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Dave
2-5-2005, 11:44 pm
Iraq has refused to accept several shipments of Australian wheat, citing contamination with iron fillings as the reason.

Despite high level negotiations it seems the AWB is no closer to resolving the situation.

There are several possible causes for the stand-off, including aggressive US competition and a statement made by an AWB executive to a parliamentary enquiry several months ago.

Full story (Yahoo! Finance, Singapore) (http://sg.biz.yahoo.com/050502/15/3sag4.html)