11.   It buys its wheat from abroad.

12.   Iran ranked second behind Algeria in buying durum wheat grown in Canada.

13.   Morocco, Algeria, Egypt and Pakistan could soon buy wheat from exporters such as the U.S., traders said.

14.   Other countries, including Turkey and Pakistan, are also looking to buy wheat.

15.   Pakistan normally buys white wheat used in bakery products and grown in the Pacific Northwest.

16.   Several countries are preparing to buy wheat from the U.S., traders said.

17.   Speculators betting on higher prices have sold their September contracts to buy wheat for delivery in December.

18.   Speculators, too, are looking for the chance to buy wheat.

19.   Still, an unusually poor harvest this year could force that country to buy wheat on the international market.

20.   The halt in American wheat credits has prompted Pakistan to buy wheat from Australia, said Sen. Slade Gorton, R-Wash.