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=== Trade === {{further|Grain trade}} [[File:Bulk carrier arriving in port (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|A [[Bulk cargo|bulk grain]] ship, 2006]] Cereals are the most traded [[commodities]] by quantity in 2021, with wheat, maize, and rice the main cereals involved. The Americas and Europe are the largest exporters, and Asia is the largest importer.<ref name="FAO 2023"/> The largest exporter of maize is the US, while India is the largest exporter of rice. China is the largest importer of maize and of rice. Many other countries trade cereals, both as exporters and as importers.<ref name="FAO 2023">{{cite book |title=World Food and Agriculture β Statistical Yearbook 2023 |publisher=Food and Agriculture Organization |url=https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en?details=cc8166en |access-date=2023-12-13 |date=2023 |doi=10.4060/cc8166en |isbn=978-92-5-138262-2 }}</ref> Cereals are [[futures trading|traded as futures]] on world [[commodity market]]s, helping to mitigate the risks of changes in price for example, if harvests fail.<ref name="Atkin 2024">{{cite book |last1=Atkin |first1=Michael |title=Agricultural Commodity Markets: A Guide to Futures Trading |date=2024 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=9781003845379 |chapter=6. Grains}}</ref> <gallery mode=packed widths=600 heights=500> File:Main Traded Cereals, Top Importers And Exporters (Quantities, 2021).svg|Main traded cereals, top import, export in 2021 </gallery>
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