The aim of this article is to analyse the dynamics of international trade in cereals, primarily wheat, in the first third of the twentieth century, with a special focus on the causes of the fall in exchanges and prices that took place in the 1930s. Developments over this period are compared with the general trade in food and agricultural products. An examination of the structure of the trade in wheat, maize, and rice shows the operation of their respective markets, giving special attention to the import and export flows between consumers and producers. To understand the functioning of the market for these products, the article examines the changes in supply, demand, and prices, and the emergence and development of intermediary companies in this business. The argument draws from a new database, based on the statistics published by the International Institute of Agriculture.

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小麦和其他谷物的国际贸易和第一波全球化的崩溃，1900-38

本文旨在分析 20 世纪上半叶谷物（主要是小麦）的国际贸易动态，特别关注 1930 年代发生的交易所和价格下跌的原因。这一时期的发展与食品和农产品的一般贸易进行了比较。对小麦、玉米和大米贸易结构的考察显示了它们各自市场的运作，特别关注消费者和生产者之间的进出口流动。为了了解这些产品的市场运作情况，本文考察了供需和价格的变化，以及该行业中介公司的出现和发展。该论点来自一个新的数据库，