The first and only book to describe the seven secretive families and five far-flung companies that control the world's food supplies. Little has changed their central role since Morgan's best-selling book first appeared in 1979.
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Dan Morgan has been a reporter, editor and foreign correspondent for the Washington Post for more than 30 years. In addition to Merchants of Grain, he has written Rising in the West, the story of an "Okie" family and the making of the modern Sun Belt.
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
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An excellent work detailing how only a handful of families have controlled the worlds grain trade for centuries. A great piece for families that till the soil, but one that is even more important to the people who live in the city; and have no idea of the power and control that these families wield. Reading this book will show you how these families control the cheap food policies as well as the commodities markets and other products world wide.
30 of 33 people found the following review helpful
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I am a captain on Mississippi River towboats. I have pushed millions of tons of grain down the Mississippi River for years. But I never really understood the gobal impact of the world's grain company's until I read this book.
Now I understand the real power behind families such as Cargil and ADM's Andreas.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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I first read this book 20 years ago and was awed by the importance of the distribution of grain to the world, and particularly to one-party dictators. Anyone who understands political power knows that a small number of soldiers can control a much larger populace of people i.e. the German SS figured one storm trooper for roughly every 1000 plus people. However, when those people are all hungry at the same time it becomes another matter entirely, as in more difficult.
This book shows how a few big companies control the distribution of grain throughout the world. In so doing they are not prone to accept "aging receivables" from dictators, tin-pot or otherwise. Every political leader must understand the importance of grain or face a coup. Of course, one can find those who have lasted longer than others, but only at the cost of so weakening their state that it ultimately crumbles from internal implosion.
Read this book to understand history and more importantly the origen of our food supply and how it reaches our table.
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Everything you ever wanted to know about grain
This book is an comprehensive history of the international grain trade that is informational and entertaining. Read more
Published 13 months ago by bookbuyer
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This book arrived on time and in great condition. The book is not widely known but if you work for Cargill or are interested in agricultural commodities, I would highly recommend... Read more
Published 16 months ago by DW
A classic
A fascinating history of the grain trade and valuable reference. It is a classic and a must read for any macro investor.
Published on October 16, 2009 by L. Burton
Excellent Material - Important to us all.
We can begin to understand the importance or lack thereof for our country's cheap food policy. Point being, Cargil is buying out Continental Grain. Read more
Published on November 12, 1999
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grain barons, private grain trade, big grain companies, global grain trade, soybean pit, unsold grain, grain robbery, rice transactions, grain transactions, grain business, grain agreement, wheat business, grain division, grain men, grain company, food inflation, higher grain prices, grain power, rice business, grain economy, wheat economy, grain deal, grain depots, agricultural attaché, soybean prices Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Merchants of Grain, New York, Louis Dreyfus, Ned Cook, Soviet Union, World War, South Korea, Buenos Aires, Department of Agriculture, Cook Industries, Mississippi River, Michel Fribourg, Cram It Down Their Throats, Common Market, Wheat Board, New Orleans, State Department, Tongsun Park, The Diplomatic Crop, Black Sea, San Francisco, Chateau Laurier, Their Wits, The Least Forgiving Business Browse Sample Pages:
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grain barons, private grain trade, big grain companies, global grain trade, soybean pit, unsold grain, grain robbery, rice transactions, grain transactions, grain business, grain agreement, wheat business, grain division, grain men, grain company, food inflation, higher grain prices, grain power, rice business, grain economy, wheat economy, grain deal, grain depots, agricultural attaché, soybean prices Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Merchants of Grain, New York, Louis Dreyfus, Ned Cook, Soviet Union, World War, South Korea, Buenos Aires, Department of Agriculture, Cook Industries, Mississippi River, Michel Fribourg, Cram It Down Their Throats, Common Market, Wheat Board, New Orleans, State Department, Tongsun Park, The Diplomatic Crop, Black Sea, San Francisco, Chateau Laurier, Their Wits, The Least Forgiving Business Browse Sample Pages:
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- Cargill: Going Global by Wayne G. Broehl Jr. on 11 pages
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- From Columbus to ConAgra: The Globalization of Agriculture and Food by Alessandro Bonanno on 4 pages
- Invisible Giant: Cargill and its Transnational Strategies by Brewster Kneen on page 1, page 36, and Back Matter
- Harvest Of Rage: Why Oklahoma City Is Only The Beginning by Joel Dyer on page 111, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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