Assessing and managing quality at all stages of the grain chain

Cereal grains are essential to our dietary needs, as well as for animal feeding and for industrial processing. The cereal species of agricultural significance are wheat, triticale, rye, barley, oats, maize, rice, sorghum and the millets, all members of the grass family. The grain industry can only meet consumer needs by managing grain quality at all stages of the grain chain, from breeding to production, harvesting, storage and finally processing into foods and animal feed. Assessment of grain quality is needed at all stages for effective management. The many analytical methods available need to be adapted to the specific needs at each stage of the value-addition chain