ABSTRACT
Cereals are grown over 73% of the total world harvested area and contribute over 60% of the world food production. Current global starch production of around 25 Mt (million ton) (with over half from the US and EU) is mainly from cereals. Global cereal production and trade are dominated by wheat and maize, which are also the major raw materials for industrial use. ¢e cereal manufacturing industry consists of four different firms that control almost all of the market. ¢ese companies are Quaker Oats, Kellogg, Kraft Foods, and General Mills.
¢e main cereals consumed are rice, wheat, and maize, with regionally significant quantities of barley, sorghum, millet, oats, and rye. ¢eir
