Ag secretary: 'We have never been less secure' about wheat

Thursday, April 17, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Low global wheat stocks, coupled with the emergence of a virulent crop disease, are threatening the world's food supply, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Edward Schafer told food aid groups Wednesday.

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