1.   As a goodwill gesture, China has already agreed to drop its longstanding ban on importing wheat from the Pacific Northwest.

2.   Chinese officials said today they will still need to import wheat.

3.   Even so, Beijing is unlikely to resume importing American wheat any time soon, Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman said last week.

4.   However, Beijing is unlikely to resume importing American wheat any time soon, Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman said last week.

5.   I can import wheat from Europe at half that price.

6.   People are also now free to import wheat and produce wheat flour without first dealing with institutions like the State Logistics Agency.

7.   Add to that the financial burden of importing wheat.

8.   Countries having to import wheat to meet demand are at a disadvantage as prices rise.

9.   Glickman said Turkey would not be able to import wheat from any other country because its standards were far too high.

10.   Traditionally a leading European grain exporter, it was importing wheat.