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Wheat Sales Soar

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From the Prairies to Baghdad: Ottawa sees potential as wheat sales to Iraq soar

Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press
Canada sold more wheat to Iraq last year than any other country except the United States, a tantalizing trade relationship that has piqued Ottawa's interest.

Canadian wheat exports to Iraq jumped almost 450 per cent in 2009, when the Middle Eastern country bought 1.4 million metric tonnes of the Canuck grain. By comparison, Canada shipped 1.7 million tonnes of wheat to the U.S., its biggest trading partner.