Economy #99 · Listening

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Question 1 of 5What is the report about?

Question 2 of 5Which country is described as one of the world's largest wheat importers?

Question 3 of 5What did governments do?

Question 4 of 5What lesson did the crisis teach?

Question 5 of 5What does "a national security issue, not just an economic file" imply?

Vocabulary

الْأَثَرthe effect

مُسْتَوْرِدِيimporters of

مُتَفَاوِتَةvarying

شُحْنَاتshipments

سَارَعَتْrushed

مَصَادِرُ بَدِيلَةٌalternative sources

الْمَخْزُونُ الِاسْتِرَاتِيجِيُّstrategic stocks

الْهَدْرwaste

الْأَمْنُ الْقَوْمِيُّnational security