Itunes stopped converting to mp3

Hi all,
I was creating a batch of mp3 files in my library when I lost the option to "Convert to mp3" part way through the job.
Using the right click on the album cover to begin with worked a treat but now it is no longer an option. Does anyone have any idea on fixing this? Or experienced it yourself?
Thanks,
itsajoke

Need more setup details.
Nothing appears there at all?
mp3 appears but doesn't function?
This happened one minute to the next?
You have gone into preferences and selected mp3 as the format to use?
You have restarted iTunes?
You have restarted the computer?

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