Australia Govt Grants three Wheat Export Permits Of 450,000 Tons: CANBERRA (Dow Jones)--Australia's Agriculture Minister Tony Burke Friday granted three permits covering bulk wheat exports totaling 450,000 metric tons. Glencore was granted a permit to export 300,000 tons of bulk wheat to Iraq, Louis Dreyfus was granted a permit for 100,000 tons to Iraq and GrainCorp Ltd. (GNC.AU) was given a permit covering the export of 50,000 tons to the United Kingdom, Burke said. "The permits for Iraq will help Australian grain reestablish a presence in that market after it was locked out as a result of the Wheat-for-Weapons scandal," Burke said in a statement. The minister said he rejected 35 other applications and is giving further consideration to another. The decision follows his consideration of 39 applications provided by the Export Wheat Commission on Jan. 15, 2008. The applications included 28 outstanding applications from the previous government and 11 new applications, he said. -By Ray Brindal, Dow Jones Newswires.
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