Climate change could devastate US crop yields: Study

01-Sep-2009 - Climate change could result in severe shortages of two of America’s most important grains, according to the authors of a new study published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Cereal prices could rise, suggests Credit Suisse report

15-Jun-2009 - Costs for agri-commodities will hover high in the short term with prices "more likely to rise than fall", despite a contraction in global demand, concludes a new report from Credit Suisse.

Price gap a threat to Chicago's wheat futures market: Study

30-Apr-2009 - The wheat futures market, used by wheat farmers and processors to manage price risk, could lose its relevance unless efforts are made by the Chicago Board of Trade to bridge the wide gap between futures and cash prices, finds a new study.

Bread flour prices hover high over quality concerns

16-Apr-2009 - Prices for bread flour have fallen from their highs of 2008, but price pressures are constant for wheat flour used in bread formulations as quality concerns remain.

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ICC president talks health and cereal science

20-Feb-2009 - In the second part of the BakeryandSnacks.com interview with award-winning scientist Prof. Dr. John Taylor, the 2009-2010 president of the International Association for Cereal Science and Technology (ICC) discusses why health will continue to be a central issue for cereal scientists in 2009.

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ICC president discusses challenges facing cereal science in 2009

19-Feb-2009 - In the first of a two-part interview, award-winning scientist Professor Dr John Taylor, and 2009-2010 president of leading cereal science organisation, the International Association for Cereal Science and Technology (ICC), sheds light on the key issues facing cereal science in 2009.

Costs for cereals to fall, predicts FAO

16-Feb-2009 - The UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has predicted lower cereal prices for 2009 as production outstrips use and world cereal stocks recover from recent critical lows.

Strong partnerships in cereal supply chain engender financial gains

21-Jan-2009 - The recent contraction of raw material supplies to the food industry, that arguably tipped the delicate balance in the cereal supply chain, may have created a climate for better 'partnership building', suggests the UK's Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA).

Major international project to boost South Asian cereal production

06-Jan-2009 - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has announced a $30m collaborative project which aims to boost South Asian cereal production by five million tonnes a year.

Soaring demand for spelt sees product launches up 130 per cent

16-Dec-2008 - The popularity of spelt has rocketed in recent years, leading to a 130 per cent increase in European product launches containing the ancient grain over the past three years.

Changes to wheat futures ‘good first step’: CFTC

05-Dec-2008 - The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved changes to the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures contract in an effort to bring prices back in line with cash values – but warned that they may not go far enough.