An edition of Grain
(1999)
Grain
carriage by sea
by Tom Sewell
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Grain is one of the most important commodities shipped around the world and one of the most unpredictable markets to trade in. This publication combines an overview of the market, the problems of carriage by sea and the legislative environment to bring a useful handbook to all those concerned with the care, sale and delivery of this cargo.
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Cargo handling, Handling, Transportation, Maritime law, Grain, Shipping, StandardsShowing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
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Table of Contents
Types of cereals and rice : their history
The techniques of cereal and rice husbandry and production methods, harvesting and storage. Cereals as livestock feed
Value-added products of grain : flour, malt, starch, semolina and by-products. Industrial uses
The role of brokers and merchants, corn exchanges and futures markets
The influence of WTO on global grain trade
Soya and oilseed
World production
The pattern of world trade
Northern hemisphere grains : production, consumption, trade and prices
Southern hemisphere grains : production, consumption, trade and prices
The importance of the developing countries
Ship types and sizes employed to carry grain
Problems associated with the carriage of grain by sea
Grain loading and unloading, major ports and terminals
Freight rates, charter markets and charterparties
Inland waterways and river transport, the value and impact of waterway transportation in the Mid-west
Shipping to the developing world
The multinational shippers and trading houses
International Maritime Organisation legislation
The US Federal Grain Inspection Service
Contracts and arbitration
Forty years of the European Union grain market
The fifth and final enlargement
The US Farm Act
Environmental considerations and biotechnology
Future trends and the demographic time-bomb.
Edition Notes
"First published 1999 by LLP Reference Publishing"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
Tom Sewell, was EC consultant to the United Kingdon Agricultural Supply Trade Association Ltd.He currently farms 300 acres in Surrey UK.
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