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Food and beverage processing and Wheat

Food and beverage processing depends on wheat.

Food and beverage processing (industry) and Wheat (commodity): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Wheat → Food and beverage processing

3 of the enterprise types in Food and beverage processing depend on wheat; for the most dependent, it rates 3 out of 5 on criticality.

  • 3 enterprise types depend on it
  • 3 of 5 highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

  • Farmers, dairy co-operatives and fisheries: flour and bakery (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Flour mills, oilseed crushers, sugar mills and dairies: milling (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Packaged food manufacturers: bakery (criticality 3 of 5)

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