish Deaths in Arkansas and Loiusiana
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(Russia) We'll Keep All Our Wheat!
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia, the world's third wheat exporter, Thursday banned grain exports for the next four-and-a-half months due to a record drought that has destroyed millions of hectares (acres) of its land.
Wheat futures shot up to new two-year highs on commodities markets after the sudden announcement from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin raised concerns about global grain supplies.
"In connection with the unusually high temperatures and the drought, I consider it right to impose a temporary ban on the export from Russia of grain and other products produced from grain," Putin told a government meeting.
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Worldwide weather worries make wheat burst...
Saturday, JUly 24th, 2010
The global wheat crop is encountering problems of biblical proportions, driving wheat prices to 13-month highs on Thursday morning.
Russia and its neighbors, Ukraine and Kazakhstan, provide nearly 30 percent of the wheat to the global market, but are currently experiencing the worst drought in 130 years. Hot temperatures and severe drought are causing production estimates across the Former Soviet Union and Western Europe to be slashed, threatening to reduce wheat exports drastically.
At the same time, Canada (11 percent of global wheat exports) is suffering from too much rain, which is delaying this year's production. Even the Australians (12 percent) haven't been able to meet production estimates, as their crop is being threatened by locusts and a dry winter.
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Shelter industry sees spike in sales...
Friday, July 31st, 2009
For some industries, bad news is good news. Just think about the panic swine flu has caused around the world, and it's no wonder that Popular Mechanics says the economic downturn isn't hurting all businesses equally: