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More transactions in national currencies of member states needed first, according to Moscow A new international reserve currency based on the BRICS currency basket requires more transactions to be made in national currencies, Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development suggested on Monday.

Soaring herbicide prices threaten to reduce harvests, industry experts told the media US farmers have curbed the use of common weedkillers and changed their planting plans over persistent shortages of agricultural chemicals, Reuters reported on Monday, citing interviews with industry players.