TRANSNATIONAL GRAIN COMPANIES: EVOLUTION AND STRATEGIES IN NORTH AMERICA; SUMMARY

The grain trading industry has changed radically during the past two decades. This report describes these changes in detail. First, dynamics of the major fundamental changes are described. Second, the extent and nature of structural changes in the grain handling industry are analyzed. Changes in the transnational grain exporting industry are analyzed and described as well as the implications of privatization of grain importing functions.