In the wheat market, Nissin Flour Milling, the industry leader, has been buying up smaller firms and is taking an axe to its cost base before import controls are dismantled.

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The company said sales in its commercial foods segment were up by 16%, as higher flour milling prices boosted revenue.

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High precision "dual use" items such as milling machines, electron beam welders, and high strength aluminum all turned up missing.

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That fuel economy comes from sophisticated electronic fuel and spark controls, and computerized automatic transmissions teamed up with a very sophisticated engine that was designed using computer-automated design, machined using CNC milling, and assembled by robots.

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