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James Marson writes:

After Russia banned grain exports in July, worried eyes across the globe turned to neighbour Ukraine, another of the world's top grain exporters. The agriculture minister said in mid-August that a quota of 2.5m tonnes on wheat and barley exports would likely be introduced, but the government then um-ed and ah-ed for almost a month before announcing on September 10 that there was no need for limits. Read the story here.