Russia May Become Major Wheat Exporter
Received Friday, 8.50 p';m. WASIllNGTON, Feb. 3'. Russia was totl^y , elected "to , tlie eleven-nation steerixxg committee of'llie Jntcr nationai Wheat Conferexice, tlxereby. gainiug a direct- say in the prlco negotiations. Observers believe Russia 's . .electidu indicated that tlxe • xaajor exportijxg countries and importors are taking seriouslv Russia 's olfor. to, become- a nxajoi' wheat exporter under the propossd agreement. Tlie Sbviet is reported to have olfered to 'sYipilly .20 -per 06111. 0/: all the wheat so'ught by impoirters undOr the agreement. Tliis would probably axnount to maro tlxan 100,000,000 bushcls yea'rlv. -fRer present exports are about one-thifd iQi that total. •. ' ..
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Chronicle (Levin), 5 February 1949, Page 7
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