Wheat is still considered politically significant, especially in certain countries where it is the principal agricultural crop or a principal food. If world wheat production does not reach last year's record level, it should come close.The connection between politics and wheat has a long, colorful history. Wheat was the most basic food staple since before there was a recorded history. Any threat to the supply was a threat to whatever passed for political stability from ancient times until the present. Wheat has always been considered the basic food grain, although it does not command the same level of importance in the modern food chain as it once did, and its political importance probably does not rank as high as it has in the past. Nevert...