In seeking to understand what may reverse the weakness in exporting, hardly anything is more instructive than contrasting American exports with global trade.

That he often referred to himself as 'the little Greek baker' speaks powerfully to his refusing to claim success beyond what has occurred as the result of good fortune combined with hard work.

The E.R.S. is helping the good industry appreciate a new set of influences on the ultimate cost of ingredients.

An excellent case may be made to enlist all processors of food from grains in efforts to reverse negative attitudes about the importance of grains as foods.

It is almost impossible to measure accurately the health-related qualities of food from studies that follow eating patterns of a large number of people.

Changes made to reflect milling adjustments.

Much of the present-day record in global flour exporting reflects demand from the countries in Near East Asia that are besieged by internal conflicts of varying intensity and length.

Privatizing flour milling has been a possibility almost from the time Saudi Arabia began building mills to replace imports after World War II.

At this early stage, it has been said that leaving the E.U. might cause a downturn in wheat production, while an immediate consequence may be an export gain.

For many eras of existence bread has not just been an essential source of energy and nutrients, but a symbol of universal well-being, of progress and, yes, of peace.