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...mild winter, and lately the rain has been steady in key western areas. In addition, more higher-yielding winter wheat was planted than in previous years, and as an incentive for farmers to raise production, the government increased the prices it pays for their grain. Nonetheless, Soviet authorities say they are preparing for another disappointing grain harvest. Trade officials in Moscow told a delegation from Western Europe earlier this summer that this year's estimated yield could fall roughly 10 million metric tons below last year's total of 190 million...
...Washington, the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that Moscow will probably have to purchase 38 million tons of foreign grain to cover the shortfall, compared with 33 million tons last year. The Soviets have already signed agreements with seven countries to buy 22 million tons worldwide. At least 9 million will come from the U.S. under the terms of a five-year agreement that went into effect last October...
...desirable direction, toward a more open Olympics, is obvious. But the answers are not all the same for every situation. Should existing programs to identify talent in "emerging sports" be beefed up? Yes, but not against the national grain; there seems to be no good reason, for instance, to push men's field hockey, a good sport unloved here. Should the Celtics be allowed to play basketball in an open Olympics? That is easy: no. Major leaguers in basketball, hockey and soccer should be excluded. It is widely assumed that the 1988 Games will be much less restrictive...
...strategic-arms talks last December, Reagan has repeatedly invited them to return. He has offered to open negotiations to curb chemical weapons, and responded favorably to a longtime Soviet request for a treaty banning the first use of force. Meanwhile, the U.S. and Soviets do continue to discuss grain trading, ways to upgrade the "hot line," and how to deal with incidents between their navies at sea. No progress has been made on the crucial negotiations to reduce nuclear arms, but it is significant that Zamyatin did not declare as a precondition to a summit that the U.S. remove...
...other parties last week. The pact was another step in Alfonsín's drive to maintain national unity at a time when the country is facing an annual inflation rate of 568% and growing labor unrest. Some 400,000 miners, bus drivers, waterworks employees and metal-and grain-workers are currently demanding wage increases...