Asia’s growing middle-class population is changing its diet from the traditional bowl of rice to more Western-style food. The change in taste increases demand for more grains, especially wheat-based foods.

亚洲日益增长的中产阶级人口正在改变着传统饮食行为向西方化发展。这种口味的变化需要增加更多谷物需求，尤其是麦制品。

Countries such as Australia and the United States have gained from the increase in demand for wheat. But the increase poses a challenge for the global food industry in the years ahead to meet the demand.

像澳大利亚和美国等国家已经获得了对小麦增加需求的满足。但是这种需求增加对未来几年全球食品产业需求会带来很大挑战。

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says by 2030 two-thirds of the global middle class, or 3.3 billion people, will live in Asia.

经济合作与发展组织表示到2030年，亚洲将会有三分之二的中产阶级，或者33亿人口。

Greg Harvey is managing director of the Inter flour Group in Singapore. He says, "when you have a growing middle-class population with high disposable in come, the demand for grain-based food products, more red meat protein and dairy products grow.”

Greg Harvey是新加坡国际米兰面粉集团董事，他说当可支配中产阶级人口不断增长，对谷物类制品，红肉蛋白质和奶制品的需求就会增加。

In Indonesia, the fastest-growing segment of food is bread. China is importing more barley for beer production and feed grain for the meat industry.

在印度尼西亚，需求增长最快的食物是面包。中国是进口用于生产啤酒类和肉类生产饲料谷物的大国。

Nick Reitmeier is vice president at Thailand's Central Food Retail group. He says the change is apparent in malls and supermarkets where more people ask for “Westernized food.”

Nick Reitmeier是泰国中央食品零售集团的副总裁。他说这种变化在商场和超市较为明显，越来越多的人选择西式食物。

"Bread is one of the key factors here. We're selling a lot of sour dough bread today. And most Asian people have really liked the taste of it in the bakery, so even specialty bread where they use different flour like from Austria, purple wheat flour, Japanese flour, you know, there's a huge demand for flour as well as bread mixes."

面包是这类需求视频中的重要部分。今天我们卖出了很多酸面面包。亚洲大多数人真的很喜欢面包房的味道，所以即使是与奥地利的紫色小麦面粉或者日本面粉不同，这宗面包也非常畅销。而且，对于面粉的需求也像是对面包需求一样大。

In its annual forecast released in March, the Australian Bureau of Agricultura land Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) says Australia's grain and oil seed production will rise over the next five years from 24 million tons to over 42 million.

在今年三月份发布的年度预测中，澳大利亚农业资源经济局表示未来五年，澳大利亚粮油种子生产将会从2400万吨增加到4200万吨。

Despite the growth, wheat traders say Australia will not meet the rising demand. That leaves the way open for increased sales from the United States, Canada and the Black Sea region into Asia.

尽管需求增加，但是小麦商家表示澳大利亚将不会满足不断增长需求。而是将会增加来自美国，加拿大和黑海地区销售量销往亚洲地区。

Ron Storey is a consultant with Australian Crop Forecasters. He says changing food tastes is driving the demand.

Ron Storey是澳大利亚农作物预测顾问，他说饮食习惯的改变引导着食品需求。

"That shift, if you like, from the bowl of rice across to chicken and pork and more dairy products is what's happening and that seems to be what's driving the demand. One of the real questions, I think, from a supply side, is the capacity of the different origins of grain production to be able to meet that demand over the next 10- to 20-year period."

如果你喜欢，从米饭到鸡肉猪肉奶制品的需求正是领导着食品产业需求的变化。其中一个问题我认为，从供给方面说，是不同地区的粮食生产能力要能够满足接下来10到20年的粮食需求。

I’m Marsha James.

Ron Corben reported and wrote this story. Marsha James wrote it forLearning English. Hai Do was the editor.

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segment – n. one of the parts into which something can be divided

forecast – n. a statement about what you think is going to happen in the future

capacity – n. the ability to do something

Asia’s growing middle-class population is changing its diet from the traditional bowl of rice to more Western-style food. The change in taste increases demand for more grains, especially wheat-based foods.

Countries such as Australia and the United States have gained from the increase in demand for wheat. But the increase poses a challenge for the global food industry in the years ahead to meet the demand.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says by 2030 two-thirds of the global middle class, or 3.3 billion people, will live in Asia.

Greg Harvey is managing director of the Interflour Group in Singapore. He says, "when you have a growing middle-class population with high disposablein come, the demand for grain-based food products, more red meat protein and dairy products grow.”

In Indonesia, the fastest-growing segment of food is bread. China is importing more barley for beer production and feed grain for the meat industry.

Nick Reitmeier is vice president at Thailand's Central Food Retail group. He says the change is apparent in malls and supermarkets where more people ask for “Westernized food.”

"Bread is one of the key factors here. We're selling a lot of sour dough bread today. And most Asian people have really liked the taste of it in the bakery, so even specialty bread where they use different flour like from Austria, purple wheat flour, Japanese flour, you know, there's a huge demand for flour as well as bread mixes."

In its annual forecast released in March, the Australian Bureau of Agricultura land Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) says Australia's grain and oil seed production will rise over the next five years from 24 million tons to over 42 million.

Despite the growth, wheat traders say Australia will not meet the rising demand. That leaves the way open for increased sales from the United States, Canada and the Black Sea region into Asia.

Ron Storey is a consultant with Australian Crop Forecasters. He says changing food tastes is driving the demand.

"That shift, if you like, from the bowl of rice across to chicken and pork and more dairy products is what's happening and that seems to be what's driving the demand. One of the real questions, I think, from a supply side, is the capacity of the different origins of grain production to be able to meet that demand over the next 10- to 20-year period."

I’m Marsha James.

Ron Corben reported and wrote this story. Marsha James wrote it forLearning English. Hai Do was the editor.

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Words in This Story

segment – n. one of the parts into which something can be divided

forecast – n. a statement about what you think is going to happen in the future

capacity – n. the ability to do something