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REGIONAL FOCUS

Turkey

NEWS

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PRODUCT FOCUS

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CASE STUDY

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FEATURES 36 TURKEY - country profile

44 The story of Flour World 46 Millet - protein rich, versatile and gluten free

FACES

98 People news from the global milling industry

48 Fortification and the ‘Faces of Anemia’ campaign

50 Feed enzymes support the challenge of growing food demand

EVENTS

84 Event listings, reviews and previews

54 Neutralising mycotoxins 58 Duckweed STORAGE

62 Reliable grain inventory management

TRAINING

33 AFIA/Eurofins partner for Courses

COLUMNS

8 Mildred Cookson 10 Johan den Hartog 16 Tom Blacker 18 Christophe Pelletier 22 Chris Jackson

2 GUEST EDITOR Günhan Ulusoy

76 MARKETS Karen Braun

96 INTERVIEW Sarena Lin

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Turkish Flour Industrialists’ Federation During the General Assembly Meeting of the Turkish Flour Industrialists’ Federation (TFIF), I was elected Chairman of the Executive Board. In line with the development of the Turkish flour market, TFIF has started to play a key role.

TFIF was founded in 2004 to perform studies for providing quality nutrition to the Turkish public and to preserve the rights of flour industry and sector shareholders. The organisation represents the Turkish flour industry in national and international platforms. We are comprised of eight associations and 410 members, as well as all stakeholders in the sector throughout Turkey.

TFIF formulates its policies based on the understanding that wheat, the most important raw material, is a strategic product and that its importance is constantly increasing because flour industrialists are in favor of policies that will promote wheat cultivation in Turkey.

Founded to protect and improve the interests of flour industrialists based on the country interests:

• We coordinate policies and react promptly to the policy implementations of the public sector

• We support the challenges of our industrialists and traders in coordination with our eight associations, which form the infrastructure of our Federation. We embrace our whole industry without distinction of industrialists, exporters, and domestic traders. We will produce current domestic and overseas economic evaluation reports, bulletins and statistics about our sector and arrange bilateral meetings for our members • We will continue to collaborate the activities with International Millers Association, European Union Flour Industrialists Meet the Milling and Grain team The team are travelling across the globe to industry events.

Association, International Grain Council, USA Wheat Association, Russian Grain Union, APK INFORM, Ukraine Consultancy Limited, RUSMET, and engaged in promotional activities

• We will provide visits of Ministers, Undersecretaries, Deputy Undersecretaries and General Directors in the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Customs and Trade and Soil Products Office General Directorship, and provide participation in meetings held with these organisations, and prepare information notes and inform our members.

During my time as Chairman, I plan to arrange regularly monthly Executive Board meetings in each region of Turkey and two regional meetings during the harvest season. We are arranging these regional meetings as a vital commitment to our Federation for the sector and our members for the collection of public and private sector institutions and organisations’ under a single roof, for the solution of problems and improvement of our sector’s contribution to our economy.

Flour Industrialists leading the world trade in flour aim to continue flour exports to more than 100 countries, to find new markets, and to ensure the continuity of efforts based on education and science and cooperation in the interest of sharing international experience and cultures which will contribute to Turkish agriculture with organisations concerned. We plan to continue our congress and exhibition each year within the country by following up agendas in matters relevant to our sector. I would like to announce that our next congress and exhibition will be held on March 31-April 3, in Belek, Antalya. The details will be available soon in our web site, www.tusaf.org.

I hope you enjoy this edition of Milling and Grain.

Günhan Ulusoy, Chairman of Executive Board, Turkish Flour Industrialists’ Federation

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TURKEY

NEWS

Strategic Cooperation between Imas and Maxtex Imas Machinery and well-known Southeast Asian machine manufacturer Maxtex have recently started a strategic cooperation. Imas will be the sole agent of Maxtex in Turkey whereas Maxtex will be the sole agent of Imas for South East Asia.

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INDUSTRY

TURKISH INDUSTRY PROFILE

Milling and Grain is becoming a must-read magazine for the Turkish milling industry. The market in Turkey is expanding and developing, as proved by the rapid expansion of Turkey’s premier flour milling event, IDMA that has truly emerged as an international exhibition of milling and baking technology. The event attracts the highest level of international participation with both regional and national organisations bringing millers and suppliers together every second year.

Turkey’s exports of wheat are in a world-leading category in both volume and quantity. In the Central Anatolian region, Turkey is a strong player in today’s industry.

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TURKEY STATS

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17 500 000 - the total amount of wheat consumed in 2014 (tons) 15 500 000 - the total amount of wheat produced in 2014 (tons) 5 800 000 - the total amount of wheat imported in 2014 (tons) 3 400 000 - the total amount of wheat exported in 2014 (tons) 1 469 000 - the total amount of durum wheat produced in 2014 (tons) (Source: IGC, USDA and FAS 2015) 4 | September 2015 - Milling and Grain

Mysilo complte project: LT Foods opens in India Mysilo officially opened LT foods, which is one of the major projects of India on March 20, 2015.

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Turkish Flour Industrialists’ Federation Günhan Ulusoy, Chairman of Executive Board, Turkish Flour Industrialists’ Federation writes our Guest Editor’s page this month.

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Strategic cooperation between Imas and Maxtex

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mas Machinery and well-known Southeast Asian machine manufacturer Maxtex have recently started a strategic cooperation. Imas will be the sole agent of Maxtex in Turkey whereas Maxtex will be the sole agent of Imas for South East Asia.

Ittifak Holding’s machine manufacturer company Imas (Integrated Machinery Systems), has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the well-known Southeast Asian machine manufacturer Maxtex Engineering Corporation.

According to this agreement, IMAS will be the sole agent of Maxtex’s Maxsort optical color sorters, whereas Maxtex will be the sole agent of Imas’s Milleral flour milling machines and turn-key milling projects, which includes but are not limited to projecting, diagram, silos and steel construction buildings. Maxtex is very experienced in the grain color-sorting sector and by adding its Maxsort products in its product portfolio; Imas will be offering more options to its customers.

Mustafa Ozdemir, Imas General Manager, said that they want to be the solution partner in the grain cleaning and milling sector by extending their cooperation with the companies in the sector. He added: “I hope the agreement we made with Thai machine manufacturer Maxtex will be beneficiary for our company and our group. I think that the cooperation of two companies that activate in similar sectors and that are powerful in service after sales will give positive results in a very short time. We have a trade network that reaches to nearly all parts of the world and we have a detailed database. We have carried our technologies to 70 countries in five continents. Last year we delivered 4,600-ton per day grinding capacity with the 14 turnkey projects and individual machinery and equipment sales. Maxtex Company also has a considerable market share in its sector. We will make combined marketing activities and increase our growth rate by using the synergy that will form out of the two sales networks.” He finally added that their studies on increasing their international network, especially on the sales and service after sales oriented cooperation opportunities are continuing.

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Biomin receives EU approval extension for PoultryStar®, its multispecies probiotic for poultry http://bit.ly/1Kn5YTS Surveying the mycotoxin threat in Chinese corn in 2014 http://bit.ly/1hhxeHV AFIA: FDA crosses line with proposal for monitoring antibiotics in agriculture http://bit.ly/1JyjqiW GLOBALG.A.P. Launches sustainability module for feed mills http://bit.ly/1WWAUQ9

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Milling around the world at the Mills Archive No 2: A Flour Mill in China Milling journals of the past at The Mills Archive

by Mildred Cookson, The Mills Archive, UK One of the collections we have in which the sieve was moved backwards: “a man stands at the Mills Archive in Reading on a board that is balanced on a roller. From the centre of is an almost complete run of the board a stick goes up to the end of the sieve. A piece the American Journal “The of bamboo is hung from the ceiling, on which the miller Weekly Northwestern Miller”. balances himself. When he comes down on his right foot More than 1500 issues of this the sieve is thrown in and bangs against the back of the magazine from Minneapolis chest. Throwing his weight on the other foot the miller were kindly donated by the brings the sieve forward with a bang, and so it goes on.”

Satake Centre for Grain Process The miller had created his own private gym!

Engineering to add to our earlier, incomplete run in poor Kingsland Smith estimated the sieve inside the boltingcondition, which we rescued from a caravan used by chest to be 2 x 4 ft and the cloth looked like No 0. Across visiting mill enthusiasts in the English county of Suffolk. the centre of the sieve was a rake, to keep the meal from A report in the edition for November 4, 1903 describes bunching. The miller said he could sift a quantity equal to a mill visited by Kingsland Smith near the port city of 80lbs/hour.

Tsingtau (Qindao) in the Shandong province of China. It The millstones were very small (30 x 8inches). The was around “40 minutes by rickshaw” in the village of wheat was fed through two small holes an inch wide. A Tai-tung-tschen, a small hamlet built by the Germans for small pile of wheat was placed on top of the runner stone, the Chinese. He describes it as a typical Chinese flour mill. the mule was hitched to the bar attached to the runner, and The mill looked like any other building in the village, after being blindfolded, was started up to go round and and after introductions the proprietor showed him round and brought out the Interior of mill with bolting Miller working the bolting machine mule, which he hitched to the stone so machine at the rear that he could take a photograph. However, the air being so very hot and flies very troublesome, the donkey kept shaking its head and moving; and as the photo had to be taken on a long exposure it was decided to take it without the donkey.

He commented that “inside it differed from any mill I have ever seen before”.

At the end were grain bins of matting.

Then some small stones mounted on a low frame. In the far corner on the right was a bolting-chest. A long sieve was used, covered with a cloth resembling coarse bolting cloth. He described the manner 8 | September 2015 - Milling and Grain

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The meal fell out on the frame around the bedstone and the mill ground ten catties of flour and three catties of bran an hour (the catty being a pound and a third). The mill had two sets of stone for wheat, although it was not clear how they could both be operated at once. The stones, made from granite cost only $10 a set. The miller obtained his silk from a local source a day’s journey away. The stones, which needed dressing every five days, were coarsely furrowed but the lands were not cracked.

Edge runners in a primitive Chinese oil mill

In addition to the wheat mill, the establishment also has an oil mill, which like the flour mill was of very primitive construction. A big stone set on edge served to crush the beans or nuts or seed. The seed was then heated in an adjacent room. An oil press was the gem in the collection of milling curiosities; two tree trunks forming the frame with two heavy sledge hammers hanging next to it. The seed was placed in the frame with wooden blocks over it and a series of wedge shaped blocks put on top. When the seed had settled a little, a wedge was driven in from one side. After a time another wedge was driven in from the

other side, continuing until no more oil could be extracted all the oil cake was sold in the neighbourhood to be used largely for fertiliser.

Such mills were common all over north China. Often the village had a common mill where anyone could go and grind his or her grist, this duty usually falling to the lot of the woman. Sometimes the mills were of a size to be driven by animals and sometimes they were merely hand mills. An itinerant lady missionary told Kingsland Smith that in many places the mill was cleaned up and given to her as a venue for her meetings. By 1903 the flour trade in Tsingtau was not very active, one firm telling the writer Typical oil press in a Chinese mill

that he used to handled 100,000 sacks before trade fell away.

These articles only give a brief glimpse of the several million records held by the Mills Archive Trust. If you would like to know more please email me at mills@ millsarchive.org.

Reference to Bill Nye’s visit the museum in Pompeii “Bill Nye’s Red Book” published by Thompson and Thomas, 1891 or see http://www.authorama.com/ remarks-14.html

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Well-balanced multi-stakeholders’ participation

by Johan den Hartog, GMP+ International Well-balanced multistakeholders’ participation is a key principle for GMP+ International’s operations in the market. It is an important strategy to involve and commit the stakeholders in the whole feed chain as well as following links in animal production, like livestock and aqua farming, dairy, meat and egg processing industry.

GMP+ International’s partners are allowed to nominate candidates for its expert committees in charge of defining the content of the GMP+ Feed Certification scheme.

When you search on Google with the phrase ‘wellbalanced multi-stakeholders participation’, it results in a limited number of hits, all related to GMP+ International.

The principle of ‘multi-stakeholders participation’ as such, results in more hits and is a more well-known principle applied in the public sector. It is a conceptual model for participatory decision-making. It is based on the view that stakeholders, experts, and citizens could contribute to developing a wished outcome based on their particular expertise and experience as well as interests. The concept of this participation model is oriented toward a multi-actor, multi-value, and multi-interest situation. These groups represent three forms of knowledge: a. Knowledge based on common sense and personal experience; b. Knowledge based on technical expertise; and c. Knowledge derived from social interest and advocacy.

The principle of multi-stakeholders’ participation fits very well to GMP+ International’s core business related to feed safety and responsibility assurance, which are common interests of the feed and food producing industry.

Obviously, there is also a public interest about it. It is based on two of GMP+ International’s core values: integrity and objectivity. These values are taken into account in case of the participatory decision-making process in combination with transparency about the process and final result. GMP+ International integrated the principle of multi-stakeholders’ participation in two ways: (i) partnership and (ii) public consultation.

Partnership of stakeholder groups aims involvement of the stakeholders in the feed and food chain in the decision-making regarding the content of the GMP+ Feed Certification scheme and the related integrity policy.

It is realised by participation of experts in the expert committees. It should result in support of and commitment to the final result. Moreover, partnership enables GMP+ International to develop market oriented products and services.

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GMP+ International distinguish two types of partners: (i) trade associations in the feed and animal production chain and (ii) food companies (dairy, eggs, meat, and aqua producers). Currently, GMP+ International has 35 partners (August 2015) representing the whole production chain of animal products. The 35 partners of GMP+ International are two international and 30 national trade-associations (in seven different countries), as well as three international operating food companies, all together covering the whole feed and food chain. The goal is to increase partners’ participation in the relevant countries as much as possible.

As mentioned before, we strive to a well-balanced participation of the different stakeholders in the whole chain. The aim it that not any link in the chain will dominate the decision-making and the division of the seats of the expert committees aims to realise well-balanced participation of all links.

However, the principle and common target is to focus on the needs of the ultimate goal: to provide animal products to the consumers which are safe for their health and produced in a responsible way. Partnership means that the partner endorses this principle and it is a touchstone for the decision-making process. Besides that, we seek to reach consensus in decision-making as much as possible. Therefore multi-stakeholders’ dialogues contribute to reducing conflicts between interest groups.

Indeed, partnerships limit participation to the stakeholders’ groups, which applied for partnership. Their representative experts are initially and finally involved in the decision making process. However, we apply also public consultation in order to enable everyone who is not involved via partnership, to give comments, to share expertise and to promote its interests. The results of the public consultation are considered seriously and taken into account in the final decision-making. We also publish, when and why we do not take over comments, with an objective motivation.

In multi-stakeholders’ dialogues, we realise that there are different interests: own interest, common interest (of industry) and public interest (of society). Our aim is to promote the common interest, which fits very well with the public interest of safe and response food of animal origin.

Leading arguments are objective motivation, and an appeal on accountability and social responsibility of the feed business. Above the different interests, the dialogue is also influenced by the differences of cultural dimensions of the participants. That makes such dialogues not always easy, interesting and sometimes it cost time. The added value is worthwhile: it is reducing conflicts and contribute to better results.

Food safety experts take advantage of wet summer

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he UK’s wet summer has adversely affected crop growing in farms up and down the country, but a new project is taking advantage of the inclement weather to reinforce methods of ensuring food safety.

The project, funded by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and being led by the Agriculture Development Advisory Service (ADAS), is focusing on fungal toxins in cereal crops, particularly wheat, and aims to arm the food industry with new tools to more efficiently test crops and confirm they are safe to eat.

The toxins, known as mycotoxins, are produced by moulds, which develop on cereals in the field, especially when it is wet and moderately warm during flowering. They can have a devastating impact on the human body, including

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kidney damage, reproductive disorders and cancer.

The AHDB, which is funded by farmers, growers and others in the supply chain, already has a stringent testing regime in place, including the Mycotoxin Risk Assessment, which has to be completed by farmers after the harvest and accompanies the grain consignments when they leave the farm.

This data, which includes information about how the crop was cultivated and when it was harvested, will now be matched for the first time with rainfall data supplied by the Met Office as part of a real time monitoring project. This will help in significantly increasing the accuracy of the Risk Assessment.

The project aims to give the UK farming industry and parties within the wheat supply chain an early indication of infection risk. A pilot was run last year and is set to run for three years, from May for a six-week period.

“Providing timely information on national and regional risks enables grain cooperatives, merchants and primary processors to carry out grain sampling and testing protocols appropriate to the risk levels saving time and costs without compromising quality.”

Feedback sought on CBOT corn contract

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he US CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace handling three billion contracts worth US$1 quadrillion annually, has finalised a questionnaire seeking feedback on potential changes to the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn contract.

Several changes are under consideration, including one that could increase the number of delivery facilities by over 65 percent.

The National Grain and Feed Trade Association (NGFA), led by its Risk Management Committee, has been in contact over the past several months with the CME Group regarding its review of the contract.

Following input from NGFA a four-question survey covering several themes emerged covering locational differentials, storage rates, quality differentials and delivery territories.

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Alltech recruits recent graduates for its corporate career development program, accepting applications now

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he world could be at the fingertips of students from around the world through the fourth annual Alltech Corporate Career Development Program. Now accepting online applications from August 17 to September 30, Alltech invites recent graduates of bachelor’s or master’s degree programmes to apply for the programme, which will begin in February for the 2016 group.

Exciting opportunities are available for 10 high-calibre university graduates hoping to work with experts in the fields of science, aquaculture, agriculture, marketing, sales, veterinary science, information technology, business and biotechnology. Alltech aims to develop future leaders in the agricultural industry and values long-term talent development through the Alltech Corporate Career Development Program, which started in 2012. The animal health and nutrition company has a presence in 128 countries globally and is set to grow into a $4 billion business within the next several years.

“This is a life-changing opportunity for recent graduates to interact with

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colleagues from other countries, develop both their technical and interpersonal skills, and share their fresh ideas,” said Dr Aoife Lyons, director of educational initiatives for Alltech.

“Previous Career Development Program members have worked in a variety of areas, including internal auditing for Latin America, coordinating Alltech’s educational initiatives and developing the crop science market in Germany. We strive to match successful applicants’ interests with Alltech’s global needs.”

The 12-month, salaried mentorship program will begin with an intensive training period at Alltech’s global headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, where graduates will study topics including sustainable energy, communications, marketing and international business. Following this, they will continue training and development while simultaneously working on various key company projects in one of the Alltech’s global offices, guided and mentored by senior management.

Cody Hutchins of the United States was accepted into the programme

last year and is now working in Beijing, China on multiple projects.

One of these is a new partnership with five leading companies to create a sustainable pork farm. He is also assisting with a business strategy for the aquaculture and algae markets in China.

“My experience in Alltech has been amazing, and I am continually impressed with the passionate culture that makes the company thrive,” Mr Hutchins said.

“Alltech does a great job of empowering individuals to act quickly on opportunities, and the result is a fast-paced, fun and exciting environment. If you want to join in solving some of the world’s most challenging issues, while travelling and learning by experience, definitely apply for this programme.”

Interested graduates are invited to apply during the application window of August 17 to September 30 via the Alltech Career Development Program website. Applicants should be strong team players, with excellent communication skills and fluent in English, with another language as an added advantage.

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Nutriad present additives to reduce impact of heat stress in dairy cows

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ultinational Nutriad Group, producer and distributor of feed additives recently strengthened its ruminant team and during the warm European summer presented a solution to help producers reduce the economic consequences of heat stress.

Nutriad CEO Erik Visser says; “Heat stress is a natural phenomenon that affects dairy cows and other domestic animals in tropical, sub-tropical and often in temperate regions of the world during the summer months.

At Nutriad we offer solutions to reduce the negative impact on animal performance.”

Heat and humidity combined create an uncomfortable environment for dairy cows. The thermo-neutral zone of dairy cows ranges from just above zero to 22°C, above this critical temperature (combined with humidity) cows begin to alter their basal metabolism and metabolic rate.

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Economic consequences

Heat stress negatively impacts a variety of dairy parameters including milk yield and reproduction and therefore is a significant financial burden. The economic losses to the dairy industry in the USA alone due to heat stress were estimated to be in the range of US$900 million to US$1500 million a year. This figure represents a loss in the range of $110 to $190 per cow per year. Hence implementing measures to alleviate heat stress and restore cow’s health and production efficiency will generate an interesting return on investment.

Feed additives strategy

The use of smart feed additives is one of the nutritional strategies to reduce the impact of heat stress on production and reproduction efficiency.

Dr Hassan Taweel, Nutriad Ruminant Manager commented: “Because heat stress affects rumen,

endocrine and metabolic function, additives that act at both levels (rumen and metabolism) can be employed to alleviate heat stress.

Nutri-Ferm Prime, a direct fed microbial product based on two different strains of fungal extracts and two strains of yeast cultures, has shown to be effective in stabilising rumen function and improving microbial growth and fermentation capacity.”

Nutri-Ferm Prime has been rigorously tested in vitro and in vivo and found to be very effective in improving the growth rate of major bacterial and fungal species in the rumen (on average 20 percent increase in growth rate and 17 percent decline in doubling time). Addition of NutriFerm Prime to the ration improves rumen microbial fermentation and increases microbial protein synthesis and fibre digestion, leading to four to eight percent improvement in milk yield.

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Fidel Castro’s daughter to offer unique perspective at Oilseed and Grain Trade Summit

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fter half a century, discussions are progressing to restore full diplomatic relations with Cuba, including lifting the trade embargo.

How will this development affect the estimated US$1.2 billion worth of trade opportunities with the US, particularly in the agricultural sector?

Alina Fernandez, daughter of Fidel Castro, Cuba’s leader for nearly 50 years, will begin to answer this question during her keynote address at the 10th annual Oilseed and Grain Trade Summit, which will be held next month in Minneapolis, Minn. In her presentation “Unique Perspective on Cuba by Fidel Castro’s Daughter” on September 30 at 5:30 p.m., Fernandez will share insight on her very unique relationship with Cuba, the changes the nation has undergone in the past few decades, and the economic opportunities that lie ahead.

A strong advocate of her uncle Raúl Castro’s regime, Fernandez will highlight the positive economic, political and agricultural changes in Cuba since his reign of power began in 2008. This includes presenting the details of the current agricultural relationship between the US and Cuba, and what post-embargo Cuba might look like for US agriculture.

During subsequent sessions on October 1, a group of agricultural

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experts on Cuba will elaborate on the potential impacts of a lifting of the trade embargo, outlining the specific opportunities and challenges that improved relations will present for the oilseed and grains sectors.

This panel discussion, ‘Capturing the Market Opportunity in Cuba and the Caribbean Basin’ will bring to the forefront the plausible implications of this historic shift in diplomatic relations by experts in the field, including: • Ron Gray, past chairman (2015), US Grains Council • Bill Messina, agricultural economist,

University of Florida • Thomas Marten, manager, Stark County Farm Bureau of Illinois The Oilseed and Grain Trade Summit is the premier annual event providing actionable content and networking opportunities for key decision makers in the global oilseed (soybeans, canola/ rapeseed, sunflower seed and oil palm) and feed grain (corn, wheat, sorghum and barley) value chains.

Hosted by HighQuest Group, the 2015 Summit will be held at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, September 30 October 2, 2015.

Anti-wheat fad diets undermine global food security efforts

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recent review paper released

by Britain’s University of Warwick (Lillywhite and Sarrouy 2014) addresses two fundamental questions regarding wheat: “Are whole grain products good for health?” and “What is behind the rise in popularity of gluten and wheat-free diets?”

The paper was commissioned by cereal-maker Weetabix to address reports in the news media that wheat products are the cause of health problems, resulting in an increasing number of consumers switching to low-carbohydrate grain- and wheat- free diets. For many health professionals this is a worrying trend because wheat not only supplies 20 percent of the world’s food calories

and protein, but has important benefits beyond nutrition, the authors state.

The Warwick paper provides a scientific assessment of the benefits of whole grain consumption, information that the author’s note seems to have been lost in media headlines and the reporting of “pseudo-science.”

The paper concludes that whole grain products are good for human health, apart from the one percent of the population who suffer from celiac disease and another one percent who suffer from sensitivity to wheat (Lillywhite and Sarrouy 2014). Eating wholegrain wheat products is positive, improves health and can help maintain a healthy body weight, the authors report.

Scientific evidence regarding wheat-

and carbohydrate-free diets is thin and selectively used, they state, and a low cereal and carbohydrate diet “may cost more but deliver less.”

Additionally, an economically viable industry has developed around socalled “free-from” diets and may be persuading consumers to switch from staple foods to specialist foods created especially for those who need to avoid gluten, a protein found in wheat and other grains, they add.

This Wheat Discussion Paper serves as a foundation upon which the authors hope further discussion will develop. It aims to highlight unsubstantiated nutritional claims about wheat and shine a spotlight on the important role of wheat and fiber in human diets. It also seeks to encourage conversation about how non-scientific claims about wheat could affect poor consumers and global food security.

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Milling News A Flour World Museum story No. 2

For a good time, visit the mill Since 1889 the world-famous “Moulin Rouge” – “Red Mill” – has enticed visitors to Paris. This legendary variety theatre features can-can dancers and exotic revues, and unlike mediaeval mills it is located in the middle of the entertainment district Pigalle. Because nowadays, erotic entertainment is found downtown.

But in the old days, you went out to the seclusion of the mill. Nestled discreetly in a forest or on a stream far from town, the mill was long considered a place of permissiveness and forbidden lust. Mill brothels are known from antiquity, and if the mill itself wasn’t the house of ill repute, then they could be found along the well-travelled mill road.

Indeed, milling and sensuality are so intimately interwoven that “grind” came to signify the sex act in more than one language.

The Mühlenchemie FlourWorld Museum in Wittenburg is an expression of our company culture and the responsibility we feel towards the miller and his flour, as one of the most important staple foods. The museum is a journey through the millennia, illuminating the development and importance of flour. It is the only one of its kind in the world. www.flourworld.de

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Final chance for inclusion in the International Milling Directory print edition!

Tom Blacker, International Milling Directory We are very excited for the new print version of the International Milling Directory. Momentum is building and the sense of anticipation as we begin to compile our list of partaking companies is great fun here at our headquarters. We hope you are also looking forward to the new print directory.

The International Milling Directory is now going into its twenty-fourth year. That means twenty-four years of delivery of great quality technical information about, and for the milling industries. As milling processes continue to evolve, as ever, so do we.

It could not be more of a privilege to be coordinating the directory once again.

The final deadline is September 25, 2015 and we are encouraging all current advertisers and members to renew their membership and marketing by this date.

So far, we are incredibly pleased to see a good rise in activity. The International Milling Directory has been growing steadily and once again it’s been generating lots of busy activity with clients via emails, telephone calls and the website!

It is very pleasing to see companies such as Tapco Inc, Chief Agri, Altinbilek, Bilek Tech and Noro Gesellschaft für Rohrsysteme mbH updating their company descriptions, logos and more.

A selection of new registrations this month from around the world include: Millers Ukraine Association (Ukraine), NER Group Co, Ltd. (China), Viet Delta Industrial Co. Ltd (Vietnam), Anhui Vision Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd (China), Total Bird Control (UK), Inverter Go (USA), Jinan Sunpring Machinery & Equipment Co., Ltd (China), Henan Zhongzhou Heavy Industry Technology Co., Ltd (China), ZZ Henan Fote Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd (China).

All organisations providing services, products, projects, plant and machinery, ingredients and more to the food and feed milling sectors are welcome to partake and take the chance to improve and upgrade membership pages!

Internationally, we are involved in the growth regions as the recent registering members such as Millers Ukraine and NER Group from China show. Please also contact myself for print packages and see the impressive online packages to boost your membership at www.internationalmilling.com.

My email is tomb@perendale.co.uk, phone is +44 1242 267700 and Skype is tom.perendale. I look forward to hearing from you before the end of September.

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Wheat scientists urge funding boost after UK-US food security report

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ood shortages will escalate due to climate change-related production shocks and the international community must prepare to respond to price increases and social unrest, particularly in less developed countries, cautioned a joint British-US taskforce in a new report.

Instead of occurring once every hundred years, severe food production shocks are likely to occur once every 30 years by 2040, a problem compounded by global warming and increasing population, said the Taskforce on Extreme Weather and Global Food System Resilience.

“We agree with the premise of the report and the interventions recommended to improve the resilience of the global food system to the impact of climate shocks,” said Matthew Reynolds, a distinguished scientist at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT).

“However, the report fails to address the urgent need for political will to make it happen,” Reynolds said. “It presents a paradox, given the relatively modest economic investments required to bolster longterm food security, compared to the costs not only of crisis management resulting from food shortages, but the incalculable cost of predicted food price-hikes to billions of people who

already spend most of their income on food.”

“We are slightly baffled,” Reynolds said. “The global food security system has been in a constant funding crisis since the end of the Cold War in 1991.

Scientists are often overwhelmed by time-consuming, unrealistic demands to acquire funding, which limits time spent in the field conducting research.

We’re hoping the report signals a renewed zeal for allocating funds destined specifically for agricultural research.”

Scientific efforts at CGIAR have included producing heat and drought adapted cultivars of rice, wheat and maize, and disease and pest resistant crop cultivars for farmers who cannot afford protective, but costly, chemical applications.

Under the umbrella of the Borlaug Global Rust Initiative, scientists are working on a major project to avoid a global epidemic of swift-moving Ug99 stem rust wheat disease, which, if left uncontrolled, could devastate productivity worldwide.

Under the CGIAR Research Program on Wheat, CIMMYT provided the groundwork for the recently launched $50 million International Wheat Improvement Partnership (IWYP) initiative, which taps into the expertise of leading applied plant scientists worldwide

Milling News to take wheat productivity to its maximum biological capacity within 25 years.

Similarly, more than 100 scientists representing 40 crop research institutes gathered at a recent meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, to develop a platform to translate decades of research in plant stress physiology and biotechnology into a new generation of wheat cultivars that will be productive under levels of heat and drought stress predicted by climate scientists.

The initiative, called the Heat and Drought Wheat Improvement Consortium (HeDWIC), involves applied plant scientists from all continents.

“HeDWIC scientists are eager to get started, they just need a ‘green light’ from funding agencies,” Reynolds said.

The report, which was sponsored

by Britain’s Global Food Security program and was jointly commissioned by the UK Science and Innovation Network and Foreign and Commonwealth Office, notes that agriculture faces a triple challenge.

“Increases in productivity, sustainability and resilience to climate change are required,” the report states, acknowledging that the effort “will require significant investment from the public and private sectors, as well as new cross-sector collaborations between scientists, agriculture, water and environmental specialists, technology providers, policymakers and civil engineers among others.”

Tragic news from Bühler Ltd “It is with the deepest regret that we have to announce the passing of our colleague and friend Robert Egli, Managing Director of Buhler London and SAS North Europe following an accident on a walking holiday in the Swiss Alps at the weekend.” – a Buhler spokesperson said on August 27, 2015.

Robert joined Buhler in 1969. After his successful apprenticeship in mill construction, he continued working for Buhler as a Flour Milling Engineer and Chief Installation Engineer in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

He was delegated to Buhler London as a Flour Milling Specialist in January 1981 and was entrusted with the management of the after sales of Bühler London five years later. During this time, he managed to double sales, by actively promoting service products and recognising customers needs.

In 1992, he took on the responsibility for Bühler Leamington Spa England, where he lead the site management of the UK Service Centre with four managers and a total of 28 staff. Due to his outstanding performance, he was assigned the role of

International Business Manager at Redler Ltd Stroud in 1998, where he supported the Business Unit Managing Director with all aspects of managing the Bulk Material Handling Business Unit.

He left the company in 2000 to take on a new challenge in the machinery industry. Robert returned to Bühler in 2003 when he was offered the position of Managing Director of the Bühler branch in London and SAS North Europe. During his time as Managing Director, he was responsible for the SAS teams in UK, Benelux and Scandinavia.

“We are sure that you will share our shock at this deeply sad news and that your thoughts will, like ours, be with his wife and family at this very difficult time. It goes without saying that the company will do everything it can to provide support to them in the coming days and weeks,” continued the statement.

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The Pelletier Column

How nature may reshape value chains – part one

by Christophe Pelletier The recent climatic events, in particular droughts, have attracted more attention towards future challenges for food production, and rightly so. Unfortunately, the mainstream media cannot help presenting this all as gloom and doom. Certainly, there are very serious reasons for concerns, but solutions can be found. I wish the media would present more examples of positive actions to face and overcome the challenges.

It is not easy to deal with a changing environment, especially when it is impossible to predict accurately what the change will be. Predictions about temperature increases are useful but they are quite insufficient. An increase of two degrees on average will be different if the standard deviation is one degree or if it is 20 degrees.

Other factors such as hours of sunlight and precipitations, (including their nature, frequency and intensity) will impact agriculture at least as much as average temperatures. Changing climatic conditions will not only affect plant growth and development, but also they will change the ecology of weeds and pests as well and that needs to be factored in future forecasts and models A special attention on water is necessary. Without water, there is no life. Unfortunately, over the past few decades, wasting natural resources has been a bit of a way of life.

The issue of food waste has finally received the attention it deserves, but the waste is not just about food. It is about all the inputs such as water, energy, money, time, and fertilisers.

Water is still wasted in large quantities. Just compare how many litres a human being needs to drink compared by the amount of water that is flushed in bathrooms every day.

Before the housing crash of 2008, a study in the US had estimated that lawn watering used three times as much water for the entire national corn production.

But the issue of water is not just about waste. It is also about preserving water reserves. The late example of the drought in California illustrate what water scarcity may mean for food value chains. California is not only a major agriculture powerhouse, but it exports a large part of the production outside of the state’s borders. The issue of water scarcity and the dwindling level of the Colorado River are not new for Californian agriculture. It has been known for a couple of decades that problems were coming.

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open and that is why, among other reasons, the system is not sustainable.

Unfortunately, California is not the only region with a water problem. Saudi Arabia changed its food security policy a couple of years ago as the country leaders realised that trying to produce all its food would lead to a severe depletion of its available drinking water reserves. Instead of pursuing food self-sufficiency at all costs, the country chose to find other supply sources through international trade and through the purchase of farmland in foreign countries.

The examples of California and Saudi Arabia demonstrate how natural-and demographic-conditions shape food value chains. The issue of water is not just about produce.

Animal productions require usually more water than vegetal. In the future, water availability will surely affect where which kind of animal products are produced. New regions will arise and old traditional ones may review their strategies from volume-driven to higher margin specialty animal products market opportunities because of environmental constraints.

Climate change and water scarcity show how international trade can actually contribute to food security when done responsibly and with long-term vision. The prevailing model of producing where it is cheapest to produce without taking into account negative environmental externalities is facing its own contradiction and demise.

The next model will be to produce, not only where it is the cheapest to produce, but also where it is sustainable to do so. When water runs out, it is no longer possible to ignore the externalities of a production. When water becomes scarce, it gets more expensive.

The law of supply and demand commands; when inputs get more expensive, several things happen. The economic model shifts. Priorities and externalities change, too. At first, producers try to find ways to increase efficiency and eliminate waste. The benefits outweigh the additional costs. Uncertainty stimulates innovation. New systems, or sometimes, old ones that found a second youth, replace the current ones. If that does not work well enough, then producers start considering producing something else to ensure the continuity of their operation and find new business.

More on how a changing environment shapes food value chains next month.

Christophe Pelletier is a food and agriculture strategist and futurist from Canada. He works internationally. He has published two books on feeding the world’s growing population. His blog is called “The Food Futurist”.

Researching yellow dwarf downunder

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he Australian Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) is calling on growers to help identify the strains of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) present in key cropping areas of New South Wales and Queensland.

A GRDC-funded project being conducted by the University of New England, University of Tasmania and CSIRO, aims to develop wheat varieties that are resistant to BYDV. Part of the project involves the identification of strains of BYDV which are present in cropping areas.

BYDV is an occasional disease in most northern NSW and Queensland regions but can be common in higher rainfall and mixed cropping areas.

It can affect barley, oats, wheat and triticale but is most obvious in oats, with symptoms of poor growth, stunting and red to yellow discolouration of leaves occurring in patches or on single plants.

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Change of leadership at the IGP Institute

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he Kansas State University IGP Institute is experiencing a change in leadership with the announced departure of Mark Fowler, associate director and milling specialist. Fowler began his new role as president and CEO of Farmer Direct Foods on a part-time basis in August and will transition full time in December 2015.

During this transition period, Fowler will continue to lead the IGP Institute team in conjunction with Gordon Smith, IGP Institute director and grain science and industry department head.

“We are grateful for Mark’s leadership these past 12 years and wish him well as he returns to industry,” Smith says.

Under Fowler’s leadership the IGP Institute has grown its course offerings substantially. In 2014, 1687 participants representing 45 countries joined in 62 on-site and online trainings. These courses cover the areas of grain

processing and flour milling, grain marketing and risk management, and feed manufacturing and grain quality management.

“The IGP Institute enabled me to work with great people to build a world-class program demonstrating that a dedicated team can accomplish anything.”

He adds that one of his proudest accomplishments during his tenure was his ability to build on existing relationships and make new connections.

“The success of the IGP Institute is built on the cooperation with our partners, and collaboration with our competitors when all parties have an opportunity to benefit,” Fowler says. He adds, “I enjoyed being involved with those strategic planning sessions that maximise the stakeholder’s investment in our company.”

Looking ahead Fowler will apply his knowledge and experience as he continues to develop and grow the business and product line for Farmer Direct Foods. He plans to continue to serve as an industry-milling expert in upcoming course offerings at the IGP Institute as he is needed.

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The fragility of farming and our reliance upon the weather

by Chris Jackson, Export Manager UK TAG Last month I was travelling in Asia, now I am back in the UK where I am reminded of the fragility of farming and our reliance upon the weather. Our harvest is under way but with constant interruptions for rain, this creates more expense for the farmers for efficient crop drying.

I am also reminded that in this now increasingly difficult world that we live in that food and water are crucial for life, with our land being taken for housing industry and infrastructure, the farming industry needs to use every technological advance to increase production from diminishing resources.

Fortunately, farmers have been excellent innovators since the earliest of times with innovation being forced on them by necessity.

Whilst the UK Government always seems to be complacent about food supply, as since 1947 there has never been a shortage of food either home produced or imported, fortunately, to date, economies with money have been able to rely on exporters to supply shortages.

Supply of food to the markets is a world challenge that is being met by new technologies to ensure delivery of perishable goods in wholesome conditions. Being able to transport meat and vegetables globally is great news for consumers but does come with the risk of moving diseases both of plant and animals. This is another challenge that our scientists continue to rise to.

In ASEAN countries they are striving to reduce the reliance on imported products by increasing the capacity of their own industries along with support of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO).

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numbers of people with more disposable incomes, the demand for meat, milk, eggs and poultry will increase. With this in mind ASEAN counties are trying to work together to develop especially their livestock sectors, simple mechanisation and intensification by the western ideal is not the answer alone, as very many people in rural communities rely on farming for their livelihoods.

But with effective co-operation and the use of improved genetics, feed and management, the farmers lives will be made easier and better whilst allowing them to continue in their roles.

Diseases such as Avian Flu and Foot and Mouth African Swine Fever PED, PRRS to name but a few with their ability to evolve are all extra challenges that our livestock farmers and veterinary colleagues face continually.

As I constantly see worldwide, there is a need to keep young people farming, so the career has to be attractive and well rewarded and, farmers looked up to.

Coupled with this, there are alarmist reports that climate change will produce challenges that are unpredictable, with worst-case forecasts being the loss of up to 40 percent of available agricultural land in the ASEAN region by 2030.

However, I truly believe that our very clever and dedicated farmers and scientists given support, will meet all of the challenges that they face and continue to feed the ever-increasing number of people who leave rural life for the cities We will continue to strive to bring companies who have developed the newest technologies to the global market for the benefit of all.

Our next exhibition will be in Xiamen China, followed by World Dairy Expo in Madison, USA. To keep up to date you can follow us on twitter @AgrictecExports. @AgrictecExports

Multinational feed additives producer Nutriad officially opened its new facility in Hampshire (IL) – USA. The 50,000+ square foot facility includes offices, laboratory, warehouse and 3,000 Mt production capacity. The new plant is fitted with the latest vapour and dust mitigation equipment to provide employee safety and comfort. It will also allow for full traceability and compliance with bio-security measures, FSMA safety plans and numerous new federal regulations. It will enable Nutriad to more effectively coordinate its production activities and supply chain across six Nutriad warehouses that are strategically located across the USA, Canada and Mexico.

Teams in over 65 ports are committed to the pursuit of business excellence and with a robust quality framework in place IMGS able to guarantee its clients great customer service at global standards. Now that IMGS Operations have been certified to the internationally recognised standard for quality management, ISO 9001, IMGS is able to give customers the assurance bulk cargo management services and delivery standards are best in class. The certification also demonstrates a focus on adaptability and continual improvement.

The Institute for Feed Education and Research, the American Feed Industry Association’s 501(c) (3), announces its selection of a recipient for its first research grant chosen through a competitive process to help further education and research within the animal food industry. IFEEDER sought requests for proposals (RFPs) earlier this year from those dedicated to education and research within the animal food industry, primarily land grant universities.

Hanigan’s research project was chosen because of the potential improvements it will have on the American feed industry.

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IBM presents data-driven agricultural insights at Women in Agribusiness Summit

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hanks to the coupling of realtime data collection with accurate position information, farmers can now manage intricate production details, such as where each seed is placed, to optimise their yields. How will Big Data innovations such as this usher in a new era in American agriculture? IBM Research Scientist Dr Robin Lougee paints a picture of the possibilities that advanced technology may have in reshaping the ag supply chain at this year’s Women in Agribusiness Summit, September 28-30 at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis.

Lougee, who is the global research lead for Consumer Goods and

Agriculture at IBM, will outline the possibilities across the agriculture value chain based on IBM’s cuttingedge research. Her presentation on building stronger, tighter supply chains will address: Sequencing the Food Supply Chain: using pioneering scientific and analytic techniques to profile communities of microorganisms anywhere along the farm-to-table process to improve food safety Transparent Supply Chain: leveraging predictive and cognitive technologies to manage integrated global operations by exception Data-driven Innovations: advancing the art-of-the-possible in precision irrigation, hyper-local weather forecasts, material sciences, drones and geospatial-temporal analytics for agribusiness Joining Lougee as presenters during the Track 2 Industry Strategy discussions on the second day of the two-and-a-half day Summit, are: - Beth Robertson-Martin – senior manager of natural and organic sourcing for General Mills – on Organic and Non-GMO Markets: Growing Demand, Growing

Challenges - Janine M. Bruder – senior human resources consultant for Nationwide – on Human Resources: Overcoming Unconscious Bias - Elizabeth Miller – risk management consultant at INTL FCStone – on Risk Management: Navigating a More Volatile Landscape.

In addition to plenary sessions, this fourth annual event also includes skill development workshops, and an executive track that addresses the best way to utilise executive coaching and networking, how and why to create a personal board of directors, and how to shape an organisational culture of innovation and success.

More than 450 attendees are expected at this year’s Women in Agribusiness Summit, hosted by HighQuest Group, an industry event tailored to professional women in the ag sector with the mission of developing leaders, increasing industry knowledge and inspiring action. Visit www.womeninag.com for details, and join the conversation @Womeninagri, on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Market conditions will remain challenging

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eed manufacturer ForFarmers, which operates throughout The Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom, predicts market conditions for the second half of 2015 in the sectors in which it operates will remain challenging.

The returns in the ruminant and swine sector are not expected to improve in the short term, which means volumes will remain under pressure. The number of farmers - particular smaller farms - who discontinue operations is expected to increase. Stringent credit control management continues to be important.

As ForFarmers was already the largest supplier of the UK’s Countrywide business before its takeover, the acquisition has result in only a modest additional growth in volume for the company. ForFarmers will continue working on an optimal return for customers by offering the ‘Total Feed’ concept and the continuous adjustment of feed solutions to trends and market conditions, says Yoram Knoop, CEO of Forfanners.

“The market conditions in the agricultural sector remain challenging and the income of farmers is under pressure. In these challenging times for our customers, our focus on Total Feed has become even more important. We use our nutritional knowledge and solutions to help customers achieve better technical and financial results on their farms.”

He says the company’s product mix is consequently changing and it will sell more specialties. “Partly because of this we were able to realise a solid result in the first half of this year. The gross profit increased by 10.2 percent due to a combination of like-for-like growth, acquisition and currency effects. Due to the acquisition of Countrywide, our strategic position in the United Kingdom was strengthened further,” he adds.

Since June 2015 all Business Units in all countries have been operating under the name ForFarmers. The one ForFarmers approach results in better branding in the market; it also stands for a uniform way of working, better use of available knowledge and consequently a more efficient organisation.

The introduction of measurable objectives (KPI’s) for several departments has meanwhile resulted in savings. With the Horizon 2020 strategy and the further professionalised organisation making it well positioned.

“On this basis we expect, barring unforeseen circumstances, a higher net profit over the whole year 2015 compared to 2014,” says Mr Knoop.

The first six months 2015 • Volume increased slightly by three percent to 4.5 million tonnes. Excluding acquisitions, volume remained flat • Despite acquisitions and positive currency effects, declining raw material prices resulted in a decrease in revenue of 1.2 percent • Gross profit increased by 10.2 precent compared to the first half of 2014; all clusters contributed to this increase • Operating result (excluding incidental items) increased by 8.7 percent to €32.6 million compared to €30.0 million in the first half of 2014 • Progress with implementatlon of strategy ‘Hor1zon 2020’ and standardisation to ‘One ForFarmers’ Is on schedule.

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Cargill’s purchase of Ewos announced

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argill have announced that they are set to utilise EWOS’s leading aqua feed research and technology into salmonid feed for all species, with the core aim of being part of the solution to feed nine billion people by 2050.

On the first day of the Global AquaNor exhibition in Trondheim, Cargill and EWOS chose this premier international event to announce their commitment to join forces and become probably the biggest story in aquaculture for a decade.

Commenting upon the purchase of EWOS by Cargill for €1.35 billion, Mr Joe Stone, Cargill’s Corporate Vice President said, “We are very proud to be merging with EWOS company.

“We have been on this journey for the last few months with Einar Wathre, CEO of EWOS and his leadership team. Every time we went to a plant or a factory, every time we visited with a customer we became more excited about what this merger could mean for Cargill as well as for EWOS. Caption: from left - Joe Stone Cargill Corporate Vice President, Sarena Lin Cargill President Feed and Nutrition, Ellen Stewart Cargill Head of HR Feed and Nutrition, Darren Parris International Aqua Feed Group President.

“Cargill is a company which is family owned, 150 years old this year, EWOS is 80 years old so, between the two of us we have 230 years experience.

“You don’t see that very often anymore in today’s world.”

Hanne Dankertsen, communications manager for EWOS opened the press conference and handed over to Mr Einar Wathre the CEO of EWOS. “It’s fantastic having this audience at our booth, fantastic being able to communicate to you the great news that EWOS has found a new haven,” says Mr Wathre.

“I will start using the same words that I used to the employees yesterday, ‘congratulations’, its not only congratulations to EWOS, it is congratulations to all of us in this industry.

“I think we need industrial players in this industry.

“I would like to say with that background, welcome Cargill, we really appreciate your presence into this farming value chain that we care so much about. It’s also

Milling News fantastic being able to announce this here at AquaNor and also to introduce the people behind Cargill, EWOS’s new partner.

“It is really an opportunity for EWOS to work faster towards our new slogan, ‘To become the global innovator in aquaFeed’.”

Mr Wathre went on to say, “Cargill comes with more; as a global leader in nutrition and being the most respected feed nutrition company in the world. And they also come with a strong foot hold in the raw material and supply markets and can help us understand that it’s better to provide the best cost-effective raw materials to make fishfeed.”

The process of culture “What is also important when talking about new partners is the whole process of culture, and its very interesting having met Cargill now over the last months we have been surprised to see how much we have in common culturally,” says Mr Wathre.

“Cargill is a people-orientated organisation with strong values; they care about their employees and give them the opportunity to develop and gain experiences in new areas.

They are extremely committed to the main purpose of what we are doing, which is to produce healthy protein to our population and they are science based.”

He went on to say these are all values shared at EWOS … “maybe using difference words, but we can align around them. And I am sure they will tell you today what they have seen in EWOS, but what they have told me they like is the commitment in our people; the people they met in all of EWOS are committed to customers, and to the quality of the product and to the production of salmon, which is our main target now. And that we show passion for what we do.”

He told the press gathering that EWOS has a strong customer focus, which Cargill likes to see.

“We have an innovation culture, where we invest in research and development and we innovate our feed products.”

start’ a global presence for Cargill in aquaculture which will harness technology and skills to accelerate growth in all species and in other markets.

“So our first step is, let’s get this deal done, welcome our EWOS friends into the Cargill family and then continue to explore opportunities.”

A final question at the press conference came from Darren Parris, Group President, Perendale Publishers, publishers of Milling and Grain and International Aqua Feed Magazine.

He asked, “With your global reach, coupled with the technology and research that has taken place in Salmon feeds, how do you see that technology and research being used in the future? Do you feel that can be expanded to other, larger produced species like Tilapia, Carp or Pangasius?

Ms Lin responded, “Absolutely, in fact I would say that is exactly the value we see in this partnership. It is that transferability from what EWOS has developed in salmon into these other species to where we see tremendous growth, especially in Asia.

“From a research point-of-view we are absolutely impressed by Dirdal, EWOS’s research and development centre, and by what EWOS has done in Dirdal. We believe that has to be maintained as a hub for us to deepen our knowledge in aqua.

“But the job, once we integrate, is how do we take that knowhow and expertise to all these other parts of the world. Remember that there are 37 countries where we already have a strong footprint and where we can go in and use this leverage. This is absolutely in our plan.”

The future role of seafood Mr Joe Stone, Cargill’s Corporate Vice-President, continued the briefing by stating that Cargill were deeply committed to the business of aquafeeds.

“And we are deeply committed to the customers of EWOS and for that we are very excited.

“Cargill today has about 150,000 employees in about 64 countries around the world, so as of today it is 151,000 employees including our new EWOS colleagues and teammates.

“We are in 64 countries as I mentioned and we are deeply committed to our promise to be the global leader in nourishing people. And when you think about the role seafood is going to play in feeding the nine billion people that will inhabit this world by 2050, we feel seafood plays an increasing role and we want to be a part of it.”

Aqua nutrition fastest growing Cargill recognises that aqua nutrition is one of the fastest growing nutritional sectors in the world and its involvement in the past has been mostly around warm water species such as Tilapia and shrimp.

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Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) president appoints third vice president, board director

he Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) announced two appointments to the International Board of Directors today. David McKerchar, CGOM, Parrish and Heimbecker Ltd., Canadian Prairies Chapter, was appointed to the office of third vice president, responsible for representing Canadian members’ interests on the Board. Jeff Jones, MKC, Great Plains, was appointed as a Board director. Both appointments were made by International President Matt Kerrigan, Bunge North America, Gateway.

For the first time in GEAPS history, the office of third vice president will transition from father to son.

McKerchar takes over the position

from his father, Jim McKerchar, who held the office from 2011-2015.

“David McKerchar did some great work with the GEAPS/K-State Distance Education Program, and that’s one of the main reasons why we are appointing him,” explained Kerrigan. “He is a younger member in the organisation. We are really excited for the perspective he will bring to the Board, coming from something of an outsider’s point of view. He should provide some new insight for an experienced industry.”

Jones was appointed to fill a director position that was vacated after the 2015 elections. He has been a GEAPS member since 2013, and currently serves as his chapter’s treasurer.

“Jones was highly recommended by

Board director Barb Grove,” Kerrigan said. “Grove noticed his enthusiastic involvement in their chapter and learned that he wanted to get more involved with GEAPS. Jones is relatively new to the industry, and his position at MKC adds to the Board’s broad range of experience, with members from many different-sized companies.”

For Jones, the position is an opportunity to build relationships with others across the industry. He looks forward to educating members and promoting GEAPS’ relevance within the industry.

“Industry safety is number one in my thought process,” Jones said. “It’s followed by promoting industry relevance and education. I look forward to promoting GEAPS’ position as The Knowledge Resource in the local community, and helping shape education and training options that help our members work more safely and efficiently.”

McKerchar and Jones will both hold the positions until GEAPS’ annual meeting in July 2016.

ForFarmers to invest UK£10m in Exeter feedmill redevelopment

the ForFarmers Horizon 2020 strategy in providing a full range of best in class nutritional solutions to our farming customers.

Iain Gardner COO for ForFarmers in the UK said, “Our customers will benefit from a state of the art production facility second to none in the UK which will produce products with superior product quality and with a new level of efficiency within the UK industry.

“We intend to combine the current Exeter blend plant and compound mill to create a high-capacity multi-species production facility with the capability to manufacture up to 300,000 tonnes per annum (current capacity 150,000 tonnes).

“Having introduced tanker delivery

vehicles to the UK allowing safer, quieter and more product friendly delivery this investment will allow their increased use and so we will also be expanding this fleet of vehicles,” he says.

This project will also result in a step change in feed safety and staff welfare and provide sustainability benefits due to improved energy efficiency.

“This is a major investment in the South West of the UK and re-affirms the support to our customer base in this area. Furthermore it represents another significant investment in the UK industry by ForFarmers and so once again demonstrates our long term commitment to our UK business and UK agriculture,” says Mr Gardner.

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This development is consistent with

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Neogen launches Veratox® HS for Ochratoxin

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eogen has added to its comprehensive range of mycotoxin testing solutions with the development of a new, highly sensitive, quantitative test for Ochratoxin. Veratox® HS (high sensitivity) for Ochratoxin has been developed specifically for the European market to allow users to test quickly and accurately for low levels of the mycotoxin in line with the permitted regulatory levels.

The European Union (EU) limits Ochratoxin levels in cereal grains such as wheat and corn to three parts per billion (ppb) with other countries looking to possibly introduce similar maximum tolerance levels. This new test delivers precise detection of 2 – 10 ppb of Ochratoxin after only 30 minutes, allowing users throughout

the supply chain to make informed decisions with more confidence when nearing the legislative limit.

From grain elevators to food business operators, the responsibility to ensure that food products are compliant with regulations, and therefore safe for consumers, lies with those involved at each stage of the supply chain. Regular testing can help to ensure food products do not contain mycotoxins above the maximum levels.

This test also serves those looking to import cereal goods to the EU meeting the legal requirements. Food commodities imported from non-EU countries are required to comply with EU mycotoxin legislation regarding maximum levels. In 2014, twenty percent of all refused EU food and feed border imports were declined due to overly high levels of mycotoxins.

“The development of this new test for Ochratoxin was in direct response to customer feedback to modify our existing test to accommodate the changing marketplace needs,” said Steve Chambers, Sales and Marketing

Director at Neogen Europe. “Since we first developed rapid mycotoxin tests more than 30 years ago, our tests have constantly evolved to improve their speed, accuracy and ease of use.

Veratox HS for Ochratoxin is yet another example of that evolution.”

Veratox HS for Ochratoxin is intended for the quantitative analysis of Ochratoxin in corn and wheat. The test is a competitive direct enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (CDELISA) that allows the user to obtain exact concentrations in ppb.

Ochratoxin is commonly produced by the moulds Aspergillus ochraceus and Penicillium viridicatum, and may be present in conjunction with Aflatoxin, one of the most potent naturally-occurring carcinogens.

Ochratoxin affects kidneys in animals exposed to naturally-occurring levels of this mycotoxin. Poultry exhibit lower productivity levels during field outbreaks of ochratoxicosis with symptoms including slowed growth and decreased feed conversion. It has also been known to affect egg production in laying hens.

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CHS acquires Northstar Agri Industries canola processing plant

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orth America’s leading farmerowned cooperative and a global energy, grains and foods company, announced today it has acquired Northstar Agri Industries canola processing and refining plant near Hallock, Minn., from PICO Northstar Hallock LLC, a majority-owned subsidiary of PICO Holdings, Inc. The Hallock canola plant processes more than 400,000 tons of canola seed annually into canola oil and canola meal.

“Acquisition of Northstar Agri Industries adds value to CHS owners across the enterprise from inputs to value-added processing ingredients to the marketplace,” said Tom Malecha, CHS vice president, Processing and Food Ingredients.

“Specifically, the acquisition expands our oilseed processing platform to include canola in addition to soybeans, adds to CHS presence in Canada, expands CHS oil product offerings to global

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ow that massive El Niño is all but locked in for late 2015 into early 2016, what comes next? The current prediction range of international climate models only extends to mid 2016, but fancy technology is not required to identify compelling patterns.

In isolating the strongest four El Niño events on record since 1950, these years were followed by the first, seventh, and eighth strongest

in the United States, southern Brazil, and Argentina, where almost all of the world’s soybean exports originate.

To add even more interest to the mix, if La Niña occurs in 2016/17, winter 2017/18 is likely to follow suit. Two-thirds of past La Niña events were followed by another year of La Niña or La Niña-like conditions. Further, strong La Niña events are four times as likely to

La Niña events on record. The fourth year was classified as borderline/ weak La Niña. If history repeats itself, the Northern Hemispheric winter of 2016/17 is likely to feature at least weak La Niña conditions.

From an agriculture perspective, one of the biggest shake-ups that could result from a return to La Niña in 2016 is in the soybean market. La Niña is more likely to present drought-like conditions during the summer growing seasons

occur in consecutive years than strong El Niño events.

So if La Niña were to truly persist from late 2016 through at least mid 2018, the recently bearish times for soybeans may come to an end as world soybean supply could take a massive hit. Of course this is assuming that the La Niña sticks around for a couple years. And that it produces the expected effects on the Americas. And that it even shows up in the first place.

food companies, and links growers purchasing canola seed from CHSowned retail outlets to an integrated supply chain.”

Neil Juhnke, president, Northstar Agri Industries, said CHS was a good fit because it is a financially strong, farmer-owned cooperative with Minnesota roots that is committed to growth and profitability. “The new ownership structure adds security and many value-added opportunities for canola growers in our region,” said Juhnke.

The Hallock facility will be rebranded as CHS and the 57 employees at the Hallock plant will become CHS employees.

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ne of the world’s largest millers producing gluten and starch products from wheat, and supplied by over 6000 growers, has come to the defence of processed foods.

Peter Simpson, the general manager of Australia’s massive gluten and starch plant, the Manildra Group, at Nowra, New South Wales told ABC’s New South Wales Country Hour programme that its products were used in “just about everything you look at.”

While gluten intolerance is a concern for celiacs, it is however “a very good amino acid that is a building block for humans and animals.”

He told Country Hour that while consumers are expressing concern about food processing generally and fear the nutritional value of food is being destroyed by processing, they should not be.

The production of gluten and starch, the building blocks for many processed foods, is a natural process and consumers should not be concerned that processers, such as the Manildra Group, were damaging or providing harmful ingredients in processed foodstuffs, he added.

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The American Feed Industry Association and Eurofins have announced plans to jointly host two back-to-back animal feed programs this fall. The “Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points Training for the Animal Food Industry” will take place in Des Moines, Iowa, November 10-11, 2015 and the “FAMI-QS Awareness in Feed Safety Program: Solutions for the Specialty Feed and Mixture Industry” will follow in Des Moines, November 12-13, 2015.

AFIA/Eurofins partner for HACCP and feed safety courses The interactive HACCP course will focus on developing and implementing an animal food safety plan based on the principles of HACCP. The Eurofins training is based on the Codex Alimentarius HACCP guidelines, which formed the foundation for future Global Food Safety Initiative approved safety schemes.

The early-bird rate for the HACCP course, which runs through October 9, 2015 is US$550 for AFIA members and US$650 for non-members.

The two-day FAMI-QS workshop is ideal for individuals

affected by the new regulatory requirements and seeking FAMI-QS certification. Henry Turlington, AFIA director of quality and manufacturing regulatory affairs, and Alan Baumfalk of Eurofins Food Safety Systems, will discuss the history of FAMI-QS; the importance of FAMI-QS globally; how to implement the FAMI-QS code; European Union regulations and compliance; crisis management; and steps for planning an audit.

Both courses will be hosted at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Des Moines. Mention “AFIA/Eurofins” to receive the discounted hotel room rate of US$105 per night (plus tax).

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Flexible conveying system Spiroflow will unveil new flexible conveying system - Awardwinning Spiroflow will be at the PPMA Show demonstrating its latest conveying and weighing technology.

PRODUCT FOCUS SEPTEMBER 2015 In every edition of Milling and Grain, we take a look at the products that will be saving you time and money in the milling process.

Spiroflow is a world-leading manufacturer of conveying, weighing, filling and discharge systems. It has a wide range of cost-effective solutions for handling bulk materials where the most rigid standards in hygiene and containment need to be met and maintained.

Taking centre stage will be a multiple flexible screw conveyor demonstration set-up, complete with sack tip station, product agitators and loss-in-weight feeders, demonstrating their versatility in terms of feed rate, throughput range, consistency and accuracy of output, angle of elevation and quick release features.

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DIMAX 200 bag emptier Dinnissen Process Technology’s new DIMAX 200 bag emptier remains effective under extremely difficult conditions Dinnissen Process Technology has developed a new Extra Robust bag emptier that continues to function effectively even under the most extreme and difficult conditions. The bag emptier is a new version of Dinnissen’s classic Dima 200 and was specially developed to handle bags of up to 75 kg of varying size and material.

It also has an increased throughput capacity and is more versatile. Contamination-free design and optimum accessibility for maintenance.

Depending upon the specific situation, the new DIMAX 200 can handle between 1 and 200 bags per hour and is suitable for use within the feed, food, chemicals, and pharma sectors.

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Neogen Veratox® HS for Ochratoxin Neogen has added to its comprehensive range of mycotoxin testing solutions with the development of a new, highly sensitive, quantitative test for Ochratoxin.

Veratox® HS (high sensitivity) for Ochratoxin has been developed specifically for the European market to allow users to test quickly and accurately for low levels of the mycotoxin in line with the permitted regulatory levels.

The European Union (EU) limits Ochratoxin levels in cereal grains such as wheat and corn to three parts per billion (ppb) with other countries looking to possibly introduce similar maximum tolerance levels. This new test delivers precise detection of 2 – 10 ppb of Ochratoxin after only 30 minutes, allowing users throughout the supply chain to make informed decisions with more confidence when nearing the legislative limit.

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POLYcontrol™ system The POLYcontrol™ system allows for fully automatic control of the extruder. It is used in application areas where extruders are typically employed: in the production of breakfast cereals, petfood, aquafeed and food ingredients.

The fully automatic control of the extruder provided by POLYcontrol™ ensures a consistently high product quality regardless of the operator.

The POLYcontrol™ system stores all relevant process parameters such as accumulated feeder throughputs. In this way, production statistics can be compiled that make key information on increasing the profitability of production available.

The control system is available as either a single location version or as a server/client/ viewer system – which makes online support through Bühler specialists possible.

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SPECIAL FOCUS Revolutionary Hutchinson Sweep End-Wheel Makes Short Work of Silo Unloading Process Hutchinson - a division of Global Industries and a world leader in the design and manufacture of durable, high quality grain handling equipment - is proud to introduce the new Hutchinson Sweep End-Wheel.

Currently available exclusively through Hutchinson and their worldwide dealer network, the innovative Sweep End- Wheels’ 8.5:1 reduction is located inside the wheel itself. As a result, the sweep wheel is located much closer to the silo wall than other sweep wheel designs, and significantly reduces the amount of grain left along silo edges during the grain unload process.

Thanks to its fluted tread pattern design and narrow tread footprint, the Sweep End-Wheel not only forces grain away from silo walls, but redirects it directly into the sweep auger.

The effectiveness in which the Sweep End-Wheel accomplishes this task greatly reduces the need for manual assistance and

Hutchinson Sweep End-Wheel substantially increases overall bin unloading safety.

Additionally, the heavy-duty polyurethane treads maintain an aggressive and consistent driving force into grain piles. The Hutchinson Sweep End-Wheel won’t sit and spin on top of the grain. It’s specifically engineered to dig down to the bin floor and pull through, making short work of unloading even the toughest grains to handle, including rice, barley and similar grains.

The one and a half inch and two inch shaft diameters and universal mounting pattern makes attaching the Sweep EndWheel to your existing sweep augers fast and easy. Retrofit kits are available for both 8-inch and 10-inch diameters, and the Sweep End-Wheel has been engineered to fit most existing sweeps except torque arm sweeps. Installation can be done in as little as 15 minutes.

A video of this amazing new product in action is available for viewing on the Global Industries, Inc. website or can be seen on Hutchinson/Mayrath’s YouTube Channel or Facebook page.

“Thanks to its fluted tread pattern design and narrow tread footprint, the Sweep End-Wheel not only forces grain away from silo walls, but redirects it directly into the sweep auger”

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The IMD is ideally placed for this task, due to the new search functions that have been added to the website, allowing for suppliers to be located using a world wide map! To see the way IMD makes it easy to find local as well as global suppliers visit: www.internationalmilling.com

Milling and Grain is becoming a must-read magazine for the Turkish milling industry. The market in Turkey is expanding and developing, as proved by the rapid expansion of Turkey’s premier flour milling event, IDMA that has truly emerged as an international exhibition of milling and baking technology. The event attracts the highest level of international participation with both regional and national organisations bringing millers and suppliers together every second year.

Turkey’s exports of wheat are in a world-leading category in both volume and quantity. In the Central Anatolian region, Turkey is a strong player in today’s industry. Milling and Grain works closely with our International Editor, Professor Dr Hikmet Boyacioglu of Okan University in Istanbul. Professor Boyacioglu is a most respected and widely known expert in the flour milling and bakery sectors.

Earning a BSc and MSc degrees in Food Engineering and Cereal Processing Engineering respectively from Ege University, Izmir and then a PhD in Cereal Science and Food and Nutrition from North Dakota University in the USA, he heads up our Turkish edition of Milling and Grain and works with our Milling and Grain team internationally as well as in Turkey. Working with Professor Boyacioglu acumen provides our new readers with a sure and solid link to the international world of milling.

Here we highlight a selection of major players in the Turkish milling sector who have kindly responded to our request for information on their key products and their company’s background.

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Aybakar

Aybakar is a family company, which manufactures products such as the square plansifter, roller mill, spout Address: Esenboga yolu magnet, grain separator, 23.km Ankara-Turkey pneumatic fan and bucket Country: Turkey Tel: 903123980247 elevator. It was established ihsan@aybakar.com.tr in 1932; therefore it www.aybakar.com.tr is no stranger to the world of agriculture. Consequently, it confidently produces a wide range of useful products, continually striving to make improvements. This approach has led to it becoming one of the major machinery and equipment manufacturing companies in the field of the grain processing industry. The company deals with turnkey mill projects and the modernisation of wheat flour, semolina and maize mills. It ensures that all of their products satisfy market requirements in order to maintain its fantastic reputation. It exports milling machinery and equipment to more than 45 different countries, rendering continuous after sale services. Aybakar takes pride in its development of modern, high capacity, efficient mills, which it sells at reasonable prices. It does all of this to achieve their ultimate goal: customer satisfaction.

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Bastak

Bastak was founded in 1999 by director High Food Engineer Mr Zeki Demirtasoglu and have prioritised client Address: Ivedik Organize satisfaction ever since.

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The company serves flour Sok. No:19 Ivedik, Ankara Country: Turkey additives, flour and feed Tel: +90 312 395 67 87 quality control devices, zeki@bastak.com.tr www.bastak.com.tr laboratory chemicals, glass and consumable materials. It began to export products in 2003 when the Foreign Trade Department was established, and thus began the company’s international career. It seeks to maintain its high standard of products in order to satisfy its consumers.

Examples of Bastak products include the sampling probe 10500, additives suggestion, Moisture metre 7000, crushing mill 1600 and the laboratory hammer mill 1900.

Mysilo

Mysilo is a dom inating organisation, which produces for more than 60 countries in five continents. It was Address: Organize Sanayi established in 2000 Blgesi 1.cad No52/B Aksaray Country: Turkey as a producer of grain Tel: +90 382 266 2245 storage and conveyor info@mysilo.com www.mysilo.com equipment under SF Group. The company has departments of field specialists and engineers, along with professional practices all of which are continuously improving quality of use at every stage of production to ensure that the consumer is completely satisfied. The latest technology is used to make a quick and faultless production. Overall, Mysilo has completed more than 2000 projects for over 1500 customers. The SF Group consists of four companies; Siloport Grain Storage Systems Inc. Co. manufacturer, Silopark Construction and Machine Industry Inc. Co. Contracting and sales operations in Turkey, Mysilo Grain Storage Systems Inc. Co. overseas operations and Myport Grain Storage Co. manage operations in the Middle East. Mysilo’s main target is to add value to the product so that the customers feel that they have been provided with the best possible service.

IMAS

IMAS has been producing turnkey grain milling systems for over 25 years since its establishment in 1989. Its experienced staff Address: O.S.B Lalehan set up wheat, semolina Caddesi No:61 , 42300, Konya Country: Turkey and corn flour mills Tel: +90 332 2390141 across the world. The info@imas.com.tr company manufactures www.milleral.com high quality technology whilst maintaining minimal production costs. Alongside its construction of effective systems that meet the immediate requirements of the consumers, IMAS is continuously investigating energy and system cost savings.

It takes pride in its role as provider for lots of companies in a wide range of geographical locations. The company completed its institutionalisation in 2003, making a strong entry to the sector with “Milleral”, its milling machine brand, and “Cuteral”, its band sawing machine brand.

Milleral and Cuteral branded products aimed to compete with the international giant companies in their respective sectors and went on to become globally sought-after brands.

Unormak Degrimen Makinalari

Urnormak Degirmen Makinalari is a reliable supplier of modern technology, which is used Address: 3 Organize Sanayi to support the production of Blgesi, 7 Sokak No 3 Seluklu, Konya grain and related products, Country: Turkey considered essential for Tel: +90 332 2391016 nutritional food sources, and unormak@unormak.com.tr www.unormak.com.tr are the foundation of the agriculture industry. Since it was founded in 1987, the company has expanded and now provides for satisfied customers across the world. Consequently, it has an exceedingly good international reputation. The company offers a wide range of products essential for turnkey projects in flour and semolina mills. In addition, its experienced technicians also produce equipment and machines required for maize, vegetables and seed processing.

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Ugur Makina

Ugur Makina has attracted customers from all over the world due to its high quality and efficient production of machinery and equipment to be utilised in the agriculture industry. The company produces turnkey projects for its Worth Sector Representatives; flourmills, semolina mills, feed mills, maize flour and semolina Address: Ankara Yolu 6.Km mills, its grain grinding P.O. Box:57/19100 Çorum plans and pasta production Country: Turkey lines. The company prides T: +90(364) 235 00 26 E:asahindokuyucu itself in its use of the latest @ugurgrubu.com technology, for example; www.ugurmakina.com CNC machines and Laser cutting lines are both used to create a better service. Furthermore, Ugur Makina has enlarged its total production area in 2008 from 13600m2 to 17600m2.

Selis Makina Endustri

Founded in 1965, Selis Makina Endustri is a dynamic and innovative company that produces Address: Organize Sanayi and exports machines Bolgesi, Sehitler Bulvari, Eskisehir and equipment for the Country: Turkey flour and semolina T: +90 222 236 12 33 industry. It preserves E:selis@selis.com.tr www.selis.com.tr the high quality of the equipment it produces by manufacturing it under the assurance of ISO 9001-2000 technology, experienced management and skilled technical staff. The company has been awarded various awards in the technology development and applications field due to its quality control and careful consideration of detail. What is notable about this company is its dedication to satisfying its customers. A way in which it does this is by offering excellent quality after sales service.

Polen Gida

Polen Gida was founded in 1997 and since then has become one of the leading companies in the flour treatments, bakery Address: Akaburgaz Mah. 167 and pastry industries. As Sokak No:15, Esenyurt - 34522 / Istanbul it becomes progressively Country: Turkey more successful, Polen T: +90 212 886 2330 E:skasim@polengida.com Gida is becoming www.polengida.com increasingly experienced, making it a more reliable company. Alongside its continuous addition of new products to its portfolio, the company also exports flour, bakery and patisserie ingredients to more than 50 countries across the world, from Canada to Australia. It provides a wide range of products to patisseries, hotels and restaurants. Furthermore, Polen Gida provides tailor made solutions to flour millers with its expert technical staff. Today, it operates in Esenyurt, Istanbul. The company organises seminars, training courses and application studies on a regular basis in order to share its experience with its partners.

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Oryem

Oryem is an experienced company that specialises in the production of feed machinery and equipment. It works with more than 40 countries, Address: Büyükkayacık, 42050 and has am outstanding Selçuklu/Konya, Türkiye Country: Turkey international reputation. www.oryem.com.tr It serves its customers in planning, producing, designing and building all feed machinery systems as turnkey systems.

In addition to this, Oryem is also involved in the sale of individual machines and equipment. The company has plenty of experience, and uses this to its advantage for the benefit of the consumer. This is to achieve its ultimate goal, which is to satisfy the customer by creating high quality products and offering fast, intelligent and reasonable solutions in the feed processing systems.

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Genc Degirmen

Genc Degirmen is the creator of a variety of speedy and effective production systems and the provider of turnkey solutions for Address: Asagi Pinarbasi Mah. customers on flour and Ankara Cad. No:245, 42250, Seluklu, Konya semolina production Country: Turkey plants. The company Tel: +90 332 444 0894 was established in E: i.sahbaz @gencdegirmen.com.tr Konya in 1990 and www.gencdegirmen.com.tr since then has received the Machine Operating Permission Certificate from Russian GOST Certification Body and many more awards. It is continuously expanding and currently exports its products to 34 countries, having completed more than 200 individual projects without any faults and within the set time limit. Amongst the company’s many achievements its error share of zero due to its application of 100 per cent control to the machine and systems which are manufactured at advanced production standards. It completes its production on 30000 m2 total and has a franchising network in many countries. It uses developed machine tools with CNC lathes, which are CADCAM aided.

Alapala

Alapala has become one of the two dominating companies in its sector since Mehmet Alapala founded the company Address: Organize Sanayi in 1954. It operates Bölgesi 12. Cadde No: 15, PK: for customers in more 54 19040, Çorum Country: Turkey than 85 countries T: +90 212 465 60 40 across four continents, E: info@alapala.com www.alapala.com providing them with flour, semolina, maize and feed turnkey projects. After making its first export in 1981, it has become one of the top 500 Turkish exporters, exporting 95 per cent of its production. Therefore, it has a strong overseas representation. The company has a team of highly specialised staff who use their superior technology infrastructure to manufacture high quality machinery, which should perform faultlessly for the benefit of the consumer.

All machinery is manufactured in an advanced production facility with the finest CNC machinery in order to achieve this. Furthermore, Alapala provide presales and after-sales services to ensure that it meets its objective of complete customer satisfaction. Alapala’s lines of business include wheat flour mills, semolina mills, corn flour mills, rice processing plants, feed mills and cereal storage systems. Alapala is also the winner of the Grapas innovation award. The philosophy that has carried Alapala through its career is to have a passion and dedication to the grain milling industry.

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Similago II Rollermill

Alapala’s Similago II Rollermill - The new Similago II is a very fine piece of rollermilling equipment engineered to a high level of aesthetics and ergonomic operation. It is offered in all of the sizes favoured by the industry.

The engineering of the machine is considered by the market to be excellent with very good durability, access, maintainability, hygiene and ergonomics.

The exceptional aesthetic design is ideally suited to the requirements of the food industry.

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Altinbilek Makina

Altinbilek Makina represents part of the Eskisehir Organised Industrial Zone and has led the Turkish Address: Organize Sanayi market for a number Blgesi 9. Cadde No:5 Eskisehir Country: Turkey of years. It now leads T: + 90 222 236 13 98 international markets and E: sedat@altinbilek.com.tr has influence across the www.abms.com.tr world. It exports products and technologies to many companies, including developed European companies. The company manufactures high capacity chain conveyors, belt conveyors, bucket elevators, screw conveyors and more, all of which to an extremely high standard that it has maintained since it was established. It is known for its turnkey facilities, machineries and equipment. The company takes pride in its consideration of human and environmental factors throughout production. In order to achieve their aim of complete customer satisfaction, Altinbilek offers liable products, which can be adapted according to the changing and growing demands of the consumer.

Obial was founded in 1981 and began its journey in Aksaray, producing chicken cages. However, it soon Address: E-90 Karayolu Adana expanded its production Istk. 18KM, PK 59, Aksaray Country: Turkey to axial fans and T: +90 382 2662120 then became the first E: serdar.olgun@obial.com.tr www.obial.com.tr organisation producing fans in Turkey under the Alfan trademark. Now, it is one of the leading global companies on grain storage technologies. The company has not stopped growing, and has made exports to over 70 countries since 1994, spreading its influence throughout the world. It is known for its assortment of high quality products, all of which are offered at reasonable prices. The Altuntas branch added silo steel production under Obial and has become increasingly popular as a result.

What makes Obial unique is the fact that it sets its targets whilst being mindful of the responsibilities that come with being the leader in the sector. However, its effective customer relations department, range of high quality products and expanding influence all combine to ensure that Obial will remain a high profile, reliable company who seek to benefit their customers above all else. Obial products include flat bottom silos, conical bottom silos, ventilation systems, chain conveyors, grain cleaners and grain driers.

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t was pure chance that washed the eccentric idea up at his feet. While taking a walk on the beach in Dubai in 1998, Volkmar Wywiol stumbled over a piece of plastic sheeting with writing in Arabic.

The find turned out to be a flour sack from one of his customers. “I saw that as a good omen in keeping with our company motto, ‘Mühlenchemie makes good flours even better.” The “stranded flour sack” became the foundation stone of a collection.

Transformed into a work of art, the plastic bag now hangs in the entrance hall of Wywiol’s Flour Museum. “It certainly is a crazy idea”, he admits. The businessman, who is still a managing partner of the Stern-Wywiol Gruppe at the age of 80, developed his collection into a Gallery of Flour Sacks with motifs and symbols from every corner of the earth that testify to the strength inherent in wheat.

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by Anne Müller

“Flour sacks?” his curator asked doubtfully, wondering what she was expected to do with such trivial objects. But the cultural scientist Angela Jannelli allowed herself to be persuaded and conjured up a concept that now comprises 3,000 flour sacks from every continent, spiced with myths and information on agriculture and grain as part of the cultural history of man.

Demeter, the goddess of grain and fertility, presides over the Sackotheque, the museum’s archive. The artist Kathinka Willinek from Berlin, with nylon thread and 10,483 knots, created her as a wall decoration. A flour sack flown into the city during the Berlin Airlift tells the story of this remarkable relief effort. The darkened Myth Room is steeped in mysterious, deep blue. Ten little flaps set into the walls open to cast light on stories from the realm of milling – from the ancient statuette of an Egyptian servant girl grinding corn, through the Mexican altar for the dead with the “Pan de Muertos” to the story of the “Old Wives’ Mill”.

Volkmar Wywiol demonstrates that old flour sacks can be transformed into “haute couture”. The “sackcloth” dresses were worn by models at the opening of the museum in 2008.

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The motifs and symbols on the sacks reveal the global significance of wheat.

Flour myths brought to light: a showcase shows the link between flour and the Moulin Rouge in Paris.

One box contains a film sequence with Charlie Chaplin’s “Dance of the Rolls”. A view of the Moulin Rouge in the entertainment district of Paris is a reminder that mills were often associated with brothels.

The museum also illustrates the leading role played in the international milling industry by Mühlenchemie, a member of the Stern-Wywiol Gruppe, as a manufacturer of flour improvers such as vitamins and enzymes. The eleven specialist firms under the umbrella of the Stern-Wywiol holding company produce a wide range of functional systems for food. The producing company SternMaid was established in Wittenburg in 1996 and now employs 200 staff. It was in Wittenburg, too, that Volkmar Wywiol found the ideal place for his Flour World Museum: a former District Court building that was altered inside and restored according to the regulations for listed buildings. Wywiol already has new plans in mind for this, too. The first floor is to be reconstructed for an enlargement of the exhibition.

“Every mill should be represented at our museum through a

flour sack with an interesting motif,” says Volkmar Wywiol, and invites mill owners the world over to contribute to the unique “Gallery of Flour Sacks”.

The museum in the former court building in Wittenburg

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illets are a group of versatile, small seeded, resilient, cereal crops that are used widely around the globe for both food and animal feed. One of the key factors in the spread of millet is the fact that the crop has proven throughout history to be particularly drought resistant. Millet also boasts an impressive wealth of health benefits, as well as being gluten free.

Despite its apparently obvious potential, millet is still to be fully exploited by industry on a commercial scale. At present, industrial methods of processing millet are not as well developed as the methods used for say, processing wheat and rice; which in most places are considered to be much more useful than millet.

One issue with millet is that is does have a short growing season compared to rival crops.

Among cereals, millet ranks sixth in the world area production behind wheat, maize, rice, barley and sorghum according to FAO statistics. The world’s top millet producers are India then Nigeria with Niger and Mali producing the third and fourth highest yields respectively. Annual world production of millet grains is 762 712 tonnes - with India the top producer at 334 500 tonnes. In sub-Saharan Africa millet is the third most widely grown crop.

Presently, the African continent produces 56 percent of the world’s output; of which 99.9 percent is produced in sub-Saharan Africa.

Attempts have been made to develop improved industrial techniques for milling millet. One such attempt was made by Ngoddy in a study carried out in 1989. It was found that custom milling “has had a significant impact” in several African countries where it had recently been introduced.

In Nigeria alone, the study found that where about 80 percent of millet was custom milled into whole flour, just over 2.5 million tonnes of millet had been processed in this way. What is it that is currently holding back millet from becoming more of a widespread commodity?

Urban markets

One of the key issues facing global the spread of millet grains is

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that they are still mainly limited to populations in rural areas and are often milled manually within a household. This, according to the Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety is due to the lack of “innovative millet processing technology” which would enable “easy-to-handle, ready-to-cook, ready-to-eat and safe products and meals at a commercial scale that can be used to feed large populations in urban areas.”

For millet to be used more globally, developments would have to be made in industrial milling techniques to ensure that the grain is more widely available and at lower cost. A cost effective milling process would need to be employed to ensure that the versatile grain was reaching those who needed it most; those in poorer, urban areas. Does milling millet have any effect on its composition?

Effects of milling on millet

The effects of milling on nutritional contents of millet grains and their milling fractions have been studied by a number of researchers. One such study, carried out by Haryana Agricultural University in India, found that the milling of pearl millet changed its gross chemical composition. However, baking it did not cause a significant change in nutrient content of raw pearl millet flour.

It was also found that milling and heat treatment during chapati making lowered polyphenols and phytic acid but increased both the protein and starch amino acids.

In a second study that was conducted by India’s University of Mysore, two pearl millet varieties were milled into whole flour, semi-refined flour, and a bran-rich fraction and were evaluated for nutrients, anti-nutrients, and mineral bio-accessibility. The results of the study indicated that nutrient content of the semi-refined flour was comparable to whole flour, with the exception of its fat content, which was at 1.3 percent. Why would people choose to consume millet flour over its more widely consumed counterparts such as wheat or rice?

Potential health benefits

Millet boasts a wealth of health benefits, as well as being gluten-free. Millet is an alkali; so it is easy to digest and is widely considered to be one of the least allergenic and most digestible grains available. Millet protein is high in fibre, the B vitamins and magnesium. According to a study carried out by researchers from

F China’s Agricultural University in Beijing and Assiut University in Egypt, the potential health benefits of eating millet includes “preventing cancer and cardiovascular diseases; reducing tumor incidence; lowering, risk of heart disease, cholesterol and rate of fat absorption.” Many of these health benefits owe much to millet’s high antioxidant levels. The study also found that millet grains have the potential to be “useful in preventing diabetes and for treatment of diabetics” due to its high poly-unsaturated fat content.

Millet does come with a slight health warning though. The grain is said to contain small amounts of goiter genic substances that can limit uptake of iodine to the thyroid. These so-called “thyroid function inhibitors” can cause goiter when consumed in large quantities; this may explain the correlation between millet consumption and goiter incidence in developing countries where millet constitutes a significant part of the diet. Is millet only prepared as food, or does it have other uses?

Alcoholic beverages made from millet.

Millet is not only used in food, the grain is also a key ingredient in some drinks too. The grain is actually used in some countries as a key ingredient in alcoholic beverages. Tongba is a milletbased alcoholic brew that can be found in the far eastern mountainous region of Nepal and in the Sikkim region of, India.

Beer is another incarnation that millet can be found in. Millets are also used in brewing beer in some cultures. In East Africa, they brew a drink from millet known as Ajono; which is a traditional brew of the Teso people. The millet is first fermented and is then prepared in a large pot with hot water. The drink is then enjoyed in a large group who sip it through long straws.

In the Nepalese distilled liquor Rakshi and the indigenous alcoholic drink of the Sherpa, Tamang, Rai and Limbu people called Tongba. In some countries in the Balkan region and Turkey, millet is used to prepare a fermented drink called Boza.

What’s next for millet?

Millet is an incredibly versatile grain and is enjoyed throughout the world in a variety of foods and other potions.

With food trends becoming much more healthy these days, for a high protein, gluten free, drought resistant, high in antioxidant and low in poly-unsaturated fat grain like millet; the future is seemingly very bright.

The only obstacle that appears to be slowing millet’s global appeal is its relatively poor availability.

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Wheat flour, maize flour, and rice are most commonly fortified with iron and folic acid to reduce the risk of debilitating anemia from nutritional deficiencies and devastating birth defects from insufficient folic acid.

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nemia is when a person’s hemoglobin levels are low.

Hemoglobin carries oxygen to tissues and muscles, consequently low hemoglobin causing anemia results in extreme fatigue. The Food Fortification Initiative (FFI) is currently collecting stories of people’s experiences with anemia through a “Faces of Anemia” campaign. Scott McNiven, a Regional Food For Peace Officer based in Africa, said having anemia was “like being a zombie.” With anemia, he did not have the energy to play with his children or be productive at work. Sarah Zimmerman, FFI Communications Coordinator who made the presentation at the GRAPAS meeting, said having anemia was like having jet lag. No matter how much she slept at night, she had trouble focusing and staying awake during the day.

Iron deficiency is the leading cause of anemia. The World Health Organization (WHO) says iron deficiency in pregnancy

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contributes to about 20 percent of the cases of maternal deaths globally, and iron deficiency in children limits their intellectual capacity.

WHO also reports that iron deficiency is significantly present in industrialised countries as well as developing nations. Peter Böhni, Manager Director, EPFL Innovation Satellite and Head Corporate Technology Value Nutrition for Bühler AG, said he was astonished to find out how many of his friends and neighbors in Switzerland had experienced anemia. In making the presentation, Zimmerman challenged participants to follow Böhni’s example and begin asking people to describe what it is like to have anemia.

Worldwide an estimated 801 million women and children have anemia, according to a study published in the Lancet Global Health in July 2013. The total includes: • 496 million non-pregnant women • 32 million pregnant women • 273 million children Fortifying wheat flour, maize flour, and rice with iron and other key nutrients can address anemia caused by nutritional deficiencies. The study in the Lancet Global Health said half the anemia among women and 42 percent of the anemia in children in 2011 was attributed to iron deficiency.

The following four studies indicate that fortifying is beneficial for reducing the risk of anemia caused by nutritional deficiencies: • In Costa Rica, fortifying wheat flour and milk with a bioavailable form of iron reduced anemia in women and children and improved the iron status of children.

• In Fiji, fortifying wheat flour reduced the prevalence of iron, folate, and zinc deficiency in women of child bearing age; also the percentage of women with anemia dropped from 40.3

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• In the United States, fortifying with folic acid has nearly eliminated the prevalence of folate-deficiency anemia.

• An FFI review found that each year of fortification is associated with a 2.5 percent decrease in anemia prevalence among women of reproductive age, compared to similar countries that do not fortify.

Though fortifying with folic acid will reduce the risk of anemia caused by folate deficiency, folic acid is mainly added to grains to

“Fortifying wheat flour, maize flour, and rice with iron and other key nutrients can address anemia caused by nutritional deficiencies” reduce the risk of neural tube birth defects. This category includes the following three types of birth defects: • Encephalocele which is a protrusion of the brain and its membranes through an opening in the skull. This birth defect is rare.

• Anencephaly which is when the brain is malformed. It is always fatal.

• Spina bifida which is malformation of the spine. The severity of spina bifida depends on several factors, such as where along

the spine the defect occurs.

Neural tube defects may result in miscarriages, but others are found during ultrasounds usually halfway through the pregnancy.

Affected pregnancies are often terminated in countries where terminations are legal. Children who are born with spina bifida face a lifetime of surgeries and therapy, and often need wheelchairs or crutches. They very often also have incontinence of the bladder and bowels.

The US-based March of Dimes estimates that 320,000 neural tube defects occur every year, but most of these could be prevented if women had at least 400 micrograms of folic acid daily before conception and in the early days of the pregnancy.

Many women do not plan their pregnancies, however, and they are not following this advice.

Fortification successfully prevents neural tube defects, partly because it does not rely on consumers to change their behavior.

One meta-analysis of eight studies from Argentina, Canada, Chile, South Africa, and the United States found an overall 46 percent reduction in neural tube defects due to fortification.

Another study estimated that 38,417 neural tube defects were prevented in 2012 due to fortification – an average of 105 a day – where flour was fortified with folic acid. Yet that is only 9 percent of the neural tube defects that could be prevented with folic acid.

In countries where flour and rice are already fortified, quality control measures need to be routinely practiced to ensure that fortification has the desired health effect. Also, the country’s standards need to be reviewed to be sure the type of iron and the amount of iron and folic acid are adequate to meet the population’s health needs. Countries that are not fortifying are encouraged to create a multi-sector fortification committee to work toward appropriate fortification policies.

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he growing human population will create an increasing demand for food, including meat and other animal protein products. It is expected that poultry demand will grow fastest, followed by pigs. Aquaculture will increase as well, but from a small base. Ruminant growth will be less strong than monogastrics, but dairy expansion is predicted in China. In order to support the rising demand for feed, animals may consume different diets in the future compared with those offered today. A trend is developing in which coproducts and byproducts are incorporated into monogastric feeds at levels not considered prior to the year 2000.

Although the inclusion of these alternative products will depend on the price of grains and soy, the move towards more consistent use of poorer feed ingredients is likely to grow over the long term. Feed ingredients also bring with them anti-nutrient factors (ANFs) which reduce the efficiency of absorption of the nutrients and therefore, raise the cost of producing the protein. Both efficient animal production and environmental management face significant challenges unless these poorer ingredients are made more nutritious, thus achieving a consistently efficient protein production, improved health and lower environmental footprint.

The use of enzymes will be integral to meeting this challenge by providing a means of reducing the effects of the ANFs, breaking down feed components that the animal cannot and releasing more nutrients.

Enzymatic activity is substrate specific. Therefore, the benefit of an individual enzyme may be calculated independently, whether or not it is used in combination with other enzymes and additives.

Combinations may exhibit additional improvements beyond the measured release of energy, amino acids and minerals, such as better-balanced gut microbiota. Consequently, the major enzymes today, phytase and xylanase, individually or in addition to the increasingly important protease, will complement each other due to their actions on different substrates in the animal’s gastrointestinal tract. While protease is a more recent addition to the feed enzyme portfolio as a mono-component product, phytase and xylanase have widespread use, particularly in poultry and swine feeds. Even when alternative feed ingredients are not used,

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these enzymes are necessary to act upon specific substrates, as ANFs are present in all raw materials.

Why phytase

Phytate serves as a phosphorus (P) reservoir during seed germination and acts as a protectant against oxidative stress during the life of the seed. It is present as a mineral-phytate complex and the majority of P in feedstuffs of plant origin is present as phytate-P. The level of total phytate-bound P may be as high as 80 percent, as seen in rice bran. Exact levels in typical feed vary considerably within and between feed ingredients. One issue arising from the presence of phytate-P is that the undigested P will be excreted and creates an environmental hazard.

Alternative sources of P include minerals (such as dicalcium phosphate) and meat and bone meal, in which the P is highly digestible and thus may balance the diet for the animal, but do little for the environment. Releasing the P from phytate reduces the environmental load and also reduces the cost of the feed, as other sources of P are required at lower levels.

Additionally, phytate chelates other minerals, such as Zn, Cu, Ca and Fe, reducing the availability of these minerals. Also, phytate has the capacity to bind protein, which in turn may depress amino acid digestibility. In poultry, particularly, phytate depresses energy utilisation as well.

The assumption for microbial phytase is that optimum activity occurs at a low pH and, therefore, phytase is active in the gizzard and proventriculus of broilers, with the latter, particularly, having a pH of around two. In pigs, the main site of activity is the stomach. The newest generation of phytases most probably will complete their activity in the acid environment of the stomach.

The advent of bacterial phytases raised the level of bioefficacy in animal feed. The latest generation phytases offer further improvement as indicated by their higher matrix values, which are highly dependent on the ingredients and test conditions.

At the same time, further benefits may be ascribed to phytase, as more is understood of its mode of action. Ongoing research continues to reveal further value of phytase to the producer.

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Xylanases tend to have an optimum pH activity that is close to neutral. Evidence suggests that in broilers the crop, normally alkaline, mostly is bypassed in ad libitum feeding regimens and the gizzard and the proventriculus have an acid environment. The small intestine pH varies from mildly acid to mildly alkaline, which generally results in pH levels too high for some xylanases.

The moisture content of the digesta in the anterior gut is low too, which is not conducive to enzymatic activity, which requires a reasonable level of moisture. Given this information, the nonstarch polysaccharide (NSP) enzyme activity in the anterior gut may be low. In poultry, the activity of xylanase may occur mainly in the small intestine, although some activity in the crop is possible depending on the feeding regimen. For pigs, the stomach has the potential as an important site of activity, with a pH of between three and five. Therefore, some or all of the activity of xylanase and phytase could be in the same segment in swine.

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high concentration of protein (up to 49 percent), which is highly digestible and well balanced for non-ruminants. However, quality varies from region to region. Soybeans contain ANFs, which are known to depress growth performance in swine. These include trypsin inhibitors, phytate, oligosaccharides, antigenic factors (eg glycinin) and lectins; the latter interfere with absorption of nutrients. Other vegetable protein sources also have a combination of both valuable available amino acids and undesirable ANFs. Overall, protease has the potential to show multiple benefits. It reduces the effects of the ANFs described above. Consequently, it lowers the risk associated with poorly balanced feed formulation and variation in the nutritional quality of feed ingredients.

Protease also allows for the use of poorer quality raw materials at higher inclusion rates. Finally, it allows for a lower protein level of the diet and feed cost.

However, one enzyme may have multiple nutrient benefits beyond its primary action. Protease, for example, breaks down the kafirin protein complex protecting the starch granule in sorghum, which has the additional benefit of releasing energy

broken down by xylanase. A co-product from the bioethanol industry (corn- or wheat- based DDGS) has high levels of NSP that show-enhanced value from the presence of xylanase. Soy nutritional value benefits from phytase (phytate breakdown), fibre degradation from xylanase and the reduction of ANFs from protease supplementation.

Consequently, the mode of action of each enzyme may be additive. Supplementing with multiple, existing enzymes brings more nutrient release and greater reduction of the ANF effects of the diet than might be achieved with a single enzyme. Nortey et al. (2007), showed phosphorus digestibility was improved by adding either phytase or xylanase, but was greatest when the two enzymes were combined in a wheat-based diet (Figure 1). This work also showed phytase and xylanase improved ileal energy and lysine digestibility. This illustrates how multiple enzymes may show levels of improvements on single nutrients beyond their primary action.

The modes of action of phytase, xylanase and protease are complementary and should provide more consistent results across

indirectly for use by the host animal. Therefore, although there will be important improved amino acid digestibility (and associated energy) values for protease with sorghum, the full energy value will prove to be significantly higher due to the indirect effects.

It may be expected for protease to be more active in the small intestine, given the typical pH profile of commercial products.

There is potential for overlap in its activity with phytase and xylanase in the proximal duodenum, but the protease activity could continue even after the phytase and xylanase have become inactive. Protease and amylase activity could overlap as well, which may be advantageous for certain feed ingredients.

species. Additionally, the responses will be stronger where the quality of the raw materials is poor or variable.

Given both the ever-increasing demand for food allied to a long-term increasing scarcity in resources, better utilisation of all available feed ingredients will be critical in order for animal protein production to satisfy the growing global demand. Use of feed enzymes has emerged as offering an important contribution towards a potential solution for sustainable animal production.

Enzymes help not only to increase the availability of costly nutrients, but also improve animal performance by way of reducing the damaging effects of ANFs and, therefore, contribute to lower animal production costs. Finally, enzymes reduce the potential excretion of minerals, nitrogen and carbon, which may be higher in ingredients of poor quality. Generally, the effects of enzymes are more profound when used in combination.

New and improved enzymes will be developed. Today and in the future, animal production in all its forms will benefit from the use of ever-evolving enzyme technology and application.

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bloodstream, are strengthened. Due to this barrier created by Biolex® MB40, it is much more difficult for the mycotoxins to get into the bloodstream.

In the second phase of the trial, the University of Vienna has tested the adsorption capacity of various toxin binders and Biolex® MB40 under conditions very similar to those present in the gastrointestinal tract of swine. To do so, Biolex® MB40 was compared to mycotoxin binders established on the market in the gastrointestinal juice of swine.

The key function inside the gut-neutralising mycotoxins

The detoxification of mycotoxins is a complex multifactorial process. The important factor is not the adsorption, but the neutralisation of the detrimental effect of the mycotoxins in the gut. The β-glucans of the yeast cell play an important role in this process. Together with the mannans, their prebiotic action initially activates a specialised microflora, which is then enabled to hydrolyse the mycotoxins, thereby converting or breaking them down into other harmless products.

It was furthermore shown, that characteristic receptors of the β-glucan molecule not only trigger an immune response, but that they are also able to recognise corresponding mycotoxin structures and to fixate them. One immediate result, for example, is that dangerous Deoxynivalenol (DON) is prevented from entering the bloodstream, and yet another is that the immune system can attack and break it down more efficiently just like a pathogen.

This multibiotic neutralisation process has also been confirmed in a study conducted by the Institute of Animal Nutrition of the Federal Agricultural Research Centre in Braunschweig (in 2007): weaner piglets weighing 8 - 21 kilograms were fed

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protein supplement for the future Duckweed is the smallest flowering plant in the world, an aquatic plant which can be found in fresh water or wetlands in most corners of the world that do not freeze too frequently. Floating on or just below the surface of still or slow-moving bodies of water, many around the world perceive it as a pest, claiming it “clogs up lakes or ponds”.

However, duckweed is anything but a pest. It is in fact somewhat more of a super plant. With properties suggesting it is under-utilised potentially as bio-fuel; as an effective bio-remediator of waste water; it is a potent fertiliser; and most importantly for the purposes of this article, it is a rich and sustainable source of protein with the potential for widespread use in animal feed, aqua feed, and as a food source for humans.

by Peter Parker, Milling and Grain magazine Question and Answer with Tamra Fakhoorian, International Lemna Assocation Duckweed expert, Ms Fakhoorian is a biologist, chemist, and co-founder of the International Lemna Association, of which she is the current executive director.

Three years ago Ms Fakhoorian founded GreenSun Products, LLC; a company that has developed duckweed production systems, and product lines for both pet and human nutrition.

Q. From my very limited understanding of duckweed, it seems as though it would have great potential as aqua and terrestrial animal feed in general?

A. Yes, while initial commercial marketing focus is on higher value products, duckweed has been used to feed fish and land animals for decades in integrated Asian farmer settings. Researchers have been working with duckweed for nearly fifty years. We know its potential to remediate wastewater and return a large volume of high protein biomass and exceptionally clean water. This pathway is seen as completing the nutrient cycle, a real boon to sustainable production of plant protein for a wide variety of uses including aqua and terrestrial animal feeds. I love this quote by Peter Marshall: “Waste itself is a human concept.

Everything in nature is eventually used.” Duckweed can help farmers mimic nature in this regard, and reap feed cost savings whilst reusing fresh water over and over.

Q. What is the state of the duckweed industry?

A. Current applications include: 1. Using the decades-old model of Asian small farm settings to recapture animal waste nutrient streams and use the resulting duckweed biomass as a fresh feed for ducks, fish, and swine for feed cost savings.

Companies are developing integrated systems including CAFO waste streams for biomethane generation and subsequent duckweed production to be used as fresh feed supplements for cattle, swine, and chickens. (Each species has maximum feed inclusion rates due to each animal’s ability to process the high percentage of water in fresh duckweed.) Dried duckweed meal can be substituted for soya 58 | September 2015 - Milling and Grain

as a protein replacement in 10-30 percent inclusion rates, depending on the animal.

2. As a processed fishmeal replacement- lemna protein concentrate (LPC) for swine, production initially. LPC has gone toe-to-toe with 68 percent soy protein concentrate and found to produce comparable results. This is powerful given duckweed’s ability to produce at least four times the amount of protein per hectare versus that of soya, be GMO-free, and remediate animal waste streams at the same time.

3. Along with GreenSun Products, several companies are working with various strains of duckweed for human nutrition Protein levels of as high at 50 percent and above are being reported on a dry weight basis, with vitamin and mineral content heralded as well above average for green leafy crops.

Additional benefits include being non-GMO, gluten-free, and organically produced. Be watching for both fresh and dried products to hit store shelves within the next couple of years.

Q. What is the nutritional make up of duckweed?

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Ms Fakhoorian suggested that the feed industry investigate the potential for duckweed’s nearly complete amino acid profile as being as close to animal protein as the plant kingdom can provide. In addition she provided this quote from Dr John Cross, author of the richly-detailed website, The Charms of Duckweed. The protein content of duckweeds is one of the highest in the plant kingdom, but it is dependent on growth conditions. Typically duckweeds are rich in leucine, threonine, valine, isoleucine and phenylalanine.

They tend to be low in cysteine, methionine, and tyrosine.”

Q. What is the state of its current usage in the livestock feed industry? How do you believe this could be expanded?

A. Studies have shown that duckweed can be included in poultry, swine, and cattle feedstocks at beneficial inclusion rates; however, the practice is not yet done on a commercial scale due to drying costs. (duckweed is 92-94 percent water on average) Solar drying or hybrid drying has been successful on a limited tonnage basis and this technology looks promising for the future.

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Duckweed as a nutritional supplement in poultry and duck production report better coloration of meat and yolks. Ducks, tilapia, and carp are well able to process the moisture in fresh duckweed and are the exception to the fresh feed limitations.

New developments in fermentation allows for preservation of fresh feedstock with a higher percentage of digestible protein than soya.

Protein extraction processes are rendering lemna-based feedstocks that are becoming competitive with fishmeal pricing. I predict lemna protein concentrates (LPC) will the quickest route to market for aqua and terrestrial animal feeds for the industry.

For decades, small farmers in Asia have implemented duckweed production in integrated systems to save on feed costs for ducks, swine, and aquaculture. Using their models, modern CAFO can benefit by using duckweed to remediate effluent from biomethanol digestion systems. The resulting feedstock can be incorporated into animal or aquaculture feed rations for cost savings.

Q. What benefits would using duckweed have over soy in regards to protein supplementation in animal feeds?

A. Duckweed has many benefits when compared to soya: Studies have found that lemna protein concentrate is comparable to soy protein concentrate for swine • Duckweed produces four to five times the protein per hectare over soya • Non-GMO • Does not require the use of arable land for production • Soy production relies primarily on artificial fertilisers, whereas duckweed can remediate waste nutrients from concentrated animal feedlots, thereby saving costs, cleaning wastewater and producing a valuable feed at the same time • Duckfeed is virtually free fresh meal when compared to soya

Q. What limitations does duckweed have in regards to use as an animal feed? Legal regulations? Limited research?

Expensive to produce?

A. Legal regulations: So far, while duckweed is considered a nuisance plant in some states in the US as well as Australia, purposeful cropping has not been an issue.

Limited research: Need more animal feed research and

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production research in that protein content varies with nutrient loads and seasonal variances.

Expense: Currently, drying costs are the biggest holdup in commercialising production. Solar and hybrid driers can bring the costs down considerably but are early-stage for full-scale production. Processed LPC is foreseen to be competitive with fishmeal prices in the near future.

Q. I understand that you are the owner of GreenSun Products, and that you have developed both pet and human nutritional products from duckweed. Do you have intentions of expanding into the industry of livestock feed?

A. My team developed production, harvesting, drying and processing systems for duckweed meal and LPC. GreenSun initially started out in the pet food arena and has a patent pending on formulations with limited sales in certain US states.

A year and a half ago, GreenSun turned its attention to research and development for human nutrition and has recently secured funding for that sector. GreenSun has received many inquiries as to supplying bulk tonnage of duckweed meal for livestock, but cannot compete with soy at this time. Long-term goals include mass production of LPC as a fishmeal replacement. GreenSun is currently expanding productions to include the US, Philippines, and Mexico.

Q. What research is currently being done on the use of duckweed as a livestock feed?

A. I just returned from the ICDRA in Japan-International Conference on Duckweed Research and Applications.

Researchers there are primarily focused on genome mapping and bacterial synergies for optimising production.

One study involving tilapia showed a 25 percent inclusion rate of dried duckweed in tilapia rations but this has been done before. There are not very many animal feed studies at this time and this is something I am strongly encouraging feed scientists to look into. Some of the most recent studies have been done with regards to swine, shrimp, and cattle.

Q. Can you please tell me more about the International Lemna Association?

A. The International Lemna Association (ILA) works to develop commercial production of duckweed for renewable, sustainable products for a hungry and increasingly fresh water limited world.

ILA was formed in June of 2012 to assist in the development of commercially viable production and processes of duckweed and other aquatic species for renewable, sustainable products. Our membership consists of producers and researchers from around the world.

We are the first trade association in the world dedicated to large-scale production of the aquatic plant commonly known as duckweed. The ILA seeks to bring duckweed and other aquatic species to the limelight of sustainable crops that out-produce terrestrial crops for protein and starches, while utilising waste nutrients and water sources such as municipal and industrial wastewater streams.

You can learn more at www.internationalLemnaAssociation.org Q. Can you tell me any more interesting duckweed success stories you would like me to include?

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able-based sensors help simplify grain storage - with harvest upon the northern hemisphere, the annual concern for optimising storage space plagues the grain industry. Sensors for monitoring the level of grain in bins help reduce labour and simplify the task.

Consoles, computer programs and cloud-based systems automate the process of monitoring and managing inventory. Furthermore, sensors eliminate the need for climbing bins, making grain operations safer and more efficient. Perhaps the most reliable, proven inventory management technology is one that automates the job of a tape measure.

The principle of operation is simple. The device works as an automated tape measure that repeatedly takes measurements from the top of the bin at a consistent location. This eliminates the need to climb bins to take manual measurements. When a measurement is taken, the sensor releases a cable with a weighted sensor probe that stops and retracts when the probe comes into contact with material.

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;brainsâ&#x20AC;? of the sensor convert the distance data to a measurement that can be displayed as either the height of the material or the distance to the material, referred to as headroom.

The sensor takes redundant measurements, when the sensor probe is both descending and retracting, to confirm that every

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measurement is precise. It makes only momentary and minimal contact with the grain surface, making it unobtrusive and able to perform consistently in high levels of dust. Proven for decades, a weight and cable-based sensor is a very economical and accurate continuous level measurement solution.

Cable-based sensors are designed for single point level measurements taken periodically throughout the day. Level measurements can be programmed to take place at predetermined time intervals or initiated as needed from a console at ground level or from a PC, depending upon the type of communication devices used. High-temperature and explosion-proof options make cablebased sensors suitable for most challenging applications.

Their versatility makes them well suited for the grain and milling industries where on-going inventory management and remote reporting is required for multiple small and large vessels containing a wide array of materials.

Suitable for grain and ingredient storage

Unlike some types of non-contact sensors that become unreliable in high dust or some types of grains, weight and cable-based sensors are an ideal level measurement solution for the grain and milling industries as they work in virtually any material regardless of particle size or bulk density. Immune to most material characteristics, they perform equally well whether the bin contains light materials or additives, pellets of all sizes, fine to coarse granules; or heavy, dense lump materials.

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These sensors will perform reliably and are not affected by dust, humidity, temperature, dielectric constant or fumes that may be present in the vessel. The stainless steel probe at the end of the cable makes minimal contact with the material in the bin, so there’s very little risk of contamination.

Versatility for all sizes of bins and a variety of applications

A network of multiple weight and cable sensors can meet the challenge of just about any bin measurement need in the facility. They are versatile and can be used in many types of materials in vessels constructed of steel or cement, of about any height or diameter. For example, if multiple bins containing different types of grains, ingredients, or waste materials need to be monitored, the sensor can be adapted to the needs of each particular bin. A cable-based sensor can be used in large bins up to 180-ft tall, but also are often used in smaller, active process bins under 40-ft tall.

While a stainless steel weight is commonly used with the sensor, a round stainless steel sphere float is an alternative for

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bins containing light powders, slurries or liquids. A hollow, inverted stainless steel cone can be used in liquids or light powders or solids with a bulk density of at least 3 lb./ft.3. An economical choice that’s often used in light or dense powders or liquids is a digestible bottle filled with paraffin wax or other compatible material that fits through a rotary valve or screw conveyor.

Mounting location is the key to accuracy

For the best accuracy, the sensor should be mounted on the roof of the bin about one sixth of the way in from the outer perimeter. When used in freeflowing material such as grains, this ideal sensor placement location accounts for the angle of repose on a centre-filled vessel. When a vessel is being filled, the material forms a “cone up” in which material is higher at the centre and lower near the sides of the vessel. If you draw a horizontal line at the point the sensor probe comes into contact with the material surface one sixth, there’s a peak at the centre of the vessel and voids at the sides. If you take the material in the peak and fill in the voids, it will flatten out the angle of repose.

The same is true when the vessel is being emptied and material is lower in the centre and higher on the sides forming a “cone down.”

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Data accessible from a console, computer or the cloud

Cable-based sensor networks can be integrated utilising a wide variety of communication options dependent upon how you want to access and use the data. The most cost-effective and popular option is to mount a control console at ground level. A single console can be mounted at each bin, or more advanced consoles can report data from more than 100 bins at a single console. Consoles are easily programmed with bin size information and each bin is assigned a vessel number.

Browsing through a pushbutton menu, the user can access information such as distance to product (headroom), height of product and percentage full. A console is a great tool for drivers to utilise to take measurements from a bin before they unload, to ensure the entire load will fit without overfilling the bin.

If the preference is to have level-measurement data sent to a personal computer, there is Windows-based software to report detailed data for multiple vessels simultaneously and generate a visual that shows bin levels as a percentage full. Bins can be named by location and labelled by their contents.

Alarms or alerts can be generated when a bin reaches a predetermined high or low level.

Other communication options include the ability to send an automated email when bins reach an alert level. The measurement data can be stored on the computer and used to generate historical reports. LAN configurations are also possible to share a common measurement database with multiple users on a local area network.

It’s quite common for an operation to have both a console outside near the bins and software on a computer in the office.

Many grain and milling operations today prefer to access their inventory data from the Internet. This makes it easier to get bin level data anywhere and anytime, regardless of the location of the person that needs access to the data.

Cloud-based programs are often compatible with many cable-based sensors as well as other sensor technologies to remotely monitor bins, storage tanks or silos. These systems allow monitoring of all of an enterprise’s 66 | September 2015 - Milling and Grain

storage of liquids or solids at one location or corporate wide. As grain managers are always on the move, alerts are sent via email or a text message. The web site can be viewed from any mobile device, tablet, or computer.

Once securely logged in, users are presented with an easy-touse and read graphical interface that offers at-a-glance overview of all bins. With one click there is a full report of bin details.

Users are provided current reading reports for any or all bins on site with the information presented in either distance to product, percentage full or bushels. There is the ability to set automated high and low level alerts and sort data by material, location, or alert status. Historical reports can be generated for any tank over a specified time frame or reports may be exported for analysis or sharing.

For facilities that prefer an analogue output to a PLC for monitoring bin level measurement data, some models of cablebased sensors offer an integrated 4–20-mA output. In this type of configuration, the sensor is installed on top of the bin and the measurement data is sent directly to a PLC, eliminating the need for either a console or software.

Accounting for compaction and irregular vessel shape

Due to the size of the bin and the nature of grains or ingredients, the material will have a greater bulk density at the bottom of the bin than near the top, due to the weight of material compressing downward as the bin is filled. By entering the weight of the material at different heights in the bin, a strapping table can account for the compaction of material in the bin.

By adding valuable weight-to-distance data into a table, the estimate of material in the bin can be tailored to exactly how material behaves in a particular vessel. Strapping tables are also a useful tool when measuring the contents of cone-bottomed bins, because they can take into account the amount of material in a tapered cone. Strapping table data also allows for more accuracy in measuring irregular tanks, such as a cylindrical tank installed on its side.

Many new, innovative level measurement technologies are available for monitoring grains or ingredients, but if you are looking for a proven, long-lasting, reliable, and hasslefree solution, a cable-based sensor ensures simplicity and repeatability. This robust inventory management system can be networked using wired or wireless communications for up to a hundred vessels using just one license of software or one integrated console, making it an economical and uncomplicated choice.

Advances in software and Internet-based solutions allow users to initiate a measurement from a remote location and provide realtime inventory data from anywhere there’s an Internet connection. Cable-based sensor networks cost less and present few headaches compared to other technologies, while providing a wealth of data for effective inventory management.

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Storage project Mysilo complte project: LT Foods opens in India Mysilo officially opened LT foods, which is one of the major projects of India on March 20, 2015. The facility has impressed everyone with its significant storage capacity and all kinds of facilities required for storage and handling equipment. The facility has four 3520 Models, 32 meters in diametre, with huge silos containing a plant with a capacity of 63 408 m3.

Mysilo General Manager Mr Sefa Saatçioğlu, East Asia and Africa Sales Coordinator Seyfullah Aksamaz personally attended the opening. India’s agriculture ministry authorised officers also attended the opening ceremony. After the opening ceremony, Mr Sefa Saatçioğlu with India’s agriculture authorised officers made observations in the facility. LT Foods thanked to Mysilo for their interest and relevance from the installation date to the date of delivery.

In the facility, Maxporter Grain storage systems, bucket elevators, chain conveyors, grain flowing accessories and truss kits, and sweep augers were built carefully. Maxporter is rapidly becoming the preferred brand in India. The facility has made a strong impression.

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Storage News

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Grain Engineering - specialising in the challenges of soybean silos

mong the 12 kinds of animal and plant oil meal feed products, such as cottonseed meal, peanut meal and rapeseed meal, soybean meal has the largest yield and most wide usage.

The storage of soybean meal has been a major topic of concern to the feed and food industry for some time, as deterioration can occur during handling and storage. Since the early 1990s, Grain Engineering started to research and construct soybean meal silos.

In accordance with the specific requirements for soybean meal, Grain Engineering design and construct soybean meal silos from the screw silo to the current bolted silo.

Why do so many well-known enterprises choose Grain Engineering as a trusted partner?

Based on a good understanding and master of process design: The soybean meal silo is constructed with a working tower. With hot galvanised processed sheet surfaces, column arrangement, and an overhead silo bottom structure; it is easy to arrange the delivery of equipment.

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moisture and material height. Grains are also transferred from one silo to another to reduce the contact area between soybean meal every six to eight hours with three auger or quad dragon.

Good understanding and master of security assurance for the storage of soybean meal raw materials: preventing dust explosion is the most important part of safety production. We adopt explosion-proof electrical components, and set multiple waterproof vents skillfully on the silo roof.

With more than 20 years of experience in the soybean silos construction industry, Grain Engineeringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supporting mechanical equipment and electrical equipment and automatic control system

can be used to put the entire soybean meal silo project into operation. So far, Grain engineering have provided services to hundreds of global well-known enterprises, including the Chia Tai Group (80 percent soybean meal Silo Project), New Hope, East Hope, Haimen Tyson and ACTIS group. www.guoliang.com

Industry profile

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KSE - Knowledge, service and expertise

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nowledge, service and expertise – these are the three pillars on which KSE Process Technology of The Netherlands, has built up its business for the past 40 years.

By continuously monitoring these core values, KSE has become what we are today: the supplier of dosing and weighing systems, automation solutions and services for producers of powders, granulates and liquids in the animal feed industry and related industries.

Using and sharing process knowledge and process technology, KSE’s customers in the powder and granulates processing industry can produce high quality products on a safe, efficient and responsible manner for the environment of humans and animals.

By technological innovations, the performance of the production of the customer is continuously being improved

Feed Design

KSE becomes community partner of the Feed Design Lab: the research & education center for innovation and sustainability of the feed industry.

‘The world population is growing fast and thus the demand for food. In addition, the rising prosperity makes the demand for pet food grow, since people are able and willing to spend more money on their pets.

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for us in creating a sustainable feed industry and that’s exactly where the Feed Design Lab stands for.”

KSE has become the 60th partner of the Feed Design Lab. At the Feed Design Lab, feed and technology companies internationally cooperate in an open innovation network to reach a sustainable animal production chain.

In order to reach this goal, a production facility has been established in which research to new raw materials takes place, where new healthy feed can be developed, where new production techniques can be tested and where education and training activities can take place.

Passion for the industry

KSE currently has 130 employees and activity worldwide, however, they are still a family business at their core. Over the past 40 years of operation much has changed, but personal contact, excellent service and passion for the powder and processing industry are still key.

The focus is on the animal feed industry.

KSE is a true specialist in this market. No other company can offer customers in this sector the same support in terms of dosing and weighing systems and automation software.

Good collaboration is their top priority. With customers, but also with partners worldwide. Because only through close partnership with all stakeholders, are they truly able to optimise production at the customer.

To support customers in a long-term strategic partnership they are able to focus on core business activities.

KSE - PROMAS ST automation in action

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lient orders have to be delivered in time.

Usually this is no problem, but at times it is difficult to predict at what time the order is ready and can be sent out for

delivery.

At Coppens Diervoeding in Helmond, The Netherlands, they have found a solution for that.

When a client’s order comes in, they can predict, to the minute, when it will be ready. And that benefits efficiency.

When a client orders animal feed at Coppens Diervoeding, his order is entered into the transport schedule.

Until recently, the exact delivery time of the product was hard to predict, while the buyer wanted to know at what time he could expect to see the bulk truck arrive at his farm.

Due to Coppens’ growth, the need for an insight into the schedule increased. They are one of the first companies where KSE implemented the new production Insight modules of PROMAS ST.

Linking logistics and production

Production Insight makes it possible to predict exactly at what time a client order is finished.

“Until recently, there was no link between the logistics and production schedules”, says manager Bob Pritchard about the old situation.

“There was a lot of calling going on between the two departments. If there was an urgent job, we had little insight into how it would affect the rest of our schedule.

“The schedule was inside the heads of the schedulers, but not in a system. With this new module, we can see right away how a rush job will affect the rest of the production process. They create a lot less unrest now.

“Also, we have a better insight into what is scheduled on the production lines and where there are gaps. Those gaps can be filled with stock production, which makes the production process a lot more efficient. The difference in efficiency between a good and a bad schedule can be as much as 20 percent.

“Production Insight reduces that difference considerably.”

Production has risen

The module helps Coppens Dierenvoeding to realise growth. As Coppens receives more and more orders and runs more batches per hour, the need for an insight into the schedule increased.

The company grew by 15 percent last year. Some of the production had to be outsourced.

By installing a fourth pressing line, by upgrading the grinding/ mixing line with a new hammer mill and an additional roller mill, among other things and thanks to the Production Insight module, production has to rise from 35 to 50 tonnes per hour, making it possible to produce more on-site.

Coppens Diervoeding aims to realise a production of 350,000 tonnes per year.

Experienced scheduler

Scheduler Sjef Lemmens is happy with the module.

When asked if he had noticed a difference he says, “The production and logistics department are not constantly on the phone anymore, I have to use a lot less screens now, I have a better idea of what goes on and I work less overtime.

“In the schedule, I simply drag client orders from the grinding/ mixing line. The program’s interface gives you a graphic overview of the production progress of a certain order, which part is already in stock and which part still has to be produced, what time the order will be completed and if the transport schedule corresponds with the production schedule.”

And, as importantly - the number of mouse clicks has also reduced considerably. Before, you needed 21 mouse clicks to get from a client order to a complete production order, now you only need three.

Continued development

Reducing the number of mouse clicks was a requirement of Coppens that has been incorporated in the module.

“We developed the module together with clients”, says Erik Tenbült of KSE. “During the development stages, we and our clients looked at how we can change and improve things. Clients were able to provide feedback about the beta version.

“We want to continue working like this. By working together, our products are more in line with the clients’ wishes and are supported more by the clients.”

The program is set to undergo a number of other developments.

At KSE for instance, the module will soon have to provide an insight into finished goods bins where the finished product ends up. This is vital, as Coppens uses two outloading lines.

Insight into the final cells enables the scheduler to load one order in one loading line, while the bulk operator knows when the contra set can be loaded.

“The module shows which products belong together, so they can be scheduled on a single outloading line.

“In addition, the interface will be optimised, giving a better idea of stocks. Also, KSE wants to be able to schedule maintenance stops, so that they can also be taken into account in the schedule”, says Mr Tenbült.

As such, KSE and Coppens continue to make steps forward.

At the end of this year, Coppens hopes to be able to make the next step, when the fourth pressing line should be ready and production levels can rise.

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CASE STUDY

Gourmet Baker invest in Kason Technology Gourmet Baker is one of Canada’s leading producers of baked desserts, and in 2011 received a “BRC principal certificate” for food safety from the British Retail Consortium

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ess than 10 percent of Gourmet Baker’s output is sold under its name. The balance is purchased frozen and unbaked by wholesalers, supermarkets and restaurants throughout North America.

Of Gourmet Baker’s three plants, its Laurel plant in Burnaby, British Columbia, produces many flavors of strudel, Danish pastries, puff pastries, croissants and cinnamon rolls using about 36 290 kilograms per week of flour. A critical step is sifting of the flour to remove unwanted material, accomplished using a recently purchased sifter for strudel production, and an older one for multiple products.

“The older screener was originally designed to sift sugar and did not work well for flour,” says Chris Helgason, maintenance manager for Gourmet Baker, adding, “When we replaced the old screen basket with a 30 mesh (600 micron) screen, the machine couldn’t handle it and kept breaking down.” The company replaced the screener with a Kason Centri-Sifter™ Pneumati-Sifter centrifugal screener, the same machine dedicated to its strudel line.

Moving flour from silo to mixer

Flour is stored in two 31 752 kilogram silos equipped with rotary airlocks feeding a pneumatic conveying system that delivers material to the sifter.

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sifter, a horizontal, cylindrical machine that houses a 30 mesh (516 micron) stainless steel cylindrical screen mounted on a central shaft that is fitted with helical paddles. A 2.2-kilowatt motor rotates the paddles, which accelerate the speed at which on-size flour passes through apertures in the screen and drops into the pneumatic line below. Oversize debris is ejected through the back end of the cylinder into a sealed quick-release receptacle. Each sifter processes about 34 kg/min of flour.

A pneumatically actuated diverter valve sends sifted flour to a hopper that feeds a triple-action dough mixer (for the puff pastry line) or, in the case of the original sifter, to one of three roll-bar horizontal mixers.

Each mixer’s hopper is set on load cells, allowing a PLC to stop the flow of material to the hopper once the target weight is reached.

The desired amount of water is then metered into the mixer, while yeast and other ingredients are added by hand.

Transforming dough into frozen goods

A typical batch weighs 200–400 kilograms, says Mr Helgason.

Once thoroughly mixed, it is dropped onto a wheeled table and moved to the appropriate production line. There, the dough is manually cut into chunks and fed by a conveyor to an extruder, which produces a continuous sheet of dough. Measured amounts of filler (e.g., apple or cherry for strudel) are added, and then the dough is cut and shaped to obtain the final product. Finally, the product is frozen and bulk-packed in boxes for shipping.

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Hydro-Mix

The Hydro-Mix measures moisture in a mixer or an auger or before / after grain dryers.

Hydro-View

“We have had no contamination of the flour and no problems at all,” he says. “All we have to do is perform preventive maintenance once a month and inspect the internal screen once a week.”

Mr Helgason adds that the sifter is easy to clean and service. “It is a Quick-Clean model with two ports on top and a hinged access port and cantilevered shaft at the discharge end, from which we can remove the screen in less than 10 minutes for cleaning and inspection.”

The Hydro-View displays a simple way to calibrate, configure and display readings from up to 16 Hydronix moisture sensors

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Commodities

by Karen Braun, Senior Analyst, agriculture and weather, Thomson Reuters. Karen focuses primarily on European and Black Sea grain and oilseed production for the Lanworth team at Thomson Reuters. She is a meteorologist by training and also leads Lanworth’s climate research efforts.

Back in late 2014, I was tasked with designing a European crop tour for Thomson Reuters. We wanted to get into the fields and talk with industry participants in key grain regions, and then translate that information into actionable insight for the market.

Problems had been reported in Russia since winter grains had been sown into dry soil last fall, and the market was quite concerned that the crop would not recover. Many groups, including US Department of Agriculture (USDA), had not planned to travel to Russia this year, so the demand was particularly high.

France was also a target as the leading grain-producing nation in the European Union.

Prolonged dryness began to set in a few weeks before our trip and by the time we departed for France, the market became glued to the tour.

I spent four days in both Russia and France traveling with a Reuters agriculture correspondent, conducting interviews and field surveys along the way.

This tour was intended to be far more than data collection. We wanted to equip a wide audience with a wealth of knowledge about these regions that could only be obtained on the ground. Not only did we get a handle on current crop conditions, we have shed some light on the current status and future of Russian and French grain production.

Russia, May 25 – May 28, 2015 We spent four days traveling through Krasnodar, Rostov, and southern Volgograd in Russia’s Southern grain belt. Everyone always has an eye on this area since one-third of Russian wheat production and the majority of Russia’s wheat exports originate here.

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Report verification One key takeaway from the Russian trip was that early reports do not warrant panic, just a watchful eye.

Shortly after sowing, Russia’s Agriculture Ministry reported 20-30 percent of southern winter crops to be in weak or thinned condition since they had been planted into dry soils. These reports had me a bit alarmed but also skeptical, wondering what to make of it. Above all, I wondered if there was any chance for recovery. After the trip, I was able to answer that question with a resounding yes.

The wheat crop was held up by a mild winter and come spring

emergence, it would all depend on rain. In Krasnodar, spring rains were very timely. Volgograd and much of Rostov were not as lucky, as it remained too dry come March and beyond.

There was much disparity between wheat we saw on day one versus day four. Plants in Volgograd were sparse, short, and parched. The fields looked to be in a very sad state, and even sadder, the rains that farmers told us they needed never came.

As of 25 August, harvest reports indicate that wheat yield in Volgograd fell at least four percent on the year.

Farmers in Krasnodar and parts of southern Rostov were lucky.

It rained the week after we left, just as they needed it to. Stefane

Photo: ©Kazbek Basaev location: Rostov Oblast, Russia

Photo: ©Kazbek Basaev location: Rostov Oblast, Russia

Photo: ©Kazbek Basaev location: Rostov Oblast, Russia

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Photo: ©Kazbek Basaev location: Krasnodar Oblast, Russia

“Identifying longterm trends in yield data is important in forecasting crop production. Every single person that I raised this question to had the same answer: Russian crop yields are certainly climbing ”

MacFarlane, CEO of RZ Agro, confirmed in early August that wheat yields in southwest Rostov, where his main operation is located, ended up a bit better than last year. Final yield in Krasnodar is reported to be up 2 percent on the year.

Yield on an upward trend Identifying long-term trends in yield data is important in forecasting crop production. An upward trend in the Russian wheat data seemed somewhat obvious to me, though I couldn’t be sure.

Every single person that I raised this question to had the same answer: Russian crop yields are certainly climbing. This is due to improvements in technology, equipment, and maintenance, especially in the last decade. A quick look at wheat yields since 1990 in the Southern District show, on average, and improvement of one percent year-on-year over the past 15 years.

I believe this means that the face of Russian grain farming may be changing. With better seed technology and optimised fertiliser use, amongst other factors, Russia may be shifting away from its “swing” country status in terms of the global balance sheet.

Increased technology should lead to more stability.

France, June 8 – June 11, 2015 We covered quite the distance in four days, traveling to Picardie, Bourgogne, Centre, and Poitou-Charentes. Everywhere we went agronomists were talking about how dry it had been. Luckily for wheat, much of the plant growth occurred before the soils dried out, but losses were still present. Corn and other spring crops have been the biggest victims of the summer drought.

Slight slip for wheat yields French wheat looked in great shape coming out of the winter according to the data. By May, I noticed that it hadn’t rained in almost a month, and forecasts remained dry. But weekly condition ratings were sky-high, so I began to question my hesitance.

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In hindsight, my concerns were justified. Spring rainfall was 15% below normal, the same amount as the year before, which saw a very average crop. Every French agronomist that we spoke with commented on how record wheat yield had been a real possibility this year prior to the dryness onset.

It is clear that record yield is not possible if the rains shut off come spring, even if prior conditions were perfect. Harvest is now complete and the crop is teetering on the brink of record volume, supported by large sown area. If yields had lived up to initial hopes, this year’s wheat crop would have crushed the record.

Corn fears At the start of summer, everyone seemed to still have the record corn crop hangover from 2014, perhaps forgetting that weather also played out perfectly last year.

This year’s crop was sailing along smoothly according to the experts at the time of our trip. But they warned that everything would change if the summer stayed dry, and it did just that.

Summer drought has sent this year’s French corn crop on a disaster course. Germain Bour of Cerepy in Burgundy recently told me that their corn harvest is expected to be 20 percent to 30 percent smaller than last year. France may harvest their smallest corn crop since 2003.

I was previously unaware how big the role of irrigation is to corn farming. Fifty percent of French corn is irrigated, but restrictions have tightened in recent years, causing farmers to rely on the rain more than ever.

In other words, summer rains will make or break French corn.

Last year, France did not have to limit irrigation activities. Heavy limitations were already in place by late July and as the dryness gets worse, so does the availability of water.

Water worries have also caused French farmers to turn away from corn in recent years towards crops that are more resilient in dry weather.

reflected our sentiment.

We found that although there are problems in the Eastern Corn Belt (Ohio, Indiana), the huge crop in the west (Minnesota, Iowa) should offset much of those losses.

Photo: ©Karen Braun location: corn ears in northern Iowa (left) and southern Minnesota (right), early August

Where have we been since?

In early August, I led a segment of Thomson Reuters’ United States crop tour through Minnesota and Iowa. We sampled several cornfields along the way and chatted with a couple farmers.

The US corn crop has become a hot topic since USDA’s highly optimistic August yield report, which sent many analysts and traders on the defence of their bullish positions.

Our teams traveled across the Midwest, from Nebraska to Ohio, and collected 173 corn samples in the process. We ultimately concluded that there is a likely upside to what the market was expecting, and one week later, USDA’s estimate

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Final thoughts I have previously done several field tours in the United States and a couple in Ukraine, and each trip always confirmed that sight unseen forecasts can be tricky. No matter how rich the data you acquire sitting in a cubicle, nothing can quite replace boots on the ground.

As such, crop tours will continue to play a critical role in our operations. In September, a Thomson Reuters analyst will head to China to survey the corn crop. I hope to return to Europe in the fall to interview producers in southeastern Europe, and we will return to South America for the sixth year in a row in early 2016.

My final thought will also be one of gratitude. Everyone I met with both internationally and at home was welcoming, friendly, and eager to engage in open dialogue. Their hospitality helped to make these trips complete, so for that I say thank you.

Commodity news

“Golden Victory” for GAFTA sellers

Damages for premature cancelation of a contract of sale reduced from US$3 million to US$5 by the UK Supreme Court

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by Vassiliki Payiataki, (Partner) and Diane Galloway, (Partner), Reed Smith

n Bunge SA v Nidera BV, the UK Supreme Court held that buyers could only recover nominal damages (only US$5) for premature cancelation of a contract of sale on GAFTA form 49. This article looks at the reasons why the damages were reduced and the impact on GAFTA cases going forward.

The case was unusual – not many parties agree arbitration in their contract and then find themselves in the English Supreme Court five years later! The issue was one of importance in the trade, however, and so it was permitted to proceed through the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court following the arbitration outcome in GAFTA. The outcome has an impact on damages assessments under many sale contracts that have a damages or default clause (not only GAFTA and FOSFA): the clause will not now usually be the only calculation of damages to be made in assessing loss.

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Background Facts The dispute related to the sale of Russian milling wheat on FOB terms by Bunge SA (sellers) to Nidera BV (buyers). The contractual delivery period was 23 to 30 August 2010. The contract incorporated GAFTA form 49, which included the standard GAFTA default clause (clause 20), which provides a contractual scheme for establishing damages payable in the event of default by either party (based on a contract price versus market price comparison). On August 5, 2010, the Russian Government introduced an embargo on agricultural exports to run from August 15, to December 31, 2010. On August 9, 2010 the sellers purported to cancel the contract in accordance with a prohibition clause in the GAFTA contract. The buyers rejected this (correctly, as it turned out) and alleged that the sellers had cancelled the contract prematurely, since the export ban had not yet come into effect. Accordingly, the buyers treated the

Commodities special feature sellers’ action as a repudiation of the contract, and terminated the contract for that repudiation on August 11, 2010. The buyers commenced arbitration proceedings at GAFTA against the sellers seeking damages under the GAFTA default clause in the sum of US$3 million.

GAFTA Arbitration and Early Court Decisions The first tier arbitration tribunal at GAFTA dismissed the buyers’ claim on the basis that, although the sellers had prematurely cancelled the contract, the contract would have been cancelled in any event due to the export embargo and therefore the contract was of no value. Accordingly it was found that the buyers had suffered no loss and were not entitled to any damages.

The buyers appealed that decision to the GAFTA Appeal Board and succeeded in their claim. The finding was that the Sellers were in breach for wrongful early cancellation and the Buyers were entitled to substantial damages under the GAFTA default clause. The sellers challenged the GAFTA Appeal Award in the English Courts. Both the High Court and the Court of Appeal agreed with the GAFTA appeal award and held that the buyers were entitled to approximately US$3 million in damages.

Supreme Court Decision The sellers were granted permission to appeal in the Supreme Court. As mentioned earlier, a rarefied few arbitration cases make it this far, but the issues were important. There were two issues before the Supreme Court: 1. Does the GAFTA default clause exclude the usual common law principles for the assessment of damages?

2. If not, is the overriding “compensatory principle” established

by The Golden Victory (an earlier Supreme Court decision on a case of wrongful repudiation of a time charter by the charterers) applicable to one-off sale contracts, such as in this case, as opposed to instalment contracts? We deal below with what this case was all about.

The Court allowed the sellers’ appeal. The buyers could only recover nominal damages of US$5 on the basis that they had suffered no loss, because it was clear that the sellers would have been entitled to cancel the contract without liability shortly after the breach.

The GAFTA Default Clause: a complete code for damages?

The Court stated that damages clauses, such as the GAFTA default clause, are not to be regarded as complete codes for the purpose of assessing damages to be awarded to the innocent party. The GAFTA default clause provides a detailed code for determining the market price or value of goods that either were actually purchased by way of mitigation or might have been purchased under a notional substitute contract. It does not, however, address the effect of subsequent events that would have resulted in the original contract not being performed in any event, nor does it exclude every other consideration that may be relevant to determine the actual loss suffered by the innocent party. In these circumstances, usual English common law principles on recoverable damages continue to apply.

The Golden Victory The Golden Victory was an earlier case, which caused much legal academic disagreement. The basic idea is that you can look at damages and loss suffered from a view point after the breach to see if there is any loss rather than assess damages at the moment of the breach. The first approach may give a fairer and more realistic result, the second approach gives certainty - the parties know where they are at the moment of the breach.

The different approaches can lead to very different results. In Bunge v Nidera, the difference was US$3 million!

Bunge versus Nidera The Court in Bunge versus Nidera supported the decision in The Golden Victory, that when assessing damages it is right to take into account supervening events known at the date of the assessment of damages, such as the Russian export ban in this case. It was fundamental to any assessment of damages designed to compensate the innocent party, to consider at the date of assessment what would have happened after the breach, if the breach had not occurred. Commercial certainty is important, but it is even more important not to award substantial damages to a party who has suffered no loss. A construction of the default clause that would place the innocent party in a better financial position than if the breach had not occurred is unlikely (said the Court) to have been intended by the draftsman of the clause.

The Court further expressed a view on the application of the

The Court decided that the innocent party will not be allowed to take advantage of the difference between the contract price and the market price at the time and make a profit under a contract which would have been cancelled in any event common law principle of mitigation of loss. The Court rejected the argument that the GAFTA default clause precludes the operation of the mitigation principle. Although the GAFTA default clause deals with the innocent party’s duty to mitigate its loss by going into the market to buy or sell against the defaulting party, it does not deal with any other aspect of mitigation.

Damages therefore may be affected by an act of mitigation committed by the innocent party or by an offer made by the defaulting party, which would have been reasonable for the innocent party to accept.

Why is this an important decision?

The purpose of damages for breach of contract is to put the innocent party back in the position it would have been, had the contract been performed. The Court decided that the innocent party will not be allowed to take advantage of the difference between the contract price and the market price at the time and make a profit under a contract which would have been cancelled in any event, even where a simple read up of the Default Clause would have led to a profit.

The significance of this decision is not limited to those parties contracting on GAFTA or FOSFA terms. It is relevant to the interpretation of express damages clauses in any sale or commercial contract.

When assessing damages the arbitral tribunal or court should take into account supervening events known at the date of assessment which would have caused the loss suffered to be reduced or extinguished. This makes the assessment more complicated than previously thought, and the enquiries, which can be made by the arbitrators more wide ranging.

The common law principles including the compensatory principle established in The Golden Victory and the principles of mitigation will not be excluded by a damages or default clause, unless very clear and express words are used to achieve this.

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Industry events 2015

n 09-11 September

#FutureFortified Arusha, Tanzania http://www.gainhealth.org

n 12 - 17 September

IBA 2015 International Trade Fair: World Market for Baking Munich, Germany http://www.iba.de/

n 15- 18 September SPACE 20 Rennes, France http://www.space.fr

n 21-23 September

Livestock Asia 2015 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia http://www.livestockasia.com

n 08-10 October

ILDEX Indonesia 2015 Jakarta, Indonesia http://www.vnuexhibitionsap.com/

n 27-29 October

Animal Farming Ukraine - Kiev Kiev, Ukraime http://en.animalfarming.com.ua

n 31 October - 03 November

26th Annual IAOM MEA Conference and Expo 2015 Dubai, UAE http://www.iaom-mea.com

n 04-05 November 66th JTIC 2015 Paris, France http://www.jtic.eu

n 17-19 November

Pneumatic Conveying of Bulk Solids - UK Kent, United Kingdom http://www.bulksolids.com

n 19-20 November

Farm 2 Fork New Delhi, India http://www.phdcci.in/

n 24-26 November

Agra Innovate Nigeria Lagos, Nigeria http://www.agra-innovate.com/nigeria/

n 01-03 December

Food Ingredients Europe (Fi) & Natural Ingredients (Ni) Paris, France http://bit.ly/1c6GWmu

n 01-03 December

IFF Conference “Hygienisation in the Food Chain” Paris, France http://www.iff-braunschweig.de/index.php

n 04-08 April 2016

21st IAOM International Association of Operative Millers Annual Conference & Expo Renaissance Hotel and Cox Convention Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA http://www.iaom.info/

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2016 Tech XChange

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xhibitors at the 2016 International Production and Processing Expo are invited to submit session descriptions for Tech XChange.

Presentations will take place in a classroom on the exhibit floor from January 26-27, 2016.

Tech XChange uses a rolling admission process, reviewing applications between mid-July to September 30 and program will become full before the September deadline, so apply early!

These programs have been extremely successful at past shows, and we anticipate a good response again. www.ippexpo.org

ILDEX Indonesia

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LDEX Indonesia 2015 has been tailored to be a significant destination for the livestock and poultry market.

Milling and Grain magazine is partnering with ILDEX to host a one-day conference on feed milling and genetics for farmers, to complement other activities at the event. The conference will include an optional tour of a feed facility and a research station outside Jakarta (Register at: http://conta.cc/1fTi1M3).

This year’s event is expanding to take a keener interest in feed-related topics and as a result companies such as AGCO Corporation, Awila, Biomin, Biochem, Ceva, Petersime, Zucami and more have joined the exhibition, which takes place from October 8-10, 2015 in Jakarta.

Mr Chinakit Viphavakit, ILDEX Project Manager, says, “Indonesia’s economy is huge and has a bright economic growth outlook. The consumption demand for livestock products has been increasing. At ILDEX Indonesia 2015, the exhibition zone has doubled in size to serve 104 companies from 21 countries and 40 leading Indonesian companies.

In addition, more than 40 topics, to be covered by 50 professional speakers, will be offered during conference sessions.

A Hosted Buyer Program has been specially designated to provide buyers with quality meetings during the show. Through this program, a business matching priority line is being set up to easily enable visitors to discuss business contacts with exhibitors.”

“ILDEX Indonesia is committed to contributing actively to the increase of poultry-based animal protein consumption. This distinguishes ILDEX from other events,” revealed Dr Desianto Budi Utomo, Vice President for Government and Liaison at Charoen Pokphand.

Dr Budiarto, Head of Sales & Marketing at JAPFA Comfeed says, “The atmosphere of the exhibition and the enthusiasm of both the participants and visitors are very important. ILDEX is a great trade show and plays an important role in promoting Indonesian animal protein consumption.”

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Dorie Clark

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Pietro Barbalarga

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Dr. Anna Zhenchuk

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Indrek Aigro

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Broker for Grains, Copenhagen Merchants

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Dr. Ali Ghanbari

Deputy Minister, Chairman & CEO, Government Trading Corporation of Iran

Andrew Vroland

Jean-Pierre Langlois-

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President of France Export Céréales

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Institute of Food Technologists 2015 Chicago draws more than 23 000 registrants

by Professor Dr M. Hikmet Boyacioğlu

T

here is a saying in the US that everything is bigger in Texas. However, the biggest food science and technology meeting was in Chicago, IL this year.

Food professionals from all over the globe gathered in Chicago for Institute of Food Technologists 2015 (IFT15) this July, making this year’s event a huge success. Attracting more than 23 000 registrants, IFT15 featured 1 225 exhibitors in 2 600 booths on the food expo floor. More than 100 educational sessions and more than 1 000 poster sessions provided information on the latest developments and trends in food science.

Founded in 1939, the Institute of Food Technologists is committed to advancing the science of food. Our non-profit scientific society, more than 17,000 members from more than 95 countries, brings together food scientists, technologists and related professionals from academia, government and industry.

IFT15: Where Science Feeds Innovation hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) held at McCormick Place South in Chicago highlighted the hottest food trends, the latest food products, and the most important developments in the science of food. More than 23 000 people registered for the event held July 11-14 to attend scientific sessions, network with colleagues, and visit the sold-out expo floor.

In fact, IFT’s yearly celebration of scientific insight and technological innovation turned 75 this year. The first meeting, dubbed the Food Technology Conference, was held June 16 -19, 1940, in Chicago. Forty-five papers were presented and 25 companies exhibited. Seventy-five years later, the numbers have climbed exponentially.

Awards celebration - Welcome reception

IFT15 commenced on July 11 with its traditional Awards Celebration and Welcome Reception at Chicago’s historic Field Museum where 2015 achievement award recipients were recognised. The IFT Achievement Awards recognise team members or an individual for remarkable contributions in research, applications, and service in the food science and technology industry.

At a special presentation on Sunday morning at IFT15: Where Science Feeds Innovation, IFT President-Elect Colin 86 | September 2015 - Milling and Grain

Dennis announced and presented four companies with the 2015 IFT Food Expo Innovation Award. The winners were Aseptia Technologies, Corbion, Ecolab, and Parabel. A panel of nine jurors from industry, academia, and government with broad expertise in research and product development, processing and packaging technology, and food safety selected the four companies and their innovations from 47 qualified entries. Judging criteria included degree of innovation, technical advancement, benefits to food manufacturers and consumers, and scientific merit.

General session: Women in food science business panel

Women with three powerful food industry careers shared stories about how they got where they are and what they have learned along the way in the Women in Food Science Business Panel on July 12. Topics in the candid, broadbased discussion ranged from management styles, leadership roles and responsibilities, work/life balance, and more. The Women in Food Science Business Panel was moderated

by Michele Perchonok, PhD, CFS, of NASA and featured three top executives: Catherine Woteki, PhD, of the USDA; Sara Mortimore of Land O’Lakes; and Liz Myslik of Fresca Brands.

Featured lecture

Mark Post, MD, PhD: Chair of Physiology; Vice Dean of Biomedical Technology, Maastricht University shared his experience in developing the world’s first lab grown beef (made from stem cells) to address the global need for more sustainable meat production during Featured Lecture session on Sunday.

General session: Futurist Mike Walsh

The most successful food producers and manufacturers in the next decade will be the ones who harness the rapid advancements in science and technology to meet the demands of the first fully digital generation as they become adults, according to a July 13 keynote address by futurist Mike Walsh.

Walsh said the challenge for the entire food industry is to be

prepared to meet the demands of these tech-savvy, on-demand consumers while still producing enough food for a population expected to grow to about 9 billion by 2050. He said that would elevate the discussion already taking place about whether to genetically modify plants and livestock to meet the population’s food needs. The audience received a copy of his book; The Dictionary of Dangerous Ideas.

Featured lecture

Mark L. Heiman, PhD: Vice President and Chief Science Officer for MicroBiome Therapeutics: Dr Heiman discussed his research into the way food and food ingredients modulate the gastrointestinal microbiome during Featured Lecture session held on Monday.

General session: CEO panel - Is big food, bad food?

The CEO panel talked about Consumer Food Trends on July 14. The CEO Panel was moderated by Ron Insana of CNBC and featured three top executives: James Borel of DuPont Pioneer; David Cotton of Flying Food Group, and Eric Larson of Linden Capital Partners. Panelists discussed and debated major questions impacting the global food system. The role of diet and nutrition in health will be a major driver of the food industry, the three senior-level executives agreed. Their insights came at the conclusion of a wide-ranging discussion on industry issues when session moderator, journalist Ron Insana, asked the panelists what topic they would expect to find front and centre if they assembled again a year from now.

General session: Future food 2050 - The art of producing a science-based documentary

Oscar nominated director Scott Hamilton Kennedy wrapped up IFT15’s general sessions by talking about the making of IFT’s new documentary film, “Food Evolution.

The documentary film, which has a working title of Food Evolution, is expected to be release in early 2016.

Scientific and applied sessions - Poster sessions

Besides these sessions, 113 educational sessions and 1215 poster sessions where 429 speakers talked were held during IFT15. The research presented at the scientific sessions includes; Expanding the Universe of Sustainable Ingredients: Alternative Proteins and Why We Need to Rethink These Key Nutrients, Applications of 3D Printing in the Improvement of Food Quality, Insect Based Foods: Views from Different Perspectives, New Chinese Food Regulation Systems and Laws to Ensure Import and Export Product Safety, Bioactive Compounds and Functional Foods in Chronic Disease and Healthy Aging, Fermented Functional Foods: Opportunities and Benefits and Global Disasters and Food: An Inextricable Collision. Additional sessions presented from the following areas: Food Safety and Defence, Food Processing and Packaging, Product Development and Ingredient Innovations, Public Policy, Food Laws and Regulations, Professional Development, Sensory Science, Food, Health and Nutrition, Sustainability, Food Chemistry, Food Microbiology, Food Engineering and Teaching and Learning.

Food expo

One of the most enjoyable and educational parts of the IFT meetings has always been Food Expo where you can

see and taste new products, find answers of your questions and enhance your network. This year the 250,000 sq. ft. of floor space made up the food expo where there were 1225 exhibitors in 2600 contracted booths including ingredient, equipment, processing, and packaging suppliers from around according to IFT. In IFT15 food expo four key trends identified as having a major impact on the food industry. They are: sweeteners, healthy grains, prebiotics and probiotics, and trans-fat-free alternatives to partially hydrogenated oils, PHOs. The show floor was open from noon to 5pm on Sunday, July 12; 10 a.m. to 5pm on Monday, July 13; and 10am to 4pm on Tuesday, July 14.

Student product development competitions

From whimsical product names to well-conceived formulations, student food scientists were once again showing they’ve got what it takes to compete in the real world of food and beverage product development. Student product development competitions were a highlight of IFT15 with four different contests: Product Development Competition, sponsored by Mars; Developing Solutions for Developing Countries Competition; Disney–IFTSA Nutritious Foods for Kids; and, new this year, the IFT Global Student Innovation Challenge, sponsored by Tate and Lyle.

Career centre

The IFT15 Career Centre Live Networking Event that took place Sunday, July 12, had a record-breaking 30 companies in attendance, all looking to hire talented food industry professionals for a variety of roles. In addition, many of these companies were new the career fair, giving students and job seekers a broader range of companies to explore.

IFT16 will be held again in Chicago, July 16-19, 2016.

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Industry events Grain Market Outlook Conference

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n October 14, 2015 the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHBD) Cereals and Oilseeds will hold the annual Grain Market Outlook Conference in London, UK. This year there will be discussions on possible effects of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations on farming and food producers.

Negotiations between the European Union and the USA on the regulations affecting big business trade across the Atlantic are in full swing. These bilateral trade agreements known as TTIP would impact food safety laws, environmental legislation and banking regulations.

Jack Watts, AHDB Lead Analyst says, “Longer-term, trade policy is back in the spotlight with the EU and US embarking on one of the most ambitious trade agreements known to man – the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. What will be the implications for the food and grain industries?”

As the tenth round of TTIP negotiations recently took place in Brussels, the second stage of the trade deal is well under way. The parties involved hope to come to a decision at some time in 2015.

According to Mr Watts, “We’re now in a shrinking world with growing markets, seeing the influence of politics and trade. The issues in Greece and China bring the global economy back into focus, as well as converting volatile exchange rates into volatile grain prices.”

This question will be investigated during AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds’ Grain Market Outlook Conference. At the conference there will be an analysis of the oilseeds and grains market; a look at global macroeconomics and its implications for agricultural commodities, followed by the TTIP effects discussion. There will also be opportunities for networking at the closing lunch.

My Watts says, “the recent movement of the Pound against the Euro has had the biggest impact on oilseed rape prices. Is the future all gloom and doom? Come along to the Grain Market Outlook Conference to hear expert analyses for the new season.”

Organic and Non-GMO forum debuts at Oilseed and Grain Trade Summit

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new Organic and Non-GMO Forum has been added to the agenda at the 10th annual Oilseed and Grain Trade Summit, which will take place this year in Minneapolis, September 30 - October 2, at the Hyatt Regency. This new forum will address growing concerns by major food manufacturers and retailers over lack of sufficient suppliers of ingredients to meet increasing consumer demand for organic and non-GMO foods.

The forum, a unique one-day event, is the first industry event to convene stakeholders from across the organic and non-GMO supply chain in order to address the growth, opportunities and significant supply chain challenges that this sector of the food value chain presents. Critical trade flow data, along with innovative strategies, and new management tools and systems designed specifically to meet these supply and logistic challenges, will be highlighted and covered indepth by leading industry experts.

Key topics to be addressed at the new Organic and NonGMO Forum include: • GMO Testing Protocols: What’s the Current Science?

• Defining and Comparing Costs, Yields and Benefits for Conventional, Non-GMO and Organic Farm Practices • What Does Labeling Mean? Mandatory Biotech Labeling 88 | September 2015 - Milling and Grain

versus Voluntary Non-GMO Labeling • Panel: Managing Co-Existence and Chain of Custody • Panel: Can Industry Work Together to Support Farmer’s Right to Choose?

“What is truly unique about this event, and what has us so excited about adding it as a complement to the Oilseed and Grain Trade Summit, is that bringing together a wide range of key stakeholders and experts across the industry will ensure that diverse perspectives will be leveraged to develop pragmatic solutions to a variety of supply chain challenges,” said Philippe de Lapérouse, chair of the Organic and Non-GMO Forum.

The Oilseed and Grain Trade Summit, presented by HighQuest Group, promises cutting-edge content that addresses key trends and developments in the global oilseed, animal protein and grain sectors. Last year’s Summit convened over 400 buyers and sellers of oilseed products, feed grains and food ingredients from 38 US states and nearly 20 countries.

This year’s attendees will benefit from expanded networking opportunities due to a more fluid room layout; an agenda that addresses more animal protein topics; and a grand Oktoberfest-themed celebration in honor of the event’s 10th anniversary.

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Industry events Assocom India and Milling and Grain magazine hold Global Grain Milling Conference at Hyderabad, India

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he third Global Milling Conference, ‘Maximising Quality Production through Milling Technology’ was held at the Hotel Taj Deccan, Hyderabad with the agenda of assuring the food and feed security of nearly nine billion people by the year 2050.

The Global conference focussed on both national and worldwide grain production trends and market dynamics; the use of grains as food, feed and fuel; logistics (storage, handling, transportation) issues; food safety and standards; and sustainability of grain production and food security.

Raj Kapoor, Managing Director, Assocom said, “India is one of the world’s largest producers of grains including rice, wheat, coarse cereals and pulses. Driven by rising purchasing power and population pressure, demand for grains is expanding. However, land constraints, water shortage and global warming are emerging as challenges for the grains sector. Milling technology is evolving constantly and opportunities to employ the latest developments exist.”

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The keynote lecture was given by Mr DVR Rajiv Mohan, Vice President, Agri Businesses, ITC Ltd, who addressed the trends of the flour milling industry, development of feed milling, inventions of production processes for quality production of milled products for India and a critical review of all milling policies.

The conference highlighted the challenge of feeding a one-billion-plus Indian population with milled products.

The delegates tried to find out ways to transform India into a leading country with respect to total milled grains in the decades ahead with the help of technological advancement. A special session was devoted to the challenge of ‘Feeding nine Billion by 2050’ and included the global outlook and various challenges associated with feeding the masses and securing nutritional security.

The conference also addressed the issues of procurement and storage, the quality and sustainability of upgrading mills and modern flour milling techniques.

A separate session was devoted to addressing the food safety and regulatory regime and the requirements of international standards so that market and quality issues could be addressed. After this, the conference concluded.

Mr Sood, seminar moderator and trade lead, said that Indian milling will benefit from increased awareness of modern milling practices and processes highlighted at the conference. The conference also addressed grain production and distribution, food quality and production while protecting the environment.

Grain milling industries, manufacturers of processed foods using milled grains, extrusion processors, branded players in the flour market, equipment manufacturers, food technologists, feed millers, ingredient suppliers, service providers and related others participated. Wellknown speakers from India and abroad each shared their particular expertise on a host of current topics including food and nutrition security.

The event was co-hosted by Milling and Grain magazine, UK and Assocom India. The primary objective of the conference was to review the Indian milling industry - flour, rice, feed and grains - from a milling and processing point of view. Milling and Grain and Assocom-India invited the eminent experts from India and abroad to give lectures and share their experience with the personnel of the Indian milling industries.

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Sarena Lin

One of the biggest and most surprising buyouts so far this decade, has been the recent acquisition by Cargill of EWOS. This took place in mid-August just prior to one of aquaculture’s largest and most significant events – AquaNor 2015. Negotiations continued into Saturday night, the day before the companies involved headed to Trondheim, Norway, for the bi-annual gathering of the world’s salmon farming industry representatives at the AquaNor 2015 conference and exhibition the following week. Without prior arrangements in place, the companies were able to present their joint agreement, and their commitment to work together for not only the betterment of salmon customers but for the future of all major fish species being farmed for food, to the industry and customers alike.

Ms Sarena Lin, President, Cargill Feed and Nutrition, made the announcement personally at an almost impromptu press conference. International Aquafeed magazine, representing Milling and Grain, was in attendance and has taken the opportunity to report here on most of the questions posed to Ms Lin by journalists representing national, regional and world aqua press.

Let me introduce myself. I am the president of Cargill Feed and Nutrition, its absolutely a privilege to be here and to attend this event and to see the interest you all have in this merger. This is a transformative deal. The reason for that is very simple, if you look at Cargill’s feed industry, something you might not realise is that we have been in the feed business for about 100 years of the 150 years of history of Cargill.

And if you think about the knowledge we have developed over the 100 years that started with us being in 37 countries and 17,000 employees with tremendous expertise and knowledge in feed, but most of it in livestock. What we have done though over the last 15-20 years is to enter into the aqua business. Aqua nutrition as we know is one of the fastest growing nutrition sectors in the world. And our involvement in the past has mostly been in warm-water fish such as Tilapia and shrimp.

The reason why EWOS is such a critical partner for us is that we believe this is absolutely the transformative transition we need to have to allow us to really jump start a global presence and harness the technology and skill set that evolved over the years to help us really accelerate the growth in all these other species and all these other markets.

That’s the first step and we need to get that done first.

There are other aquaculture feed companies out there why choose EWOS?

You all know very well that when we talk about aquaculture its not all the same. In aquaculture when you look at species, based on our understanding, salmon is one of the most important species out there; in terms of the requirements from a nutritional perspective, in terms of processing and in terms of transportation.

So our belief is, if we want to enter the ‘aqua platform’ in a transformative way why not go for the best? We want to go for the best that we can leverage and transfer that technology. So salmon for us is one of the top choices in terms of being able to build that foundation. To us, this is a no brainer.

The cultural fit we had with the EWOS business, their passion and commitment to their customers, the trust they have built and the innovation system they have. We did not see anything like it in all the other companies we looked at.

Now you are moving into the salmon industry, is this a first step for Cargill to move into salmon production, now that seafood is becoming more and more important?

We really need to understand what salmon is about as we know this is a complicated industry. So out first step is, let’s get this deal done, welcome our EWOS friends into the Cargill family and then continue to explore opportunities.

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Is vertical integration something you might look at down the road?

Again from our perspective, our first and foremost job is to learn the aquafeed industry and with EWOS’s help to understand what it truly means to be successful in the aquafeed industry. I think that is the first thing we have to learn. Now, obviously, as Cargill Inc. we will always be looking for opportunities for growth, so never say never. However, the practicality is very clear for us in terms of what we need to focus on in the short-term.

In the salmon industry, the feed producers relationships with their users is very close. Do you have that same type of relationship with the users of other livestock feeds you sell? Or is your relationships more at arms length and this is something else you will have to learn?

I think the good news is that in the livestock industry we have very deep relationships with our animal producers. So, no matter what the species, be it dairy, beef or swine especially for the large industrialised producers many of them are our customers we not only deliver feed we also deliver additional service to improve farm management to get better feed efficiency.

But having said that, this is something we are very careful about, we know aqua is a different platform from others; livestock has its own characteristics. Aquaculture is an area we absolutely want to rely on our EWOS colleagues to help us and teach us so we understand the nuances of how to serve customers well and serve them better.

When we talk about feeding nine billion people by 2050, it’s not often thought this will come from the salmon industry, which is seen as a cash crop. With your global reach and the technology and research that has taken place into salmon feed development, how do you see that technology and research being used in the future? Do you feel that can be expanded to other, larger producing species such as Tilapia or Pengasius? Is this on your horizon?

Absolutely, in fact I would say that is exactly the value we see in this partnership. It is that transferability from what EWOS has developed in salmon into these other species to where we see tremendous growth, especially in Asia. From a research point-of-view we are absolutely impressed by Dirdal, EWOS’s research and development centre, and by what EWOS has done in Dirdal. We believe that has to be maintained as a hub for us to deepen our knowledge in aqua. But the job, once we integrate, is how do we take that knowhow and expertise to all these other parts of the world.

Remember that there are 37 countries where we already have a strong footprint and where we can go in and use this leverage. This is absolutely in our plan.

PEOPLE THE INDUSTRY FACES New GSI Director of Commercial Sales

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erek Hemphill has recently been named GSI’s Director of Commercial Sales, North America, with responsibility for driving efforts to provide the commercial grain industry with leading storage, conditioning, material handling and structure solutions.

Hemphill has more than 10 years of commercial grain industry experience and has been with GSI since 2013 as Global Product Manager for material handling. With this promotion, Hemphill Derek Hemphill will manage the commercial sales organisation dedicated to bringing industry-leading solutions to commercial dealers, contractors and end users. “I am excited for the opportunity to lead a great team representing the grain industry’s most complete line of products from GSI, including our InterSystems and Zimmerman divisions,” Hemphill said. “Our team is focused on listening to customers’ wants and needs, and helping them solve their problems.”

Roger Price, GSI’s Director of Grain Sales and Service, North America, added: “Derek has built his entire career in the grain industry. His combination of vast technical knowledge and a genuine passion for the industry makes him the logical choice to enhance our market leading presence. His commitment to our customers runs deep and this will enable GSI to back our industry-leading products with unmatched service and support.”

Mingan Choct receives AFIA’s Poultry Nutrition Research Award

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he American Feed Industry Association, in partnership with the Poultry Science Association (PSA), recognised Mingan Choct, PhD, professor at the University of New England for his contributions to poultry nutrition.

Bob Hill of H.J. Baker & Bro Inc, presented the Poultry Nutrition Research Award to Dr Choct during the annual PSA meeting in Louisville, Ky on July 30, 2015. “In addition to his position Mingan Choct with the University of New England, Mingan is the CEO of the Poultry Cooperative Research Center, which focuses on helping Australia achieve sustainable poultry production,” said Richard Sellers, AFIA senior vice president of legislative and regulatory affairs.

Dr Choct has established both the Australian Poultry Cooperative Research Center and the Poultry Cooperative Research Center. Since 1995, Choct has been awarded more than US$7 million in research and student support grants. More than 270 of his papers are published in journals and proceedings, and he has supervised more than 40 postgraduate students. Dr Choct earned his Bachelor of Science degree at Inner Mongolia University in China, Master of Science degree at the University of New South Wales in Australia and Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Sydney in Australia. He also received a diploma from the Australian Institute of Company Directors for completing a company directorship course. The Poultry Nutrition Research Award is sponsored by AFIA as part of its continuing awards program that dates back to 1948.

Anitox strengthens marketing effort in Asia

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nitox, the global leader in pathogen control and feed milling efficiency, has appointed Rachel Liem as Marketing Manager Asia Pacific. Based in Malaysia, she will report to Richard Chong, Commercial Director Asia Pacific, and work closely with Ruth Jewkes, Head of Marketing Strategy and the company’s marketing managers in EMEA and the Americas to enhance marketing support and further business growth in Asia Pacific.

Rachel has a food science and technology degree and has been involved in the animal feed industry for the past 15 years, initially in quality control and feed formulation, and then as marketing manager for Asia. She has created, promoted and executed marketing campaigns at a local level and improved brand awareness, especially in the poultry sector. “She will be a competent support for our sales forces promoting the Anitox brand in Asia and developing marketing collateral and communications to further enhance our Maxi-Mill, Termin-8 and Finio product value propositions,” said Richard Chong.

Rachel Liem

IAOM welcomes new director of professional development

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he International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Sargent as its director of professional development. He will be responsible for implementing services and programs providing talent development, industry content, educational programs, and professional standards that address the information and educational needs of IAOM members.

Prior to joining IAOM, Mr Sargent had served as the director of education – online and senior instructional designer/LMS support at the Pinnacle Career Institute in Kansas City, Missouri. He has extensive experience in instructional design, adult training, e-learning and training delivery via various formats. Mr Sargent has an interdisciplinary bachelor’s degree in public relations and journalism from Johnson State College, in Johnson, Vermont. “Tom’s experience in the classroom, instructional design and adult learning makes him a great fit for the position,” stated Melinda Farris, executive vice president. “Tom will be able to lead our volunteer subject matter experts as IAOM develops a vocational training program targeted to attract new talent to the industry. As the IAOM professional development program continues to grow and develop, Tom will be able to identify critical industry needs and develop the corresponding support pieces.”

Tom Sargent

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