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Russia Record Wheat Harvest Raises Quality Issue


Russia Record Wheat Harvest Raises Quality Issue
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Despite a struggling economy, Russian agriculture recently outpaced Canada and the United States in wheat exports, becoming the world’s largest supplier of the key ingredient for making bread.  But Russia’s rise as a grain superpower has been accompanied by a drop in the overall quality of wheat being produced.  VOA’s Daniel Schearf reports from Moscow.

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