1. A Washington-based grain trade analyst, however, was skeptical, saying the U.S. side remains in favor of extending restrictions on Canadian wheat imports. 2. He is supported by U.S. farm groups and farm-state lawmakers who are also pressing for a limit on Canadian wheat imports. 3. It expired a year later and the U.S. now monitors wheat imports. 4. Since then, the U.S. government has monitored wheat imports, particularly into northern states. 5. Some discussions have been held about wheat imports, though no notable purchases have been made. 6. The developments came amid frantic deal-making over issues ranging from wheat imports to the next census. 7. The United States reached an agreement with Canada to sharply reduce Canadian wheat imports for a year. 8. Wheat gluten imports from the European Union are restricted under a three-year quota that entered its second year in June. 9. Other disputes center on banana imports and an EU tax on wheat import. 10. Burnham had Guyanans eating rice bread at one point when he banned wheat imports in his determination to make the nation consume only what it produced. |