The Argentine Grain Board issuedthe following figures covering shipments of major export grains
in the week to April 1, in tonnes, with comparisons for the
previous week and the same week in 1986.
    Bread wheat        235,800    205,700    115,500
    Maize              158,400    189,000    272,700
    Sorghum             26,500     18,700     39,900
    Soybean                nil        nil        nil
    Sunflowerseed        1,800     18,800        nil
    Cumulative figures for April 1 and this calendar year, with
the previous year's figures in brackets, are as follows, in
thousands of tonnes:
    Bread wheat        64.3   (44.5),    3,074.4   (2,851.4)
    Maize              48.3  (107.7),      486.1     (922.4)
    Sorghum             5.1   (22.2),      108.1     (188.8)
    Soybean             nil    (nil),        nil       (nil)
    Sunflowerseed       0.9    (nil),       43.2       (nil)
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