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The countries with surprising stockpiles worth a fortune

Weird and wonderful reserves around the world
Barrels of maple syrup stack up in Canada
Barrels of maple syrup stack up in Canada
China piles up pork
China piles up pork
America has millions of pounds of pork belly
America has millions of pounds of pork belly
Russia is collecting grain
Russian wheat surplus hits European markets
America has too much cheese
Have millennials killed American cheese?
Japan piles up plutonium
Japan stores the bulk of its plutonium overseas
Malaysia stocks up for times of need
Malaysia stocks up for times of need
Butter built up in Europe in the 1980s
Europe's butter is now spread more thinly
Norway has a vault of seeds
Norway has a vault of seeds
Antarctica is the home of the world's ice bank
Antarctica is the home of the world's ice bank
India banks on cotton
India banks on cotton
England has a bank of frozen animal DNA
England has a bank of frozen animal DNA
Rice stacks up in Vietnam
Vietnam's government boosts national rice reserves
Rubber is on tap in Thailand
Thailand sells off some of its rubber reserves
Cuba saves up tobacco
Cuba saves up tobacco
Rhino horn stockpiles are the subject of debate in Africa
Calls for the rhino horn stockpile to be destroyed
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Weird and wonderful reserves around the world

It’s not just precious metals such as gold that countries are keen to amass, a whole host of products from cheese to maple syrup have become quirky nest eggs for nations across the globe. While some collections have now been consigned to history, such as the European butter mountain, other unusual hoards are still being squirrelled away. We take a look at the weird and wonderful reserves that are worth a small fortune around the world.
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Anna Tobin

28 January 2020

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