First off, I'd say none. #grains are among the #food most burdened with #antinutrients. If you absolutely must have bread, though, here are a few pointers.
Just three plant species, wheat, maize and rice, account for 60% of all food eaten globally. Crop science expert, Prof Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, argues that many of Africa’s 30,000 edible plants must be revived. #Food#Farming#Agriculture#Crops#Africa#Wheat#Rice#Maize#PlantScience
‘Disturbing’: #weedkiller ingredient tied to #cancer found in 80% of US urine samples
CDC study finds #glyphosate, controversial ingredient found in weedkillers including popular #Roundup brand, present in samples
by Carey Gillam
Sat 9 Jul 2022 05.30 EDT
"The health impacts of glyphosate are disputed and the CDC report makes no observation about what the detected levels mean in terms of human health outcomes. However, its work comes at a time of mounting concerns and controversy over how #pesticides in #food and #water impact human and #environmental health.
"Both the amount and prevalence of glyphosate found in human urine has been rising steadily since the 1990s when #Monsanto Co. introduced genetically engineered crops designed to be sprayed directly with Roundup, according to research published in 2017 by University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers.
"Paul Mills, the lead researcher of that study, said at the time there was 'an urgent need' for a thorough examination of the impact on human health from glyphosate in foods people commonly consume.
"More than 200 million pounds of glyphosate are used annually by #US#farmers on their fields. The weedkiller is sprayed directly over genetically engineered crops such as #corn and #soybeans, and also over non-genetically engineered crops such as #wheat and #oats as a desiccant to dry crops out prior to harvest. Many farmers also use it on fields before the growing season, including #spinach growers and #almond producers. It is considered the most widely used herbicide in history.
"Residues of glyphosate have been documented in an array of popular foods made with crops sprayed with glyphosate, including #BabyFood The primary route of exposure for #children is through the diet."
Global wheat consumption is forecast at 804 million tonnes in 2023-24, an increase of nine million tonnes over last year. Meanwhile, production is estimated to have fallen to 787 million tonnes, a seven million tonne decline. That will cause a 17 million tonne decline in world ending stocks....
Heavy rain sweeping through southeastern Australia has damaged wheat crops, potentially shrinking production by more than 100,000 tons and turning up to 1 million tons of milling wheat into lower-quality feed grain, analysts said. Australia is one of the world's largest wheat exporters and is more than halfway through this...
Farmers Lost Rs 40,000 Crore After Govt Dumped Wheat in Market to Check Inflation: Report
The report by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations has also warned that such restrictive policies by the government could also push paddy farmers to face similar losses in the upcoming procurement season.
"Wheat Field with Reaper, Auvers," Vincent van Gogh, 1890.
Van Gogh painted this in Auvers-sur-Oise, in northern France. The scenery is very late summer/early autumn to me, with the harvest coming in. Mists and mellow fruitfulness and all that.
India is in talks with Moscow to import Russian wheat at discount prices in an attempt to push down food inflation ahead of the upcoming elections next year, Reuters reported on Aug. 17, citing four unnamed sources.
Kilcrea Friary in Co Cork as the sun set behind it. Despite the unusually wet summer, this particular evening was dry and warm and just about perfect for a sunset.
It is late afternoon on a sultry summer day in the country. The wheat fields surrounding the farmhouse are golden, glowing under the soon to be setting sun, and from where you're sitting, on the porch, it feels good to just enjoy the silence and the peace.
Wheat and corn prices have risen sharply after a barrage of Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports and grain infrastructure that have followed the collapse of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
@dmoser A lot of farmers seem to rather complain about the situation than change crops, at least in rural Bavaria, when one suggest to go with #Soghum instead of #Wheat...
"#India braces for #heatwaves in Q2, impact seen on #inflation, election.
A heat wave for the third year in a row could dent production of #wheat, #rapeseed and #chickpeas, and also lift power demand above supply during the summer season. India is the world's second largest wheat producer."
"#Morocco’s harvest of three main grains, soft #wheat, #durum, and #barley, dropped 43% to 3.12 million tons in 2024, due to a severe #drought that slashes cultivated areas."
Worldwide wheat stocks to fall as consumption increases (www.producer.com)
Global wheat consumption is forecast at 804 million tonnes in 2023-24, an increase of nine million tonnes over last year. Meanwhile, production is estimated to have fallen to 787 million tonnes, a seven million tonne decline. That will cause a 17 million tonne decline in world ending stocks....
Storms hit Australia's wheat harvest (www.reuters.com)
Heavy rain sweeping through southeastern Australia has damaged wheat crops, potentially shrinking production by more than 100,000 tons and turning up to 1 million tons of milling wheat into lower-quality feed grain, analysts said. Australia is one of the world's largest wheat exporters and is more than halfway through this...
Reuters: India considers importing wheat from Russia at discount (kyivindependent.com)
India is in talks with Moscow to import Russian wheat at discount prices in an attempt to push down food inflation ahead of the upcoming elections next year, Reuters reported on Aug. 17, citing four unnamed sources.
Wheat prices rise sharply after Russian attacks on Ukrainian port infrastructure (kyivindependent.com)
Wheat and corn prices have risen sharply after a barrage of Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports and grain infrastructure that have followed the collapse of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.