Taylor: Russian wheat exports at record high despite government claims

The Agriculture Department’s top trade official on Tuesday added to a chorus of international officials and governments calling out Russia for misinformation about its grain and fertilizer exports, as the Russian government threatens to exit a grain deal guaranteeing the safe passage of food exports from Ukrainian ports. Moscow has indicated it may walk away from the Black Sea Grain Initiative -- initially brokered by the United Nations and Turkey last July -- when it comes up for renewal in...