TY - BOOK AU - Morgan,Dan TI - Merchants of grain SN - 067047150X AV - HD9030.6 .M68 U1 - 382.41'31 PY - 1979/// CY - New York PB - Viking Press KW - Grain trade KW - Food supply KW - Food security N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references: p. 365-374 N2 - This book is intended to contribute to a better understanding of the world that was so suddenly and painfully revealed to us in 1972 and 1973 - a world in which nations all depend on each other for basic needs, and a few giant international companies and banks allocate and distribute the essential raw materials and the capital required to produce them. This is 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 ER -