food grain

American  

noun

1. any cereal grain produced for human consumption.

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Etymology

Origin of food grain

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The IMF said the Black Sea deal had been instrumental in facilitating food, grain, and fertilizer exports from Ukraine to the rest of the world.

From Reuters • Jul. 19, 2023

India's federal government offers free food grain to about 800 million people, about 57% of country's 1.4 billion population, while states spend billions of dollars on subsidising education, health, electricity and other services.

From Reuters • Jul. 17, 2023

To ease the burden for households, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered pandemic relief through free food grain and easy bank credit.

From Reuters • Jun. 2, 2022

And yet India’s food grain stocks are currently nearly three times more than the normal reserve, a paradox that Ghosh, the economist, said was impossible to explain.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2021

Give plenty of salt, good food, grain, etc.

From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)