1.   Grain imports would be necessary, he said, although there had been a fall in the Soviet oil revenues used to pay for them.

2.   Let us focus our attention on where Third World grain imports come from and how they happen to be available in such massive quantities.

3.   A good harvest has decreased the need for U.S. grain imports, for example.

4.   Additionally, any grain imports would likely come from outside the U.S., analysts said.

5.   Last Saturday, the United Nations resumed these grain imports, sending trucks from Pakistan to the Taliban-dominated part of Afghanistan.

6.   Officials in Seoul say North Korea might be appealing for aid to save the money it usually spends on grain imports.

7.   Once Mexico removes the last barriers to grain imports, few Mexican farmers are expected to be able to compete with their northern neighbors.

8.   Barshefsky said she will seek a deal that limits grain imports when she meets with Canadian trade officials in mid-March.

9.   Bulgaria is also negotiating for grain imports from Ukraine and Kazakhstan, Trendafilov told BTA.

10.   Bulgaria is also negotiating for grain imports from Ukraine and Kazakstan, Trendafilov told BTA.