It seems not just likely, but inevitable, that Doha Round negotiations will simply run out.

It is likely that this is one of the few times that national social stability has been tied to discovering what accounts for food price moves.

It is possible to declare with confidence that the past year was a satisfactory one for flour milling and for flour-based foods.

Instead of the fears and the scorn that opponents of modified crops find joy in shouting, it is delightful to dream of the benefits for humankind that are promised by the application of this technology.

Grain-based foods may well have more family companies than any major industry.