Peru Turns To Imports As Potatoes Dominate Local Diet
Peru grows over 10,000 potato varieties and imports from France to cover shortages in growing cities. Peasants in southern Peru eat up to a kilogram daily, while the government promotes kiwicha and other Incas grains to cut the food import bill. The potato’s global spread contrasts with Peru’s rich local diversity and political strains during shortages.
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Expo 86 attendance breaks records at Vancouver site
Expo 86 draws hundreds of thousands to the Vancouver site over the weekend pushing total visits past 18 million with three weeks left. Food merchants report boosted sales and staffing while visitors complain of long lines amid crowded streets and heavy border traffic during the holiday period.
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Farmers need more bins to store record harvest
Canada faces a record 56 million tonnes harvest as Prairie farmers rush to buy steel bins to store grain. Sask Wheat Pool's Martin Hopkins notes demand more than double last year while US surplus storage and low prices pressure markets.
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Launching of commercial satellites disrupted
Reagan’s move to pull most commercial payloads from the space shuttle prompts satellite owners to seek launches from France China or the Soviet Union. Only 15 commercial satellites will launch on the shuttle through 1992, with backups and foreign options filling the gap as industry faces cost, policy, and technology hurdles.
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