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<p>Over the course of a century, the Canadian Prairies went from being the breadbasket of the world to but one of many grain-growing regions in a vast global agri-food system. When Wheat Was King traces the causes and consequences of this evolution, from the first transatlantic shipments to the controversial dismantling of the Canadian Wheat Board.</p> <p>The story begins in the settlement period, when farmers came up against forces outside their control – world prices, unpredictable weather, po

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Author

Magnan, Andre

Publisher

University of British Columbia Press

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780774831154

Category

social science

Subjects

Agriculture, Political Science, Trade & Tariffs

Updated

2026-03-25