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Hot, dry weather threatening global supply of top-quality wheat
The problem is made worse by low prices which have discouraged farmers from planting the crop
Published Tue, Jul 18, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Chicago
DROUGHTS are shrivelling high-quality wheat crops across the globe, sending prices to multi-year highs as bread makers scramble for supplies.
High-protein wheat has emerged as the one tight spot in a global grains market swamped with abundant stocks after four years of bumper harvests.
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