Showing posts with label US sells wheat to Iran. Show all posts
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Monday, March 19, 2012

How's that sanction thing going?

Good for American wheat merchants, apparently. About $160 million so far this year, and Iran is stockpiling much more.

http://www.eurasianet.org/node/65145


“The US Agriculture Department reported on Thursday that Iran bought 120,000 tonnes of US wheat — enough to fill two large cargo ships.”

http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190312/iran___buying_us_wheat_.aspx


(Food is not included in sanctioned items.)