date:Mar 14, 2013
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Iran had previously made large purchases of U.S. wheat in March 2012 despite the political tension.
It also recently made big purchases of wheat from Germany and Australia along with large purchases of soymeal from Argentina and India.
It's unusual for them to buy from the U.S. Even before the sanctions, they were not consistently in the market for U.S. wheat and, in fact, for wheat in general, said Steve Mercer, vice president of communications with the U.S. Wheat Associates, an industr