11.   Kazakstan might have to begin importing grain unless the state grain policy is changed, a government official said Thursday.

12.   Malawi imports grain from South Africa via Zimbabwe and unrest could disrupt transportation networks, said Agriculture Minister Aleke Banda.

13.   Russia will not import foreign grain this year, despite a severe summer drought that has damaged one-third of its crop, officials said Wednesday.

14.   Russian officials have said previously that the country did not foresee the need to import grain this year.

15.   Some small Russian grain-trading firms are expected to import some grain from Kazakhstan.

16.   That region regularly imports grain because of the high cost of shipping Russian grain across the country.

17.   Tanzania is suffering from a severe drought that has forced the government to import grain to beef up emergency food reserves.

18.   That would provide the North with hard currency to import foreign grain, Seoul officials have said.

19.   The country has been importing staple grains for months and that cannot be attributed to El Nino alone.

20.   The local currency, the loti, had also depreciated against other major currencies, making it more expensive to import grain, he said.