BEIJING (AP) - China has canceled export-tax rebates on wheat and other grains, the government said Tuesday, in an apparent effort to slow a surge in food prices by encouraging producers to sell more at home.
The step added to a string of government measures to rein in food price inflation that soared to a monthly rate of 18.2 in November, driven by shortages of pork, grain and other items.
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