The United States may offer Moscow more...

The United States may offer Moscow more wheat at prices lower than American consumers pay, government officials say. Top U.S. Agriculture officials met secretly in London with their Soviet counterparts to talk about grain trade issues. While neither side will say what was discussed at the meeting, hastily called by the Soviets, speculation among grain traders is that Washington may soon offer Moscow more subsidized wheat. The United States has already subsidized Soviet consumers over the past two years to the tune of $345.8 million by offering Moscow cut-price wheat.