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The global food crisis

Wheat drops to six-month low

By Javier Blas in London

Published: April 24 2008 20:53 | Last updated: April 24 2008 20:53

Wheat prices on Thursday fell to a six-month low after Ukraine, one of the world’s largest exporters of the grain, cut back its restrictions on exports.

Ukraine’s return to the global market came on top of prospects of a bumper crop in breadbasket areas such as the Black Sea basin, Canada and the European Union, prompting some analysts to say the worst of the wheat price inflation was now over.

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