Word: metrication
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Grain exports are measured in metric tons, equal to about 2,205 Ibs. A metric ton of soybeans contains about 37 bu., of wheat about 37 bu., of corn about...
...Department of Transportation dispatched two big 378-ft. Coast Guard cutters, the Midgett and the Rush, to keep watch over Soviet trawlers fishing off Alaska. The Soviet catch in U.S. waters will be limited to the 75,000 metric tons allowed under permits issued by the U.S. in November; the Soviets had counted on netting about 435,000 tons of fish in American waters this year, about 3% of their annual consumption...
...Carter Administration has been trying to persuade other wheat-exporting nations to cooperate with the embargo and not sell the Soviets the 17 million metric tons of grain eliminated by the U.S. So far, Canada and Australia have given "pretty firm" commitments to go along with the embargo, while Argentina is a question mark. Even if these nations do cooperate, the Soviets may still find other ways to get their grain. Says Verel Bailey, an Iowa corn grower: "The Russians are very effective in manipulating international pipeline supplies. It would not surprise me if a lot of grain starts heading...
...embargo will permit the Soviet Union to buy only what remains of eight million metric tons of grain the U.S. is obligated to sell them. The U.S. will withhold an additional 17 million tons promised to the Soviets...