Moscow has bought nearly three million tons of corn since March 28.

But over the last four weeks, it has suddenly bought 200,000 tons of this staple.

India had planned to buy three million tons of wheat.

They had 1000 rubles, which could buy 1.5-2 tons of paper.

China bought 400,000 tons of wheat under the subsidy program.

People looking to buy three tons of excess are by definition not practical or even logical.

Last year Iraq bought 538,000 tons of American rice, worth about $180 million.

The Federal Government buys 300,000 tons of paper a year.

China had been expected to buy 300,000 metric tons of sugar.

The company bought 95,000 tons of paper in fiscal year 2007.