(EST PUB DATE) RAISING SOVIET FOOD IMPORT COSTS: CAN THE WEST DO IT?

- 4 : {74 Te N CONTI DENT HAET~NOEORN— i TOW Va 2 Raising Soviet Food Import Costs: Can The West Do It? { 170 ES oF Soviet grain imports have grown enormously over the past :; U4 decade and this year will account for one-fifth of all grain md bought in international markets. Three consecutive harvest failures have made Moscow's need for foreign grain especially pressing. Five major exporters--the United States, Canada, Australia, Argentina, and the EC--account for some 90 percent of world grain...