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Controlling the explosion risks within hammer mills

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Recycling surplus factory food into quality animal feeds

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Use of computer programming in animal diet formulation

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Efficient barge unloading technology

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Feed enzymes in animal nutrition

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US corn crop high quality, despite drought Third scientific exchange meeting for Pancosma New mycotoxin product from Romer Labs Adisseo launches real time web platform for NIR predictions The MPE Chain-Vey® for pet food Alapala opens two new flour mills Cloud solution improves information interchange in feed industry Hope dawns for aging feed mill 4B increases capacity of STARCO steel elevator buckets Success for IPPE Alltech feed survey findings: world increases production to 959 million tons

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Controlling the explosion risks within hammer mills Recycling surplus factory food into quality animal feeds Efficient barge unloading technology for grain handling on inland waterways Raising standards to improve profitability with Econase XT Mixer Liquid Application Yeast in aquaculture Profitable aquafeed Use of computer programming in animal diet formulation Factors affecting silo demand and design Die and pelleting equipment maintenance

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Guest editor - Melinda Farris, IAOM

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irst, I’d like to thank the publishers of Grain & Feed Milling Technology for the opportunity to contribute to this issue – the first of 2013. For those of you who may not know me, I’m currently the executive vice president of the International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM). My background is in communications and Russian and East European area studies. It’s been a terrific eight years with the association, during which time I’ve learned a great deal about the grain processing industry.

Happy New Year!

It was 117 years ago in January that IAOM’s precursor, the Fraternity of Operative Millers, was founded in order to elevate the profession of flour milling in the eyes of mill owners in the United States. In 1919, the name was changed to Association of Operative Millers, and in 2003, ‘international’ was added to the name to reflect the organisation’s membership growth outside North America. A little less than half of the association’s membership is located in our four international districts: Eurasia, Latin America, Mideast & Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Today, IAOM continues to focus on its core mission of enhancing the proficiency of professionals in the international grain milling industry by providing continuing education and training opportunities through a professional development programme.

As I travel to our district meetings around the world, it is evident that the entire membership faces similar challenges, regardless of location. Food safety and traceability is becoming a critical issue across the globe.

End users are demanding that more safeguards are in place to protect the food supply. At the same time, millers are faced with increased volatility in grain prices, making the business of procurement even more crucial to a mill’s profitability.

In several countries, subsidies for bread products are being phased out, creating even more pressure on millers to keep their costs low. As new technologies emerge and demand increases, the proficiency of millers will become

NOTE FROM GFMT You might have noticed that GFMT has put on a bit of weight over the winter. However, you won’t find us on a faddy diet or hitting the gym: we have no intention of shifting this extra bulk.

The increase in size is down to a concerted effort to make sure the magazine accurately reflects the concerns of you, our readers.

We know that grain and feed milling is not just about what goes on inside the mill. That’s why we’ve expanded our content and added a strapline, ‘incorporating ports, distribution and formulation’.

Grain handling facilities at ports are using bigger and more sophisticated equipment every year. They really are the place to see bulk handling technologies in action.

Transport meanwhile is the backbone of the grain and feed supply chain, be it delivering products to and from the mill,

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even more critical. Training programmes and continuing education will play an ever-increasing role in the grain processing industry.

At IAOM, there is a variety of opportunities for milling professionals to continue to develop and learn about the different aspects of milling. IAOM members indicate that sessions in which participants are able to share a challenge, best practice or accomplishment are extremely beneficial. They also profit from attending the annual meeting, committee and district meetings, and resident milling courses.

Senior executives understand that a highlyskilled workforce offers a competitive advantage and they are making investments in their employees. There is also evidence that professional development opportunities contribute to employee retention – something that the industry has struggled with from time to time.

Throughout the foodprocessing chain, opportunities are available for professional development from a variety of Melinda Farris, executive vice sources. Make it a priority in president of the International the new year for you and your Association of Operative staff to participate in activities Millers, USA that can provide both formal and informal opportunities for education and training.

Start by taking advantage of the articles in this issue – learn about good silo design, explosion prevention for hammer mills and grinders, recycling food manufacturing waste as animal feeds, maintenance for dies and pellet machinery, and an overview of enzymes.

And, if you see me at a meeting, please be sure to stop and introduce yourself. I love meeting people, and IAOM is always seeking out ways to build on synergies and increase learning opportunities through collaboration with other organisations and groups.

or around the plant itself. We start this new focus by looking at loading and unloading equipment for barges.

We all know that in milling, profit margins are tight so delivering the safest and most efficient product is vitally important. Ingredient selection plays a crucial role in producing consistently high-quality products so we will continue to feature articles on nutrition and formulation.

Lastly, after the success of our managing maintenance article in September/October 2012, we’ve given maintenance a regular slot in the magazine. This month we look at refurbishing die and pellet machines.

I hope you find these new sections a useful addition to our regular subject matters. If you have any comments or suggestions, please get in touch with me by email: alicen@ perendale.co.uk Alice Neal, associate editor, Grain and Feed Milling Technology

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followed in April 2013 by the second annual Corn Export Cargo Quality Report, which assess quality at the point of export.

The council produces the reports so global importers will have access to reliable and comparable data from year to year, with samples being gathered and tested using transparent and consistent methods. “With an increasingly competitive global market, the availability of accurate information is in the long-term best interest of US farmers, exporters and international buyers,” says Erick Erickson, U SGC direc tor of global strategies. “We received a tremendously positive response to the inaugural reports from i n t e r n a t i o n a l b u ye r s , s o certainly there is a need for this type of information.”

For the harvest quality report, samples of US corn were gathered from 12 states that combined are the source for 99 percent of US corn exports.

Tests conducted on the samples cover grading factors like test weight, physical factors such as stress cracks and other items such as moisture, protein starch, oil and mycotoxins.

“The samples tested demonstrate that the 2012 US corn crop, while smaller due to the drought, is of outstanding quality overall,” says Erickson.

Data indicates the average test weight for the 2012/13 crop was 58.8 pounds per bushel, an increase over 2011 and more than two pounds per bushel above the grade limit for No. 1 US corn. At the same time, broken corn and foreign material (BCFM) was lower, as were the number of

damaged kernels. Moisture, at 15.3 percent, was also lower than last year. “ Protein numbers were generally higher, starch was marginally lower and oil content was unchanged,” says Erickson.

The frequency of stress cracks, which indicate the relative susceptibility of kernels to break up during handling, are up marginally, which could be an indicator that the crop will be more susceptible to breakage during handling, information that may turn up in the Corn Export Cargo Quality Report in the spring.

E r ic k so n n ot e s t h at t he C o u n c i l ’s C o r n H a r ve s t Quality Report 2012/13 only assesses the quality of the current U.S. corn harvest as it enters merchandising channels, as quality can be affected by further handling, blending, storage conditions and other downstream factors.

The full report is available at www. grains.org.

Third scientific exchange meeting for Pancosma

and extension to the ruminants species. Dr Gay, Dr Furness, Dr Finlay, Dr Lillehoj also revealed the last results of this year of research completed with Pancosma.

Proud of this success, the Pancosma team is already working on the program and on the guests list for the 4th edition, to be held in January 2014.

US corn crop high quality, despite drought

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he overall quality of the 2012 US corn crop is high and improves upon last year’s very good marks across a range of test factors, according to the US Grains Council’s Corn Harvest Quality Report 2012/13.

Total US corn production fell in 2012 due to the worst drought in decades, but despite the drought, the 2012 crop showed a year-over-year improvement in average text weight, protein levels, and density, as well as lower moisture and BCFM than the 2011 crop.

This is the second year for the council’s Harvest Report.

The Harvest Report assesses the quality of the US crop as it is delivered from farms to local elevators, the first step in entering international marketing channels. It will be

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fter two successful editions and continuous demands from the market, Pancosma renewed its own scientific congress in Madrid, Spain from December 5-6, 2012.

The Swiss feed manufacturer took advantage of its scientific network to organise the annual Pancosma Worldwide Scientific Exchange.

Titled ‘Gut Languages’, the 2012, meeting focused on Pancosma’s research str ateg y on gut immunology, gut microbiome and gut sensing to improve animal. In this context, Dr Soraya Shirazi-Beechey of Liverpool University spoke about the continuation of the ‘Gut Effects’ project, already well known through the outstanding results of SUCRAM ® in swine.

She developed the applications

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omer Labs, Austria has launched the MycoSpinTM 400 Multitoxin column - a new product for an effective clean-up prior to multi-mycotoxin analysis, enhancing the performance of LC-MS/MS methods.

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The MycoSpinTM 400 Multitoxin cleanup columns, in conjunction with Biopure TM 13C labeled internal standards, achieve new performance levels in LC-MS/ MS analysis. Using this approach means straightforward sample preparation and no limitations by molecular mass of the analyte.

Furthermore, Biopure TM 13C isotope-labeled internal standards overcome the ionization ef fect by stabilising the system to the effects of signal suppression and signal enhancement .

Romer Labs has developed a series of method applications using this new approach of a MycoS pin T M c l e a n u p w i t h B i o p u r e TM inter n al s t and ard s . The se methods are validated for the simultaneous detection of multiple mycotoxins in cereal grains, mixed feeds, and corn, including corn by-products.

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THE GLOBAL MILLER A blog dedicated to professionals - including nutritionists - in the transportation, storage and milling of grains, feedstuffs, rice and cereals, globally.

Hello Millers The Global Miller blog is great place to catch up on industry news and event.

In the column this issue, we take a closer look at recent company buyouts, developments and acquisitions.

Cargill is to invest $20 million to support animal nutrition in sub Saharan Africa. A new deal will give the company's animal nutrition and premix business, Provimi, a majority shareholding and assume managerial control of NuTec Southern Africa. As part of this investment the company plans to build a new premix and base mix facility at NuTec’s existing location in Pietermaritzburg to expand its animal nutrition capabilities in sub Saharan Africa. http://bit.ly/XdZGJl Material handling equipment manufacturer Intersystems has been bought by the Pritzker Group for an undisclosed price.

"We see great opportunities for Intersystems in the world grain and feed markets,” says Tom Schroeder, chief executive officer, Intersystems.

"The resources of The Pritzker Group will ensure our continued growth by helping us add new products and services to better meet the needs of our customers." "Intersystems has grown significantly under Tom and his team’s stewardship, and we are proud to partner with them,” says Michael Barzyk, vice president, Pritzker Group. “Intersystems serves as a great example of our strategy to invest in leading companies serving the global agricultural market." http://bit.ly/S2TmXT DSM has completed a US $634 million buyout of Fortitech. The acquisition is the ninth addition to DSM's nutrition arm since 2012. http://bit.ly/X7g4L9 Lallemand Animal Nutrition has announced that it acquired Microbial Developments Ltd, the UK based manufacturer of Aviguard, on December 31, 2012. Aviguard is a well-established avian competitive exclusion product that aids the rapid establishment of normal gut flora in day old chicks thereby minimising colonisation by transient pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella, E. Coli and Clostridium perfringens. Aviguard is sold in over 36 countries and is widely used in broiler and layer breeders, parent and grandparent stock.

Yannig Le Treut, general manager of Lallemand Animal Nutrition says, “Aviguard is a well established and cost effective competitive exclusion solution used by many of the world’s leading poultry breeders and integrators to help prevent the colonisation of the gut by salmonella and other pathogenic bacteria. With ever increasing consumer and regulatory pressures on the poultry industry to minimise the routine use of antibiotics, we believe Aviguard is well positioned for the future and will complement our existing portfolio of poultry products, which includes Bactocell, Alkosel, Agrimos and Levucell SB”. http://bit.ly/13DrAUA We would love to hear from you. Tell us what you think at

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Adisseo launches real time web platform for NIR predictions

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his service enables buyers, nutritionists and quality managers to find out the nutritional values of their raw materials in real time. Thus, feed manufacturers can instantaneously obtain values of apparent metabolisable energy, total and digestible amino-acids, total and phytic phosphorus contents of raw materials through NIR predictions. The poultry digestibility values are based on in vivo trials conducted at CERN (Centre d’Expérimentation et de Recherche en Nutrition), Adisseo’s experimental facility located in Commentry, France.

Offering over 20 raw materials, this web platform is available in five languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Chinese.

This web platform allows the customer to adapt diet formulations according to the results.

"Considering the sharp rise in raw material price, this unique tool offers to customers a major technical and economic improvement since it allows to optimise the formulations in real time by benefiting from the expertise and transverse management of Adisseo teams," says Cécile Gady, manager of research on raw materials and PNE service.

Developed with the collaboration of Bruker and Foss, "this web platform is a major, unequalled innovation dedicated to Adisseo customers from all over the world. This project goes far beyond a mere web interface, it is also a technological feat, although with the key objective to enable a simple and ergonomic customer interface," says JeanBaptiste Gosset, web department manager, Adisseo.

To see the PNE web platform visit: pne.adisseo.com

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odern Process Equipment Corporation (MPE) has created a tubular drag conveyor exclusively designed for the transport of pet food products. The MPE Chain-Vey can handle everything from raw ingredients to finished, ready-to-package goods.

Its flexible design and compact footprint is sure to fit virtually any configuration. MPE claims that the dust-tight enclosed design protects pet food from the surrounding environment.

The MPE Chain-Vey also features clean-in-place capabilities with automated wash cycles for sanitary conveying needs.

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Alapala opens two new flour mills

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n December 2012, Turkish firm, Alapala opened two new flour mills in Tokmok, Kyrg y zst an and D ark han, Mongolia.

The official opening ceremony of the Tokmok flour-milling plant, which has a capacity of

250 tons/24 hours, was held on December 2, 2012.

The milling section consists of 18 units of roller mills, six units of purifying machines and six units of sifters. The plant feature new generation milling equipment including 12 roller mills, four purifying machines

and two plan-sifters. Reducing the amount of grinding and sifting equipment minimised the energy-output ratio.

The flour-milling plant was co m p le t e l y re newe d a nd modernised by Alapala with finance from Khazkh investors.

Alapala claims it is the only wheat processing plant in Kyrgyzstan which completely conforms to the international standards.

Meanwhile on

December 6, 2012 in Darkhan, Mongolia the opening ceremony of a 300 tons/24 hours capacity flour-milling plant took place.

The project included designing and erecting a steel flour milling plant, designing a diagram of the milling section, assembly and start up.

The plant is one of the biggest wheat processing plants of Mongolia which produces three types of flour. As the flour-milling plant is completely automated, the number of the staff is minimised.

Cloud solution improves information interchange in feed industry

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utrition sof tware supplier Adifo has l aunched a cloud based collaborative platform as an extension to BESTMIX® , its profit-driven feed formulation and recipe management system.

T he co m p a ny h o p e s t he extension platform will revolutionise the information interchange between nutrition ex per t s and t he ou t side world to the benefit of all parties involved, including feed advisors, external partners and customers.

The Formulation as a Service solution – securely implemented in the cloud – gives users online access to part of a nutrition company’s BESTMIX ® database. Users can retrieve minute-precise market data, rely on up-to-date equations and use state-of-theart formulation functionality at any time. They can also record project or customer-specific data such as purchase costs and specifications.

Adifo has pioneered a new

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way of working which will dr am atic ally improve t he c o l l a b o r at i ve i n t e r ac t i o n between all parties in the nutrition company’s value chain.

For example: • Account managers and independent consultants will simulate adaptations to recipes to meet specific customer demands and evaluate immediately the cost impact of their adaptations.

• Internal departments such as marketing, sales and quality assurance will produce their own data and reports without compromising core data.

• External interested parties will be able to sign knowledge contracts with the nutrition company and take advantage of nutritional know-how.

• Research centres will want to use the system to unlock their nutritional knowledge to interested parties all over the world.

• The formulation

department can learn about evolving customer preferences by analysing adaptations made by the client.

The Formulation as a Service platform has the additional advantage of being easy to set up and use. There are no worries

for the customer; the solution even eliminates the need for setting up and maintaining dedicated laptops for account managers or consult ant s.

What’s more, Adifo backs up the data and updates the software continuously, leaving the customer care- free.

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Hope dawns for aging feed mill

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ew infrastructure will help UC Davis assess livestock’s environmental footprint It’s the 21st century on most of these 50 acres of pastures and pens two miles west of the main campus, where renowned scientists produce ground-breaking research on animal welfare, livestock production and environmental quality. This is where you will find, for example, the multimillion dollar environmental chambers and bovine bubbles where UC Davis Professor and UC cooperative extension specialist Frank Mitloehner and his team work to minimise unwanted nutrient losses by animals – which affect water and air quality – and increase those nutrient values in the products we consume.

But it’s also where you’ll find one of the most antiquated feed mills around. Built in 1960, the rusty UC Davis feed mill is better suited for a museum than preparing the precise mixtures of grain and additives needed to conduct world-class science and educate a new generation of agricultural leaders.

“That mill is badly outdated,” says John Pereira, managing partner with Frontier Ag, a merchandiser of agricultural and feed commodities based in the Sacramento Valley.

“UC Davis has a top-rate animal science programme that’s making a huge difference in our industry, keeping agriculture productive and sustainable. They absolutely need a new feed mill.”

Leaders from the industry are working to make that happen.

Pereira is president of the California Grain and Feed Association (CGFA), which recently started the effort and donated $150,000 towards building a new UC Davis feed mill - $100,000 now and $50,000 once construction begins in early autumn 2013.

“It’s our way of supporting the work UC Davis and Frank Mitloehner are doing, which is some of the world’s finest research,” says Pereira.

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international effort is the first step toward improving the sustainability of the livestock sector, particularly as the global consumption of meat, dairy products and eggs continues to rise.

As chair of the new committee, Mitloehner will lead representatives of national governments, livestock industries, and nonprofit and private sectors in establishing science-based methods to quantify livestock’s carbon footprint, create a database of greenhouse gas emission factors for animal feed, and develop a methodology to measure other environmental pressures, such as water consumption and nutrient loss.

“A new feed mill will really help that effort,” says Mitloehner. “We very much appreciate the California Grain and Feed Association’s contributions. We’re also reaching out to conser vation groups and other stakeholders, because quantifying livestock’s environmental footprint is important to us all.”

The new feed mill will cost $5.3 million - $2 million of that from in-kind equipment donations already pledged from industry and $3.3 million in monetary donations. The UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences contributed $100,000.

“All the preliminary work has been done,” says Dan Sehnert, animal facilities coordinator for the UC Davis Department of Animal Science. “With the help of an industry planning committee, we have a site map, an approved Environmental Impact Report, and everything else we need to get started once we have the funds.”

UC Davis animal scientists are awarded millions of dollars in grant funding, but that money can’t be used to support infrastructure, like a new feed mill. The current feed mill was a gift from the California Cattle Feeders Association in 1961.

“It was state-of-the-art at the time,” says Mitloehner, leading a

“What is the carbon footprint of a gallon of milk?” Mitloehner asks.

“Our research will help answer that question. We need good data to understand the true impact of agriculture on the environment.”

Industry and society depend on the data UC Davis is producing, says Ken Zeman, feed mill superintendent at Harris Feeding Company and chair of the industry planning committee that supports a new UC Davis feed mill.

“Dr. Mitloehner is one of a kind,” Zeman says from his office at Harris Ranch outside Coalinga, California. “His programme is providing good, reliable information. His research is recognised worldwide, and his students are going on to become leaders in our industry. We need to do Dr Mitloehner and old feed mill all we can to support that program.”

T h e re a re 1, 0 0 0 undergraduates and 100 graduate students in the UC Davis Department of Animal Science. One of those graduate students is Clayton Neumeier, who is here with Mitloehner outside the methanemeasuring pens, preparing feed in a cement mixer.

Grad student Clayton Neumeier “Yeah, it’s pretty low tech,” Neumeier says with a smile. doing a lot more than keeping the UC Davis animal scientists deserve animals (cattle, swine, goats, sheep, better, says Chris Zanobini, chief horses, poultry and others) alive executive officer for the California and well,” says Sehnert, who has Grain and Feed Association, based joined the impromptu tour. “They in Sacramento. carefully control and monitor “I’m thrilled our association what goes in and comes out of the has made the first industry animals, testing for things such as gift, because when you have a programme that good, you want feed efficiency.”

Mitloehner adds, “For example, to do all you can to support it,” we integrate additives into feed Zanobini says. “I know others to reduce the nitrogen that leaves will join us, because the work the cow. We work with very Frank Mitloehner is doing with air small amounts of additives, which quality – along with all the work need to circulate thoroughly in the animal science department throughout the feed. Much of our – is important to our operations. research depends on the ability to It’s vital to our future, not just for our industry but for our state, customize feed.”

Mitloehner leads us past pens our nation and our world.” where he and his team measure To learn more about the new the methane in a cow’s exhale, feed mill and how you can help, using machines they built that exist please contact Frank Mitloehner nowhere else in the world. Two at at fmmitloehner@ucdavis.edu or a time, the cows breathe into a Martha Ozonoff, director of major clear, plastic box which captures gifts for UC Davis, mjozonoff@ ucdavis.edu their breath. recent tour of the feedlot. “And it has served us well. But now, it is totally outdated.”

Mitloehner pauses by the tarnished feed mill, its pieces patched and repatched where maintenance crews struggle to keep the equipment running.

Couldn’t UC Davis contract with commercial mills to meet its animal feed needs?

“No, because researchers are

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o re t h a n 1,18 0 exhibitors and 25,000 attendees took part in the revamped International Production and Processing Exposition (IPPE) show, which ran from January 29-31, 2013 in Atlanta, USA. The addition of the American Meat Institute (AMI) to form a triumvirate of processing organisations with the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the US Poultry and Egg Association to form the new IPPE, has been hailed a great success.

The combined event took over 430,000 net square feet of exhibit

space at the CNN-Phillip ArenaGeorges World Convention Centre, making it one of the world’s largest annual poultry, feed and meat trade shows.

“As the old saying goes, we have learned that the ‘whole is greater than the sum of its parts.’ We have been pleased that exhibitors and attendees alike have recognised the significantly increased value that integration of the three trade shows brings. From the breadth of the education offerings to the number of exhibitors to the strong attendee interest, the excitement has been building,” remarked the organisers at the ribbon cutting ceremony.

After an initially quiet first morning for IPPE, the end of day one and the morning of day two proved very popular. Not even the short-lived tornado that struck the CNN-Phillip ArenaGeorges World Convention Centre around midday on day two could keep people away.

Visitors had much to see and do despite the odd bucket that had been strategically placed to catch drips from leaks in the roof.

W hile me at and p oul t r y exhibitors were presented in either the live production and processing, live production or live poultry production

areas, feed-related exhibitors maintained their own section of Hall A and drew together ingredient , equipment and other suppliers. It was a great display of the diversity of feed manufacturing essentials.

From GFMT's point-of-view the show has yielded many new contacts both in terms of new readers, subscribers and contributors to our pages. We were fortunate enough to have a team of three in Atlanta for the event. Our Spanish-language edition was well-received as was the International Milling Directory. We can’t wait until next year!

4B increases capacity of STARCO steel elevator buckets

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B has invested in tooling to increase the capacities of its STARCO steel elevator buckets; as a result, all 4B’s STARCO steel buckets now have the same or greater capacities than comparable buckets of their competitors.

The STARCO bucket was originally invented by 4B Braime’s French subsidiary, SETEM, in the 1980s and was the first low profile elevator bucket to use centrifugal discharge on a parabolic elevator head to achieve much higher capacities on a given elevator leg.

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The Starco elevator bucket has been engineered to provide perfect fill and discharge for

a wide range of products. It operates at wide speed range, up to 4.55m/s.

The com p any h a s c arr ied out a range of tests pitting its STARCO bucket against competitors. 4B found that many buckets have a lower capacit y what is claimed on paper and that the quality of t h e b u c ke t i t se l f c a n be ver y dif ferent depending on the produc tion process and the quality of the steel used. On request, 4B can provide t e s t re sult s and f ie ld evidence to show the dif ferences bet ween different models.

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NEWS IN BRIEF Industries Confederation has announced that its annual conference for the supply industry – Agribusiness 2014 – will be held at the East of England Showground, UK on Wednesday November 13, 2014. Details of the programme will be posted to the confederation’s website www.agindustries. org.uk The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and The International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) have launched a Chinese language version of the 'Feed Manual of Good Practices for the Feed Industry'. The Feed Manual, the first of its kind, was published by IFIF and FAO to increase safety and feed quality at the production level, and was officially presented in Rome at FAO Headquarters to the Chinese Feed Manufacturers Association (CFIA).

Alexandra de Athayde, IFIF Executive Director, says, “the Feed Manual is designed to increase safety and feed quality at the production level both for industrial production and on farm mixing.” Ms de Athayde added, “We are very pleased that we have launched the Chinese language version of the Feed Manual. China is the number one producer of animal feed today and only by working together can we continue to ensure feed and food safety, while meeting the demands of 60 percent more food for 9 billion people by 2050 and to do so sustainably.”

Canadian governments are to invest C$6.5 million in crop-related research projects. The Federal Agriculture Minister, Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister, Lyle Stewart hope the funding will keep Canadian agriculture growing. The 38 projects are aimed at improving disease control and weather tolerance Although much of the world has suffered from a slow down in grain exports in 2012, due in part to bad weather, India has fared much better.

The country is set to triple its wheat exports to a record six million tonnes in 2013. Over the last five years Indian farmers have stockpiled large quantities of grain which will help plug the global shortfall in lower-quality grain.

A new research centre in Western Australia aims to crack the genetic code of wheat. The Researchers at the Australia-China Centre for wheat at Murdoch University hope they can do for wheat, what the human genome project did for DNA. UK bread maker, Hovis has abandoned its commitment to use 100 percent British wheat. The company claims the poor UK harvest left the company with no choice but to import from the EU. Poland has become the eight EU member state to ban the cultivation of GM crops approved by the European Food Safety Authority as safe. Two crops will be affected by the ban: Monsanto’s MON810 maize and BASF’s Amflora potato. The decision came into effect on January 28, 2013.

Thailand has lost the top spot as the world's biggest rice exporter. Both India and Vietnam have overtaken the Southeast Asian country as exports fell 35 percent in 2012. Thai rice exports reached 6.9 million tonnes of rice last year, compared to 10.6 million tonnes in 2011. In the same period, India shipped 9.5 million tonnes and Vietnam sold 7.8 million tonnes overseas, according to the Thai Rice Exporters Association.

More than a million rice framers in Vietnam are now using innovative growing methods says Oxfam. 1.3 million growers have adopted the System of Rice Intensification which promises better yields while using less water, fertiliser and seeds.

Iran will reach self-sufficiency in rice production in the next Iranian calendar year (to start March 20, 2013), Iranian Deputy Agricultural Jihad Minister Jahangir Porhemmat has announced. According to the Agriculture Jihad Ministry's plan, Iran was supposed to reach self-sufficiency in the rice production field by the end of the current Iranian calendar year, but officials announced in November that the plan needs some more three years for completion.

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ello and welcome to the inaugural column for Grain & Feed Milling Technolog y by Tom from t he International Milling Directory (IMD). These two publications are normally separated by the different purposes and also by the building’s walls here at the Perendale offices.

The IMD Tom Blacker coordinator job changed hands at the end of last year and I am pleased to have taken up the post for the 2013/14 directory. There is much to get d o n e a nd o ur ambitions are higher than ever before. We’re determined to produce a reliable directory with a broad depth of information and real benefits for investing in a listing.

Teamwork from others in the team and an extra assistant from early February will be essential for its success. This will be especially true when I exhibit the IMD and other publications of Perendale at GEAPS Exchange in Louisville, Tennessee, USA in late February; it would be fantastic to meet members and users of the IMD there.

The current edition has mostly been distributed - so place an order now before they are all gone!

The 2013/14 directory already has advanced pre-orders and will be going to several conferences around the world after July’s publication of the 22nd edition.

I am also delighted that new companies in many fields have registered themselves for the new edition. These include Canada Trading Inc., FrontalRain Technologies, Yasar Group, Personalized Nutraceuticals, Parantez, Finetek, Borg Mills and Biochem GmbH. Do update or register your company’s listing now at www.internationalmilling.com. Free and paid options are available online or through our own media file - please contact me for a media file and registration forms.

Check out daily news and updates on the IMD blog at www.millinginternational.com.

More Information: Tel: +44 1242 267700 Email: tomb@perendale.co.uk Tom Blacker, sales manager and directory coordinator, International Milling Directory

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Alltech Feed Survey Findings:

World Increases Production to 959 Million Tons

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he world is producing 959 million tons of feed and has increased its production by at least four percent in the last year, according to the 2013 Global Feed Tonnage Survey released

by Alltech. Alltech assessed the compound feed production of 134 countries in December 2012, through information obtained in partnership with local feed associations and Alltech’s sales team, who visit more than 26,000 feed mills annually.

“The 2013 publication of the annual year-end assessment by Alltech is being released as an industry outlook resource for the new calendar year and will hopefully allow governments, non-governmental organisations and the greater public to appreciate the value that the feed industr y is generating globally,” said Aidan Connolly, vice president of Alltech and director of Alltech’s

annual Global Feed Tonnage Survey.

Among the 134 countries assessed in Alltech’s survey, China was reaffirmed as the chief producer of feed at 191 million tons and an estimated 10,000 feed mills. Consistent with late 2011 assessments, the United States and Brazil followed with 179 million tons produced by 5,251 feed mills and 66 million tons produced by 1,237 feed mills respectively.

Overall, a 26 million ton increase was observed in BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) year to date.

Asia continues to be the world’s number one producing region at 350 million tons and this is a 13 percent increase compared to the figures 12 months ago.

Over 43 percent of the total pig feed production comes from this region and more than half (56%) of the global aqua feed is produced in Asia. However, Africa exceeded Asia in percent growth over 2011 results,

NUMBER CRUNCHING

Canada

200 years - commercial grain mills have operated in Canada

1851 - Year that the grandfather of all Canadian milling wheat was introduced to the country

55 - Commercial wheat and oat mills in Canada 8 - of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories have commercial scale wheat and oat mills operations

3.5 million tonnes - of wheat, oats and barley are ground in Canadian mills each year

75% - is produced in western Canada 30 - countries import Canadian milled grain 1,400 - people work in milling production 20% - of Canada’s grain mills are less than 15 years old $1.5 billion - is to be invested in Canadian grain milling facilities Source: Canadian Grain Millers Association

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increasing its tonnage nearly 15 p e r c e n t from 47 million in 2011 to 54 million in 2012.

Globally, the survey identified 26,240 feed mills, with China serving as home to 10,000 of them. Together with the other Asian countries this number reaches 12,149.

The Middle East was estimated to have the largest feed mills, with an average of more than 63,000 tons produced per mill which is significantly higher to the Asian figures of 28,818 tons. Sixty percent of feed produced globally is pelleted, with percentages particularly high in Europe.

When analysed by species: · Poultry continues to dominate with a 43 percent share of the feed market at 411 million tons, likely due to religious and taste preferences as well as cost.

It grew by approximately 8 percent over 2011 estimates globally which is lower than the growth of over 13% inAsia .

Sixty percent of all poultry feed tonnage is dedicated to broilers, with the rest fed to egg layers, turkeys, duck and other fowl. · The pig feed sector matched poultry’s 8 percent growth, moving to 218 million tons globally. Asia’s share is 94,5 million tons of it which is more than 13 percent increase as of last year’s figures. · The ruminant feed market, comprising dairy, beef and small ruminants, grew more than 13 percent between late 2011 and December 2012, and now requires 254 million tons.

The annual growth in this area is also more dynamic in the Asian continent (15%; 94.1 million tones). · Equine feed tonnage increased almost 17 percent to 10.8 million tons. · Aquaculture is the fastest growing species sector by tonnage with growth greater than 55 percent since 2011. Out it this, Asia was responsible for 25.6million tones.

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Pet food represents 20.5 million tons, 40 percent of which is produced in the United States, but Brazil continues to make considerable advances in this sector.

“As we look to the demands of the future, chiefly the feeding of 9 billion people by 2050, these survey results should stir optimism and resolve within our feed and food industries,” said Dr. Pearse Lyons, president of Alltech.

“Our global feed industry is rising to the challenge, and we’re seeing growth across the board. Moreover, we’re seeing it in some particularly key areas– BRIC, Africa and aquaculture.”

Global feed production has traditionally been diff icult to quantif y because many countries lack a national feed association. For this reason, Alltech began in late 2011 to leverage its global presence to obtain a finer estimate of the world’s feed tonnage. The results of the annual year-end assessment are announced in January as an industry outlook resource for the new calendar year.

Connolly presented the 2012 Alltech Global Feed Tonnage Sur vey f indings at a joint meeting of the International Feed Industr y Feder ation and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in October 2012. The meeting identified the need to collect more detailed information, a request to which Alltech responded, engendering a deep appreciation for what the feed industry is delivering worldwide.

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Controlling the explosion risks within hammer mills

by Kevin Spiess, EMEA sales manager for explosion protection, BS&B Safety Systems, United Kingdom

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rain and feed processed within hammer mills is common fuel for dust explosions due to the nature of its handling and storage. Any time that feed such as grain, meals and flours is handled or moved, the fine organic dusts are at risk of burning and exploding.

Explosion causes A fire or explosion results from ignition of combustible material (dust, gas or vapour) when mixed with oxygen in the air. When this takes place inside a grain silo, process or storage enclosure, the rapid rise in pressure could cause a violent explosion in milliseconds, placing personnel and property at risk.

Just a few burning embers entering a dust collector are enough to trigger a dust explosion. Likewise, combustible material conveyed into a storage silo could become the nucleus of a fire. Sparks or smouldering particles from hammer mill operations may spread from the mill to other more vulnerable equipment.

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pared to a detonation, which exceeds the speed of sound in air. Most grain dusts are combustible and can cause an explosion, but some types are much more dangerous than others, especially dust associated with corn or sugar.

The effects of accidental fires or explosions can be devastating in terms of lives lost, injuries, damage to property and the environment, and to business continuity.

Serious secondary effects

or walls can be thrown into the air by a dust explosion, thus providing fuel for secondary explosions. Often, these secondary explosions cause more damage than the first. In this way, a dust explosion can jump from room to room or from silo to silo. This is a common phenomenon in grain dust explosions. For example, one of the most dangerous areas for grain dust explosions is in the bucket elevator or conveying system linked to a silo. The grain is always in motion, so dust is constantly generated.

Grain dust explosions can have a cascade effect. Grain dust that has settled on floors

Protection measures

SparkEx Spark Detection and Extinguishing system

An explosion risk assessment will typically recommend that a series of protection measures be implemented. These range from investment in protection equipment to improvements in housekeeping to eliminate the build-up of deposits of combustible dust which may accumulate on beams in the factory. These may be disturbed by a primary explosion in the process equipment and result in a more severe secondary explosion.

Codes and standards are now very clear in requiring isolation of vented equipment to prevent secondary explosions, which typically have much greater potential for damage and destruction.

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Bespoke systems My organisation, BS&B Safety Systems, has launched a bespoke combustible dust fire and explosion prevention system for hammer mills based on established systems developed for other industries. The SparkEx Spark Detection and Extinguishing System is designed to detect hot particles, sparks and glowing embers that might become the ignition source for a fire or explosion if allowed to travel on through pneumatic ducting and conveyors towards other material handling equipment.

By preventing sparks, embers and hot particles from reaching dust rich downstream process equipment such as dust collectors, bins and silos, both fire and explosion risks can be managed.

Using infrared detectors, the system detects the radiated light emitted from sparks, glowing embers and hot particles travelling past the detection point and activates control circuits. The greatest sensitivity occurs when these sensors are employed in a dark area such as closed ductwork, although optional daylight detectors are also available for use on open conveyor belts and for applications where light is likely to be visible. Upon detection this system provides several options to manage the ignition risk: • An electrical signal generated by the sensor activates control circuits typically used to operate an automatic water-extinguishing curtain. Sparks can be extinguished without stopping production. • An automated shut down of the process can prevent the feed of combustible material. • Alarm and control systems can be activated upon the detection of hot particles for other control devices such as diverter valves.

The system detectors and control unit are ATEX certified for use in a dusty working environment. This means there are no expensive costs for additional wiring to run from detectors to remote mounted control units and plant personnel have direct access to the status of the equipment. In the event of an alarm condition, the operator can see immediately which process is at risk. A web based monitoring system, which allows plant managers to receive system alarms and faults to their smart phones, as well as monitoring the systems live on the internet, is also available.

In addition to this preventative system, systems for protection are available, should an explosion occur. A chemical isolation system isolates an explosion and prevents it from affecting interconnected

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processes. If unprotected, the ductwork and piping, as well as all the connected vessels and equipment are at risk. This system is used in combination with explosion protection equipment on each vessel,

ment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres on the European market.

By investing in explosion protection, organisations can safeguard themselves eco-

bin, or dust collector and could include chemical suppression, explosion venting or indoor venting.

nomically, follow appropriate health and safety standards and protect workers from potential risks.

Regulations, codes and standards Because of potential health problems, laws exist to ensure employers in the EU protect their workers from being harmed by dangerous substances in the workplace. In the UK, under the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002 (DSEAR), all workplaces where substances that could give rise to fire or explosion are handled or stored must be fully assessed and protected.

Employers must carry out risk assessments, and take steps to ensure they prevent or adequately control exposure.

It is important to include in the assessment foreseeable incidents and maintenance work and plan for measures to be taken in these circumstances.

ATEX is the name commonly given to Directive 94/9/ EC which provides the technical requirements to be applied and the relevant conformity assessment procedures before placing equip-

More Information: BS&B Safety Systems Tel: +44 161 955 4202 Email: sales@bsb-systems.co.uk Website: www.bsbipd.com

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Recycling surplus factory food into quality animal feeds

by Paul Featherstone, group director, SugaRich, United Kingdom

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hen food is manufactured, a number of by-products are created and a proportion of the finished product can’t be placed on the market for consumption by humans.

This can be for a variety of reasons such as packaging defects, or for technological reasons such as the wrong size or weight biscuits, over-baking, trial runs or over ordering and out of date stock.

Many of these former foodstuffs, including biscuits, bread, breakfast cereals, grain products, crisps and confectionery can have a very high nutritional value – being a source of high quality fats, sugar and carbohydrates.

After checking their safety and traceability and therefore suitability, SugaRich converts them into high quality ingredients for use in animal feed, avoiding waste from food that is not destined for human consumption.

After processing, the foods are blended to the required feed formulation, then sieved and ground to create a free flowing meal.

Finished feed is delivered direct to the compounder, blender or farm.

With so many other issues to manage within busy food production sites or supermarket chains, getting the surplus food disposed of as waste may seem like the simplest choice, even if this results in a cost being levied to the business and the waste potentially ending up in landfill. However, by working in partnership with feed compounders, blenders and farms, we provide food businesses with an environmentally friendly alternative.

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According to a United Nation’s study, ‘Global Food Losses and Food Waste’ , a third of the world’s food is wasted and we all have a part to play in solving this problem.

Former foodstuffs should be regarded as a resource, not a waste product.

Diversion of food waste from disposal is becoming an increasing priority for the UK government. Under current European Union waste regulations, the waste hierarchy gives the highest priority to waste prevention, followed by re use through the development of markets for valuable products, recycling and recovery. Disposal of waste products through landfill should be avoided wherever possible.

Business and environmental benefits This ‘closed-loop’ recycling, by which the waste from one product is used in the making of another product, brings measurable economic gains to businesses and long-term benefits to the environment.

Food loss and waste are a major squandering of resources - water, land, energy and labour - and contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. Food sent to landfill biodegrades, releasing methane into the atmosphere that has damaging effects on the environment, while incineration may cause harmful greenhouse gas emissions.

The recovery of former foodstuffs and by-products for use as animal feed is a sustainable and economically beneficial solution for all major food businesses, encouraging zero waste to landfill, cost savings and even revenue generation.

Preventing food waste makes good business sense. Revenue is generated not just by the money saved from sending waste to landfill and the associated charges involved, but from the waste itself. Using materials

more efficiently, and managing waste better enables manufacturers to reduce costs, make money and decrease the environmental impact.

From our work with the largest European food manufacturers, supermarkets and distributors, over 350,000 tonnes of surplus food per annum has been diverted from traditional waste disposal routes.

Many businesses are unaware of how significantly waste impacts on their bottom line. We replace the term ‘waste’ with ‘resource,’ working with organisations to help them ensure compliance in respect of the waste hierarchy, encouraging them to reduce, reuse and recycle. Organisations need to think differently about waste to move beyond waste reduction to actively eliminating waste from the supply chain.

Legislative compliance Anything designated for feed use will ultimately be re-entering the food chain, so strict adherence to regulations are essential.

When former foodstuffs are used to produce animal feed, certain legal obligations are placed on the factory of production. By law, the factory is deemed a ‘Feed Business Operator’ and has to be compliant under the Feed Hygiene Regulations EU 183/2005, which applies to all businesses that make, use or market animal feed.

Feed businesses in this context include manufacturers selling by-products of food production into the feed chain, livestock farmers and arable farms growing crops for feed use. The regulation applies at all points in the supply and use of feed, and requires feed businesses to comply with standards in respect of facilities, storage, personnel and record-keeping.

Hygiene standards are very important in the disposal of the surplus foodstuffs.

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sis. Over recent years HACCP has become a central requirement of food and feed safety legislation.

The logistics – from food production to the feed industry Each food production site has differ-

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ent challenges. Our expert team audit the whole location and production processes to identify the areas where there are issues to be addressed and highlight possible hidden revenue sources. Tailor-made surplus food handling installations are designed and built to suit each individual food factory site, with on-going maintenance, reporting and review.

Critical control points for food safety are implemented through our HACCP systems which prevent the mixture of any nonfood waste and ensure feed materials are free from any chemical or microbiological impurities.

Where inedible products or products prohibited from inclusion in feed (such as meat or fish) are stored or handled on the same site as surplus foods intended for feed use, there must be physical separation between these products and the feed products. This will ideally be full physical segregation of buildings and equipment. Detailed records of disposal of non-feed products must be maintained.

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total waste management side of our business, SugaRecycle, can help with the streaming and managing of all waste products from plastics and oils through to card, packaging, metal and more.

Sealed containers with surplus food are collected and returned using specialist vehicles. All containers are clearly marked to avoid any chance of confusion between surplus food materials and waste.

The surplus food is then transported to our purpose built reprocessing centres where computer generated formulations manufacture a feed material to exact customer specifications. SugaRich produce a range of bakery, biscuit and confectionery meals to suit feed compounders, blenders and home mixers. This includes SugaRich Premier Biscuit, a high oil biscuit meal suitable for inclusion in both broiler and high intensity pig feeds.

Quality feed within the food chain Remember to take the advice of a nutritionist on feed mixtures and ensure

they are used as part of a balanced diet paying particular attention to an adequate supply of long fibre. Animal feed plays an important part in the food chain and has implications for the composition and quality of the livestock products (milk, meat and eggs) that people consume. Our high-quality feed is delivered direct to the compounder, blender or farm. This highenergy livestock feed helps to improve livestock productivity.

The Food Standards Agency is responsible for drawing up the rules on the composition and marketing of animal feed. The Agency's main aims in this area are to help protect consumer and animal health. Another aim is to ensure that those buying the feed are provided with sufficient information to allow them to make informed choices.

In summary, by recognising that former foodstuff is a resource and not a waste product, the feed industry and food businesses can work together to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill every year, save costs, turn waste into revenue and lessen environmental damage.

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Efficient barge unloading technology for grain handling on inland waterways

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ransporting grain by barge is an ecological and cost-efficient alternative to railway and truck haulage.

Bühler’s low-maintenance Bargolink unloading system makes this mode of transport even more competitive.

Since time immemorial, ships have been used to deliver bulk goods over long distances, using the river current as a natural force to carry them downstream or yoking draft animals for upstream transport. Although trucks and trains have taken up a large part of this task in the modern age, barges are still a viable alternative for many goods. A barge carrying one ton of cargo can travel five times as far on five liters of diesel as a truck with the same freight – 500 km compared to the truck’s 100 km of range overland. A ship carrying 3,000 tons of goods is equivalent to 50 railway cars or 100 trucks.

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system. Continental Europe is crisscrossed by waterways. From the gateway ports on the English Channel and along the northern Mediterranean, grain is distributed to the inland markets of Western and Central Europe by barges. The Bargolink serves the needs of customers all along this system of waterways – mainly grain handlers and processors whose business model depends on short berthing times and reliable highvolume unloading capacities.

Straddling dry land and water Bühler has developed its Bargolink to unload barges of up to 5,000 DWT at capacities of 150 to 300 tons per hour.

Here is how it works: a marine leg is positioned amidships in the material to be unloaded, where the marine leg moves through the product. To improve the feeding of the unloader, the marine leg is equipped with a fixed mounted feeding screw (hinged in order to equalise the inclination of the vessel) which digs into the grain in the ship’s

by Sandro Suppa, sales manager, terminals and Vincent van der Wijk, product manager Bargolink, Bühler, Switzerland

hold and lifts it up onto a horizontal chain conveyor that carries the cargo to the port’s storage units.

These state-of-the-art ship unloaders are available as mobile or stationary versions.

The stationary unit is fixed on the pier and the barge is automatically towed by winches, taking the role of moving the barge for continuous unloading. The mobile version on rails is equipped with a travelling gear, so the barge can stay fixed at the pier. As a result, the Bargolink enables customised terminal plants according to specific requirements, taking into account the available space for unloader and barge.

The mechanical process is not only easier on the wheat, causing less wastage and defects and keeping the grain in a higher grading; it is also more cost- and energy-efficient than pneumatic unloading.

Furthermore, the Bargolink is less susceptible to breakdowns. A pneumatic system’s fan is easily degraded by the fine particles it conveys; the Bargolink’s mechanical process

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FEATURE means longer uptime, lower operating costs, less expenses on maintenance and spares, and half the energy usage. This makes the whole unloading process more economical and environmentally sustainable, especially considering the added demurrage costs to vessels if a pneumatic system breaks down.

Lastly, the Bargolink operates at lower noise levels and does not generate lower frequencies than pneumatic systems whose loud droning and changing volumes may constitute a health hazard.

Already three customers in China, Croatia and France have been convinced that they can benefit from Bühler’s Bargolink.

Altogether, Bühler’s Bargolink offers an investment-friendly, highly flexible and efficient solution for unloading systems used for inland water transportation in the genuine Buhler manufacturing quality combined with best in class components.

More Information: Bühler GmbH Grain Logistics, CH-9240, Uzwil, Switzerland Tel: +41 719 551111 Fax: +41 719 553949 Email: grain-logistics@buhlergroup.com Website: www.buhlergroup.com

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by Elizabeth Norton, nutritionist, Anpario plc, United Kingdom

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nzyme technology is an integral tool for the brewing, baking and textile industries. In agriculture there is great potential for enzymes too but this is yet to be fully exploited.

However, animal nutrition is one area in which the use of feed enzymes is becoming increasingly important.

There are three driving factors in animal production that are leading to the development and adoption of feed enzyme technology. First, the world’s growing population has meant global demand for food and in particular meat and meat products have increased substantially. In addition, producers are also continually looking for novel methods of increasing their efficiency and productivity and the cost and availability of raw materials for animal feed is the second factor continuing price rises are a major constraint to meeting demand. The third factor is concern over the environmental fragility of the planet and the pressure on agricultural industries to reduce their reliance on vital resources.

Major ingredients in monogastric feeds The major ingredients used in most monogastric feeds are of vegetable origin including ground cereals such as maize, wheat and barley or vegetable by-products such as wheat middlings and rice bran. It also includes processed protein ingredients such as soybean, or rapeseed extractions and unprocessed materials such as peas or beans. All these materials have a complex structure of carbohydrates, protein and oil and the carbohydrates are further described as sugars, starch and non-starch polysaccharides (NSP).

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can be further divided into beta-glucans, celluloses and pentosans. Indeed, many different types of enzymes are secreted within the digestive tract but there are cases where the enzymes that are necessary for complete digestion are not produced by the animal or are only present at very low levels. In monogastric animals it is the enzymes that are required to breakdown the NSP fraction of the diet that are missing.

Increasing feed value through enzymes

issue was addressed. Now these enzymes are commonplace, certainly in Europe, where poultry diets are principally composed of wheat and barley.

Recent enzyme developments More recently, positive effects in animal performance have also been noted with ‘non-viscous’ cereals such as maize and sorghum (Choct, 2006). The digestive system in pigs differs slightly from poultry and the issue of increased viscosity from wheat and barley is not a problem in these species. The addition of feed enzymes in pig diets has also demonstrated positive effects (Dierick and Decuypere, 1994) and it is recognised that beta-glucanases and xylanases are able to degrade plant cell wall which leads to a release of nutrients from grain endosperm

The NSP fraction of barley and oats contains beta-glucans which can hold significant amounts of water causing high gut viscosity.

Young pigs and poultry lack the required beta-glucanase enzyme to break the linkages of the molecule and this is a problem because it has an anti-nutritional effect by blocking the absorption Table 1: Optimal temperature and pH properties of nutrients. Increased viscosity also from some fungal endoxylanases (adapted from reduces the rate of passage thus Corral and Villanseñor-Ortega, 2006) lowering feed intake with the end Optimum result being reduced growth rates, Optimum SOURCE Temperature feed conversion and the apparPh (Oc) ent metabolisable energy of the diet. Increased viscosity additionally Apergillus kawachii results in wet litter which in poultry A 60 5.5 leads to conditions such as necrotic B 55 4.5 enteritis, hock burns and breast C 50 2.0 blisters.

Aspergillus niger Similarly in wheat, a common XynA I 50 5.0 cereal choice in temperate climates, XyanA II 45-50 4.5 the NSP fraction contains a high Penicillium Capsulatum level of arabinoxylans. Xylanase is XynA 48 4.0 the enzyme that pigs and poultry XynB 48 4.0 require in order to break these Talaromyces emersonii compounds down but they are Xyn I 75 4.7 also deficient in them and, it was Xyn II 77 4.3 not until the development of betaXynIII 73 4.2 Xyn IV 77 4.3 glucanase and xylanase enzymes for Xyn V 80 4.2 animal feed in the 1980s, that this

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and the aleurone layer cells and therefore improves the energy value of the feed.

Reducing pathogenic bacteria in the colon A third possible mechanism by which the nutritive value of feed is increased by feed enzymes is through the release of oligosaccharides (Choct and Cadogan, 2001). These can be formed during the degradation of storage and cell wall carbohydrates by supplemental enzymes and are able to resist further degradation by digestive enzymes and so able to reach the colon. Once in the colon these oligosaccharides are a nutrient source for beneficial bacteria such as Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus spp which suppress the growth of pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella, Clostridium, Campylobacter and Escherichia coli. It is well established that reducing pathogenic bacteria in the colon improves weight gain and the feed conversion ratio in pigs and poultry.

Cost saving feed formulation

The 1990s saw the development of the next enzyme of significant importance in animal nutrition, phytase. Phosphorous is a very important and valuable mineral element in all species as it is crucial for bone development and metabolic processes.

In plants, the majority of phosphorous is stored in the form of phytate. Monogastrics are unable to utilise the phosphorous in phytate so it is a major source of an important nutrient that is normally wasted.

Instead, producers have to supplement diets with inorganic phosphorous supplements although dependence on inorganic phosphorous supplements is a challenge because global reserves of rock phosphate are not renewable and the price has escalated.

Furthermore, producers have a tendency to over-supplement with inorganic phosphorous with the result that most of it is excreted by the animal and becomes a major environmental pollutant.

Phytase benefits When the development of phytase enzymes began it was largely to reduce the requirements for inorganic phosphorous thus saving money for producers and

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Challenges associated with enzymes use One of the major challenges with the current use of feed enzymes is that producers face difficult decisions on which varieties to use and at what inclusion rates.

Aside from the diet formulation and the ingredients used, there are a number of factors that can affect the efficacy of feed enzymes.

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Regardless of the mechanism by which the energy value of feed is increased, the fact that it occurs is of significant importance for producers and nutritionists. This allows for greater flexibility when formulating diets meaning that alternative feed ingredients, which are traditionally of lower nutritive value, can be utilised in the formulation. This can result in significant savings in feed costs for producers where, for example, some of the wheat-based portion of the diet can be replaced with cheaper barley, providing a suitable blend beta-glucanase and xylanase enzymes are incorporated into the diet.

reducing the environmental impact.

However, it has become apparent that further nutritional benefits are achieved because phytate has the capacity to bind other important minerals such as calcium, zinc, manganese, iron and copper thus reducing their bioavailability in the digestive tract.

Additional research has also revealed that the inclusion of phytase can improve both ileal amino acid digestibility and dietary available metabolisable energy (Ravindran et al 2001). Phytate is therefore considered as both an indigestible nutrient and an antinutrient and interestingly, in the last decade, research has demonstrated that administering unconventionally high doses or by ‘superdosing’ phytase in diets that animal performance can be substantially improved (Cowieson et al 2011).

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FEATURE Commercially enzymes are produced by submerged culture fermentation using microorganisms grown on substrate. Individual enzymes which are produced by the same microorganisms can be completely different and even those produced by the same microorganism, but on different substrates, may have different actions engendering their specificity. It is the optimal temperature and pH at which these enzymes are most active that is most affected by the different sources (Table 1).

This clearly has implications on how effectively enzymes will function in the digestive tract.

Generally the digestive tract of monogastric species such as pigs and poultry is amenable to exogenous enzymes but the reasons for this can differ depending on the species. In pigs, for example, the stomach can store a large quantity of feed increasing the pH and the feed is also retained in the small intestine longer which is favourable for optimal exogenous enzyme activity. However, superior and more consistent results are often seen in poultry which may be due to the lower moisture content in poultry digesta (Svihus 2010) and also, certain ingredients used in diets may affect the pH in the tract and the natural variations in nutritional value of cereal grains can render enzymes ineffective.

The current enzymes available have taken years to develop and have proven efficacy in pigs and poultry as demonstrated by numerous in vivo trials. Nonetheless, greater understanding of the sources of variation that contribute to mitigating or accentuating the effect of feed enzymes will enable nutritionists and producers to figure out optimal inclusions for specific enzymes in diet formulations.

Another area that has been a major focus of research is the development of types of enzyme that can withstand the extreme conditions during feed manufacture.

Thermostability is of particular importance and this can be achieved through either genetic manipulation or protective coatings and these products are now widely available.

Enzymes and ruminants Research has also demonstrated that feed enzymes can be very effective for improving performance in ruminant species too, although there are many challenges that need to be addressed before they are made commercially available. The complexity of the rumen microbial ecosystem and the process of fibre digestion means that the mode of action of ruminant enzymes is not well understood. Further information regarding the synergy between feed enzyme additives and the rumen enzymes produced by the existing microflora is also needed. Some research has however found evidence of cooperation between the two but it has also been noted that feed enzymes compete with fibrolytic bacteria in the rumen for available binding sites on feed (Morgavi et al., 2004).

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enzymes. It continues to be the fastest growing animal food-producing sector and is set to outpace human population growth.

Omnivorous fish species such as tilapia and carp can utilise plant-based diets and are of increasing importance, therefore fibredegrading enzymes such as xylanase and beta-glucanase may be beneficial.

The reliance of fishmeal for carnivorous fish species is having a negative impact on the environment and is also highly expensive, so identifying alternative protein sources for these species is of vital importance. At present very little research on feed enzymes in aquaculture has been documented although some initial studies have reported improvements in phosphorous availability in diets through the addition of phytase in fish feeds (Jackson et al, 1996; Hughes and Soares, 1998) and the development of enzymes that can withstand processing pressure during fish feed manufacture is clearly an important factor too.

Enzymes and energy production Finally, the need to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and utilise renewable fuel sources such as bioethanol presents further opportunities for the use of feed enzymes in animal nutrition. Production of ethanol by the enzymatic breakdown of starch and sugars, followed by yeast-driven fermentation creates a number of waste-products that could be utilised as animal feed ingredients. The main waste-product available is distillers’ dried grains with solubles (DDGS). There is some current debate over the nutritional value of DDGS as this can be affected by the initial grain used for the bioethanol production.

Arabinoxlans and phytate content has also reported to be higher in DDGS than those found in feedstock cereals grains (Zijlstra and Beltranena, 2009) and the quality of protein and amino acid availability in DDGS is also questionable (Péron and Partridge, 2010).

However, due to the apparent availability of this as a feed source used in conjunction with exogenous enzymes, DDGS has potential and research in this area is increasing.

The growing importance of enzymes In conclusion, feed enzymes are an increasingly important tool in animal nutrition. This article has attempted to demonstrate how enzymes can alleviate pressures relating to the increase in demand for global meat production, constraints on raw material availability and calls for reducing the environmental impact of animal production. The application of fibredegrading and phytase enzymes in pig and poultry diets is widely available and has proven beneficial effects. Feed enzyme manufacturers continue to improve existing enzymes building on the knowledge that has been developed over the last two decades. Developing varieties for other species such as cattle and fish and new feed ingredients like DDGS offer further potential for the use of feed enzymes in animal nutrition in the years ahead.

References Choct, M. (2006) Enzymes for the feed industry: past, present and future. World’s Poultry Science Journal 62, 5–16.

Choct, M. and Cadogan, D.J. (2001) How effective are supplemental enzymes in pig diets? In: Cranwell, P.D. (ed.) Manipulating Pig Production VIII. University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, pp. 240–247.

Corral, O.L. and Villanseñor-Ortega, F. 2006 Xylanases. In: Guevara-González, R.G. and TorresPacheco, eds. Advances in Agricultural and Food Biotechnology Research Signpost 305-322.

Cowieson, A.J., Wilcock, P. and Bedford, M.R. (2011) Super-dosing effects of phytase in poultry and other monogastrics. World Poultry Science 67, 225- 235 Dierick, N.A. and Decuypere, J.A. (1994) Enzymes and growth in pigs. In: Cole, D.J.S., Wiseman, J. and Varley, M.J. (eds) Principles of Pig Science. Nottingham University Press, Nottingham, UK, pp. 169–195.

Hughes, K.P. and Soares, Jr (1998) Efficacy of phytase on phosphorous utilization in practical diets fed to striped bass Morone saxatilis. Aquaculture Nutrition, 4, 133-140.

Jackson, L.S., Li, M.H. and Robinson, E.H. 1996. Use of microbial phytase in Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus diets to improve utilization of phytate phosphorous.

Journal of World Aquaculture 27, 3, 309-313.

Morgavi, D.P., Beauchemin, K.A., Nsereko, V.L., Rode, L.M., McAllister, T.A. and Wang, Y. (2004) Trichoderma enzymes promote Fibrobacter succinogenes S85 adhesion to, and degradation of, complex substrates but not pure cellulose. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 84, 1083–1090.

Péron, A. and Partridge, P.P., 2010. Other enzyme applications relevant to the animal feed industry In: Bedford, M.R. and Partridge, G.G eds. Enzymes in farm animal nutrition. CAB International, 231-248.

Ravindran, V., Selle, P.H., Ravindran, G., Morel, P.C.H., Kies, A.K. and Bryden, W.L. (2001) Microbial phytase improves performance, apparent metabolizable energy and ileal amino acid digestibility of broilers fed a lysine-defi cient diet.

Poultry Science 80, 338–344.

Svihus, B. 2010 Effect of digestive tract conditions, feed processing and ingredients on response to NSP enzymes.

In: Bedford, M.R. and Partridge, G.G eds. Enzymes in farm animal nutrition. CAB International, 129-159.

Zijlstra, R.T. and Beltranena, E. (2009) Variability of quality in biofuel co-products. In: Garnsworthy, P.C. and Wiseman, J. (eds) Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition 2008. Nottingham University Press, Nottingham, UK, pp. 313–326

About the author: Elizabeth Norton is a nutritionist at Anpario providing technical support across the company’s brands. She is responsible for providing nutritional advice and diet formulations for customers. Elizabeth has a First Class BSc (Hons) Animal Science at the University of Plymouth.

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by Paul Steen, engineering services director, AB Vista, United Kingdom

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eed industry use of NSP-enzymes continues to grow throughout the world. NSP enzymes are not only necessary for reducing viscosity and thus potential problems with litter, but they also improve the nutritional value of the complete feed.

1. The effect of reduced resistance of the feed (enzyme dilution) through the die is due to additional moisture in the feed material as the enzyme is diluted with water.

2. The xylanase starts to work in the mash feed immediately after dosing, improving the gelatinisation of starch during conditioning and thus reducing the resistance through the die.

Adding liquids to feeds via the batch mixer is a well evolved practice, the technology is well understood and the installation relatively straightforward. The MLA dosing system costs are significantly lower than the

equivalent for post pelleting application. The installation of one MLA system replaces several PPA systems installed at every press line.

Thermostability in liquid application

The thermo-stability of Econase® XT 25 L was assessed in a commercial feed mill. Five batches of regular corn-based broiler feed without Econase XT 25 L were produced, Liquid enzyme application followed by ten batches of test diet with 100 AB Vista has now developed the Mixer g/ton addition of Econase® XT 25 L. Liquid Application (MLA) technology for easier handling and application. Econase® Each batch corresponded to six tons of feed produced in a horizontal mixer with XT is the only enzyme currently available application into the mixer following the on the market which is stable enough to same system as other liquid be added at the batch mixer as additives were added to the a liquid product. The enzyme same batch. All batches were molecule itself is stable to pelconditioned at 90°C and then leting temperatures, so stabilising expanded at 107-110°C for a techniques such as coating are total time of 30 seconds. not required.

The temperature of the feed The Econase® XT MLA techwas measured immediately after nology will give users improved the die, and fluctuated between in-feed homogeneity and lower 94-96°C for all batches. For CV’s compared with traditional every batch, representative sampost-pelleting application of liquid ples were collected from the enzymes. Trial data indicates a mixer under-hopper (mash) and further economic benefit due to pre- and post-pellet sieving, and the specific energy requirement sent for xylanase activity analysis. when pelleting feed produced with From the fifth batch, ten samples Econase® XT liquid added to the Graph 1: Enzyme activity in mash and pellet samples from were sent for separate analysis to mixer. There are two hypotheses ten batches of feed assess enzyme activity distribution for this which are currently being within the batch (homogeneity). trialed in commercial conditions: 22 | January - February 2013

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Enzyme activity in the blank samples (no enzyme added) was below 1000 U/kg in both mash and pellet samples, confirming the low native xylanase activity in the feed. When Econase® XT 25 Graph 2: Uniformity of enzyme activity in ten samples from L was added to the fifth batch the ten batches, average recovery in the pellets was 90 percent, when compared with the pellet samples. Therefore, in every sample activity of the mash sample, and 106 per- from this batch mixer the aspired enzyme cent when compared with the expanded dose was applied. activity. Considering the high challenge of In conclusion, Econase® XT liquid has the hydrothermal processing conditions a high degree of thermo-stability, and can (90°C conditioning, followed by 100°C in be applied into the mixer when producan expander), these results highlight the ing pellet feeds. This should improve outstanding intrinsic thermostability of the application consistency and can allow a Econase® XT molecule. This also confirms reduction in investment costs for liquid the opportunity to add the liquid product application in feed mills with more than directly in the mixer, even when producing one pellet line. pelleted feeds.

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elgium-based Vigan Engineering S.A. is more than a ship loaders/unloaders manufacturer, but a global solution provider for port development, and especially for grain handling.

From initial project definition up to commissioning, Vigan is able to deliver turnkey terminals including a wide range of equipment and auxiliary devices thanks to its network of business partners.

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are customised according to customers’ needs with many accessories available; they are adaptable to a lot of different working conditions. Capacity ranges from 100 to 250 tons/hour.

The advantages of the NIV pneumatic continuous ship unloaders include very little manpower (just a single operator is needed); its hold cleaning efficiency; its capacity variability (from 160 to 800 tons/hour); and its easy and low-cost maintenance.

The mechanical ‘SIMPORTER’ is particularly adapted for vessels up to PostPanamax size and very high-capacity requirements of up to 1,500 tons/hour.

It has the lowest energy consumption rate per unloaded ton (0.2-0.45 kWh/ ton) and is even more environment-

friendly (no dust with a totally enclosed conveying, no noise, no material degradation as it is gently conveyed by a Twin-belt system).

Vigan mechanical loaders are designed for almost any kind of product in bulk with a density from 0.2 to 0.8, they are suitable for all sizes of barges or vessels. Dust control devices and optional features are available.

Port equipment The diversity of Vigan’s range of equipment is a key-asset to propose the best adequate solution to any project requirements, whether pneumatic or mechanical is preferred, or even a combination of both.

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Moreover, the major advantage shouldn’t be forgotten: the operators’ safety which is maximum with CSUs. Recent achievements include:

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• In 2006, SDTV grain and fertilizer terminals in Djibouti were equipped

by Vigan with two continuous ship unloaders (CSU), a mobile harbour crane, conveyors, stationary and mobile bagging stations, flat storage, two mobile portable machines. Last summer the terminal ordered three additional mobile bagging lines.

• The French port of Sète inaugurated its grain terminal extension in August 2012, for which, Vigan provided one mechanical ship loader with bucket elevator (capacity 800 tonnes/hour) for vessels up to 25,000 DWT and one pneumatic CSU (capacity 400 tonnes/hour) for barges and coaster vessels up to 5,000 DWT.

• The dry bulk terminal at Muuga Port, Estonia, with fertilizer handling and storage facilities including a rail unloading station, belt conveyors and dome storage silos, recently choose again Vigan’s UK subsidiary AS-C Projects Limited based in Stockport, England to carry out the third phase of expansion to their terminal. This includes three new dome storage silos (total additional storage of 27,400 tonnes) plus associated intake and outloading belt conveyor systems.

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Yeast in aquaculture

by Philippe Tacon PhD, Lesaffre Feed Additives, France

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east products are getting more and more popular in aquaculture.

However many products (as a whole or as fractions) are on the aquaculture market at the moment and differentiating between one from another can be difficult. This small article aims at shading some lights on the subject and explains that all yeast products are not equal.

tive price in regards to other protein sources such as fish or soybean meal. Further applications are being developed for yeast as functional feed additives as probiotic live yeast, yeast fractions (yeast cell walls, yeast extracts) or as a source for more purified products such as beta-glucans and nucleotides. The production process of yeast can allow the possibility to incorporate trace minerals and then produce highly bioavailable organic trace minerals, also known as selenium and chromium yeast.

The pink yeast Phaffia rhodozyma, is naturally rich in astaxanthin and has been used for some time as natural source of the pigment in salmonids. Although now it tends to be replaced by bacterial products which have a higher concentration and whose cell wall is more easily degraded. We will only refer in the following article on products coming from S. cerevisiae origin.

percent dry matter and can contain from 40 to 60 percent crude protein nitrogen, 35-45 percent carbohydrates, and 5-9 percent lipids. A quite important fraction of the nitrogen is under the form on nucleic acids (up to 12%) that can lead to produce significant level of uric acid if consumed at high concentration, like meat. The amino acid profile of yeast is close to soybean meal and therefore well adapted to animal nutrition; it is rich in Glutamic acid and Lysine (up to 8%). Yeast is naturally rich in B vitamins such as biotin, thiamine and folic acid. It also produces niacin but contrary to some belief does not produce B12 Vitamin. Ergosterol which is a significant fraction of yeast cell wall, also is also a precursor of Vitamin D2 by using UV treatments.

Yeast is a unicellular organism belonging to the kingdom of Fungi. More than a thousand species have been found in two major phyla: Basidiomycota and Ascomycota in which belong species able to duplicate by budding such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Due to their unique properties to grow under aerobic conditions and produce gas and ethanol under anaerobic conditions, some yeast (mostly S. cerevisiae) have been used for Baker’s yeast the manufacture of fermented foods such as Even if their name remains Saccharomyces bread , beer and wine for a long time. Yeasts cerevisiae (cerevisiae for beer), most of the are also used as single sell protein source in Nutritional properties of yeast strains of Baker’s yeast have been selected animal nutrition and in aquaculture under Typical dry yeast composition is 93-97 for their high fermentative power, particuvarious forms and larly useful for bakers. Strains species (Torulaspora, are specific to the type of Torulopsis, bread and the region where Kluyveromyces, it is sold, in order to respond Saccharomyces and to different bread making caetera). They can conditions (French bread, be found for example white bread, flat bread, in shrimp and marine croissant, etc.) and resist to fish larval feeds or different process conditions included as a protein (osmotic pressure from high source in aquafeeds. sugared bread, freezing, acidThe reasons for ity of sour dough,…). this extensive use is Baker’s yeast comes as its excellent nutria pure and primary culture tional contents, its grown on sugar substrate easy supply in dried such as molasses. The proform or under liqduction is performed under uid form when bakvery strict conditions in order ery yeast plants or to maintain the genetic puribreweries are near ty, consistency, specificity and aquafeed plants, and efficacy of the strains. (Figure Figure 1: Yeast manufacturing process (primary grown culture) nowadays a competi1). It can be sold under differ26 | January - February 2013

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ent forms and packaging (instant dried yeast, active dry yeast, compressed, cream).

The primary grown culture controlled process makes also a very consistent base for the production of yeast extracts, autolysed yeast, yeast cell walls and their derivate: nucleotides and beta-glucans. Yeast cell walls produced from Baker’s yeast usually have a high content of mannans. They are recognised as good toxin binders. Fractions coming from baker’s yeast have a light beige colour.

The most popular aquaculture application of Baker’s yeast is in hatcheries where it is a major feed source for artemia and rotifer (see for example Couteau et al 1990).

Brewer’s yeast Brewer’s yeast can be identified either as the ferment used in brewery industries (Yeast primary production) or the by-product of these industries which is the form mainly used in aquaculture. In the latter case, yeast biomass is harvested from the fermentation vats at the end of beer fermentation.

It can be sold under liquid form (18-20% of dry matter) but preferentially as inactive yeast spray or drum dried. It can also been grown as a more controlled product and specific strains and find its way to human care as a food supplement and holistic therapeutic, also known as natural brewer’s yeast.

Brewer’s yeast for aquafeed applications is sold by trading companies as a commodity based on the protein content, or by local breweries in need to dispatch their slurry.

The quality and the supply of these products can be inconsistent and depends greatly on the source of supply.

The nutritional content is similar as the one in baker’s yeast, but contains more trace minerals such as selenium and chromium.

The protein content of brewer yeast is relatively high and and its amino acid content is similar to baker’s yeast. Numerous works have shown the efficacy of Brewer’s yeast to replace partially or totally the proteins found in fish and vegetable meal in fish and shrimp. Shrimp feeds formulators typically incorporate brewer’s yeast in their formula at the rate of two to four percent.

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Figure 2: Schema of a process to produce yeast extracts and yeast cell walls

Brewer’s yeast can be used to produce yeast fractions, however due to the nature of brewer’s yeast and the specificity of the production processes, the quality is less consistent than in baker’s yeast. Products coming from brewery yeast tend to have a distinctive bitter smell and taste and a darker colour than the ones coming from baker’s yeast.

Ethanol yeast Ethanol yeasts are harvested after having performed alcoholic fermentation and distillation for the conventional production of Bioethanol from sugarcane, beet sugar or grains syrup. In the first case, the yeast biomass is harvested and then dried with the recycled energy used to heat the vegetal material. The majority of ethanol yeast comes from Brazil.

Production prices and selling prices are very low, however the quality, such as the protein content is very inconsistent.

The supply depends on the activity of the bioethanol plants and can also be inconsistent.

Another concern is the sanitary safety of these products. Antibiotics are sometimes added to the process in order to prevent bacteria competing with the yeast for nutrients and avoiding yield decrease. It is therefore possible that some antibiotic residues and possibly other toxins might be left in the final dried product.

Autolysed yeast – Inactive Dried Yeast Inactive and Autolysed yeast come from primary grown cultures or Brewer’s yeast.

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FEATURE They are major products within the food industry as flavour enhancers and in pet food as feed attractants. They are used in aquaculture feeds as a source of protein and nitrogen. Brewer’s yeast, and its ethanol equivalent, is mostly favoured as it is cheaper than baker’s yeast. They are also easier supplied as yeast suppliers prefer to sell the more controlled and tailored Baker’s yeast on food markets.

Inactive yeast is a yeast that has been deactivated by high temperature drying (often spray drying). The cells come as a whole and the cell wall is not ruptured making the access to intracellular material (amino acids, vitamins…) difficult. A way to access these materials is to partially hydrolyse the yeast cell wall to let the cellular content be partially released from the cell. This can be facilitated by activating the internal autolytic enzymes of the live yeast (autolysis), adding external enzymes (notably proteolysis) or playing on the osmotic pressure to rupture the cell wall (plasmolysis). Different grades of autolysed yeast can be obtained depending on the level of autolysis (from partial to total). The final product is a mixture of cellular content and yeast cell wall.

Furthermore the autolysis process degrades

protein and forms peptides (dipeptides to tetra peptides) and oligonucleic acids which are readily digestible by the animal. Again here depending on the original yeast material used, autolysed and inactive yeast quality can be very different.

Live yeast as probiotics Live yeast helps regulate the gut microbiota. Its effects have been shown, first in human where it can reduce diarrhoea, especially with children. Specific strains have then been developed and produced industrially such as S. cerevisiae boulardii or S. cerevisiae Sc 47 (Actisaf) for the animal nutrition market. It is a common practice now to supplement feeds to increase milk production in dairy cows or help piglets survival.

Live yeast are characterized by their living cells count, expressed by colony forming unit (cfu per gram), typically ten billions cfu/g.

Dosages are made in the feeds as dilutions to get an efficient cfu count per g of feed, a 1000 fold dilution giving a 10.107 per g of feed for example. Viability of the yeast is mandatory for its effect and cfus should be checked before and after pelleting using plate counts.

Despite the increasing use of yeast as

Figure 4: Cumulative mortality after immersion with L. Anguiilarum (blue line is control, orange line is Pronady at 0.5g/kg. n=3, Pronady significantly decreases mortality at 120h. P<0.01)

Figure 3: Number of pellets remaining in the feeding tray one hour after feeding (n=4, YE are significantly different than control at P<0.05).

a probiotic in terrestrial animals, there are only a few numbers of works studying its effect in fish as a gut functions stabiliser.

The major reason is that live yeast does not resist the severe conditions of the manufacturing processes of aquafeeds (high temperatures, steam, long conditioning times, see Aguirre-Guzzman et al 2002). The studies are then difficult to transfer from lab conditions to farm using commercial feeds.

All the work published so far was made with yeast either top dressed on feeds or incorporated in pressed (uncooked) feeds.

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the gut maturation have been found in sea bass with a species extracted from the rainbow trout gut Debaryomyces hansenii (see the works from Tovar-Ramirez and also the reviews by Chi et al 2006 and Gatesoupe 2007). Marine yeasts and yeasts isolated from fish seem a very logical choice to use in species of aquaculture interest. However, such material is often difficult to grow under industrial conditions and did not lead to the development of an actual product yet.

The products on the market are therefore often from S. cerevisiae origin. It has to be noted that up to now, no yeast products have been registered in EU as a probiotic in aquaculture.

As an example of S. cerevisiae effects, (Lara Flores et al 2003, 2010) Table 2 shows some works done in tilapia fry fed for 3 weeks with feeds supplemented with Actisaf (also knwn as Biosaf) at 1 kg/T in two diets (40% and 27% proteins) and at 2 crowded conditions (1 fry per L or 1 fry per 2L).

All the yeast treatments also increased the Alkaline Phosphatase activity, and we can see a better improvement of feed conversion ratio (FCR) and survival under stressful conditions (low protein percentage and crowded conditions). There is also a better

protein efficiency ratio (PER) and digestive enzyme activity when Actisaf is used.

Live yeast can be used directly on farm, where it has been showed (empirically) to improve water quality in shrimp and fish ponds. It is either used alone or mixed with bacteria. Farms producing mash feed onsite also add yeast in order to degrade cellulolytic material to ensure a better digestion.

Yeast culture or fermented yeast Yeast culture is a particular product in which yeast is allowed to ferment. Yeast biomass, substrate and fermented extracellular metabolites are then dried.

Yeast extracts Yeast extracts (YE) come from the further hydrolysis and purification of autolysed yeast. Insoluble yeast cell walls are separated from the cellular content by centrifugation.

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Figure 5: Yeast rich in organic selenium manufacturing process 65%-70% of the product), free amino-acids like glutamic acid and vitamins. They also contain a high level of nucleic acid which can be further purified to increase the level of tasty 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; nucleotides. They are used in aquaculture in functional feeds, and hatcheries, as a source of nucleotides complementing the de novo synthesis of cells in multiplication and helping boost immunity and anti-stress mechanisms.

Autolysed yeast and inactive yeast are commonly mistakenly sold under the label yeast extract in aquaculture. A good way to differentiate them is to look at the carbohydrate levels. Autolysed yeast has a level around 20-22% (mostly from the remaining YCW) whereas YE contain only three to six percent of carbohydrates.

The small peptides and free amino acids in YE can also prove to be a potent attractant for aquafeed in shrimp. In a trial performed in Thailand with white shrimp L. vannamei. Feed containing YE at 2 kg/T of feed was presented in feeding trays at the corner of hapas and the remaining feed was counted after one hour. We can see a faster 30 | January - February 2013

feeding when YE are included. (Tacon and Suyawanish 2011).

Yeast cell walls Yeast Cell Walls (YCW) represent the shell of the yeast cell and are roughly 40-50 percent of the mass of the cell. YCW are composed mainly of fibrous polysaccharides glucans with beta 1,3 and beta 1,6 links, (50% and 8% respectively ), mannans under the form of Mannoproteins (40%) and chitin (2%) (see Lippke and Ovalle 1998). Further purification can lead to the production of either purified beta-glucans (50% and up) and mannoprotein (often used in wine making for clarification). The presence of these compounds often leads to the mislabelling of YCW as MOS or Beta-glucans.

These two carbohydrate types are very interesting for the aquaculture market, betaglucans are direct stimulators of the immune systems in shrimp and fish, upon the stimulation of specific blood cells (granulocytes or macrophages). Mannans are involved in the binding to pathogenic bacteria (especially those with pili having mannose receptors)

and eliminate them from the intestine. It is also suspected that the mannanes act as prebiotics promoting the growth of beneficial bacteria.

YCW have been shown to be effective to improve the resistance to bacterial challenges in numerous aquaculture species.

Beta glucans have to be use carefully in aquaculture as some experiments report/ negative effects in fish when used for prolonged periods at high concentrations.

This can be avoided by careful choosing the source of YCW and using them either at high concentration (2 kg/T) only for a short period, or a low concentration continuously (0.5 g/Kg).

An example of sea-bass juveniles fed with Pronady (a YCW of the Lesaffre group) at 0.5 g/kg of feed for 8 weeks can be seen in Figure 4, showing a significant protection against L. Anguillarum without any growth difference with the control. However a minimal amount of YCW seems needed to be ingested before challenge in order to provide an efficient immunostimulation and so there might be a gap period when

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FEATURE the product is not efficient. (data from Dr. Morgane Henry, Hellenic Center for marine Research , 2011) YCW products, depending on the quality of the autolysed yeast separation, contain also significant percentages of proteins and lipids. It should be noted that the lower the level of proteins, the higher of level of carbohydrates, and then the better immunostimulation from the YCW is. Various quality of YCW are on the animal production market and major differences can be found between products depending on the strain, the substrate used to produce the yeast, and event the drying process.

Mannans represent as most 25-27 percent of YCW in good quality YCW from primary grown yeasts, but can be found as low as 9 percent in crude preparation coming from industry by-products. Glucans or poly-glucose can range from 18 To 40 percent. YCW Protein level remains the most convenient indicator of quality, the best products being those having lower nitrogen content. The variability between batches can also be very high. Texture should be checked first. Good YCW often have a smooth, fine texture, low granulometry and a light beige colour. There is also the tendency to believe that all YCW are the same and that differentiation of products must be done to the highest level of glucans (sometimes measured as both

alpha and beta forms)or mannans. Not all the YCW are equal. Efficiency should be checked as a prerequisite to use, or change, YCW. At LFA we have conducted a survey of four YCW (2 bakery and 2 brewery yeasts) produced in 4 of our own factories in the same L. Anguillarum challenge in sea bass supplemented at 0.5 g/kg of feed for 8 weeks. Only 2 responded significantly (1 bakery, 1 brewery), the remaining 2 had even negative results at 4 weeks (lower survival than control). This result shows first that not all is understood in the way these products work and that one particular YCW cannot be replaced by another.

Selenium yeast Yeast can be induced to be a source of organic selenium, mainly under the form of seleniomethionine, which is then stored in proteins. During the growth of baker’s yeast, selenium is added to the medium and is replacing sulphur in methionine. The excess of selenium is then eliminated by careful washing steps (see Figure 5) to ensure that the selenium left is 97-99 percent organic. Selenium yeast should be then checked for the highest percentage of selenomethionine and the consistency between batches.

Seleniomethionine is the main carbon-

associated form of selenium in the animal’s body and then allow making organic selenium which are readily available when oxidative stress reactions occur.

The main application would be in aquaculture as fish meal is a main supply of selenium and the development of diets with less fish meal will require compensation of selenium in aquafeed formulae. Such an application could be useful in preventing the oxidation of poly unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in fish flesh. Chromium yeast is seldom used in aquaculture diets.

Conclusion Yeast products are getting more frequently used in aquaculture. Some applications are promising as the use as an alternative source of proteins or as a sanitary and welfare enhancer. However many products ranging from crude ethanol yeast by-products to more purified beta-glucans are available on the market. Therefore potential users must accurately select them in function of their targeted application. It is also as important to select a reliable source of the products to ensure a consistency of the supply and the quality.

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Profitable aquafeed

by John Robinson, president, Drying Technology Inc, USA

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quafeed producers are losing about $4 to $10 per ton of product produced in terms of lost production, higher energy consumption and lowered product quality. These losses can be recovered by substituting a more effective moisture (MC) sensing and control technology for currently used traditional MC sensing and control.

The control problem Two main problems prevent traditional MC sensing and control technology from being effective. Firstly, the lack of timely and accurate MC data upon which to base control action (poor MC sensing). Secondly, the inability to correctly adjust for evaporative load changes entering with the feed.

Figure 1 shows a typical normal MC distribution curve produced by traditional MC sensing and control technology. The curve is relatively wide as a result of the effect of high MC standard deviation. It is obvious that the

Figure 1: Typical MC distribution curve produced by poor MC sensing and control

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wider the MC variation the lower the target mean MC must be to prevent production of wet product. Consequently, use of currently available control technology forces manufacturers to over dry their products which causes significant costs in terms of lower production, higher energy usage, and poorer quality. Figure 1 illustrates the effect of poor MC sensing and control on MC variation.

The control solution Losses caused by poor MC sensing and control may be recovered if the MC variation (standard deviation) is reduced such that the mean MC can be maximized without exceeding the upper specification limit (USL). Fortunately, a solution for poor MC sensing and control was supplied by the derivation of a MC sensing and control model from first principles. The Delta T model: MC = K1(ΔT)p – K2/Sq relates the product MC exiting a dryer to the temperature drop (ΔT) of hot air

after contact with the wet product and the production rate or evaporative load (S). The model solved the two main problems with MC sensing and control by producing. Firstly, a rugged, reliable ‘inside-the-dryer’ moisture sensor; and secondly, a new and powerful control algorithm that precisely adjusts the set point for evaporative load changes.

A new type of MC sensor Figure 2 describes how the Delta T MC sensor continuously measures the MC of aquafeed inside the harsh environment of a dryer while it is being dried with a belt dryer.

As illustrated by Figure 2, patented Delta T technology invented a new type MC sensor that can be installed ‘inside-thedryer’ which reduces the dead time (time to detect a disturbance entering with the feed) by at least 30 percent. Since dead time is directly proportional to the product standard deviation, use of this ‘inside-thedryer’ sensor reduces the standard deviation at least 30 percent below that achieved by

Figure 2: Delta T ‘inside-the-dryer’ MC sensor

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Proprietary methods are used in adapting the model to the dryer and product.

Application of Delta T to aquafeed manufacture

Figure 3: Delta T reduces dead time on belt dryer use of currently used MC sensing methods.

It should be noted that use of raw Delta T data will not workâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it must be processed by the model before use. Figure 3 illustrates the advantage of reducing dead time for aquafeed drying.

Three possible locations are shown for installing the MC sensor. Dead time for each installation point is the time it takes for the individual MC method to detect a change in evaporative load entering with the feed. The lowest dead time is 14 minutes for the Delta T sensor inside the dryer; the next lowest dead time is 20 minutes for a MC meter located at the dryer exit; the longest dead time is 30 minutes for MC samples taken

downstream of the dryer and analyzed by a laboratory instrument.

For the above conditions, the Delta T accomplishes dead time reductions of 30 percent and 53 percent below that for the moisture meter method and the laboratory MC sample method respectively. The standard deviation reductions would also be reduced 30 percent and 53 percent respectively.

A new MC control algorithm As a result of its theoretical basis, the Delta T technology provides a new control algorithm that enables precise calculation of the set point necessary to maintain the target MC in spite of frequent changes in evapora-

The above-mentioned reduction in standard deviation enables the target MC to be increased by 0.5 percent to as much as 1.25 percent without fear of producing wet product which might mold in transit or storage.

Figure 4 shows schematically how reducing the standard deviation enables the mean MC to be increased by shifting the Delta T curve rightward until the upper + 3 standard deviation points (USL) of both curves coincide.

The difference in mean MCs represents the economic gain from using Delta T technology.

Results and conclusions From 10 to 25 lbs of additional water can be safely sold with the product per ton of product produced without exceeding the upper specification limit using this new technology. The return to the aquafeed manufacturer is $4 to $10 per ton of product for a wholesale product price of $800 per ton.

In addition, energy savings of approximately four to seven percent possible. The Delta T has been successfully applied in the US for MC sensing and control of many products, including aquafeed using a Beltomatic conveyor dryer.

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Use of computer programming in animal diet formulation

by Dr Pratiksha Saxena, assistant professor, Department of Mathematics, Gautam Buddha University, India

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bjective of animal diet formulation is to provide a palatable ration at minimum cost to meet nutritional and energy requirements of the animal.

To achieve this objective, it is important to have knowledge about the requirements of specific nutrient ingredients and the nutrient composition of feeds, which are used to formulate the animal diet.

rated during the process of feed formulation.

Preliminary stages

The first step in diet formulation is to define the objective of diet formulation.

Depending on the objective of diet formulation (such as reproduction, lactation, livestock etc.), requirements for nutrient ingredients are established. This step includes individual units and overall requirement for Diet formulation is an important aspect diet ingredients. to meet production and financial goals in After defining the objective of study and the most economical way. A diet is called diet formulation, requirements of nutrient balanced if it provides energy to meet lacta- intake are defined to achieve that objective. tion, production and specific level of health While defining the requirement, social envirequirement. Economic as well as nutritional ronment, internal, external and economical aspects should be considered while optimis- conditions should be taken into consideraing nutrient ingredients. tion.

These three factors are so intimately Nutrient requirements can be estabrelated to each other that cannot be sepa- lished by the empirical method and factorial method.

The empirical method Figure 1: Nutrient levels, the limit of the nutrient ingredients and is based on price of the feed are three important factors for diet formulation. experimental studies Limit of the whereas Price of the nutrient Nutrient Level the factoration ingredients rial method identifies the

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various functions within the animal that defines the needs of nutrient ingredients.

Nutritionists generally use both approaches; the factorial method is dominant due to the need to define requirements under diverse conditions but experiments are used to confirm the accuracy of results.

Ingredient selection and diet formulation Once requirements for nutrient ingredients are established, the ingredients can be selected and nutrient contents calculated.

After identifying the nutrient ingredients, diet is formulated by using existing methods and different mathematical techniques.

There are different methods to formulate animal diet. Diet formulation includes balance mixture of ingredients which are economically sustainable and provides nutrient and energy requirements of a given species for a given response. Different kind of conventional methods to formulate the diets include: • Trial-and-error method • Two by two matrix method • Square method • Simultaneous equation method • Least cost formulation • Linear programming method

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Figure 2: Define Objective

Establish Requirements

Initially, feed manufacturers for animal feed formulation used the trial and error method but this included tedious hand calculations

Diet analysis and evaluation After formulation, the diet is evaluated to check the efficiency of diet. Chemical analysis is done to check whether the diet is mixed correctly or not. These five steps of diet formulation are shown in Figure 2.

By employing the correct formulation skills and techniques, animal performance can be improved. These are two important aspects, which make a huge impact on the overall profitability. Whether diet is formulated for feed milers or integrators, maximisation of animal production is important.

By the end of the 1960s, widespread use of linear programming had been started for animal diet formulation. To take into account the complexity and nutrient variability, different kinds of mathematical programming came into the picture with Untitled-1 3 05/02/2013 17:15:31

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the objective of least cost rationing. To achieve this, different kinds of mathematical programming have been used. For example, linear programming, non-linear programming, stochastic programming, sensitivity analysis, parametric cost and nutrient ranging, optimum-density formulation, multi-blending, and risk analysis.

Chance constrained programming is used to formulate commercial feeds for animals (Britt, J. S; Thomas, R. C; Speer, N. C; Hall, M. B., 2003). The linear programming model can be solved for a complicated set of nutrient requirements to give a relatively wellbalanced ration (VandeHaar and Black, M. J., 1991). Alteration in the diet formulation can change undefined nutrient or dietary components, such as fatty acids (Sabbatini ME, 2006), phytoestrogens (Brown NM, Setchell DR. 2001), (Thigpen JE 2009), (Thigpen JE 2004) phytosterols (Bouic PJD. 1999.), nitrosamines (Kaput J, Rodriguez RL. 2004.), (Rao GN, Knapka JJ. 1987), and methylmercury (Weiss B, Stern S, Cernichiari

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E, Gelein R. 2005.), potentially affecting research outcomes.

Computer-aided feed formulation A study was conducted for animal feed formulation based on internet remote and interaction by XiongBen-hai, LuoQing-yao and PangZhi-hong in 2002. This program is based on linear programming, with SQL Server 2000 database and ASP Web-page language Windows 2000 Advanced Server.

The most important feature of this system is that it has set up one whole calculating platform to design all kinds formulas based on web technique, which can share information of feed science and animal nutrition to help directly designing feed-formulas.

A computer program called APOLLO was developed by A. Ahmadi, J. R. Dunbar and H. A. Johnson for formulation and analysis of ration for swine. It was based on the National Research Council Bulletin, Nutrient Requirements of Swine, Ninth

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Revised Edition, 1988. This program runs on IBM PC compatible computers with 512K of memory. After feeding the input nutrient ingredients, this program formulates the ration using the linear programming primal dual algorithm. This algorithm is efficient in time and space because it does not require additional columns and rows for artificial variables. The output consists of five parts: cost and performance, ration composition, price ranges, nutrient analysis of the ration, and nutrient analysis of feeds in the ration which, in turn, consists of eight parts.

a mathematical model is formulated which should be nutritionally adequate at lowest cost. When formulating this mathematical model, availability of feedstuffs, physical palatability, toxicological properties of feed, logistics of obtaining feed ingredients and storage limit should be considered. After creating the mathematical model, computer programming is to be chosen for this purpose. A number of programming languages have been used for this purpose as C, C++, Java and MATLAB.

because of its easily applicable features. A programming technique is developed for animal diet formulation using non-linear programming and C language with the objective of maximum animal weight gain. The technique presented formulates and solve a non-linear program with optimum use of nutrient ingredients. It explores the use of mathematical and computerised programming in the field of animal nutrition and can be investigated in future for more variables (Saxena Pratiksha et al, 2012).

Practical and economic implications

Using C for feed formulation

The advantages of MATLAB

One of the most basic and important programming languages is referred as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

Dennis Ritchie developed this programing language at Bell Laboratories in 1972. Many of its principles and ideas were based on the earlier language B and B's earlier ancestors, BCPL and CPL. The main features of this language are its flexibility that provides fast program execution and the lack of constraints it imposes on the programmer. It allows low level access to information and commands while still retaining the portability and syntax of a high level language. It is useful for both systems programming and general purpose programs.

Due to this quality of C language, the Unix operating system, which was originally written in assembly language, was almost immediately re-written in C. C includes bitwise operators along with powerful pointer manipulation capabilities and modularity is another important feature of this language.

Sections of code can be stored in libraries for re-use in future programs. This language is very useful for animal diet formulation

MATLAB is another tool for matrix manipulations, and interfacing with programs written in other languages, including C and Java. It is a high-level language for numerical computation, visualization, and application development. Animal feed is formulated using MATLAB with the objective of maximum animal weight gain. In the first step, this technique involves formulation of objective function using non-linear programming. MATLAB is used as a tool for this purpose. In the second step, the solution of formulation is given and is compared to existing techniques. Use of non-linear programming overcomes the drawback of linear approximation of objective function (Saxena Pratiksha et al, 2012).

In the present era of technology, it is convenient, time and money saving to take benefits of computer programming for this purpose. Using this technology, animal diet formulation can be simulated and experiments can be done with the help of computer programs, without hampering the existing system of feeding to the animal and could reach to better results.

In the 1980s, the first computer program was presented for animal diet formulation.

Since then, a number of computer programs have been developed for the purpose of animal diet formulation which discusses specific feed formulation techniques in terms of their practical applications and economic implications. The use of computer programming lessened the time and effort required to provide affordable feed formulations for the feed industry. A wide variety of computer programs are available for ration formulation.

Moreover, computer programming for animal diet formulation, is easy, convenient and saves time. A number of nutrient ingredients and constraints can be added to a diet in easier manner. It is also possible to check the impact of different nutrient ingredients on animal production without actually applying it with the help of a computer program.

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silo demand and design

by Alice Neal, associate editor, Grain and Feed Milling Technology, United Kingdom

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n 1961 world population stood at three billion and global cereal production was 876 million tonnes. Today, Earth is home to over seven billion people and world cereal production is 2282 million tonnes (FAO forecast).

used to track grain temperature and quality.

With the ability to handle a multitude of products for customers ranging from the agriculture, to the food, bio-fuels and biomasses industries, silo manufacturers are well-poised to benefit from the growth in population and production.

As the world population edges ever closer to the oft-repeated nine billion, it is not just grain production which is on the rise; storage solutions are also keeping pace with growing global population.

At its most basic level, the primary function of a silo is to provide protection from the elements to increase the storage life of the grains. But in addition to this, silos are a

“There is a general increase in demand for grain storage and for silos of bigger capacities, not only for farmers, but also for traders, feed millers, millers and breweries,” says Alfonso Garrido, sales director of silos, Symaga, Spain. Meanwhile UK-based manufacturer, Bentall Rowlands Storage Solutions,

crucial element in the overall operation, the backbone so to speak for the entire grain storage system. Handling equipment feeds into the silos, and in many cases rests on top of them. Silos support monitoring equipment

will launch larger capacity grain storage silos this year.

This trend is echoed in the USA as Kirk Nelson, director of marketing and sales, grain systems division, Behlen, USA explanis. “The

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Image above - From left: Behlen's 48 metre diameter silo with a capacity of 51,000 cubic metres, two 40 metre diameter with 35,000 cubic metre capacity silos, a 32 metre with a capacity of 24,000 cubic metres.

size of grain storage silos has increased dramatically over the last several years. Three to four years ago the largest corrugated grain silos in the industry were in the range of 22,000 m3.

“We recently added an additional diameter of silo to our Big Bin® Series of silos.

We added our M48 silos (48 metre diameter) with capacities up 51,000 cubic meters (42,000 metric tons of wheat).”

Behlen is now offering even stronger roof systems to support the increasing weight loads supported at the peak of the silos. This has been driven by customer and contractors requirements to support larger/higher capacity conveyors and structural supporting systems.

In addition to the demand for bigger silos, manufacturers are also reporting a drive towards greater flexibility in terms of design.

“In the USA there is currently a push to offer additional features such as larger entry doors,” says Nelson. In response, Behlen has added a large opening equipment door to its previous offering of ‘bobcat’ doors, walk through doors, and crawl doors.

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Our silos are designed to take into account local conditions and individual customers’ requirements and as such we are continually improving our product. This on-going process draws upon information from both the customer and erection companies”.

Similarly, Symaga designs its silos according to both customer needs and different country’s regulations. To cater to specific needs, varying capacities of hopper silos of up to 2,800 cubic metres are available, farm silos for mechanical or pneumatic loading and flat bottom silos are available for capacities from 5 to 25,000 cubic metres. Special silos with lateral discharge and 670 hoppers are also made available on its wide range of products. “Symaga does not only offer a bin, but an engineering service to our customers, to ensure that we develop the project together successfully,” says Garrido.

Safe storage As global food production increases so does the importance and awareness of food safety. Silo manufacturers have an important role to play in achieving safe storage and reduce grain loss.

For Symaga, safety is high on the list of priorities at the design stage. Symaga silos are made from galvanised or pre-lacquered steel and also include protection of outside

screws to prevent perforation by corrosion and reinforced roofs to avoid possible deformation from impacts.

Other features are included to ensure rainwater falls directly to the ground from the body of the silo and reduce internal temperature differences to prevent condensation, thereby improving the preservation of foodstuffs.

Government-backed silos The expansion of the storage market is also influenced by the rise in government food security programmes. The National Food Reserve Agency of Turkmenistan, for example, has added silos for its Strategic Grain Reserve Project in different locations all over the country, with storage capacity for over 300,000 tonnes of wheat.

In Nigeria, the Federal Government is constructing silos throughout the country as part of a wider drive to improve the agricultural chain. The silos, some of which are due for completion in April 2013, will help boost grain reserves, price stability and food security.

During a tour of ten silos being built in Igbariam, Anambra State, Labaran Maku, Minister of Information said, “The purpose of grain reserve is for the nation’s food security. The nation can come under disaster, can come under drought. They can come in different ways, it could be war in some

instances leading to food insecurity.”

Behlen has supplied silos for numerous government supported projects in countries including Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia. “The increase in the world population continues to push the need for enhanced food security and is leading some nations to contemplate the implementation of national grain reserves. Currently this seems to be most prevalent in grain importing nations. This also has an impact in grain exporting nations as they work to expand and update their export capabilities,” says Nelson.

Beyond the bin New locations can present new design challenges, particularly when it comes to weather. Today it’s not enough to just store grain; a silo is expected withstand extreme wind, snow and even earthquakes.

Symaga recently introduced the isolated and covered silos for extreme cold and warm conditions. The standard silo has been designed to allow a double sheet that creates an air layer of 75 mm in between sheets. The improved silo now can include fiberglass between the sheets to isolate them to further avoid condensation on the wall of the silo due to high temperature or extreme cold.

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At an competitive price Safe storage is financially beneficial as Nelson explains, “As the value of grain in storage increases the greater the return on investment in any system that reduces storage loss. Metal silos provide a cost effective easily implemented grain storage solution.”

However, volatile grain prices can mean producers are wary of investing in storage.

“One of the biggest concerns of grain producers at the moment is whether to invest in storage, because grain prices from harvest to the rest of the year can vary by 30-50 percent,” says Garrido.

So unsurprisingly, manufacturers are looking for ways to keep prices competitive. Nelson argues that larger silos, despite being more expensive to buy than their smaller counterparts, actually represent a cost saving in the

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long run. “The increase in single silo capacity has reduced the overall cost per metric ton for the development of grain storage terminals” he says.

Manufacturers are also keen to make cost savings during production with more efficient methods and materials. In 2010, Symaga fully automated production at its new factory with 15 new robots, bringing the total to 25 robots. It also acquired a 150 tonne per day profile machine for the 14-76 silo wave and a new 6 mm thickness punching machine for 6 metre wide sheets with long-cross and cross shears.

The EUR12 million (US$15.07 million) investment in modern machinery brought a huge improvement in production efficiency as compared to the company’s early days. When the company started in 1985, it took five days to produce a farm silo manually; today, 100

silos can be produced in a single day with complete automation.

“The new technologies applied to manufacture, along with the experience of our technical department, enable us to offer a comprehensive solution to storage requirements in shorter periods of time,” says Garrido.

Beyond reduced delivery time, with automation, prices are kept competitive, capacity is increased and standardisation of production and reduction of human error is achieved, which leads to higher quality products.

In recent years Silos Cordoba has developed a high strength steel silo which weighs in 25 percent lighter than its predecessor. Reducing the weight has cut transport costs by 30 percent, lowered fuel consumption as fewer trucks are needed to transports silos to sites, and shortened erection time. The upshot of these changes is that the products can remain competitive.

Bentall Rowlands is also looking at incorporating new materials into its silos. “One important change to our product range going forward will be the use of the new high tensile steels that are now available.

This new steel has much higher yields which brings with it some huge benefits for us all.

This will allow the silos to be made from lighter gauges which will help reduce the carriage costs (in turn reducing our carbon footprint) but also making assembly easier,” says Carter.

Both the need and desire for safe and cost effective storage exists worldwide. With greater flexibility and consistent innovation, silos look set to meet this demand. As Nelson concludes, “Both a paper bag and a safe can hold your money but one provides more security and peace of mind than the other.”

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Managing mill maintenance

Die and pelleting equipment maintenance

by Alice Neal, associate editor, Grain and Feed Milling Technology, United Kingdom

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feed mill is only as strong as its weakest link. To produce consistent high-quality feed, each machine has to work at its best. But like humans, machines do not have superpowers.

Over time, they get older and slower until eventually they stop working.

Thanks to rising raw material and energy costs, pelleting is an expensive process so it makes sense to pay particular attention to pelleting machinery. What’s more, the benefits of investing time and money into feed formulation can be quickly written off if the machinery used to produce the pellets isn’t up to scratch.

“If milling equipment, dies and rolls get worn, the throughput reduces, power usage increases and pellet quality is of worse or looser quality – in other words it gets more difficult to have controlled production,” says Leif Wolf, director, O&J HØJTRYK, Denmark.

Buying the best quality equipment possible to start with helps produce perfect pellets but dies and rollers will wear out over time. However, unlike people, there are plenty of refurbishment options to kick start pellet mill machines back into life.

Installation and usage From the start, machines need to be installed properly with particular attention being paid to positioning the roll assemblies correctly against the die. Failing to fit machines properly can result in non-uniform wearing on the die ring and non-uniform pellets. Although this seems fairly common sense, it is not an uncommon occurrence as a senior engineer at Millson Engineering, 42 | January - February 2013

United Kingdom, explains, “The main problem we deal see are cracked dies because of incorrect positioning of roll assemblies against the die.”

Before use it is beneficial to carry out a few procedures on a new die. Flushing a new die will remove burrs and cleaning before pelleting will help ensure a good quality end product.

Once in use it is vital to carry out regular checks to ensure the smooth running of all machinery. “Another problem tends to be roll assemblies seizing due to lack of grease, which means the rolls aren’t able to rotate correctly within the die,” says the Millson Engineering engineer.

It is wise to invest in several sets of dies so that refurbishment does not mean plant shut down.

Aside from set up, what you put into a die will have an affect on its performance.

Material that is either too wet or too dry to pass through the machine efficiently can clog holes. So feed formulation and moisture levels are also important factors to consider.

Warning signs Millson Engineering estimates that the average life expectancy of a die is anywhere between 5000 to 15,000 tonnes. However, this depends on usage and type of material being used; the harder the material, the quicker the die will wear out.

Experienced operatives will be familiar with the performance of their equipment and can spot when something it’s time for some maintenance. Wolf pinpoints reduced throughput and increased energy consumption as the vital tell tale signs that something has gone wrong.

Refurbishment The first stage is to clean the die and check for cracks. Many refurbishment companies offer high-pressure jet washes to do this task. The advantage of this method is that the water is strong enough to dislodge stubborn materials without the need for chemicals. However, some companies prefer opt for a traditional oven clear out which can reach temperatures of up to 90 degrees over a 24 hour period.

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“Die holes are often found to be blocked by tramp metal or other hard material,” according to Millson Engineering so the next stage of refurbishment is clearing holes and removing any broken studs.

Then the pelleting face needs to be skimmed level before re-countersinking the die holes. This is a crucial stage, as all holes need to be consistent in size. Finally, the die is treated to another pressure wash to flush out any sharp edges.

In addition, sometimes dies can be externally skimmed to make them thinner which allows a more difficult product to pass through.

Roll assemblies can also be given a makeover to ensure optimum wear on both dies and rolls. Replacing a roll assembly allows more material to be pushed through, improving the overall performance of the die.

The roll assembly consists of a roll shell, axles, bearings, cover plate and a seal collar.

Luckily, the roll shell is changeable as a tyre.

“A roll shell from a Scandinavian mill will normally be ground for alignment of the production surface the first time. The second time it will be fully re-built including all inner parts, such as axles and bearings. It will be cleaned up and re-assembled including grease,” says Wolf.

A die can be refurbished effectively two or three times in its lifetime (Figure 1).

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will need a full refurbishment and costs will depend on the work required.

“Once the roll assemblies and die have been refurbished and repositioned correctly, the press will work more efficiently as the material is being pushed through much faster,” says Millson Engineering.

The practicalities Refurbishment time depends on the size of the equipment and how worn it is. For example, At O&J HØJTRYK a full rework of a die can take between 5-30 machinery hours. One of the crucial factors which affects refurbishment time is the size and number of holes in the die. A machine with around 7,000 small holes will obviously be much quicker to recountersink than a die with 100,000 large holes.

Given the size and weight of the machinery used to carried out die and roll maintenance, refurbishing work is carried out off-site. Transporting the parts for refurbishment is a major issue both in terms of cost and reliability. Some companies counter these problems by offering refurbishment packages including transport. These companies have the power to organise contracts with forwarding agents which are cheaper than ad hoc agreements negotiated by mills.

In addition, freight companies with a proven track record transporting dies offer peace of mind for millers.

Another important factor to consider is location and the existing infrastructure of the country you’re in. From its base is Denmark, O&J HØJTRYK is able to service all of Scandinavia, quite a considerable sized area. This is possible due to the flexible logistic structure of the area. Wolf points out that the same business model would not be feasible in other regions.

Scheduling maintenance Deciding when to ship a die for refurbishment is “always a balance,” says Wolf.

Ultimately this comes down to choice between controlled maintenance versus damaged based maintenance.

“The best and cheapest method is reworking parts from a controlled production, where the mill is running controlled maintenance and parts are given in at due times, before real damages occur,” says Wolf.

Failing to deal with issues are they occur can lead to greater damages and costs in the long term. “A bad or defective press will ultimately produce an inferior product. The press will have to work much harder leading to more breakdowns and down time,” says Millson Engineering.

However, the advantages of die and roll refurbishment are clear. Increased lifetime of pelleting equipment, significantly reduced power usage and increased throughput should all be key concerns of the modern miller.

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GLOBAL GRAIN & FEED MARKETS

Every issue GFMT’s market analyst John Buckley reviews world trading conditions which are impacting the full range of commodities used in food and feed production. His observations will influence your decision-making.

Chicago soft red winter wheat prices have dropped by about 8% since our last review after losing as much as 12% at one stage. In Europe, soft milling wheat futures have dropped by about 8-9% while in export markets, US quality hard spring wheats are down by about 9% too. The smallest declines have been

Will 2013 be a year of crop recovery?

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ITH most of 2012’s adverse supply developments now factored into prices, world grain and feed markets are now starting to fix their sights more firmly on 2013/14 crop prospects. A recovery is certainly needed in 2013 cereal output. Latest estimates show world production this season is dropping by about 75m tonnes or just over 4% but consumption by only 37m tonnes or 2%, the balance coming off stocks.

While there have recently been some jitters about South American maize and soyabean crop weather, lower Argentine wheat quality, some winterkill threats in the former Soviet countries and a combination of drought and frost threats to a poorly rated US winter wheat crop, price rallies on the bellwether Chicago futures markets for both grains have largely struggled to hold up.

That, in turn, has encouraged European cereal markets, to a large extent, to steer clear of further steep price increases too. In fact, if anything, the global grain and feed markets have maintained gradual downward bias since our last review, the major grains recently trading at their cheapest since last July.

Partly this trend has reflected less interest from speculative and other ‘outside’ money in the trendsetting US futures markets. Even the index funds or institutional investors, who have tended to stick with cereals through thick and thin in the hope of price rises have cashed in a large chunk of their wheat chips in recent weeks, preferring to ride

the remarkable recovery in US and other world stock markets instead.

That said, investors haven’t done badly out of wheat in 2012 which saw this grain close with a near 20% year-on-year gain in Chicago, albeit after trading as much as 45% up earlier in the year. EU milling wheat markets meanwhile closed the year about €50/tonne up (+25%), led by London feedwheat plus £53 or 35%. Interestingly, the wheat markets across the Atlantic diverge completely on their forward views. EU 2013 crop wheat futures are cheaper than current old crop months whereas the US futures outlook shows higher distant prices.

In contrast, forward US futures continue to point to significantly cheaper prices for maize, for which current months have come out of 2012 with a gain of only 8% - quite a shift from last August when prices were up by over 30%.

Wheat and maize prices have also come under pressure from global export competition.

Despite this year’s smaller Russian, Ukrainian and Kazakh crops, the Black Sea wheat exporters gave their rivals a good run for their money with an aggressive early season export campaign – as did the Argentines too from their own smaller wheat crop. Even the EU, with a significantly smaller 2012 wheat harvest, has been running a much more active wheat export campaign so far this season, clocking up a 35% year-on-year gain recently. That may lead to uncomfortably tight supplies here before the season closes in June but it has all helped keep exports from the main supplier, the USA, well

seen in US hard red winter wheats amid caution over the poor condition of the coming crop.

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behind their target level and, in turn, helped to keep wheat prices there and on world markets under control.

The same goes for the maize market where the past two months have seen unprecedented competition in terms of sales volume and pricing from record South American crops. Some of this is old crop business, some pre-selling of crops harvested from around Feb/Mar of this year onward.

Even during an earlier spell of rain delays to Argentine planting and a more recent, rather worrying dry spell, the Latin American maize suppliers seem to have been happy to keep undercutting the US by $20 per tonne and

more to win all the notable business among the large Asian feed importing countries (with the exception of China, discussed under our coarse grain section below). .

Latest estimates from the USDA suggest these two Lat-Am expor ters’ combined shipments of maize will reach a record 42m tonnes – over 60% more than the forecast for US expor ts (26m) which has been slashed repeatedly in recent months on the competition factor. It’s a remarkable challenge

to the once dominant global maize supplier which as recently as three or four years ago exported twice as much as its Latin American rivals.

US sales and thus world maize prices, are also being subdued by another relatively large Ukrainian crop, enabling 12.5m tonnes of exports. That may be down 2.6m from last season but it’s more twice the historical average shipped from this country. These ‘new’ supplies coming onto the world market

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also beg the question of where all the extra production will go if the US does get the record crop farmers there are expected to plant this spring. The answer is that much of it will go to re-stocking, principally in the USA itseld. If that does happen, the discounts currently offered on new crop (latter 2013) US maize futures will have to get much bigger – a development that would help contain wheat prices too by reducing feed demand for fine grains.

Europe also needs to grow a bigger maize crop this summer after last year’s crashed by 11.5m tonnes to a multi-year low of under 55m – about 9m under projected EU consumption needs. Europe’s consequent huge import need – at least 8m tonnes – is one oif the few bright spots for global exporters in a season when world maize imports are seen tumbling from 103m to 97m tonnes.

Maize is also coming under some restraint from a weaker trend in the US corn ethanol market, home for 40% of its crop (and, of course, a large chunk of EU cereal production too). Although US ethanol output is just about matching USDA targets, production margins recently have been poor, often negative, and

Feed use of grain has been holding up better in the US than in Europe and the former Soviet countries and has recently been revised up by the USDA - which also cut US stocks accordingly, especially for maize. However, the initial bullish impact of this news proved shortlived as the Department also raised (rather than lowered, as the market expected) its final estimate of the US maize crop as well as increasing Latin American and other forecasts, resulting in a slightly larger global maize crop for 2012/13 than expected late last year.

On the negative side, the forecast for world maize consumption jumped too, largely due to the US adding 7.6m tonnes of usage for the full 2012/13 season (which ends August 31). That means US and world stocks will finish 2012/13 at very low levels in terms of consumption needs – about seven weeks of global supply compared with almost double that for wheat (and half of that tied up ‘off-market’ in China).

So, regardless of those extra Latin American and Ukrainian supplies, a big US maize crop rebound is essential this summer to establish a more comfortable stock cushion against possible crop problems in the subsequent year..

are believed to have already idled about 20% of US capacity. The root cause is the still relatively high price of maize. In the boom years of the last decade, for example, when US capacity was rising regularly by as much as 20-30% a year – and before the ‘blend wall’ or renewable fuel mandate was approached – US maize was only $3.50 a bushel, half its current cost.

In the protein sector, two opposing forces have continued to dominate the markets – record Chinese demand, centred on dwindling US soya supplies, versus expected record large Latin American soyabean crops.

Like the grains, soya prices also failed to hold all their stellar 2012 price gains, finishing the year with an 18.4% increase against a 49.7%

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peak in the summer months. And, as noted in our last review, the forward futures markets suggest soya will be cheaper next autumn – if all the scheduled crop increases come through. So far, things are looking promising for South American supply to reach or even exceed targets. Crops there did go in late because of heavy rains but have avoided the withering droughts that decimated last year’s output in many areas and some is already being harvested in the early-planted areas of Northern Brazil. The US is meanwhile expected to bump up soya acreage again this spring. However, markets need to see that crop up and running under normal weather conditions before selling into it. There are also some uncertainties over other oilseed supplies after last year’s disappointing rapeseed and sunflowerseed crops in Canada, Europe and the former Soviet countries. Some revival is needed in these sectors too – especially in crops from Europe east and west, to help keep protein costs down.

Overall, the picture at this juncture is one of supplies improving and, with a few less global weather problems in coming months, perhaps some further decline in costs of the main grain and feed raw materials.

Main commodity devbelopments since our last review Wheat prices down Chicago soft red winter wheat prices have dropped by about 8% since our last review after losing as much as 12% at one stage.

In Europe, soft milling wheat futures have dropped by about 8-9% while in export markets, US quality hard spring wheats are down by about 9% too. The smallest declines have been seen in US hard red winter wheats amid caution over the poor condition of the coming crop.

The firmest sector of the wheat market has been in former Soviet countries where this season’s smaller crops have been sold into export markets at an aggressive pace earlier in the season to capture the high world prices ruling then. Russia is now paying the price with record feedgrain costs and there has been talk of it needing to backfill with imports, possibly from Europe – a development that could hoist prices here too, if it comes about. Russia is already taking some grain from neighbouring Kazakhstan, though, and along with a programme of intervention stock releases this may be enough to cool its internal market and avoid raiding the broader world market. In theory, it could buy US soft red winter wheat if it wanted to, cheaper than at any time since June.

Questions have been raised about the

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However, the worst-rated US hard red winter crop on modern record – albeit sown on a larger area – is a bit of a wild card in this pack. So is Russia’s crop in its main southern catchment areas for exports. In both regions there has been talk of either drought or winterkill clipping as much as 25% even 30% off production potential. However that would nowhere near equate to a national/regional trend. US soft red crops are doing very well and more spring wheat could be sown on abandoned acres. Ukraine’s crop is meanwhile in good shape, probably the best for years, suggesting a comeback in the second largest ‘Black Sea’ suppliers’ export role. Then there is Europe itself. Crops here have undoubtedly struggled in the UK and Northwest France from months of excessive wet, recent freezing and further rain and flooding. East European crops have also had some harsh weather with varying levels of snow protection. Will a very good outlook for German wheat and, hopefully, some better spring and summer weather redress the balance? Only time will tell. Among the other big players, Australia is said to have had some quality disappointments

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from a smaller than expected crop. This is still a large one by historical comparison and the country has figured prominently in recent world export trade but what higher quality wheat Australia can offer has been commanding higher and higher premiums.

Canada, which had a bigger exportable crop last year, has also been actively competing for global wheat import business. Farmers there intend to sow between 5% and 10% more this year, which will be welcomed for its usually higher quality, normal weather permitting.

Lastly, we should not forget India which has a seventh successive record crop predicted to arrive in March and needs to clear some of its record, poorly-stored stocks in export channels. Some think it could double sales to world market to around 9m tonnes (also a record). Port logistics might limit what it can sell pre-harvest and not everybody wants India’s lower quality – making it more of a factor for feedgrain (maize) markets. However, it is another bearish influence on prices.

Wheat prices will also be influenced in the months ahead by the level of import demand.

This has quietened down a bit recently after a long spell of active buying, particularly from the Middle Eastern countries. Amid the political tension constantly breaking out across the region since the Arab Spring, some traders

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put this down to cautionary stock-building of the main food staple. The question is whether that phase is completed or has further to run in the second half of the season. If it has run its course, markets may refocus on the fact that world import demand for wheat overall is still running about 8% down on the year, allowing global wheat prices to relax further. On the other hand, the Near East and others might see further price cuts as a good buying opportunity.

KEY FACTORS IN THE MONTHS AHEAD • How will US, European and Black Sea crops emerge from a winter of challenging weather?

• Will the northern hemisphere have more ‘normal’ conditions this year?

• Wheat use in feeds may ease back if maize crops do rebound but in the meantime cheaper wheat prices could raise use in this sector

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disappointingly small crop gave prices a lift in January. Earlier, the Chicago futures market had been down as much as 10% from its early December highs. The USDA raised its US feeding number by 7.6m tonnes to 113m. However, it also cut US exports by 5m tonnes and raised the 2012 final crop estimate by 1.4m, limiting the impact on US ending stocks to a more manageable 1.1m tonne decline. Given that US exports are still running well behind the target pace, it’s possible that figure could go lower still, freeing up a little more ending stock. On the plus side for supplies, USDA raised combined South American production by 1.5m tonnes and the region’s expor ts by 3.5m. With increments to other, smaller producers, world corn output actually increased last month to 852.3m from 849.1m tonnes. Nonetheless, world ending stocks have tightened further still.

On the restraining side, as mentioned above, competition for US maize on world markets is keeping a lid on prices. This is coming not only from South American and east European maize exports but from still relatively cheap feed wheat, including Indian and even some South American and is expected to continue into second quarter 2013.

Despite USDA’s upward revision, US feed use of maize, also taking about 40% of production, will still be about 2m tonnes lower than last year’s and about 9m less than in 2010/11.

However, US ethanol use is forecast about 10% down this season and may fall further still if profitability fails to stem the current spate of plant shutdowns and slowdowns. All of this could spell slightly larger stocks to start the new US season on September 1.

World barley production also fell to a multi-year low this season at just under 130m tonnes and with consumption running closer to 133m, ending stocks will fall to a multi-year low of under 20m tonnes. Stocks will be par ticularly low within the EU by end-June – 3.6m tonne compared with 15.6m just three years ago so there is not much leeway if anything goes wrong with the next crop.

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KEY FACTORS IN THE MONTHS AHEAD • US 2013 crop maize planting area and growing weather will determine whether US and global stocks of the grain return to more ‘normal’ levels • How long will export competition from Latin America, former Soviet countries and India contiunue intoi second quarter 2013?

The South American crops look promising but need more rain as we go to press • Will US corn ethanol use revive after an unusual decline in 2012?

• Chinese demand for maize has grown 37% in just four years – can its crop keep up or will they raid the world market for larger volumes?

• Speculators’ enthusiasm to buy into any crop weather problems

Proteins/oilmeals - demand to mop up extra soya?

SOYA supplies are still improving. The final US harvest estimate has been revised up by more than expected while South American crops are looking closer to attaining the record 144.25m (plus 33.25m) forecast by the USDA . T he tot al incr ea se in world output equals about 26m tonnes more meal whereas global consumption is only expected to increase by about 5.2m. Although there have been some dry weather jitters recently, the LatAm crops are now entering the home run and some are already starting harvest so, barring an extended dry spell or some last minute harvest weather problems, soya demand should be making its annual shift to the southern hemisphere suppliers shortly.

This will be none too soon for the US market which has been selling its supplies out far too fas t for comfor t, chief ly feeding record first-half-season demand from top buyer China. Although some of these advance bookings (ranging into 2013.14 now) could be washed out and switched to South American, the US is likely to star t next season with very small stocks. That will make markets sensitive over the coming months to any US weather problems, before, during and well after sowing the crop around April/May. If all goes well, the US should fur ther boost 2013 supplies and help keep prices moving lower.

Protein users have become increasingly dependent on soya in this season of disappointing rapeseed and sunflowerseed production. Apart from a little extra feeding of palm kernel and groundnut meal, almost all the increase in this season’s oilmeal consumption will be fed by soyabean products. At this stage, there are no firm pointers to alternative oilmeals making a much bigger contribution in 2013/14 but we still have to see how Canadian rapeseed, EU and former Soviet countries’ spring rape and sunflower plantings pan out. So far this lack of substitutes has helped keep soya prices relatively f irm.

Despite dipping by around 7% at one stage since our last review, the Chicago market has recently recouped most of its losses.

However, if the US gets the 90m tonne crop some expect in 2013, prices should come down more emphatically.

KEY FACTORS IN THE MONTHS AHEAD • South American crop weather during the remainder of the growing/harvest period • The timing of importers’ switch to Lat-Am from US supplies • US spring planting decisions – and accompanying weather • Chinese demand for soya meal • EU/CIS rapeseed & sunflowerseed and Canadian canola plantings and weather

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International Trading Summit: grains & oilseeds, Sheraton Casablanca Hotel &Towers, Morocco, Casablanca Contact: Olga Ramazanova, Chicherina str.

21, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine Tel: +380562320795 Fax: +380562320795 Email: export@apk-inform.com Web: www.apk-inform.com/en/conferences/ gtc2-13/about

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12th - 14th March 13 Global Grain Asia, Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore Contact: Charles Gould, Nestor House, Playhouse Yard, London, EC4V5EX, UK Tel: +44 207 779 8120 Fax: +44 207 779 8603 Email: cgould@ggrain.com Web: www.globalgrainasia.com

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2013 Purchasing & Ingredient Supplier’s Conference (PISC), Omni Fort Worth, Texas USA Contact: Veronica Rovelli, 2101 Wilson Blvd, Ste. 916, Arlington, VA 22201, USA Tel: +1 703-558-3563 Fax: +1 703-524-0810 Email: vrovelli@afia.org Web: www.afia.org

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VIV Asia 2013, BITEC, Bangkok International, Trade & Exhibition Centre, 88 Bangna-trad Road, Bangna, Prakanong, Bangkok 10260, Thailand Contact: Anneke van Rooijen, P.O. Box 8800, 3503 RV Utrecht, The Netherlands Tel: +31 30 295 2772 Fax: +31 30 295 2809 Email: viv.asia@vnuexhibitions.com Web: www.viv.net

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Sinar Agri & Food Exhibition - Makassar, Celebes Convention Center, Jl Tanjung Bunga - Makassar Contact: Andree Prastyo, Ruko Mutiara Taman Palem Blok A6 no 32, Cengkareng Jakarta Barat, Indonesia Tel: +6221 54350432 Fax: +6221 54350432 Email: andree@sinarexhibitions.com Web: www.Sinarexhibitions.com

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3rd Commercial Farm Africa, Accra, Ghana Contact: Ms Grace, Centre for Management Technology, 80 Marine Parade Road #13-02, Parkway Parade, Singapore 449269 Tel: +65 6346 9218 Fax: +65 6346 9147 Email: grace@cmtsp.com.sg Web: www.cmtevents.com/main. aspx?ev=130103&pu=218814

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AGRA Middle East, Dubai International Exhibition Centre, Dubai, UAE Contact: Rizwan Mustafa, PO Box 28943, Dubai – United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 4 407 2424 Fax: +971 4 407 2485 Email: agramiddleeast@informa.com Web: www.agramiddleeast.com

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IDMA 2013 - 5th International Flour, Semolina, Rice, Corn, Bulghur, Feed Milling Machinery & Pulse, Pasta, Biscuit Technologies Exhibition, Istanbul Expo, Center / Hall 9-10-11, Istanbul / TURKEY Contact: M.Fethullah AKATAY, Gulbag Mah. Cemal Sururi Sok. Halim Meric Is Merkezi No: 15/35 Mecidiyekoy, Istanbul, Turkey.

Tel: +90 212 3 473164 Fax: +90 212 2 120204 Email: info@idma.com.tr Web: www.idma.com.tr

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Evaluation of Electrostatics in Powder Handling, The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham, Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK Contact: Caroline Chapman, The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK Tel: +44 20 8331 8646 Email: Wolfson-enquiries@gre.ac.uk Web: www.bulksolids.com

VIV Russia 2013, International Crocus Exhibition Center, Moscow, Russia Contact: Guus van Ham, P.O. Box 8800, 3503 RV Utrecht, The Netherlands Tel: +31 30 295 2302 Fax: +31 30 295 2809 Email: viv.russia@vnuexhibitions.com Web: www.viv.net

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Segregation, Degradation and Caking, The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology, University of Greenwich Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK Contact: Caroline Chapman, The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK Tel: +44 20 8331 8646 Fax: wolfson-enquiries@gre.ac.uk Web: www.bulksolids.com

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Dust Explosions – How to demonstrate DSEAR/ATEX Compliance, The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK Contact: Caroline Chapman, The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK Tel: +44 20 8331 8646 Email: wolfson-enquiries@gre.ac.uk Web: www.bulksolids.com

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Practical Powder Characterisation and Sampling for Industry, The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK Contact: Caroline Chapman, The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK Tel: +44 20 8331 8646 Email: wolfson-enquiries@gre.ac.uk Web: www.bulksolids.com

3rd Africa Sugar Outlook 2013, InterContinental Nairobi, CITY HALL WAY, PO BOX 30353, NAIROBI, 00200, KENYA Contact: Ms Siew Tee TEOH, 111 TripleOne Somerset #10-06, Singapore 238164 Tel: +65 6508 2458 Fax: +65 6508 2408 Email: siewtee.teoh@ibcasia.com.sg Web: www.africasugar.com

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4th Grains Conference – Focus on wheat, rice, pulses, sugar, oilseeds and coarse grains, Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi, India Contact: Dinesh Chauhan, Assocom-India Pvt. Ltd, Flat No. 601, DDA Building District Center, Plot No. 4, Laxmi Nagar, New Delhi – 110092, India Tel: +91 11 47675211 Fax: +91 11 47675216 Email: grain@assocom-india.com Web: www.grain.assocom-india.com

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INDO LIVESTOCK 2013 EXPO & FORUM, Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center, Bali Indonesia Contact: Didit Siswodwiatmoko / Devi Ardiatne, Jl. Kelapa Sawit XIV Blok M1 No. 10, Kompleks Billy & Moon, Pondok Kelapa Jakarta 13450, Indonesia Tel: +62-21 864 4756 Fax: +62-21 865 0963 Email: info@indolivestock.com Web: www.indolivestock.com

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117th Annual IAOM, International Association of Operative Millers, Hilton Fallsview Hotel and Niagra Falls Convention Center. Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada Contact: Shannon Henson, Director of Meetings and Exhibits. IAOM, International Association of Operative Millers, 10100 West 87th Street, Suite 306 Overland Park, Ks 66212 USA. Tel: +1 913 3 383377 Fax: +1 913 3 383553 Email: shannon.henson@iaom.info Web: www.iaom.info

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IAOM Annual Conference & Expo April 29- May 3, 2013, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

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o i n h u nd re d s o f m i l l i n g professionals from across North America and around the world when they convene in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, for IAOM's Annual Conference & Expo.

The IAOM conference gives grain milling professionals the opportunity to advance their c are er s t hrough educ at ion programmes, meet products and services suppliers at the show expo and connect with industry peers at networking events.

Educational and technical programmes presented at the conference assist millers in improving yields, productivity, customer satisfaction and safety.

The programmes are presented by seasoned professionals in the field who have experienced the issues affecting millers first-hand.

This ye ar, t he educ at ion al programme is divided into three sections with sessions running concurrently each day. The Product Protection sessions will focus on issues including heat treatment; grain treatment and monitoring tools. The Technical Operations programmme focuses

on topics such as wheat heating and dust collection, design and maintenance. The third session, Employee Management will look in details at attracting and retaining st af f, safet y and preventing serious injuries and fatalities in the workplace.

The conference also includes the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest expo for milling professionals, typically featuring more than one hundred companies displaying milling and processing equipment and re l ated ser vice s .

2 012 e x h i b i t o r s i n c l u d e d B u h l e r, Bastak, Brabender, A l a p al a , Cho pin , BS & B Pressure Safety Management, FOSS, Intersystems, Perten Instruments, P r e m i e r Te c h Chronos , Romer Labs, Satake, Ugur MAKINE, Tapco, Vibronet Graf, Vigen Construction, Vortex Valves and Walinga Inc. The winners of the IAOM Safety Awards will be announced during the annual meeting breakfast at

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the conference on Thursday May 2, 2013. To be in with a chance of winning, a facility must have a low recordable injury/illness rate and no work-related fatalities in the calendar year of 2012. Full details are available online.

In addition, there are plenty o f s o c i a l a n d n e t wo r k i n g opportunities. Sports enthusiasts can get involved in the annual

IAOM Golf Tournament on May 3, 2013. The International Milling Education Foundation will run silent and live auctions throughout the conference. More detail about both these activities can be found online

About IAOM Founded in 1896, the International Association of Operative Millers ( IAOM ) is an international organisation comprised of grain millers and allied representatives devoted to the advancement o f e d u c at i o n a n d t r a i n i n g opportunities in the grain milling industries.

Among its members, IAOM promotes a spirit of fellowship and cooperation, enhances their p r o f i c i e n c y, a n d advances their interests in industry activities.

With 16 districts around the world, the IAOM provides an international forum for n e t wo r k i n g ; t h e exchange of ideas, technical and educational opportunities; and the discovery of new products and services.

More Information Website: www.iaom.info

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Two members of the Grain and Feed Milling Technology team, Alice Neal, associate editor, and Darren Parris, international marketing manager, traveled to Delhi, India, December 13-15, 2012 to attend ISRMAX India.

Held on the site of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, the event covered the whole spectrum of food and feed production India.

Darren was privileged to meet Tariq Anwar, Indian government member for food and various other dignitaries [WHO?] Over 350 companies were on site exhibiting a host of products so there were plenty of opportunities delve deeper into the grain and feed industries.

GFMT readers will be familiar with the use of NIR analysers in grain so it was interesting to learn of a different application of the technology at the world launch of the FOSS Milko Screen. The machine uses NIR to detect foreign substances in milk. Adulterated milk is something of a problem in India with water and urea sometimes added to increase quantity.

We also found out about feed packing in the Indian market thanks to Rohit Mangal, executive director, Apple Flexipack, India. The company has the capacity to produce 200,000 bags 50 kg a day. Mangal says that a key issue for Indian customers is damp control so the company specialises in moisture proof packaging.

The other exhibitors were keen to share their experiences of the challenges and opportunities of the Indian marketâ&#x20AC;Ś

DSM What are the biggest challenges in the feed industry in India?

Raw material cost. Soya is the most expensive ingredient. Over the last six months, soya prices have risen from 22 rupee per kilo to 45 rupee. Now for cost reasons, farmers are also using whatever by products are available such as rice bran and leftovers from rice polishing.

What are the most positive aspects of the Indian market?

Everyone is more concerned about quality. By applying better technology for example we are seeing a switch form mash to pelleted feed. More and more people are using enzymes to reduce food costs and increase quality.

Biomin Singapore, Arvind Sharma, technical sales manager What are the biggest challenges in the feed industry in India?

They are many challenges the industry faces but the main ones are: people are not so aware. They are not ready to adopt new technologies.

The government is not taking care of the industry.

Lastly, in the poultry industry, people are not working on how to improve feed consumption. Growth rate of product is very high compared to consumption.

What are the most positive aspects of the Indian market?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a growing market as the population is very high. The industry can improve if people adopt new technology.

Many more international companies are entering India and there is a growing awareness of doing things in a systematic way.

Jaeckering Julia Lamskemper, head of sales for Mühlen- und Nährmittelwerke India is a new market for Jaeckering.

It is a test to find out the demand for our products. A lot of people are very interested.

Olmix, Sahil Bedi, sales representative What are the biggest challenges in the feed industry in India?

Feed safety – often feed is not covered up properly. If it is not covered up properly, the feed will not keep and this can increase the risk lot of bacteria.

What are the most positive aspects of the Indian market?

Farmers are interested in storing products properly but unfortunately the government is not.

AB Vista, Atmaram Yadav, sales manager What are the biggest challenges in the feed industry in India?

For AB vista, it the cheap prices in India. India is more expensive than China but people are willing to pay.

What are the most positive aspects of the Indian market?

India is very accepting of UK companies and international business.

Lesaffre Feed Additives, Saurabh Singh, business development manager What are the biggest challenges in the feed industry in India?

Silos Cordoba, Pablo Fernandez, Asia area manager We are here because we think that this is the time for Asian countries.

Even with the global crisis, these countries have been doing really well. Many governments are pushing the market, pushing the companies to introduce these kinds of technologies to store any kinds of cereals. So many competitors have been working here for a long period so it’s our turn: offering our products, our quality, shaking the market to get our piece of the cake.

The main challenges are meal and the price of marketing. Farmers demand a good price. Nutrition is not as balanced as we need it to be. But framers are open-minded. Selling a technical product is very hard. You have to convince farmers that the supplement is worthwhile.

What are the most positive aspects of the Indian market?

There is the opportunity to explore and try new options. There is a high demand.

Supplying this demand is the challenge.

Events

VIV Asia

March 13-15, 2013, BITEC Bangkok, Thailand

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IV is synonymous with highquality agriculture shows.

Formed in the 1970s, Vakbeurs Intensieve Veehouderij (or intensive animal farming) catered for the burgeoning interest in arable farming, milk and cattle production in the Netherlands. Since then, VIV has grown from a national trade event into seven separate shows held around the world. Today VIV shows attract over 1,000 international companies and visitors from over 140 countries.

VIV Asia is one of the success stories of the VIV family. The spread of intensive animal farming in the 1980s and 1990s created demand for a vertical trade fair in Asia and VIV was quick to capitalise upon this need. The first two VIV shows were held in Tokyo, Japan in 1986 and 1989 but the first VIV Asia proper took place in Bangkok in 1993.

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tion of the show. Ruwan Berculo, project manager, VIV Worldwide explains the appeal of Thailand for visitors, both personally and professionally, “Thailand has one of the largest and most advanced agro-economies within Asia.

Thailand represents a significant domestic market in various industries and Bangkok is a true hub” he says.

“Thai culture fascinates international visitors and is truly unique.

Thailand is and will remain an exciting and exotic destination famous for it's hospitality, culture, food and service and never disappoints international visitors to live up to this reputation.”

Industry integration Much has been said about the changes and developments in the Asian market. But aside from a growing population and increased purchasing power, Berculo says Asia’s business structure distinguishes it from other regions, “Asia is known for its high level of integration of the industry for the production of meat, fish eggs and also dairy.

The sector is clearly differently structured compared with Europe for example. “In Asia, a few big players with a dominance in feed manu-

to meet with so many relevant industry professionals of equal level focusing the world’s most rapidly developing countries,” says Berculo.

Over the years VIV Asia has developed as reputation as a place to launch new products. “Among the 750 exhibitors, we increasingly see companies launching their global innovations, emphasising the role of VIV Asia as one of the industry’s top-four leading international events.

“In addition to these promotional activities, we see international institutions and associations as well as private companies holding their Asia-Pacific meetings on the Sunday, Monday and Tuesday preceding the show days,” adds Berculo.

facturing, animal husbandry, retail or a combination of these activities decide what kind of products will be produced using what kind of technology. It's the investment power along with effective distribution channels that turn decision-makers representing these large conglomerates into the most-wanted type of visitors for our exhibitors.”

In light of this, VIV Asia has put in considerable effort to attract and look after business decision makers. The VIP Program, attracting some 150 VIPs from AsiaPacific has been established to increase the attendance of the industry's top decision-makers.

In 2011 the organisers introduced the KAP (Key-buyer Appreciation Program). The programme consisted of providing room nights in Bangkok free of charge to exhibitors and their relations during VIV Asia 2011.

“As trade show developers, the focus on KAP taught us that arranging 360-degrees services around a world-class trade show like VIV Asia is essential, even more than we thought. Not only hotel arrangements but everything, right from the moment our attendees reach Bangkok up until they leave Thailand again should be of premium quality,” says Berculo.

KAP will continue in 2013 with fast-track access through customs at the airport , direct skytrain access to BITEC, VIP Business Lounge, shuttle buses from all official hotels to BITEC and WiFi access for all attendees.

'Feed to Meat' Like all VIV events, VIV Asia is structured around a ‘feed to meat’ concept which covers the whole production process from feed milling to meat hitting the shop shelves. “The objective in our industry is to produce sufficient volumes of safe meat, egg, fish and dairy products, attractively portioned and packaged at competing prices,” says Berculo.

However, Berculo points out that despite this huge remit, safety is the key ethos behind the VIV brand. “At first, we look into the role of animal protein in securing that enough meat, eggs, fish and dairy products will be produced.

Second, and immediately after that, it has to be safe. To ensure safe production of animal protein, all processes in each part of the entire production chain need to be of good quality and require any problems to be tracked and traced immediately back wards throughout the production chain.

“It’s the VIV ‘Feed to Meat’ concept which covers this philosophy.

It also clearly indicates that investment in technology in all parts of the production chain is needed and, most important, can be seen and discussed at just one platform: VIV.”

More than just a show Not just concerned with the three-day trade show VIV Asia organisers are keen to exploit the additional benefits of gathering so many animal protein professionals in one place.

“Our objective is to be the organisers of not only the threeday trade shows VIV Asia and Aquatic Asia. We aim to host all professionals in animal protein production from Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa for an entire week filled with quality meeting opportunities. There simply is no more effective way

Safety first In addition to food safety, Berculo identifies two other major concerns for the industry: consumer preferences and cost-effective production. To satisfy these needs,

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Events summit is another best-practice of the value VIV adds to its events.

Developed in close co-operation with loyal advisors to VIV, this is a premium-quality conference based on my personal initiative,” he says.

VIV Asia presents three special features: CropTech-FeedTech Asia, focusing cost-effective feed production, MeatTech, highlighting the latest technologies to produce safe products that can be used easily by the consumers, and the VIV Animal Health Summit Asia.

The summit is the first conference in Asia to address the rapidly growing concerns about the use of antibiotics in animal protein production, both at CEO and technical level. On a personal note, Berculo is particularly excited about the VIV Animal Health Summit Asia. “The

A very special seminar Perendale Publishers will be taking part in one of the CropTechFeedTech Asia seminars on March 13, 2013. Called ‘Digital engineering in feed manufacturing’, this unique seminar is for those working in the area of mill technology and aims at providing background information on intelligent solutions that have been introduced to address processing chain dilemmas.

“What’s unique for our industry about this event is its format,” says Roger Gilbert, publisher of Grain and Feed Milling Technology magazine

and the chairman of the two-hour seminar. “There will be seven or eight very short presentations made by supply companies that have developed products either using or that use digital technologies to improve the feed manufacturing process.

Yiannis Christodoulou, president, Agentis Innovations, Thailand will be speaking on behalf of his company. He explains the theme of his presentation, “the animal and aquafeed industries have developed into sophisticated processing systems requiring a high degree of either manual or automated control. Automation is often only partially utilised within the feed industry as a means to improve accuracy of production and reduce reliance on labour.

Many businesses do not capitalise on the huge economic benefits of a holistic approach to automation which includes the complete process from order processing to farm delivery.”

Following the presentations, speakers will be encouraged to discuss their developments and how they have or will impact feed manufacturing for the benefit of the feed manufacturer and

the farmer. “That wide-ranging discussion should highlight some important issues about the potential of digital technology for our industry going forward,” says Gilbert.

“We will then open the discussion to questions and comments from attendees. This will be an interesting part of the session, where equipment suppliers can gain some feedback while feed manufacturers can gain a fuller understanding of the benefits that digital engineering is delivering in terms of cost and efficiency,” adds Gilbert.

The debate has been structured along the lines of the production, chain from delivery, through storage and grinding to pelleting and processing, cooling and drying to product storage and dispatch. Companies participating include, Foss, Adifo, Amandus Kahl, Wenger and Andritz.

Visit the Perendale stand at H105.B051 More

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Lesaffre Feed Additives innovative and proven products Lesaffre Feed Additives, the Nutrition and Health division of Lesaffre Group, has more than 30 years experience in animal nutrition.

LFA delivers a holistic solution to animal physiology and nutrition, providing ready made solutions to the feed industry, to nutritionists and to livestock farmers.

Tel.: +33 (0)320 81 61 00 E-mail: contactlfa@lesaffre.fr www.yeast-science.com

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IDMA April 4-7, 2013 Istanbul, Turkey

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he IDMA Show is back.

Held once every two years, the fair returns for a fifth edition and promises to be bigeer and better than ever. The Istanbulbased event covers all aspects of the milling industry including flour, semolina, rice, corn, bulgur and feed milling machines and legume, pasta and biscuit technologies. For four days the Istanbul Expo Center will play host to the largest brands from across the milling world who are keen to showcase their latest technologies.

In addition to the trade show will be plenty of opportunities for training and development.

One of the highlights is the 14 - h o u r ‘ C e r t i f i e d M i l l i n g Training Program’ which involves numerous modules in all aspects of running a modern mill from raw materials to energy saving and logistics in foreign trade.

Visitors working in a flour plant or milling technologies manufacturing industry can attend the training which will held in both Turkish and English.

There will also be four different seminars on rice, legumes, and bulgur and pasta groups. Run by senior company executives and NGO managers, the seminars will cover everything from product supply to trade, processing technologies to investment and production costs. The seminars will be held in Turkish and English unlike the previous year.

More Information: www.idma.com.tr

World millers are looking forward to IDMA

need to create space for the said companies. However, the main reason is increased the demand we have receive from international visitors.

As it is well known that we carry out our promotional works in 120 countries of the world as Parantez Group. During these promotion al ac tivitie s , t he manufacturers, who produce flour and semolina which are the principal raw materials of pasta

Why open a third hall?

and biscuits, also appear to be pasta and biscuit investors.

The said investors, who follow up IDMA in order to shape their investments, are enthusiastic about benefitting more efficiently from this exhibition. We decided to open a third hall to ensure that the biscuits, pasta and

GFMT caught up w i t h show orangiser Zübeyde Kavraz, general manager, Parantez Fair Organization Company, to talk about IDMA 2013.

How will IDMA 2013 be different from the previous exhibition?

We organised IDMA 2011 exhibition in two halls and in a total space of 14,000 square metres. We expanded the exhibition area for 2013 so that more brands will be represented in the exhibition and product diversity will be increased. IDMA 2013 Exhibition will be in three halls encompassing a total area of 21,000 square metres.

First of all, this will allow visitors to see more alternatives and product varieties in 2013 Exhibition.

Furthermore, they will have the opportunity to learn about the latest innovations and technologies developed by these brands.

We can say that another significant difference for visitors will be the increase in the number of foreign participants. This means almost all of the leading actors in the world milling industry will attend the exhibition.

This will strengthen the international characteristic of IDMA again.

Seminar programme April 5, 2013 11:00 – 13:00 World Pulse Production, Consumption and Trade 14:00 – 16:00 World Rice Production, Consumption and Trade April 6, 2013 11:00 – 13:00 World Bulgur Production, Consumption and Trade 14:00 – 16:00 Recent Developments in World Pasta Sector

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In addition, we expanded domestic and foreign visitor attendance activities. We believe that especially the promotional activities aimed for foreign visitors will produce results in the fair in 2013 and this will satisfy the participants. Participants will have the opportunity to increase their market shares thanks to the work relations they will form by coming together with thousands of professional visitors from 120 countries.

There are several reasons. First of all, the majority of the participants, who left IDMA 2011 satisfied, wanted to enlarge their fair booths in IDMA 2013 whereas numerous companies which failed to participate in the exhibition of 2011 desire to take place in IDMA 2013. Therefore we

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Events bread technologies are widely represented in the exhibition in accordance with the request we received from the said investors.

Who is the target group of the exhibition?

Flour, se molin a , cor n , rice and feed millers, producers and representatives of pulses cle aning and pack ing, past a and biscuit technologies, grain storing silos, filing, carrying and

or represent to the visitors in IDMA 2013.

previous exhibition. Differently from the previous exhibitions, Turkish and English simultaneous translations will be done in the seminar that will be organised in 2013 exhibition. This way, visitors from abroad will easily benefit from these seminars. Apar t from the seminars organised by us (Parantez Fair Organization), some international institutions and companies will have similar events. Det ails of this will announce on our website.

However, our most significant event will be the 14-hour ‘Milling Certification Training’, which will concurrently take place with the exhibition.

How many visitors are you expecting for IDMA 2013?

IDMA 2011 was visited by more than 8 ,0 0 0 people from 60 countries. We expect IDMA 2013 to be visited by more than 10,000 local and foreign professionals from 120 countries over four days.

What is the scope of this training? Who can participate in the training and who will be the trainers?

As Parantez International Fair Organization, we organise a 14 -hour ‘Cer tif icate Milling Tr aining’ progr ame for the representatives of the milling IDL13-GFMT CETAK.ai 1 11/22/2012 2:27:08 PM

sector who will visit the exhibition within the scope of IDMA Exhibition. The programme, which will take place on April 5-6, 2013 consists of 14-hour theoretical training. The programme trainers are the professionals who are successful in their fields.

The main topics of the content of training are as follows; Supply of Raw Materials in Milling sector, Raw Material Storage, Mill Technologies and Milling, Efficiency and Energy Saving with regard to Milling, Quality and Quality control with regard to Flour and Flour Additives, Wheat and Flour Logistics in International trade and Flour Plant InvestmentsInvestment Feasibility Studies and Management.

The training will be provided in free of charge in both English and Turkish. Those who wish to participate in the programme are required to be employed at a flour plant (mill) or work in milling technologies production industry and be able to prove such employment. Again, more information can be found online.

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discharging systems, laboratory equipment, additives, packing machines and materials, spare parts and sub-industry products as well as international sellers of grains and pulses will attend the fair. These participants introduce the latest innovations in the systems they have developed

Could you give information about other activities that will be performed in the exhibition?

We will organise seminars on basic subjects such as pulses, rice, cracked wheat (bulgur) and pasta in IDMA 2013 as we did in the

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The GFMT interview 2012 was a busy year for ZhengChang. The company changed its name from ZCME to ZhengChang, launched the ‘Pelleting King’ SZLH1068 Pellet Mill and continued its international expansion. Founded in 1918 as an oil and rice factory, ZhengChang’s first mill came to market in 1974. Today, the company is one of the world’s largest feed machinery manufacturers and whole plant builders, with a range of turnkey solutions. Hao Yun, chairman of Shanghai ZhengChang, which is responsible for international sales and projects for the ZhengChang group, talks about the history of the company, its future and the expanding Chinese market.

Hao Yun ZhengChang Chairman

Please tell our readers a little about your company I was very young to become chairman of this company in 2008.

The Shanghai ZhengChang company is focused on machinery markets and turnkey projects outside China for the ZhengChang Group. Before locating in Shanghai the ZhengChang Group was turning over US$10 million per year in export sales. Over the past five years export and sales have reached US$35 million per year.

What are the advantages of the ‘Pelleting King’?

ZhengChang’s feed workmanship has been ahead of the current common standard for 10 to 15 years. The ‘Pelleting King’ is the preparatory work for the next five to 15 years for China’s feed machinery industry. Along with the large-scale, intensification and internationalisation, China’s feed machinery will enter an era of large and middle size. The ‘Pelleting King’ will save a large amount of investment, processing and management costs as well as create great value for feed enterprises becoming stronger. For example, the four set ‘Pelleting King’ can reach hourly output of 200-220, which would need eight sets on another machine.

Besides ‘Pelleting King’, what are the company's other innovations?

A few years ago, like most enterprises in China, we only considered how to manufacture equipment that could make feed.

Nowadays, ZhengChang considers how to make more benefits for our customers regarding feed processing workmanship and equipment. For example, we promote ‘Suckling Pig Feed Workmanship’, ‘New Type Cattle Feed Workmanship’ and ‘De-Salmonella Layer Hen Workmanship’, which directly influence the feed quality, the key technology and equipment of the feed industry. At the same time, the FCR, laying rate and the milk production amount have improved correspondingly.

How has ZhengChang’s overseas business developed in recent years?

ZhengChang’s overseas business has spread to some 80 countries across the world. We have over 5,900 pelleting customers, and over 8,000 pelleting mills have been purchased by customers in China and other countries. In terms of overseas business expansion, the biggest benefit is that cooperation can bring win-win results. Creating greater profits for customers means customers from overseas will be attracted by our products and auxiliary services.

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Under the current economic environment, what opportunities are there for feed machinery enterprises to develop?

From small to large, China’s feed enterprises will follow the path of European and American enterprises, and increase to being large and super large enterprises with hourly output of 300T. So, feed enterprises will have new demand for large equipment.

ZhengChang has done a great deal of research and studies into China’s feed enterprises, but we not just do that for feed companies, we also focus on farmers. The final target is to create value for farmers.

How is the machinery market within China?

It's very good. We are surprised with the strength of the Chinese market. Ten years ago we thought the market might become less. However, it has seen growth of between 20 and up to 30 percent per year. People are becoming richer. In the 1980s a typical Chinese family might have eaten meat once per week. Right now they can have a different meat everyday. There has been a big social change and the Government has changed also. Prior to 2000 most businesses were owned by the Government and people had fixed salaries. Now people can create new businesses and hard working people can change jobs for more money or be paid more to stay.

Why do companies value Chinese products?

We are working in 130 countries with agents in North and South America, throughout Asia and in the Middle East and Africa. Asia and South America are the fastest growing areas for us. When margins are tight companies still have to invest. Once a company has tried our products they are very satisfied. They are not as the image might suggest. I think the future is Chinese products. It's a development you can't change. That might not have been the case in the past 10 years, but we are growing up fast with the type and quality of our equipment. The mission of our company is to change the food quality of the world. That's a huge mission for us. There are people who have to eat and to eat they will need us. We say the world belongs to Chinese products.

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INDUSTRY FACES An optimised sales network at Pancosma

Manuel Soto

Ronald Kräft

With a view to double the company’s turnover by 2020, Pancosma has implemented a global sales reorganisation, in order to strengthen its local services in terms of quality and rapidity.

With this in mind, the company has appointed Ronald Kräft as sales director for North and East Europe, and Middle East areas. Alongside him, Dirk Zandstra will manage sales for the Dutch market. In addition, Pancosma has recently opened a Russian subsidiary in Moscow, which will ensure a direct presence for the company not only in Russia but also in the former CIS countries.

Marcos Teixido has also joined Pancosma as as aales director for Mediterranean and African areas, which are increasingly seen as growth regions.

Finally, Manuel Soto is the firm’s new sales director for Latin America. Based in Mexico, Soto will manage the new partnerships Pancosma is forging in this fast-evolving area. www.pancosma.com

North American Millers’ Association announces new chairman

Jim Meyer

Jim Meyer has taken over as chairman of The North American Millers’ Association (NAMA) has promoted vice chairman Jim Meyer to chairman.

Meyer was elected NAMA vice chairman and to a three-year term on the executive committee in October 2012. He has been on the NAMA board since 2005, served on numerous NAMA committees, and is currently the Finance/Budget Committee chairman. He will serve as chairman for a two-year term, 2013-2014.

“By providing the milling industry a voice in Washington, acting as an information conduit, and building collaborations, NAMA provides a valuable service to the milling industry. I am looking forward to working with the leadership and staff of NAMA on continuing to build our alliances and information resources for the benefit of the industry,” says Meyer.

Meyer is the president of Italgrani USA, a family-owned company and one of the country’s largest durum millers. In addition to the milling operations, Italgrani also trades various commodities, both domestically and internationally, and has grain-elevator operations in North Dakota and a major grainhandling operation in St. Louis, Missouri. Meyer will replace Greg Schlafer who has left the milling industry for a role in the potato business at ConAgra Foods. www.namamillers.org

New management appointments at Glencore following Viterra takeover Two new members of staff have joined the team at Viterra following the takeover of the company by Glencore in December 2012.

Fran Malecha, formerly Chief Operating Officer of Viterra, has been appointed Director, Agricultural Products, North America, with responsibility for all North American operations. He will be based in Regina, Saskatchewan which becomes headquarters for Glencore's North American Agricultural Products business. David Mattiske has been appointed Country Manager, Agricultural Products, Australia and New Zealand, with responsibility for all agricultural operations in Australia and New Zealand.

Chris Mahoney, Director of Agricultural Products of Glencore, says, "Glencore has acquired more than physical assets; we have gained the world class skills and experience of Viterra employees and we are already working well together to implement a smooth integration. Furthermore, I am delighted to welcome Fran and David to their new positions and I have every confidence that the businesses in North America and Australia will thrive under their leadership." www.glencore.com

Danish Centre for Food and Agriculture bags new director Niels Halberg takes up the helm as director of the Danish Centre for Food and Agriculture (DCA) at Aarhus University, Denmark.

Halberg will remain director of the International Center for Research in Organic Food Systems (ICROFS) while taking on the new role. It is hoped that the combined leadership of both organisations will create a wider foundation for joint knowledge dissemination and synergy between research in organic and conventional agriculture and food systems.

According to Halberg, activities and results within both ICROFS and DCA will benefit from the joint leadership and the closer day-to-day contact between the two centres.

Halberg also emphasises the necessity of ensuring that results from research are converted into targeted dissemination of relevant knowledge to the various target groups working within or in close corporation with the industry, and thus continuously benefitting from new developments in dissemination methods. www.icrofs.org

INDUSTRY FACES

Success comes with the original product. Quality always pays off. Bühler is setting standards in the grain processing industry for more than 150 years. Whether you grind wheat, corn, rye, oat, buckwheat, soy, or malt grain – our processes and equipment are finely tuned to get the most from your grain. And this kind of process quality quickly pays off. The highest flour yields and best product quality ensure fast return on investment. www.buhlergroup.com

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