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Water fears lead Saudis to end grain output [1]

Saudi Arabia plans to halt wheat production by 2016 because of concerns about the desert kingdom's scarce water resources, according to a US government agency. The Saudi Arabian government has not publicly given details of the move, which comes as global cereal prices surge, driven by strong demand and lagging supply. Top-quality wheat prices for baking bread hit a high this week of $25 a bushel and have more than doubled since January.

Publication Date: 
27/02/2008
Javier Blas [2], Andrew England [3]
Financial Times (London) [4]
Tags:
Agriculture [5], Wheat [6], Water Resources [7], Saudi Arabia [8]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/water-fears-lead-saudis-end-grain-output
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/javier-blas
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/andrew-england
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-times-london
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wheat
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/saudi-arabia