When Wheat Was King: The Rise and Fall of the Canada-UK Grain Trade

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Over a century, the Canadian prairies went from being the breadbasket of the arena to a grain-growing region in a limiteless, global agri-food system. Magnan traces the causes and consequences of this evolution, from the primary transatlantic shipments of wheat to the controversial dismantling of the Canadian Wheat Board. When Wheat Used to be King reveals how farmers, governments, and consumers, over successive periods, responded to industrialization, international trade rules set by the United States, the liberalization of worldwide markets, and the consolidation of corporate power. The result’s fascinating have a look at how regional, national, and international politics have influenced agriculture and food industries in Canada, the United Kingdom, and around the globe.

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