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Argentina faces fewest wheat acres in century

By Jude Webber in Buenos Aires

Published: April 27 2009 21:36 | Last updated: April 27 2009 23:56

Argentine farmers are preparing to sow what many fear could be their smallest acreage of wheat in more than a century.

Farmers need 200mm of rain to penetrate the soil before they can sow
Seeds of hope: the drought has eased, but farmers need 200mm of rain to penetrate the soil before they can sow
The world’s fourth-biggest wheat exporter is suffering the consequence of disastrous policies and terrible weather.

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