Russia lowers 2012 grain harvest forecast
Aug. 23, 2012, 4:19 a.m. EDT
MOSCOW--Russia's Ministry of Agriculture Thursday lowered its forecast for the 2012 grain harvest to 75 million metric tons, down from an earlier projection of 75 million to 80 million tons.
"Today it is likely that it won't be as much as 80 million tons, but more likely closer to 75 million tons," Agriculture Minister Nikolai Federov said in a televised interview.
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