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Mongolia bans grain exports as hottest temperatures in 56 years cause drought

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by Reuters
Friday, 28 July 2017 08:11 GMT

Authorities are also dealing with wildfires in Mongolia's fragile steppe and desert environment

ULAANBAATAR, July 28 (Reuters) - Mongolia has suspended grain exports with as much as a third of its farmland suffering from severe drought after temperatures last month rose to the highest in more than half a century, agricultural officials said.

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