It is apparent that the food industry, comprising the responsible companies who have had a presence in Haiti and those that stand ready to help, are once again ready to make this one of the industry’s greatest moments.
The reliability of the regulated commodity exchanges was tested by wildly fluctuating futures prices of recent years that saw quotations soar and drop amidst unprecedented volume. All of this occurred without a trade failure.
The grain-based foods industry, the center of this magazine’s universe, as well as the broad food industry to which this publishing company is strongly committed, have done relatively well — some might even say very well — in what is now considered one of the worst recessions of modern times.