1980 grain embargo
The 1980 grain embargo describes the policy enacted by the United States that banned the export of grain and technology to the Soviet Union in response to the invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. Initiated by the Carter administration in January 1980, the embargo was lifted by Ronald Reagan in April 1981. Tangible effects of the embargo were negligible, with the Soviet Union simply acquiring grain from alternative sources in South America and Europe. It is widely asserted that commodity prices dropped following the embargo, contributing to a severe farm crisis. However, analysis of actual market data at the time contradict this assertion: wheat and corn grain prices, the dominant export crops, actually rose during all of the months of the embargo and only fell after President Reagan lifted the
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1980 grain embargo
The 1980 grain embargo describes the policy enacted by the United States that banned the export of grain and technology to the Soviet Union in response to the invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. Initiated by the Carter administration in January 1980, the embargo was lifted by Ronald Reagan in April 1981. Tangible effects of the embargo were negligible, with the Soviet Union simply acquiring grain from alternative sources in South America and Europe. It is widely asserted that commodity prices dropped following the embargo, contributing to a severe farm crisis. However, analysis of actual market data at the time contradict this assertion: wheat and corn grain prices, the dominant export crops, actually rose during all of the months of the embargo and only fell after President Reagan lifted the
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1980年穀物禁運是因1979年12月24日苏联入侵阿富汗, ...... 年6月,阿根廷向苏联出口粮食1500万吨,超额利润达25%。
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The 1980 grain embargo describ ...... ent Reagan lifted the embargo.
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1980年穀物禁運是因1979年12月24日苏联入侵阿富汗, ...... 加拿大谷物的传统出口市场。1980年12月,加拿大退出禁运。
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The 1980 grain embargo describ ...... er President Reagan lifted the
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1980 grain embargo
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1980年穀物禁運
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