Russian Officials Mull Grain Export Curbs, Union Says

Russian officials are discussing curbing grain exports as the worst drought in at least half a century threatens domestic shortages, according to an industry body that advises the country’s Agriculture Ministry.

“Restrictions are being discussed,” Grain Union President Arkady Zlochevksy, representing the nation’s biggest producers and traders, said in a telephone interview today. “So far no legal documents are being prepared.”