Argentina threatens barley export cap in bid to boost wheat crop
date:Mar 11, 2013
United States and Australia.

Lack of corn and wheat - a key ingredient in bread and other staples - could put basic foods out of reach for poorer nations already struggling with the sluggish world economy and high unemployment, increasing the risk of rebellion and other upheavals in emerging markets.

Argentina needs about 6 million tonnes of wheat annually for domestic consumption. The government has approved 3 million tonnes of wheat to be shipped overseas in the 2012/13 crop year, having hal
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