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FROZEN DOUGH • Extrusion: an overview • STORAGE: Monitoring bin levels • The effect of a good roll in a flourmill • Fishmeal - is it time to reassess a high performance agri-feed ingredient?

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46 Phytogenics as natural performance enhancers for antibiotic-free feeding programs 48 Designing palatants for dairy cows 50 Extrusion: an overview

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112 People news from the global milling industry

54 Fortification and vitamin D 56 The effect of a good roll in a flourmill 58 FISHMEAL: is it time to reassess a high performance agri-feed ingredient?

EVENTS

92 Event listings, reviews and previews

62 Dust suppression

66 The Frozen dough market STORAGE

70 Monitoring bin levels 78 Sustainable storage solutions for South America

TRAINING

43 Short courses designed to suit the needs of engineers

COLUMNS

8 Mildred Cookson 18 Tom Blacker 20 Christophe Pelletier 28 Chris Jackson

2 GUEST EDITOR Graham Bruce

86 MARKETS John Buckley

110 INTERVIEW Ton Otten

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A word from LSEMS

Although retired, I keep in touch with what is happening in the UK milling industry by way of the London & South East Milling Society (LSEMS) of which I am Secretary. This society has been going for 69 years and is a wonderful way for milling people to network in a social atmosphere over some food, a glass of wine, while also enjoying interesting talks and visits.

I started in the Milling Industry in September, 1975 as a graduate trainee with Spillers, the training lasting two years in both feed and flour milling. I was also privileged to spend ten months in St. Gallen at the Swiss Milling School, which was a wonderful experience.

Over a career of 35 years, working for Spillers, Rank Hovis and ADM, I enjoyed various operational management positions at several different sites before deciding on a quieter life by taking early retirement in May 2010. Highlights have been a 12 year spell in Newcastle where we built a completely new milling plant and 9 years at Cambridge where, I learned all about speciality flours, namely, cake, steam treated, dried, agglomerated and microclean, all on home designed plants.

Over this time I consider I have been privileged to see many major changes within the Industry.

Obviously, there is de-branning, but I have had no direct experience of that. For me the major changes have been in automation/manning, safety and food hygiene. Regarding the former, I can remember in 1982 hearing about Allied Mills opening their brand new plant in Corby that was manless at night; the first in the world. Little did I know then that I would actually have the honour of running that site from 2004 to 2010 for ADM. Twenty four years later and with some major changes to the electrics and control system, it is still a fabulous plant, a testament to the equipment, design and all involved. In my early years, many sites could have 100+ people working on them whereas

now, depending on the type of operation, we’re often talking of 30 to 40 (excluding distribution) and normally with a much increased output.

While automation is a major factor, working practises have also changed and operatives are now able to undertake many more duties than in the past. Multi-skilled personnel are now the norm.

Whilst I can remember the much heralded Health & Safety at Work Act coming in to force, at that time it was not uncommon in the maintenance departments to find engineers with fingers or parts of fingers missing. Now fortunately, such a thing is a rarity and if it does happen, then a major inquiry is likely to be conducted and even, possibly a prosecution by the Factory Inspectorate.

When I started, there was redressing directly after the mill, but incredibly to us now, none prior to packing or bulk outloading and certainly no metal detectors. Design of buildings to minimise infestation was non-existent and fumigation with methyl bromide an annual necessity. Now, with methyl bromide a thing of the past, cleaning regimes are such that fumigation is no longer a general requirement.

Away from the daily operational management, I had another role for thirteen years (2000 – 2013) and that was Examiner for Module 3, Mill Processes and Performance of the nabim Correspondence Course.

I always had a keen interest in training budding millers and to have this chance of helping people learn about a process I held dear was a real privilege.

Mind you, some of the students who sat my papers might have had other thoughts!

Joking apart, when you receive papers from such diverse places as, Australasia, the Middle East, Africa and Canada, it makes you feel very humble to be playing just a very small part in the milling education of so many people and I have to say that the Correspondence Course is as relevant today in training tomorrows millers as it was when incepted 70+ years ago.

In summary, I have thoroughly enjoyed my milling life and continue to do so through the LSEMS. I encourage you to do the same and make the most of our wonderful industry, it has much to offer.

Graham Bruce

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NEWS

SOUTH AMERICA Argentinian president removes taxes to the Agro and Export The president of Argentina, Mauricio Macri recently announced the removal of taxes on agricultural exports, as well as a large discount on soy; the ‘green gold’ of this country. Known as one of the world’s breadbaskets, it is widely believed that Argentina has employed this new policy in order to increase the reserves currently held by their Central Bank.

See the full story on page 10

FEATURE

Sustainable storage solutions for South America

SOUTH AMERICA STATS 6.1 Current percentage of the Latin America-Caribbean region’s population affected by hunger, down from 15.3 percent in the three-year period 1990-1992

Source: FAO

At Milling and Grain we are always looking for innovative and sustainable storage solutions to champion. We are forever reminded that by 2050 the global population will have risen to over nine billion people, with this in mind durable storage solutions are vital.

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60 – 70 Percentage income spent on food by poor families in the region 30 – 40 Percentage of the region’s agricultural GDP provided by family farms, which represent 80 percent of the total holdings 45 Percentage of Latin America and the Caribbean’s GDP accounted for by exports of beef and poultry, making the region the world’s leading exporter 4 | April 2016 - Milling and Grain

NEWS

International alliance MAIZALL sees opportunities in new US - Argentine agreement Following his runoff election victory in Argentina, Mauricio Macri has quickly implemented economic reforms, including entering into the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with the United States.

See the full story on page 36

STORAGE

Modernizing a Brazilian Port for grain capacity Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) has begun a significant expansion and modernization of its export terminal in Santos in Brazil.

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GRAPAS Award 2016: Industry innovators receive recognition

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his year’s presentation of the prestigious GRAPAS Award for Innovation in the cereal milling industry took place in Bangkok, Thailand.

The judging panel were set the unenviable task of choosing this year’s GRAPAS Award winner from an interesting selection of products and processes.

The panel based their assessments on the criteria identified in the entry categories for equipment used in relation to the storage, handling and milling of cereal grains this year focusing on novelty, practical value and benefits to the user in terms of efficiency, safety and cost effectiveness.

And the winner is…

After careful consideration, the judgeing panel decided that this year’s GRAPAS award winner was Denmark-based company i-Grain Aps for their iGrain and crop-protector.

Crop-Protector by i-Grain Aps specialises in developing and manufacturing technology for the post-harvest sector.

The award winning entry from the Danes proposed the use of a process called ‘ozonation’ - applying ozone (O3) - for the “control of insect infestation and unwanted biological activity in stored cereals and other grains.”

The runner up

This year’s winner of the Runner-up GRAPAS Award was Agentis Innovations for their M007 Real-Time In-Line Feed Reformulation. Agentis Innovations are a Cypriot company who specialise in “process optimisation.” By working alongside industrial and commercial businesses, they help to reduce operating costs, improve operating processes and capture the data necessary for “today’s advanced reporting requirements and real time information.”

Watch out for our May edition of Milling and Grain for our full report on all of the events that unfolded in Bangkok.

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Oh, to be in England, now that spring is here. The cherry blossoms are like thick clouds on the trees, their subtle scent carried on the evening breeze. In the morning, on my way to the office, I hear the chirruping of sparrows nesting in the bushes. After work, instead of a gloomy walk home in the rainy night, I can enjoy a drink and soak up the sun outside the local café. Why can’t it be like this all year round?

This month we bring you a refreshingly eclectic roundup of news and features: They say April used to be considered only the second month of the year - and the start of a year always brings changes. In this edition’s News section you can read about two institutions - the Institute of Food Technologists and the J M Smucker Company - who have had something of a changing of the guard.

In his regular column, Canadian Food futurist Christophe Pelletier argues that there are some very real benefits to customer complaints - when dealt with wisely - while Pig Personality 2015 Chris Jackson discusses the rather surprising rise in pig farming in India.

The 2016 Alltech Young Scientist finalists have been announced; you can see the details and learn about the final stage of the competition on page 16.

As all our readers will know, millers are by and large a fun and generous lot. The Milling and Grain editorial team recently attended a highly enjoyable soirée hosted by the London and South East Milling Society. There they learned how G R Wright and Sons – a passionate and innovative family company only recently featured in this magazine – have joined forces once again on a charitable project with the ladies of the local tennis club. You can read all about it on pages 38 and 39.

The Vitamin D Council gives some important and somewhat unexpected advice regarding food fortification on page 56, while on page 60 Neil Auchterline writes in favour of returning to the use of fishmeal in agri-feeds.

Dust is a very real threat in mills and bakeries, both in terms of its explosive properties and also its potential to cause asthma. On pages 64 to 66 you can read about a variety of practical techniques to reduce dust levels in your plant, followed by a piece on an award-nominated new line of low-dust flours.

Want to improve the quality of your frozen dough?

Caroline van Benschop will tell you all about DSM’s latest contribution in this area on page 68.

Also in this issue: the complexities of monitoring bin levels, ADM’s Brazilian port expansion, reviews of GEAPS and Ildex, an interview with Jaarbeurs’ Ton Otten, and much more.

Finally, anyone looking for a job in the industry, don’t forget to check out our new ‘Career hub’ on page 109!

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No1 Messrs F Skurray & Son’s New Roller Mill at Swindon, Wiltshire

The purifier floor in the mill in 1893

Milling journals of the past at The Mills Archive

by Mildred Cookson, The Mills Archive, UK My last two articles in Milling The basement had the main line of shafting from which and Grain featured material from the roller mills on the first floor and the other machinery the start of the 20th century on on the floors above were set in motion. These included “British Empire Mills”, culled the dickey sieve, and 14 elevator bottoms. The main shaft, from one of the three major which extended into the engine house, was supported milling journals held at the on bearings bolted to the cast iron pillars that supported Mills Archive. Another common the weight of the floors above. On the first floor were six theme followed visits to British double roller mills, placed in one line for breaking down and Irish mills, so I have chosen the wheat on the four break system and reducing the an account in that series from The Miller (1 May 1893), semolina and flouring the middlings in eight reductions. supplemented by a second, shorter article, published in The four breaks were accomplished on two double roller Milling (Dec 24 1904). mills, fitted with four grooved chilled iron rolls, 49ins by In 1893, a visit by the milling trade celebrated the opening 10ins and the eight reductions were effected on six double of Mr Skurray’s new roller mill in Swindon, west of roller mills fitted with smooth chilled iron rolls, 25ins by London on the banks of the Berkshire and Wiltshire canal. 9ins.

The mill was built close to the Great Western Railway so, The second floor was devoted to the purification part of along with the canal, it had the advantage of using both the system, and held five Turner’s No 2 sieve purifiers railway and water carriage. Captain Marsh started up the for purifying the semolina and middlings. There were engine of the mill on the visitors’ arrival, and the feed started by Mr F Skurray himself.

The mill was built in 1892 and fitted out by ER & F Turner. The site was chosen as Swindon was Mr EC Skurray in 1904 Mr EC Skurray’s Mill, Swindon as extended Mr F Skurray’s Mill, Swindon as built in a large industrial in 1904 1893 centre with no mill nearer than Cirencester, and it was in the middle of probably the finest three pneumatic sorters for treating the first, second and red wheat district in the south of England. The first plant third break products, and an Avery automatic weigher was about 6 sacks and this with yearly improvements for weighing the cleaned wheat on its passage to the first served until 1903, when a completely new Turner plant break roller mill. of 8 sacks capacity was installed. The buildings that were The third floor had a fourth break centrifugal and two specially built for holding the six sack plant were enlarged scalpers for the second and third breaks. The second to accommodate the larger plant. break scalper was covered with perforated steel and The mill was built of red brick with four storeys divided the third break scalper was covered with wire. There into three distinct sections. The warehouse, which ran were two centrifugals, a dickey sieve, a “Unique’ dust alongside the canal, was separated from the roller mill collector as well as a fan for exhausting the rolls and proper and the wheat cleaning department by a party wall pneumatic sorters. The bottom of the clean wheat bin was running longitudinally, which extended above the apex of sited on this floor and was capable of holding “160 qrs” the roof. The wheat cleaning department and the roller mill of wheat. One qr or quarter was 28lb or a quarter of a were themselves separated by a brick wall, which extended hundredweight. above the roof and helped to support the tank, clearly The fourth and top floor contained three centrifugals, visible in both the exterior photographs. The roller mill a long silk reel, four sheets long, the first break scalper plant itself was situated in the opposite half of the building covered with perforated steel, two silk reels and 14 to the warehouse, and had four floors and a basement. elevator heads. The warehouse had ten bins capable of 8 | April 2016 - Milling and Grain

Milling News The third floor of Mr Skurray’s Mill in 1893

A view of the roller floor in the newly built mill in 1893

holding 160 qrs each and in order to discharge the wheat brought to the mill by the farmer’s wagon there was a floor hopper attached to an elevator which carried the wheat to the top floor from where it could be discharged by means of a worm into any one of the ten bins. There was also a lucam so that wheat arriving canal could be hoisted directly from the barge on to this floor.

Under the bins were Dell’s wheat mixers, one attached to each bin and a “Eureka” separator for cleaning the wheat if necessary before it is taken to the storage bins.

The wheat cleaning department was sited over the engine house and the process effected by an “Eureka” milling separator and a “Eureka” horizontal scourer, and a Coleman and Morten’s wheat grader which sized the wheat into three sizes. There were three aspirating legs, for aspirating the three grades of wheat before they passed to the barley and cockle cylinders.

For collecting the dust from this area a “Tornado” dust collector was used. In the wheat cleaning department there were also two pairs of millstones for making wholemeal flour with two wheat bins holding 110qrs each. The tank above this department was capable of holding 5 000 gallons of water.

The motive power for the mill and its components came from a tandem condensing compound engine built by Messrs Turner of 30 nominal horsepower. The engine was fitted with a 20inch and a 12inch cylinder and had a 2ft stroke. The flywheel which was grooved to take five ropes, was 9ft 6 inches in diameter and made 100 revolutions per minute. The steam to drive the engine was provided by a Lancashire boiler 26ft long and 6ft 6ins diameter and fitted with two internal flues each having four Galloway tubes.

The whole of the mill was lit by electricity, doing away with oil lamps and candles.

By the time of the later report Mr F Skurray had retired and passed on the full control of the plant to Ernest Skurray. Apparently, he was an ardent motorist, not for the exhilaration it imparted, but for its convenience for travelling among his customers! This later report emphasised the fireproof sections in the building and mentioned the introduction in the engine room beside the horizontal compound condensing type of a “John Bull” engine for driving the dynamo to light the premises.

The new arrangement now included 12 sets of double roller mills on the first floor, a line of double purifiers on the second, ten centrifuges and two sieves on the third and

seven centrifuges and two reels on the top floor.

The whole plant was designed for the production of high-grade flours from English wheat for blending and other purposes. At the recent Bakers’ Exhibition, Messrs Skurray had obtained the gold medal for the best pure English wheat flour. The firm used a “Coulthard” steam wagon for deliveries.

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 mills@millsarchive.org

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Outsourcing solutions for manufacturers of functional ingredients and food supplements

SternMaid’s state-of-the-art fluid bed technology makes it possible to adjust and standardise the properties of foods, ingredients and food supplements to meet individual requirements

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t this year’s Vitafoods, SternMaid will present its wide offer of services.

These range from blending, drying and processing to a complete package that includes purchase of raw materials, co-packing, warehousing and delivery.

The contract manufacturer has facilities for blending and optimising practically any product in the food or life science industry and packaging it as requested. State-of-the-art fluid bed technology makes it possible to adjust and standardise the properties of foods, ingredients and food supplements to meet individual requirements.

From instantisation, dust reduction and solubility to microencapsulation of active ingredients – fluid bed technology offers an enormous range of possibilities for optimising lifestyle and health products, and since the process can be carried out at low temperatures, heat-sensitive ingredients

such as flavourings, vitamins and peptides are well protected.

SternMaid will also give an insight into its blending capabilities- boasting a total of eight blending lines to meet all manner of different requirements.

On all the lines, liquid ingredients can be sprayed onto the powder homogeneously through special nozzles. This permits extremely fine distribution of microcomponents such as flavourings, oils or emulsifiers.

For highly sensitive applications like

Argentinian president removes taxes to the Agro and Export

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he president of Argentina, Mauricio Macri recently announced the removal of taxes on agricultural exports, as well as a large discount on soy; the ‘green gold’ of the country. Known as one of the world’s breadbaskets, it is widely believed that Argentina has employed this new policy in order to increase the reserves currently held by their Central Bank.

Argentinian producers have described the announcement as “historic” and said that next year could see at least a 30 percent increase in the planting of wheat and corn, at a time when grain production is already at abundant levels in the international market, with prices down for months.

“Today I will sign the zero retention act (export tax) for regional economies,” Macri told the producers in Pergamino, 220 km northwest of Buenos Aires.

“This was a fulfillment of a campaign promise, which will

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allergen-free foods, SternMaid has a completely separate and independent section of the plant with a countercurrent container blending unit designed to pharmaceutical standards.

In the co-packing sector, too, SternMaid has the latest packaging lines and the necessary know-how for filling both large industrial containers and consumer packs for the retail trade.

Vitafoods 2016 will take place on 1012 May 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland.

SternMaid will be at Stand E69.

also place Argentina back in the international food markets, primarily with wheat and corn,” said Horacio Salaverry, president of the Confederation of Rural Associations of Buenos Aires and La Pampa (Carbap) .

The president of Argentine Rural Confederations (CRA), Dardo Chiesa, said “The challenge is to return to production levels, grow and adding value to the people,” Argentina is the fourth largest exporter of corn with a production of 25 million tonnes, the third exporter of soybeans with 57 million tonnes and a major international supplier of wheat. It is also the world’s largest exporter of oil and soybean meal.

Macri’s announcement comes at a time in world stocks of wheat, corn and soybeans are abundant and with low prices.

US analysts fear that the downward trend in prices will stress in the near future due to the higher production from the southern country.

President Macri says Argentina needs to “stop being the ‘breadbasket of the world’, to become the supermarket of the world,” referring to labor added to the raw material. Estimates of global agricultural exports this year is about 25,000 million dollars; one third of total sales abroad.

Agro vs Industry Macri ended the historic bid in Argentina between the interests of the agricultural sectors and industrial producers, arguing that they are not antagonistic. “The first thing we have to take in mind is that we can´t plan things in terms of Agro or industry, Agro or country, is on the other way, Agro and industry, Agro and country; because without the Agro the country can’t develop itself “ he warned.

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Entrepreneurial imagination In memory of Mr Enrique Pablos Pérez

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e regret to announce the passing of Mr Enrique Pablos Pérez, at the age of 86.

Mr. Enrique Pablos has a great entrepreneurial spirit, he was a reference in Spain and internationally. During his career, he worked as General Manager of large companies such as Laboratorios Syva and Nature, and in 1980 he founded what would later become his passion: the company Norel S.A., a company he chaired since its foundation. Norel is today a multinational conglomerate of companies present in 4 continents.

Thanks to his great creative capacity (what he called imagination), the companies have excelled by offering exclusive products at competitive prices, which have certainly improved the efficiency of the agri-food sector; may the 18 patents filed under his name and the registered trademarks worldwide serve as an example.

The whole Norel family feels shocked by this sad loss. We want to remember his friendship, his positive attitude, good humour, and affection. He was an inspiring person who continuously offered opportunities for personal growth, which we hope we have seized in order to continue his legacy and honour his memory with our work and effort.

Longevity is a resource In memory of Professor Angelo Ferro

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rofessor Angelo Ferro was a remarkable man.

Even those who thought they knew him well are amazed when shown his résumé. The list of posts held and goals achieved just seems to go on and on. Born in Padua, Italy in 1937, he had a personality that stood out in several fields: academic career, socio-economic issues and business.

Professor of International Economic Policy and International Economics at the University of Verona for over three decades, he still found the time and energy to hold a position on the board of directors of several listed companies. He was also co-owner of the Pavan Group and hence his connection to the milling industries.

It is always difficult to get the balance right when trying to meet the needs of a community in an economically sustainable way. It involves compromise and requires great wisdom and sensitivity. Having a foot in both camps - academia and business - gave Professor Ferro the unique insights and experience required when introducing business practices and approaches to nonprofit organisations.

Even while still young, Angelo Ferro had been interested in socio-economic issues, particularly those linked with longevity. In the 1960s he co-founded the Fondazione Opera Immacolata Concezione (OIC), which has since grown to become one of Europe’s most important non-profit organisations. It now has over 1500 employees of 29 different nationalities and hosts nearly 2200 elderly and disadvantaged persons in some 10 centres. The Foundation’s motto, “Longevity is a resource,” is wonderfully touching and thought provoking, particularly in a time like ours in which older people are easily marginalised.

The implications of such a philosophy are clearly demonstrated at the OIC’s Civitas Vitae Centre in Padua.

Here, over an area of about 12 hectares, intergenerational residential facilities and health, education and social welfare facilities coexist in harmony with recreational, sports and employment facilities - in line with the vision

that extensive human connections are the key factor for spreading well being and social inclusion.

Meanwhile, together with Andrea Cavagnis, Angelo Ferro was turning Pavan from a family business into a multinational company. They remodelled the company structure, optimised processes and, above all, realised the visionary project of a Group covering the entire production chain, from cereal milling to food processing and packaging. The company now employs 700 staff and boasts a turnover of 160 million Euros.

His extensive charitable work continued throughout his life.

It spanned everything from advising the Red Cross to administering the training of social workers. Once more, the crossover between his multiple roles as academic, businessman and philanthropist was demonstrated in his membership of such groups as the Scientific Committee of the Lanza Foundation of Padua - which “analyses the ethical dimension of the person in globalisation” - and his two terms as National President of Italy’s Christian Union of Entrepreneurs (UCID).

However, there was much more to Angelo Ferro than numbers and lists: We give the last word to his colleagues at Pavan.

“It is hard to express in a few words what Angelo Ferro represented for us; for sure he was a guide, not only in business but also in his approach to life. His positive idealism and perseverance allowed us to overcome the hardest obstacles, building a long-term vision oriented to the most ambitious goals.

“A valuable gift was his ability to listen and make everyone feel how important each person’s contribution is to the success of each initiative.”

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Alltech releases first global aquaculture feed production survey results

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ollowing the highly regarded annual Global Feed Survey and based on several industry requests, Alltech has completed a deeper dive into analysing the growing aquaculture feed sector and the increased finisher feed prices worldwide.

“Aquaculture is the fastest growing segment of the feed industry,” said Aidan Connolly, Alltech’s chief innovation officer and vice president of corporate accounts.

“According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, fish consumption now exceeds beef consumption per capita, and farmed fish now exceed wild caught. The scale of the industry is leading many policymakers to question practices and methods, particularly in regard to sustainability.

“When we published our 2016 Global Feed Survey, we were presented with more questions regarding the aquaculture sector than any other species,” continued Mr Connolly.

finisher diets were much higher in cost, with Vietnam at US$1333 and Norway at US$1100.

The most expensive finisher diets originated from the Asia-Pacific region, with Korea at US$1800 and Japan at US$1700. Nearly 50 percent of survey responses indicated their region’s aqua finisher diets were more than US$1000 on average.

“Essentially, it comes down to imported raw materials,” explained Mr Connolly.

“What is produced locally is often in a protected marketplace regulated by government tariffs. The high feed prices in this region, in particular Japan, are reflected in other species as well, such as swine and poultry.”

Shrimp accounted for 21 percent of aqua feed production worldwide, with 82 percent coming from Asia (India at 66 percent, Thailand at 42 percent and Indonesia at 33 percent). Salmon feed production represented 11 percent of total aqua feed production, and at 52 percent, Europe was the number one player in this species sector.

Other top species in terms of feed production include: Carp (China at 62 percent) Catfish (US at 40 percent, Vietnam at 36 percent and Bangladesh at 35 percent) Trout (Peru at 74 percent) Brazil, which finished eighth in the aqua feed survey, fed more than 25 different species of fish with its 0.940 million tonnes in 2015. Deep-bodied Amazonian breeds, Pirapitinga, Tambaqui and Pacu, constitute most of the Brazilian fish feed production.

“We found that in Brazil, a major portion of feed production was not allocated to the typical species produced by many other According to the Alltech 2016 Aquaculture Feed Survey, China was the number one aquafeed producer with 17.3 million tonnes at an average cost per finisher diet of countries,” said Mr Connolly.

US$850 “It turns out that over 40 percent of Brazil’s feed production is allocated “This was further indication that aqua generates a lot to a variety of local, Amazonian species, such as Pacu, of interest. No one else has investigated the aquaculture Tambaqui, Tambacu and Tambatinga.” industry in this way and we thought it was time to fulfil Alltech’s overall 2016 Global Feed Survey estimated that need.” international feed tonnage is now at 995.6 million metric According to the Alltech 2016 Aquaculture Feed Survey, tons, a percent increase over last year and a 14 percent China was the number one aqua feed producer with 17.3 increase since Alltech first published Global Feed Survey million tonnes at an average cost per finisher diet of results in 2011. The analysis of five-year trends showed US$850 growth predominantly from the pig, poultry and aqua feed In 2015, China led global aquaculture feed production sectors. with 17.3 million tonnes at an average cost per finisher diet See the complete results of the Alltech 2016 Aquaculture of US$850. Vietnam and Norway followed with 2.8 and Feed Survey, with data and analyses at http://go.alltech.

1.789 million tonnes, respectively; however, the average com/aquafeedsurvey

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Evonik begins basic engineering for an additional methionine plant in Singapore

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vonik Industries has started basic engineering for the construction of a second world-scale production plant for the amino acid DLmethionine in Singapore. The plant complex, with a projected annual production capacity of 150,000 metric tons, is expected to come on stream in 2019. The Evonik committees have now approved the basic engineering.

The decision is based on the continuing increase in the demand for sustainable animal nutrition.

“We have supported the strong market growth of DLmethionine over the years by timely and needs-driven expansion of our production capacities, and we plan to continue doing this,” says Klaus Engel, Chairman of the Executive Board of Evonik.

The specialty chemicals group markets DL-methionine under the MetAMINO® brand name. The new complex will be erected next to Evonik’s existing methionine plant on Jurong Island, Singapore, which was commissioned in late 2014.

“Like our first methionine plant in Singapore, which went on stream on schedule, this project too is progressing according to plan,” explains Reiner Beste, chairman of the Board of the Management of Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH. Singapore was once again selected as the site because Evonik can service the Asian growth market particularly well from there. And once again, in the new, fully backward-integrated production complex, Evonik will

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produce all strategically important precursors itself.

“This guarantees high product quality as well as supply security,” says Mr Beste.

The specialty chemicals group is already producing DLmethionine at world-scale plants in Antwerp (Belgium), Wesseling/Cologne (Germany), Mobile (Alabama, USA), and Singapore. DL-methionine is an essential amino acid that must be supplied in feed. As a feed additive it contributes toward efficient, healthy, and ecofriendly nutrition of agricultural livestock, particularly poultry and pigs.

Population growth and rising standards of living are leading in many regions of the world to an increase in meat consumption, which in turn increases demand for methionine. The addition of this and other amino acids to animal feeds allows the raw protein content to be significantly reduced.

This reduces the burden on the environment by reducing resource consumption, the greenhouse effect, and the potential for eutrophication and acidification. Evonik translates over 60 years of experience in manufacturing essential amino acids for animal nutrition into solutions that meet the evolving needs of its customers in over one hundred countries.

As Evonik now expands its scope to innovative nutritional feed additive solutions beyond amino acids, customers can count on Evonik to take nutrient effectiveness ever further and keep delivering value along with consistent quality.

Around the planet, Evonik products and services are and will continue to be key to producing healthy, affordable food with fewer natural resources and a smaller environmental footprint.

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Alltech announces Young Scientist 2016 regional winners and finalists University of Limerick and Institute of Technology, Carlow students to represent Europe/Africa in finals

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ight regional winners will move to the next level in the 11th annual Alltech Young Scientist program, the largest global university contest of its kind that rewards scientific genius and experimental application in agriscience.

The Undergraduate Europe/Africa winner was Laura Louise O’Regan, who attends University of Limerick in Ireland and submitted a paper entitled ‘Bone derived osteocalcin and puberty.’

The Graduate Europe/Africa winner was Richard Lally, who attends Institute of Technology, Carlow in Ireland and submitted a paper entitled ‘Plant growth promotion.’

A panel of leading scientists selected four undergraduate and four graduate winners for the 2016 competition.

Students were challenged to submit research studies that demonstrated a keen awareness of science and its applications for improving the future of the world.

Earlier this year it was announced that 2016’s programme would enter new territory by offering fully-funded PhD and post-doctorate positions to the global undergraduate and graduate winners in addition to international recognition, trophies and cash awards, making the contest the most prestigious agriscience competition for university students.

In order to participate, students must be nominated by a professor and submit scientific papers on topics such as animal health and nutrition, crop science, agriculture analytical methods, food chain safety and traceability, human health and nutrition, and other agriscience related sectors.

This year the programme received an outstanding 191 nominations from 144 professors representing the world’s top 117 universities from 42 countries. Each student’s paper first competed within their own region of North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa.

Finalists from all four regions are invited to attend an allexpense-paid Alltech Young Scientist Discovery Week in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, where they will compete in the worldwide competition for global titles and fully funded PhD and post-doctorate positions. The winning graduate student will receive a US$10,000 USD cash prize and the winning undergraduate student will receive a US$5000 cash prize. Each finalist will present his or her paper to a panel of international judges and a live audience during ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference from May 22-25, 2016. The eight finalists ranking at the top of their global regions are: “As a pillar of Alltech, education is highly valued inside and outside the company,” said Dr. Aoife Lyons, director of educational initiatives at Alltech. “We’re proud to showcase some of the brightest ideas in agriscience from around the globe through the Alltech Young Scientist program.”

Call for entry for the 2017 competition will start in September 2016.

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The 2016 Alltech Young Scientist finalists (pictured) will present their papers on innovative agriscience ideas to a panel of international judges and a live audience during ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference from May 22-25, where they will compete for global titles and fully funded PhD and post-doctorate positions

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Undergraduate Asia Pacific: Maddison Taylor Corlett, Murdoch University, Australia Undergraduate Latin America: Andressa Vieira de Moraes, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Catarinense - Câmpus Araquari, Brazil Undergraduate Europe/Africa: Laura Louise O’Regan, University of Limerick, Ireland Undergraduate North America: Alonna Danielle Wright, University of Kentucky, USA Graduate Europe/Africa: Richard Lally, Institute of Technology, Carlow, Ireland Graduate Latin America: Manuela Marques Fischer, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Graduate Asia Pacific: Wenkai Ren, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Graduate North America: Sunhye Lee, University of Georgia, from South Korea, representing USA

Second place regional winners:

Undergraduate Europe/Africa: Natalie Gorbunova, Saratov State Agrarian University, Russia - Undergraduate Latin America: Antonia Thalyta Lopes Silveira, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará, Brazil - Undergraduate North America: Bethany Margaret Dado, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA - Undergraduate Asia Pacific: Jeremiah L. Muñoz, Pampanga State Agricultural University, Philippines - Graduate Europe/Africa: Sanja Popović, University of Novi Sad, Serbia - Graduate Latin America: Caoi Seiti Takiya, University of São Paulo, Brazil - Graduate Asia Pacific: Jing Shen, Northwest A&F University, China - Graduate North America: Nirosh Dias Senevirathne, South Dakota State University, from Sri Lanka, representing USA -

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A dynamic image of a strong man breaking chains.

An impressive representation of the power of grain that passes into the human body through flour. Illustrations of this kind on flour bags are especially popular in societies traditionally dominated by men. “Gran Fuerza” – “Great Strength” through the consumption of flour.

Grain was the beginning With its collection of over 3,000 flour sacks from 130 countries around the globe, the FlourWorld Museum in Wittenburg, near Hamburg (Germany), is unique in the world of grain. It is an initiative and cultural project of Mühlenchemie and a token of thanks to all millers. The museum shows the history of flour and its significance for mankind: FLOUR IS LIFE. Every new sack with an interesting motif is welcome in the Sackotheque and will find a permanent home there.

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Make sure you’re part of the 25th Milling and Grain Directory!

Tom Blacker, International Milling and Grain Directory In recent weeks, we have seen some very good trade events come and go, which I am sure some of you will have attended, and are equally anticipating some fantastic conferences and exhibitions for flour and feed milling that are fast approaching on the horizon. In addition to a fantastic range of exhibitors in attendance at these global events, complimentary copies of the 2016 directory will also be available; and we are currently planning the next hard copy of the directory.

Now, as we approach the warmer months, we enter yet another busy time for both directory distribution and events.

The directory was recently distributed from our stand at ILDEX Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City, as well as a partner for the 12th Turkish Flour Industry Federation’s national congress and conference in Antalya, Turkey, which took place from 31 March to 3 April. Directories and magazines were freely available for all attendees at both events, as well as at Victam/Grapas in Bangkok, Thailand and IAOM in Columbus OH, in the US. Throughout April and May, I plan to contact many of our advertisers about their products and for featuring the very best models and ranges of equipment vital to powering our industries.

Our directory is very unique in the fact that it has an open and international approach to you the miller, grain handler or processor. This ensures that only the very best products are selected for you and we also possess greater ambitions to develop the directory in its arrangement of information even further so that it serves our industries even better than it does today. We will of course keep you informed of these developments from this column.

Despite many challenges, our main aim has remained the same; we are all trying to feed people in the best way possible. We have come a long way in this quarter century, and the industry has changed a lot in its technology and its dispersal across the globe. I’m sure you will all join us in ensuring that this directory will be the best one yet.

Looking ahead to the next edition, that will be our 25th, I believe that you as readers of this magazine will enjoy being part of the celebratory edition.

As always, I look forward to hearing from the directory members and users to share your knowledge and achieve more in your projects, mills and processes so necessary for the world’s development.

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The Pelletier Column

Even though they may not always feel right, food fights are good!

by Christophe Pelletier If there is one thing that I always found remarkable in my professional life in the food and agriculture sector, it is the issue of the producer-consumer relationship. Maybe it comes from my family background, but I have never understood why the food industry is so defensive when challenged by consumers or any organisations.

My father used to be a butcher and I spent quite a bit of time around the shop and with him on the markets. I discovered very early that although customers would ask the weirdest questions, what really mattered was not the factual truth but whether they trusted their supplier.

Years passed and later, I started my professional life in a position in a technical and scientific field, which suited me well by then because I was a hard-nosed rational fellow with a tendency to not accept unfounded nonsense. Then, by accident, I got myself involved in a commercial role, which opened new doors for me; and my eyes too.

This successful experience led me to other commercial positions and the lessons that I had learned in my father’s shop became useful on an almost daily basis in the multinational company. There is a huge gap of perception of the customers between the different departments of a company. Very often this discrepancy is reflected in the dynamics of the sales and operations departments of a business; one wants to say yes and the other wants to say no.

Being challenged is a very good thing - Personally, I find being challenged to be a very good thing that can happen to a producing company. I would agree that negative feedback is never pleasant, but even though the message can be harsh, it is still feedback. With this in mind, negative feedback should be handled in the same way as customer complaints, the good kind of handling that is, not the denial kind. The latter is usually more of a reason for a customer to drop a supplier than the problem that occurred in the first place.

Business, like it or not, is first of all about human interaction. Money is only a means to secure it. In the course of my career, I had to deal with “consumer resistance” in quite a few occasions, but what it put into motion brought me most interesting and rewarding experiences.

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hand, there was the source of the company’s revenue - in other words salaries were at stake, and on the other hand, the natural drive to keep production costs under control.

The key was to not lose our focus on the one essential parameter: the margin.

Margin management within a market vision really delivered amazing results in such situations. Another essential point was that we ensured that we negotiated everything and always got something in return for any effort made on our part. I remember some very tense conversations with a large British based retailer in the time when talks were about the removal of meat and bone meal from animal feed. We showed them that the impact of their demand on our bottom line and made clear that if they helped out on the bottom line then we would go along with them.

Because we were offering top quality chicken, we were able to reach an agreement, which owes as much to the fact that not only could we not afford to lose their business, they did not want to lose us as a supplier. The willingness to accept challenges from the market and the drive to always improve our products and service has always served us well. We would not have been in a position to ask anything in return if we had produced a basic commodity.

Aiming to be the best requires a sustainable competitive advantage - By aiming to be the best, we had a sustainable competitive advantage. Finally, we were able to have them accept to buy more from us so that we could dilute the extra cost over a larger volume and have more efficient logistics. They had to say goodbye to some suppliers who were not ready to go the extra mile for them, and we also said goodbye to customers who would not support us in our new costing effort.

In the end, a very tough challenge resulted in a strong, sustainable and very profitable win-win situation.

However, this is only one example of a tough market challenge. I went through similar situations in the various sectors in which I have worked including, feed, pig, poultry and aquaculture; with the added value getting well into the millions per year each time.

Food fights are good, but they work only by picking the right partners in the market. People who do not allow you to stay in business are not your partners and tough choices then have to be made.

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”.

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AusScan advances animal nutrition

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usScan calibrations have been one of the most valuable technological advancements in animal nutrition in the past 30 years, according to leading South Australian animal nutritionist Tony Edwards of ACE Consulting.

Mr Edwards recently addressed an AusScan near infrared reflectance (NIR) workshop for Australian nutritionists and feed-mill technicians, which aimed to: • Improve industry’s knowledge and understanding of NIR technology • Discuss applications of the technology and improving data management • Demonstrate using AusScan Online • Discuss the future of NIR • Outline how to utilise energy values Speaking at the University of Sydney, he stressed that by knowing the digestible energy of grains before feeding livestock, nutritionists could provide more accurate formulations and confidently select the correct parcels of grains for composite diets.

Using least cost formulations and today’s grain prices, he informed the workshop that 1 MJ DE/Kg was worth Aus$25 to Aus$30 per tonne.

He suggested that the undersupply or oversupply of energy in diets had consequences which could further increase costs due to reduced performance of livestock.

Joint venture partners Aunir UK and Cooperative Research Centre for High Integrity Australian Pork (Pork CRC) made AusScan calibrations available to customers worldwide a year ago via the Aunir website.

Agri-Torque’s Ivan Ward, who consults throughout the Asia Pacific region on the application of NIR, discussed the use of NIR technology in feed mills, including how in line NIR opportunities provide realtime information and capture nutrient variation.

An excellent case study was presented which demonstrated NIR’s effectiveness in providing rapid and accurate information on product quality measures before acceptance into the feed mill. Workshop attendees learnt the steps required to verify accurate NIR readings, with emphasis on sampling techniques.

Samantha Openshaw of FOSS Pacific gave a live demonstration on scanning whole grains, with insights

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into sample preparation.

Interestingly, the FOSS machine will combine five scans of the grain sample in one pass, thereby ensuring coverage of the whole sample.

According to workshop facilitator, Pork CRC Manager, Commercialisation and Research Impact, Charles Rikard-Bell, NIR machines have user friendly software and uploading and downloading files to the AusScan website is a quick and easy process.

Chris Piotrowski of Aunir UK presented the future of NIR in industry and the workshop learnt that technological advancements would reduce the size of NIR machines.

“This generated much discussion on the progress made in the development of hand held devices and the corresponding accuracy of the measurements,” Dr Rikard-Bell said.

“Chris also gave a fascinating insight on other uses of NIR machines to verify ingredient uniformity simply by viewing spectra curves, noting that feed mills could get valuable insights into product variability simply by understanding spectra variations.”

It was also now possible to summate spectra files of raw materials to produce a spectra output for a complete feed.

AusScan Online is now available through Elizabeth Owens (eowens@symbioalliance.com.au) at Symbio Laboratories (www.symbiolabs.com.au) and Ian Wickham (ianwickham@feedcentral.com.au) at Feed Central (www.feedcentral.com.au). www.aunir.com Milling and Grain - April 2016 | 25

JM Smucker Company announces leadership transition to foster next chapter of growth and success

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he JM Smucker Company announced recently that their board of directors has implemented a leadership transition plan that leverages the strong capabilities of the executive team, provides continuity in management, and underscores the Company’s commitment to focusing on long-term growth and industry leadership.

Effective from May 1, 2016, Mark T Smucker, President, Consumer and Natural Foods, member of the company’s board of directors, and fifth generation of the company’s founding family, has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Richard K Smucker, who has served as Chief Executive Officer since 2011 and Co-Chief Executive Mark R Belgya Officer since 2001.

Richard Smucker will become Executive Chairman of the Board, succeeding current Chairman Timothy P Smucker, who will transition to the role of Chairman Emeritus and will remain on the Company’s Board of Directors as a non-employee Director.

Gary A Oatey, Chairman of the board of director’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, said, “As an organisation highly focused on talent development and operating with a long-term perspective, Mark’s appointment reflects the Board’s thoughtful approach to succession planning. Mark has consistently demonstrated that he is a visionary leader, an innovator, and a steward of the Company’s unique culture. Mark has held senior positions in nearly all major businesses within the organisation and has played an important role with acquisitions and business integrations over the past 18 years. The Board believes he is the right executive to lead Smucker in the years ahead. Additionally, we will continue to benefit from Richard’s strategic oversight and institutional knowledge as he assumes the role of Executive Chairman. The changes announced today reinforce our commitment to maintaining Smucker’s heritage and culture, which creates an environment where employees deliver

exceptional results, benefiting all of our constituents.”

“We are pleased to announce this leadership transition at an exciting time for our Company as we continue to deliver record results and our brands lead in key market categories,” said Richard Smucker.

“Today’s announcement exemplifies the Company’s long-term succession planning and underscores the tradition of management continuity that has shaped Smucker into the company it is today. On behalf of the

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Board of Directors and the entire Company, we are proud of Mark’s numerous contributions and his accomplishments as a leader within our organisation and our industry.

We are confident that under his leadership, and with the support of our dedicated employees, the Company will continue to innovate, evolve, and grow in the years to come. Leading this organisation has been an immense pleasure. I am grateful for the opportunity to have worked alongside the best team in the industry and look forward to many more accomplishments in the future.”

Mark Smucker said, “Our Company was built by thousands of families, just like ours, who have cared about its success for over 119 years. I am humbled to serve as a steward of this great company, leading and working with our talented team to build on our prominent market position, and drive continued growth and shareholder value at Smucker. I am honoured to succeed Richard as the next Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

He has not only been a valuable mentor to me throughout my career, he has also led our Company through a period of significant expansion and strategic transformation. As a result, today, Smucker and our family of

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iconic brands are stronger than ever.

I look forward to working closely with Richard, the Board of Directors, our outstanding leadership team, and our talented employees across the Company, collectively serving all of our constituents – consumers, customers, employees, suppliers, communities, and shareholders.”

The Smucker board of directors has also promoted Mark R Belgya and Steven Oakland to the additional management roles of Vice Chair, effective May 1, 2016. Mr Belgya, currently Senior Vice President and

Steven Oakland

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Chief Financial Officer, will be Vice Chair and Chief Financial Officer, and Oakland, currently President, Coffee and Foodservice, will be Vice Chair and President, US Food and Beverage.

In addition to his role as Chief Financial Officer, Mr Belgya will be responsible for strategy, mergers and acquisitions, government and industry affairs, and information services.

Oakland will be responsible for the Company’s US food and beverage businesses, including US retail coffee, US retail consumer foods, foodservice, natural foods, US retail sales, and marketing services.

Richard Smucker added, “We are also pleased to name Mark Belgya and Steve Oakland as Vice Chairs of the Company. Both have been valued team members for more than 30 years and their contributions to Smucker’s long-term success are innumerable. We are confident that their additional support and insights will be instrumental in achieving balanced growth for the Company.

We believe this leadership team has a deep breadth of experience and is the strongest in the industry.”

Today’s announcements are in line with the Company’s long-term strategy and continued focus on creating a larger, stronger, and more diversified organisation.

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COMPANY UPDATES The growth of the swine industry on the Indian sub-continent

by Chris Jackson, Export Manager UK TAG I have been travelling again, so I have lots to report this month. The first country on my visiting programme was India, in order to look at the potential to help increase their agricultural outputs.

This sub continent with a population in excess of one billion certainly is one of huge contrasts in topography, climate, population and cultures.

Being predominantly Hindu, improving outputs from cattle production must always bear this in mind. That said there is a demand for milk and milk products, which so far outweighs any attempts to increase production.

In the Punjab, the state have developed their own cattle improvement centre and are reaching the final stages of building a new bull stud; using the very latest of production techniques for bull housing and handling and the very latest technology to produce and distribute to farms high quality artificial insemination carried out on farm by their own technicians to ensure maximum benefit is derived by the farmers.

I was also shown the states interest in developing its own pig industry. Sadly and it is widely recognised that the industry needs a great deal of investment and improvement currently most pig production is back yard and trencher fed.

The Punjab state is now turning to pig production - The Punjab state want to help farmers change this and to use more of their homegrown cereals and proteins to boost their incomes by turning to pig production.

To achieve this, they have created a high welfare demonstration farm showing all stages of production. Education will play a major role in the development of the industry as genetics develop feed technology will also need to improve to keep pace with and to realise the full potential that will be available.

The state also plans to develop their own nucleus-breeding programme to benefit the farmers. This will be based on the Large White Yorkshire, Landrace and Duroc (in Assam Hampshire and Large Black will be used to satisfy local demand for coloured pig skins).

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line with the Prime Minister’s aim to increase the returns to rural communities.

In tandem with the increase in production, is the need to develop new abattoirs and packing stations. Here lies the dilemma for investors; livestock production is a long-term proposition, building an abattoir maybe a six-month operation. If the production is improved, then there is currently no way to utilise the improved stock. If a new abattoir is built it will not have enough quality animals to meet its needs for maybe three years, perhaps state aid will be needed in the short term to allow for the development of the industry.

The same scenario applies to the feed industry, as the feeds will need to be developed to match all stages of production, with a subsequent move away from home mixing to enable the sophisticated formulation needed to maximise the genetic potential.

The problem of pork’s limited appeal - I have heard a lot about the limited appeal of pork meat to the country, but it is reckoned that there are over 80 million people with disposable incomes who are discerning buyers of high quality pig meat and pig meat products. Not forgetting that in the North east of the country there is a tradition of eating pig meat.

The researchers and research farms are well aware of the genetic limitations caused by the lack of genetic importation over the last 20 years. They now have a plan to import frozen pig semen, their recent experience with this has not been good but they are willing to try again using our technicians along with a limited imports of live animals to try and close the gap, but there is a genuine and understandable worry about importing new diseases.

By working closely with the authorities, I am sure that we will be able to assist in increasing production and profitability. Following India I was in the Philippines for their INAHGEN exhibition where pig production is of course well organised and intensive. From there our next exhibition will be the China Animal Husbandry Exhibition on between the 18th and 20th May 2016.

I hope that we will be able to meet some of our readers at these exhibitions. After these with Perendale, we will be at Indo Livestock where they will be running seminars. @AgrictecExports

G3 Canada Limited celebrated the ground breaking of its Hamilton lake terminal at the Port of Hamilton on March 18, 2016. Board members and executives from G3 Canada Limited, along with stakeholder guests, were on hand to mark the occasion.

Construction of the 50,000 MT facility began last autumn and is on schedule to be completed in spring 2017. The bin foundations are nearly complete, and the installation of the steel bins and work on the below ground portion of the receiving building are expected to begin in April.

When complete, the facility will be able to ship and receive grain via truck, rail and vessel.

As of March 4, AIB International’sLeatherhead, UK office has relocated to modern office spaces near Leatherhead town centre. The Leatherhead office, which oversees the AIB International’s operations for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), is now located at Riverbridge House, Fetchum Grove, Guildford Road, Leatherhead, KT22 9AD Riverbridge House is ideally located, being just one mile from Junction 9 of the M25.

It benefits from great rail links with regular trains and London is approximately 45 minutes away. For visitors arriving by air, Riverbridge House is approximately half an hour away from both Gatwick and Heathrow International Airports.

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Merino Marks 15 Year Anniversary Global Industries Regional Sales Position

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A native of Argentina and a current resident of Buenos Aires, Merino has a mechanical engineering degree from Argentina’s National Technological University, and has completed numerous postgraduate courses in finance, computer science and ISO 9000. He is fluent in both Spanish and English, and comprehends technical text in Portuguese, German and French.

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News and updated resources from the FFI

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he Food Fortification Initiative (FFI) saw great progress last year in documenting fortification’s role in reducing the prevalence of nutritional anaemia.

Last year, Burundi and Malawi passed fortification legislation, and Nigeria amended its fortification standard to include folic acid.

Annual report

Milestones for the year are highlighted in the FFI annual report: Defeating Anaemia: 2015 Year in Review.

The report includes updated estimates of the percentage of industrially milled wheat flour, maize

Vice President of International Sales John Haugh. “His skills in budgeting, contracts, negotiation and project management have assisted Global Industries’ customers around the world in designing and building projects that are functional, efficient and respected throughout the industry for including the proper equipment to meet customer objectives at the lowest possible expense.”

Global Industries, Inc., headquartered in Grand Island, NE, operates four divisions that specialize in the design, manufacture and distribution of grain storage, handling and conditioning products, as well as other agriculturalrelated equipment and services worldwide. Those divisions include MFS/York/Stormor in Grand Island, NE USA; Nebraska Engineering Company (NECO) in Omaha, NE USA; Hutchinson/Mayrath in Clay Center, KS USA and Sentinel Building Systems in Albion, NE USA.

flour and rice, that is fortified with at least iron or folic acid. The wheat percentage dropped from the previous year’s estimate due to Egypt stopping its fortification program. The maize percentage increased due to revised data from Mexico, and the rice percentage remained the same.

“The static figures represent a challenge for all of us,” said Scott J Montgomery, FFI Director.

Flour Millers Toolkit

If you use the Flour Millers Toolkit, see a revised version at bit. ly/1RPLXEJ You can download the entire Toolkit or separate sections as PowerPoint presentations, which allows you to read additional information in the speaker notes.

Map of grain fortification

You can download a new and updated map of grain fortification at bit.ly/1RR9acA The new map uses five colour codes to specify which grain(s) are required to be fortified in the country’s legislation.

Practical imports

Visit bit.ly/25ABeIp for a new worksheet to help determine whether fortification of rice imports is practical in your country.

FFI are looking forward to another busy year as they work together for grain fortification to lead to smarter, stronger, and healthier people.

See the FFI Annual Report at at bit.ly/1X2Oi3s

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New book on extrusion technology complements training

resenters of highly-regarded short courses on extrusion technology, Dennis Forte and Gordon Young have published a new text book, ‘Food and feed extrusion – an applied approach to extrusion theory’ (ISBN 978-0-9945433-0-1 - see www. fie.com.au/books for details). This book developed over a period of almost twenty years – during which time the authors conducted industry short courses first in Australia and New Zealand, then for ten years in Thailand, and more recently in Norway.

Like the courses, this book aims to present the theory behind extrusion technology, but in a way which clearly applies in practice. Understanding the theory behind the process – and how it applies to real manufacturing processes – means that formulations and processes can be designed to be more robust, appropriate equipment can be selected for the required duty, and effective operating procedures and guidelines can be developed – leading to more reliable processes and consistent product.

This book is relevant to all types of extruded human foods and animal feeds, and all types of equipment used to produce them: single- and twin-screw extruders, and specialised snack food machines. It considers how the equipment and processes operate, and how the process conditions interact with the ingredients used.

The authors are also presenting an ‘Aquafeed extrusion technology’ course in Norway from 9 to 11 May, as well as courses in Thailand and Australia in July and August www.fie.com.au/events Milling and Grain - April 2016 | 31

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General Mills to double organic acreage sourcing to meet growing demand for natural and organic foods

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eneral Mills has announced it will accelerate its commitment to more than double the organic acreage from which it sources ingredients. The company now expects to meet its goal of 250,000 acres by 2019.

The increased acreage is directly linked to the company’s goals to grow net sales from its natural and organic products. In February at the Consumer Analysts Group of New York conference, Jeff Harmening, General Mills executive vice president and chief operating officer for U.S. Retail, said the company expects to reach US$1 billion in net sales from natural and organic products by 2019, a full year ahead of its previous target.

Since 2009, General Mills has increased the organic acreage it supports by 120 percent and is now among the top five organic ingredient purchasers – and the second largest buyer of organic fruits and vegetables – in the North American packaged food sector.

“To achieve the growth we anticipate for our natural and organic brands, we will need a more robust pipeline of organic growers,” said John Church, executive vice president, General Mills Supply Chain.

“We’re building strategic relationships directly with farmers for our products and are dedicated to working with growers to optimise production and quality, adopt standard practices and accelerate supply.”

General Mills has made sizeable investments to meet growing consumer interest in natural and organic foods, which is expected to drive double-digit industry sales growth over the next five years.

Since 2000, General Mills has acquired a portfolio of natural and organic brands that totaled US$675 million dollars in pro forma net sales in Fiscal Year 2015, ranking General Mills the third largest natural and organic food maker in the U.S. The portfolio includes Cascadian Farm, Muir Glen, LÄRABAR, Liberté, Mountain High, Food Should Taste Good, Immaculate Baking, and Annie’s. In January, the company acquired meat snacks maker EPIC Provisions.General Mills supports the Organic Farming Research Foundation’s efforts to encourage widespread adoption of organic farming practices through research, advocacy and education. In Canada, the company has made a US$50,000 investment to support the Prairie Organic Grain Initiative (POGI), whose mission is to increase both quantity and quality of organic field crops grown in Canada. POGI is addressing the shortage of organic grain growers by helping conventional growers make the transition to organic farming.

General Mills also participates alongside other organic companies in the Organic Trade Association’s Grain, Pulse and Oilseed Council, an industry forum working in a precompetitive effort to increase the supply of organic grain, oilseeds and pulses.

New company launched to maximise the commercialisation of research at Easter Bush Campus

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oslin Technologies Ltd offers one of the world’s largest investment opportunities in research projects aimed at improving animal health and increasing agricultural productivity.

The University of Edinburgh has partnered with private equity advisor JB Equity, who are raising an initial UK£15 million to support the venture.

Martin Hjorth-Jensen, Chairman of JB Equity, said: “With a global population increasing beyond nine billion by 2040, innovation and investment in animal science and genetics will be critical to ensure global food security. We are seeing an ever-increasing appetite for investment in technology advancements in animal health and agriculture and Roslin Technologies will provide a channel for those funds to help accelerate these projects.”

Professor David Hume, Director of The Roslin Institute and Research Director of the Royal School of Veterinary Studies, said: “This investment is recognition of the excellence of animal sciences research in Scotland. It is especially timely as we become major partners in a UK Agri-Tech Centre of Excellence, and also form a joint venture with the International Livestock Research Institute in Nairobi with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.”

Hugh Edmiston, Director of Corporate Services at the University of Edinburgh, noted that the investment reflects the ongoing commitment and success of the University in its research.

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International alliance MAIZALL sees opportunities in new US - Argentine agreement

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ollowing his runoff election victory in Argentina, Mauricio Macri has quickly implemented economic reforms, including entering into the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with the United States.

This should provide opportunities for the international maize alliance MAIZALL to further promote the organization’s objectives, including global asynchronous and asymmetric approvals; harmonization of regulatory policies in the Americas; and communication on modern agricultural practices.

Facing many of the same barriers to sales of corn

While Argentina and the United States are competitors for global corn market share, they face many of the same barriers to sales of corn and corn co-products. The work of MAIZALL and the new TIFA agreement are both steps toward overcoming these challenges.

The TIFA is an agreement that aims to facilitate a dialogue between the United States and Argentina on a broad range of trade and investment issues, including market access and cooperation on agricultural matters.

In addition, the agreement states both countries will work together to expand global agricultural trade and

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combat non-scientific barriers to trade, including those for agricultural products.

All of these are topics MAIZALL has been working to overcome since its inception in 2013.

“This agreement will be invaluable towards MAIZALL achieving some of the organization’s key areas of focus,” said Sergio Bortolozzo, MAIZALL president and farmer from Brazil.

“For example, one major objective is to coordinate with industry and governments of Argentina, Brazil and the United States to present a unified voice advocating to synchronize global approvals of biotechnology products and develop effective low-level presence (LLP) policies.

This agreement works towards unifying that voice.”

In its first three years, MAIZALL has met with government and industry leaders in China, South Korea and the European Union, as well as officials at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to encourage improvements in the biotechnology approval process in key export markets.

Harmonization of regulatory policie

“MAIZALL is committed to promoting the harmonization of regulatory policies in the Americas to encourage increased market access,” Bortolozzo said. “The TIFA is paving a path for a potential comprehensive trade agreement between the United States and Argentina, which could be a step toward achieving both of these goals.”

MAIZALL is a partnership of four national corn producer associations in the three major corn exporting countries in the Americas: the U.S. Grains Council and the National Corn Growers Association in the United States, ABRAMILHO in Brazil and MAIZAR in Argentina.

Working closely with the agricultural ministries

While MAIZALL is a private sector, farmer-led organization, each of the partners is working closely with the agricultural ministries of their respective countries, which support the goal of export expansion.

In the coming year, MAIZALL will work closely with Argentina on this new initiative and continue to coordinate activities in China and the European Union as well as explore further work with both the WTO and FAO.

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USGC cautiously welcomes China corn policy changes

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n 29 March the US Grains Council’s President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Sleight expressed a cautious but hopeful response to China’s statement that it will cease stockpiling corn.

“Like others, we are closely following the market implications of the announcement from China that it will end its corn stockpiling program and reduce its surpluses of corn that have negatively impacted global markets,” Mr Sleight said.

“Our offices in Washington and Beijing have been monitoring signals that reforms were coming. While we are surprised they have been accelerated, we are hopeful they will be a step in the right direction toward more market-oriented decisions related to the supply and demand for corn.

“Although domestic corn prices in China have declined by about 30 percent in the past six months, and this announcement has had market impacts already, Chinese corn is still priced well above the world market. We will be seeking additional details about this announcement and monitoring its ongoing impact on feed grains markets, particularly as farmers in both our country and China begin planting.

“The Council has engaged in China for more than 30 years on a wide range of issues.

We value this complex relationship and look forward to continuing to work in the market for mutual benefit.”

Flour manufacturing sector to benefit from new thunderstorm detector

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or many flour-manufacturing facilities, thunderstorms can play a significant role in disrupting operations.

Most manufacturing and storage transfer processes have to be made safe or halted completely when a thunderstorm is in the vicinity as part of the risk mitigation and safety protocols on-site causing loss of productivity and efficiency.

A new thunderstorm detector from Biral can provide early warning of a nearby thunderstorm ensuring the safety of operating personnel and minimising any downtime.

Biral’s experience from the aviation and industrial sectors has allowed the company to develop its new BTD-300 Thunderstorm Detector for the flour manufacturing sector.

Whilst there are existing lightning systems available, these only alert after the strikes have begun, whereas Biral’s new BTD-300 uses a quasi-electrostatic operating principle which gives early warnings of overhead lightning risk and detects strikes as far as 83 km away.

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Milling and Grain Magazine’s magical meeting with the members of the London and South East Millers Society

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by Andrew Wilkinson

n Tuesday 8th March a delegation from Milling and Grain magazine, including Tom Blacker, Eloise Hillier-Richardson and Andrew Wilkinson, visited NABIM’s Flour Advisory Bureau, in Arlington Street, in London’s bustling West-End. Situated just behind London’s glamorous Ritz Hotel and sat slightly back from a set of very grand black wrought iron gates, the building itself is a beautiful example of Georgian architecture, sat amongst a gaggle of more modern, less opulent structures. Our party were greeted at the door of the beautiful Grade 2 listed residence by the London and South East Milling Society’s (LSEMS) Secretary; Mr Graham Bruce.

The purpose of the visit was to attend one of the many social events that the London and South East Millers Society organises every year and was a fantastic opportunity for everyone present to rekindle old friendships, and more importantly, to establish some new.

Much of the evening featured magician extraordinaire Bertie Pearce; who wowed his audience with a spellbinding show that consisted of a rich mixture of history, comedy and of course – magic!

The audience was held firmly in Mr Pearce’s grasp throughout the performance and all present were thoroughly entertained by both his slight of hand and speed of wit.

Once the magician’s entertaining performance had concluded with a well-deserved rapturous round of applause, the assembled audience retired from the Boardroom and retired to the main room where rather fittingly, both members and their guests consumed a buffet that included sandwiches under the watchful gaze of the Earl of Sandwich; whose generously proportioned and beautifully coloured portrait dominates the room.

The evening concluded with one of Gary Lancaster’s now infamous raffles and a presentation upon his impending retirement to Buhler’s Ernst Holbi.

Every member of the Milling and Grain team present agreed that the evening had been an incredibly rewarding and worthwhile experience and that the opportunity for newer members of our editorial team to make some new contacts and forge some new friendships was utterly invaluable.

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by Eloise Hillier-Richardson

any of you may remember the charity calendar ‘Calendar Girls’, where WI women famously posed naked to raise money for the charity Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research now called ‘Bloodwise’. But, we hear you ask, what does this have to do with milling or grain?

When my colleagues and I attended the London & South East Millers Society event this March, while mingling with our wine and water, we met Lesley Morris, a now retired former employee of GR Wright and Sons Ltd. Our conversation looked back upon our trip to Wright’s Mill, but to our delight the conversation turned to how both GR Wright and Sons Ltd and Mrs Morris have created their own publication in support of Bloodwise.

Not a calendar, but a recipe book sparked the interest of Lesley and her friends at the Woodford Wells tennis club, “Somehow we felt Ponders End wasn’t quite ready for us to get our kit off for charity, so a recipe book it was!” Lesley told us.

“The first book came about from a numbers of evenings in the bar of the Woodford Wells tennis club. Relaxing after our game with a well-earned glass of wine, the talk would turn to our family’s favourite recipes. I offered to collate the recipes and circulate them for a small donation to charity. However, following the offer of help from the photographer and graphic designer this grew into a much more professional project. “ It was at this point I approached David Wright to see if Wrights would consider making a donation towards the printing costs. Not only did David offer to pay the full printing costs but also really got behind the project, promoting the book to our customers through our sales force and the company website. The first book completely sold out raising £32000 for the charity.”

This, the second of two recipe books that Lesley has put together to raise money for Bloodwise, brings together all the recipes of friends and neighbours, with a focus on ‘Recipes from around the World’ from holidays abroad to dishes from friends overseas. 4000 copies have been printed this time, with the hopes of raising a further £40,000 for the charity.

The charity Bloodwise is one close to the heart of both Lesley and David Wright. Lesley’s husband is currently battling Leukaemia, but continues in good health, and Mr Wright’s father sadly died of the disease – the importance of the success of this book is unbounded.

Each copy is £10 and 100 percent of the money goes to the charity. Lesley noted, “Without the support of David Wright we would never have been able to raise anywhere near as much money for this important charity.

We must mention as well the efforts of the photographer, Tony Martinez of Hi Life Photos and graphic designer Caroline Logan, who donated their time free of charge, thus enabling us to pay over every penny of the £10 price of the book to Bloodwise.”

So, why not buy your own copy, available at www. wrightsflour.co.uk/cookbook, to donate £10 to Bloodwise and receive a book of carefully handcrafted, easy to enjoy recipes, for your pleasure.

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The Wolfson Centre offers a range of very popular and useful short courses designed specifically for industry. We have been delivering short courses for over 25 years, both at the university and in the workplace. Over this time we’ve developed strong links with industry, offering consultancy, research projects and short courses that combine technological excellence with personalised teaching. We have now included practical sessions with some of our courses, to help delegates consolidate the theory.

The Wolfson Centre - Short courses designed to suit the needs of engineers All our courses are designed to suit the needs of engineers, whether in the pharmaceutical, food processing, minerals, power generation or recycling industries; in fact anyone involved in the handling of bulk solid materials or the flow of powders will benefit. They are designed for engineers, managers, skilled operatives, maintenance crew or anyone involved in using or handling powders or particulates.

You don’t need advanced qualifications either - a basic technical education and/or industry experience is enough.

13th: Caking and Lump Formation in Powders and Bulk Solids 26th - 27th: Advanced Course: Design of Equipment for Storing and Discharging Bulk Materials May 10th - 12th: Pneumatic Conveying of Bulk Materials 24th: Undesired De-blending and Separation in Processes and Equipment June

7th - 8th: Introduction to the Processing of Dry Solid Materials ** new course 28th - 29th: Measurement of the Properties and Bulk Behaviour of Particulate Materials July 5th: Handling and Storage of Municipal Waste and Recycled Bulk Materials ** new course October 11th - 13th: Overview of Particulate Handling Technology November 22th - 24th: Pneumatic Conveying of Bulk Materials December 13th - 14th: Biomass Handling, Feeding and Storage All of the above Courses are available as in-company courses, although the format may need changing where practical sessions are not possible

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YANG® Lallemand Animal Nutrition is pleased to introduce its new solution for livestock producers: YANG®, the yeast association new generation.

PRODUCT FOCUS APRIL 2016 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.

The properties of yeast derivatives (products obtained from inactivated yeast cells) and their ability to 1) adhere to specific bacteria and 2) modulate the immune system, are well known in human and animal nutrition.

Thanks to cutting-edge technologies applied for the first time in this area, Lallemand R&D teams have selected yeast strains (including Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Cyberlindnera jadinii) with different and complementary properties and combined them in a unique formula: YANG®.

Trials have been conducted in controlled facilities and in commercial farms showing beneficial effects in postweaning piglets, calves, goats, shrimp and fish. Further trials are ongoing in other animal species.

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Rear-Post Bulk Bag Filler Flexicon’s Rear-Post Bulk Bag Filler with Swing-Down® fill head and low profile deck allows safe, rapid spout connections and removal of filled bags using a pallet jack.

A new Rear-Post Bulk Bag Filler features a patented SwingDown® fill head that pivots to the operator at floor level for safe, ergonomic spout connections, and a low-profile loading deck that allows removal of filled bags using a pallet jack.

The cantilevered fill head pivots downward to a vertical orientation that places the inflatable bag spout seal, inflator button, and four bag loop latches within an arm’s length of an operator standing on the plant floor, eliminating the need to climb steps, strain or risk injury associated with overhead connections to conventional fill heads.

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Roto-Disc® airlock/double-dump valves

Ultrasonic sensors for continuous non-contact level measurement

Roto-Disc® airlock/double-dump valves are now able to feed and measure product into and/or out of pressure or vacuum environments in four modes.

BinMaster’s ultrasonic sensors provide continuous, non-contact level measurement in bins, tanks and silos. They can also detect material on conveyors. The SmartSonic ultrasonic transmitter features a high efficiency, narrow beam design that eliminates unwanted echoes and enhances operation in difficult applications. SmartSonic comes in a variety of models with a measuring range of 4 inches up to 90 feet.

Through the development of the Roto-Disc cycle timer (RDCC™) and enhancements to its accumulator chambers, applications now have volumetric and gravimetric measuring capability, in addition to traditional temporal and manual control. Included in this new capability is the option to switch between any of these modes almost instantaneously and then return to operation just as quick, providing measurement flexibility.

The new feeding solutions are accomplished with loadcell mounts and/or level sensor ports, both of which are located on the chamber according to the application requirements. Gravimetric solutions are provided with flexible connections on the assembly for accurate weight measurement. This processing solution can take the place of other feeding devices and make processes more efficient.

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Continuous liquid level measurement Easy two-point, push button calibration for fast setup Self-cleaning for minimal maintenance 4-20 mA and RS-485 Modbus RTU communications Optional display module and PC utility and diagnostic software Built-in compensation for temperature changes Sanitary models for food grade applications

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The new Analysette28 ImageSizer is the ideal instrument for analysis of particle shape and size of dry, free-flowing powders and bulk solids in a measuring range from 20 µm to 20 mm. Via the optical analysis of particle shape and particle size, damaged particles, contaminates, agglomerates or oversized or undersized particles are identified accurately and fast, and can be viewed as single images.

At the same time, the instrument offers a fast and efficient particle size measurement. The measuring time, depending on the sample quantity, is below 5 minutes and the result is available immediately. This makes the Analysette28 ImageSizer the perfect measuring instrument for the easy quality control, as well as for research and for laboratory tasks – and it is the fast alternative to sieving.

Fast and economic alternative to sieving

If you perform many and frequent sieve analyses, the Analysette28 ImageSizer is the ideal, time-saving alternative in just three steps: Load the sample, start the measurement, read the result. Without any weighing, assembling of a sieve stack and elaborate cleaning. And with substantially reduced follow-up costs, since calibration and initial purchases of sieves are omitted.

Additionally, besides the particle size distribution also valuable information about the particle shape is received.

Fast analysis of particle shape and size • Extra wide measuring range 20 μm – 20 mm, individually adaptable • High-performance camera with telecentric lenses • Extensive library for morphological analysis • Practical tools for reliable quality monitoring • Fast, simple operation via SOP control • Freely editable report generator for individual measurement reports

Fritsch Analysette28 ImageSizer Optimal sample flowrate via controlled feeder

The U-shaped cross section of the feeder channel ensures good material feed. An autocheck function determines and controls the particle concentration. The ideal feed rate of the feeder can be set according to the sample properties in the SOP. Your advantage: always the optimum number of particles per image for a reliable and significant analysis.

The Fritsch-Cloud – easiest analysis at a glance

Even the evaluation of the measuring results is uniquely simple with the Analysette28. The evaluation software ISS displays each recorded particle clearly as a data point in the immediately available Fritsch-Cloud. The really important information for you about the morphology will be shown by the position of the data point in the Cloud. You freely choose which statement is of interest to you: the sphericity in regards to the minimum feret diameter, the aspect ratio, applied on the porosity, or the convexity as a function of the particle Cross Section.

Especially convenient: have several measurements displayed simultaneously in a chart and you will immediately see the differences between the relevant samples. A direct visual evaluation: brilliantly simple, uniquely flexible.

Fritsch-Plus: freely configurable report generator

For automatically displaying the results clearly arranged on the monitor – optionally as a cloud, as cumulative curve, as bar diagram or in table form. Or define a layout according to your sieve analysis. The displayed results are printed out as you set it up on the monitor.

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Powerful camera - strong lenses – simple operation

The core of the Analysette28 ImageSizer is a 5 megapixel camera, which provides highest resolution of even smallest particles. The telecentric lenses guarantee completely distortion-free images of each individual particle in the same scale wherever it is located in the measurement volume.

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Phytogenics as natural performance enhancers for antibiotic-free feeding programs

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Known for broad-spectrum efficacy, phytogenics are a promising solution for the livestock industry

ince the ban on antibiotic growth promoters in the EU in 2006, phytogenic feed additives have been on the rise in global animal production. In the United States, sub-therapeutic use of antibiotics for growth performance will no longer be allowed in 2017. As antibiotic-free feeding programs receive increased attention among scientists, nutritionists, feed manufacturers and farmers, phytogenics are moving further into the spotlight due to their holistic and broad-spectrum efficacy.

In particular, phytogenics show enormous promise for their proven impact on performance, sustainability, feed and food safety, says Markus Dedl, CEO of Delacon, the Austrian family business that pioneered the category.

Powerful plants with vast potential

Phytogenics, commonly defined as plant-based feed additives or botanicals, represent a group of natural substances used in animal nutrition, Mr Dedl explains. These substances are derived from herbs, spices and their extracts, such as essential oils. The term phytogenics was coined more than 25 years ago by Delacon, which even then recognised the potential of plants to meet challenges in animal nutrition.

Mr Dedl explains that phytogenic feed additives can consist of many different active ingredient groups, such as pungent substances, bitter substances, essential oils, saponins, flavonoids, mucilages and tannins.

“Owing to this wide range, phytogenics offer much more than flavouring properties,” he says.

“The effects are many, mostly targeting the enhancement of livestock performance.”

Impacts can include sensorial stimulation and palatability, increased enzymatic activity in the intestinal tract, improved nutrient utilisation, antioxidant effects, enhanced quorum sensing inhibition, effects in intestinal mucosa and improved reproductive performance.

Pure plant-based phytogenics also show a wider range of modes of action in animal nutrition compared to synthetic natureidentical substances, he notes.

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“This advantage is based on the synergistic effects of all agents within a plant, which have not been reduced to the effects to a single lead substance. This natural synergy, combined with sustainability and safety, makes phytogenics a top solution platform in multispecies animal nutrition.”

Green light for food safety, sustainability and profitability

Phytogenics are a natural alternative for livestock producers and companies developing antibiotic-free feeding programs, Mr Dedl says. Additives applied in livestock production should not only contribute to profitability and superior quality of animalderived products but also satisfy food safety and environmental regulations, he says.

“Phytogenic products used as natural growth promoters in animal nutrition have been proven to provide a return on investment. They also have been proven to reduce ammonia, methane and greenhouse gas emissions. The botanical compounds are proven safe for consumers, and can help improve profitability and sustainability in animal production.”

In January 2016, Delacon began an exclusive collaboration with PMI Nutritional Additives to expand research and development of phytogenic feed additives for all animal types in the United States.

From niche products to the scientific gold standard in the feed industry

“Our deep experience in phytogenic feed additives is key to their reliable, efficient and safe application in animal nutrition in the United States,” Mr Dedl continues.

“We are the first and currently only company that has received a zootechnical EU registration for a fully natural phytogenic feed additive - Fresta® F for piglets; our poultry product will follow soon.”

The registration, considered the scientific gold standard in the feed industry, is a confirmation of safety and efficacy as a natural growth promoter by the European Food Safety Authority following a rigorous approval process.

“We look forward to providing the US market with the very best products for their antibiotic-free feeding programs and other challenges, as well.”

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DESIGNING PALATANTS FOR DAIRY COWS

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alatants are often used in feed for their ability to confer an attractive smell and taste to feed, with the aim of stimulating intake. The important role of feed palatability in livestock animals, and particularly in some ruminants, is reflected in their sensitivity to the smell and taste of feed, which influences their feeding behaviour.

Palatants are regularly included in the diet of dairy cows to enhance palatability and encourage higher feed intake, leading to an improved energy balance in early lactation, and higher milk yield during mid lactation.

Currently, the main challenge is to find the most suitable and efficient taste and smell enhancers, to improve feed palatability for dairy cows, in order to obtain the best results.

A preference test or choice experiment is a method to assess animal preferences, and is often used to compare preference for different types of feed, and the resulting effect on consumption levels.

A flavour preference trial was conducted by Pancosma to evaluate the preference of dairy cows for several different types of flavours.

The test involved 16 lactating Holstein cows averaging 197 ± 32 DIM, 1.9 ± 0.8 lactations, 27.8 ± 4.2 kg/d DMI, and 41.5 ± 7.4 kg/d milk yield.

Cows were housed in a tie-still barn, and were offered 4 different flavoured concentrate premixes (FCP) once a day for 6 consecutive days, 2 hours after the morning feeding. Each flavour was given in a volume of 1 kg, placed directly in front of the animal in plastic bins.

Seven distinct flavours, designed by Pancosma, were tested, as well as a neutral feed that acted as a control. The cows were not adapted to the flavours prior to the trial, and the control was not their usual feed.

In order to avoid any bias due to the strength of the smell, flavour dosages were fixed so as to have similar intensity outcomes for all the products. The inclusion rates of the flavours were all between 250 – 300 g/t on an as-is basis.

The different flavours used and the positons in which the flavours were placed in front of the cows were randomized. The cows had access to the FCP for 5 minutes from the moment they started eating. Eating times were recorded, and consumed FCP and consumption rates were analysed.

The trials identified specific flavours which were clearly preferred, with consumption increased up to 19 percent compared to the control, and up to 50 percent compared to the other flavours tested.

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By Dr Main Riaz Director, Food Protein R& D Center, Head - Extrusion Technology Program, Graduate Faculty, Nutrition and Food Science Dept., Texas A&M University

xtrusion is simply an act of forcing material through a die. High cooking temperature, pressure, and moisture transforms the raw material into cooked and formed products.

There are several functions/actions that take places during the short time.

Several types of extruders are used for the manufacturing feed and pet foods.

Some are single screw, some are twin screw, some have internal steam locks, some have grooved barrels, some have continuous flighting, and others have interrupted flighting. Some extruders generate their own heat by friction for cooking and other use additional heat sources like stream for cooking purpose. All these extruders work depends upon the application.

Due to the abrasive nature of feed and pet food, proper selection of the materials of construction is important to minimize operating costs. If screw and barrels wear too frequently, the costs of operating an extruder may become prohibitive and ultimately lead to shut down of the extruders.

Extruders are not new. Very short L/D (barrel length/diameter) high shear extruders for making puffed snack foods have been manufactured for over 70 years, single screw cooking extruders for nearly 35 years and co-rotating twin screw extruders for 40 years.

Presently, extruder manufacturers are trying to make these extruders more efficient and less expensive. There are approximately 25 major extruder manufactures domestically and overseas.

Function of an Extruder:

The conditions generated by the extruder perform many functions that allow it to be used for a wide range of food, feed and industrial applications. Some of these functions are: Agglomeration: Ingredients can be compacted and 50 | April 2016 - Milling and Grain

agglomerated into discrete pieces in an extruder process.

Degassing: Ingredients that contain gas pockets can be degassed by extrusion processing.

Dehydration: During normal extrusion processing a moisture loss of 4-5 percent can occur.

Expansion: Product density (i.e. floating and sinking) can be controlled by extruder operation conditions and configuration.

Gelatinisation: Extrusion cooking improves starch gelatinisation.

Grinding: Ingredients can be ground in the extruder barrel during processing.

Homogenisation: An extruder can homogenise by restructuring unattractive ingredients into more acceptable forms.

Mixing: A variety of screws are available which can cause the desired amount of mixing action in the extruder barrel.

Pasteurisation and Sterilisation: Ingredients can be pasteurised or sterilised using extrusion technology for different applications.

Protein denaturation: Animal and plant protein can be denatured by extrusion cooking.

Shaping: An extruder can make any desired shape of product by changing a die at the end of the extruder barrel.

Shearing: A special configuration within the extruder barrel can create the desired shearing action for a particular product.

Texture alteration: The physical and chemical texture can be altered in the extrusion system.

Thermal cooking: The desired cooking effect can be achieved in the extruder.

Unitizing: Different ingredient lines can be combined into one product to give special characteristics by using an extruder.

Advantages of Extrusion

The principal advantages of the food extrusion technology as compared to the other food processing techniques include:

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Product characteristics. A variety of shapes, texture, color and appearances can be produced, which is not easily formed using other production method.

Energy efficient. Extruders operate at relatively low moisture while cooking food products, so less re-drying is required.

Low cost. Extrusion has lower processing cost than other cooking and forming processes. According to some references we can save 19 percent raw material, 14 percent labor, and 44 percent capital investment. Extrusion processing also need less space per unit of operation than other cooking system.

New foods. Extrusion can modify protein (vegetable and animal), starches (almost all sources), and other food material to produce a variety of new and unique food products.

High productivity and automated control. An extruder provides a continuous high-throughput processing and we can have a fully automated controls for theses extruders.

High product quality. Since extrusion is HTST heating process, it minimises degradation of food nutrients, while improving the digestibility of proteins (by denaturing) and starches (by gelatinizing). Extrusion cooking at high temperature also destroy the anti-nutritional compound, i.e. trypsin inhibitors, gossypol, hemagglutinings, and undesirable enzymes, such as lipases, lipoxidases and microorganisms.

No effluent. Very few process effluent are produced.

Classification of Extruders

Single-Screw Extruder: Single-screw cooking extruders have compressive screws with decreasing channel depth turning at high speeds to increase shear and mechanical energy input for heating. Heating of product is induced by the resulting friction. The barrel is jacketed for steam to allow additional contact heating in the metering section. To increase capacity and efficiency, it is common to preheat ingredients in a preconditioner by adding steam before they enter the extruder. Categories of single-screw extruders, includes: Cold forming (Pasta-type) extruder: deep flight, smooth barrel, low shear speed. Little or no cooking. Used for pasta, pastry dough, cookies, egg-rolls, ravioli, processed meat and certain candy.

High-Pressure Forming Extruder: grooved barrels to prevent slip at the wall and greater compression in the screw design. Used for pre-gelatinized cereal and fried snack foods.

Low-Shear Cooking Extruders: moderate shear machines with high compression machines and grooved barrels to enhance mixing. Soft-moist foods, and meat like snacks such as simulated jerky.

Collet Extruders: high shear machines with grooved-barrels and screw with multiple shallow flights. Used for puffed snacks and expanded curls or collets.

High Shear Cooking Extruders: high shear machines, with screws of changing flight depth, HTST devices. Make pet food, Ready-to-Eat Cereal (RTE), candy, crisp breads, precooked food ingredients, pre-gelatinised corn flour, dried food mixes,

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Twin-Screw Extruders: Twin screw consist of two parallel screw in a barrel with a figure-eight cross section The use of twin-screw extruders for food processing started in the 1970s, with an expanding number of application in the 1980s. Twin screw extruders are generally one and one-half times or more expensive than single screw machine for the same capacity.

Yet the degree of quality control and processing flexibility they offer can make them attractive to food industries. Twin screws produce a more uniform flow of product through the barrel due to the positive pumping action of the screw flights. Some other advantages of twin screw are: • Handle viscous, oily, sticky or very wet material and some other products which will slip in single screw extruder, ( It is possible to add up to 25 percent fat in a twin screw extruder) • Less wear in smaller part of the machine than in single screw extruder.

• Wide range of particle size (from fine powder to grains) may be used, whereas single screw is limited to a specific range of particle size.

• Because of the self-wiping characteristics cleanup is very easy.

Four type of twin-screw extruders are possible: 1. Non-intermeshed, co-rotating 2. Non-intermeshed, counter rotating 3. Intermeshed, co-rotating 4. Intermeshed, counter rotating From these four types of twin-screw extruders, co-rotating, intermeshed screw type has found the widest acceptance in food and feed industry.

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Single-screw extrusion has been successfully employed in food and feed production over the last 75 years. Because of consumer demands for innovative food products in the market, extruder manufacturers adopted developed twin-screw extruders approximately 45 years ago.

Twin-screw extruders have greater ability and flexibility for controlling both product and process parameters. They are a flexible design permitting easy cleaning and rapid product changeover. Because of ability to better match the desired shear, the twin-screw extruder has more control over product variability.

Screw speed also can be used to compensate for some variations in the properties of the starting material. The twin-screw extruder is a better choice for plants producing a wide variety of highvalue products at low volume because the screw speed is such an influential variable.

Single-screw extruders are limited to 12-17 percent fat level in the formula. Fat above that level reduces friction because of lubrication and does not help the hardware transform mechanical energy into heat for cooking purposes. On the other hand, fat level in the recipe for Twin-screw extruders can be as high as 18-22 percent and still maintain the mechanical energy.

This is only possible because of more screw configuration options with twin-screw extruders compared to single-screw machines.

In single-screw extruders with the help of steam injection, fat level of the recipe can be achieved as high as 17 percent, but the same recipes with the addition of steam in twin-screw extruders will process more consistently, which in result has better binding of the fat in the product and reduces the leakage of fat from the products during handling and packaging.

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The role of food fortification in maintaining healthy vitamin D levels

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The Vitamin D Council discusses the role of vitamin D fortified foods in improving vitamin D levels from a public health perspective.

itamin D plays an important role in maintaining overall health.

Although most commonly known for its relationship with bone health, research has shown that vitamin D also plays a crucial role in muscle, heart, lung and brain function, as well as immune support.

Despite the exponential growth of vitamin D research in recent years, vitamin D deficiency continues to affect many individuals throughout the world. In fact, researchers agree that at least one third of the world is vitamin D deficient, and some scientists estimate this number may be closer to 70 percent in certain regions.

Individuals who are vitamin D deficient may experience fatigue, muscle weakness, general aches and pains and/or frequent infections; though, many people who are deficient present no symptoms at all.

Doctors are discovering that vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for many diseases, including heart disease and cancer.

Furthermore, current evidence suggests that vitamin D deficiency may increase the severity of some diseases, such as respiratory infections and autoimmune conditions. Vitamin D may also be an important piece in the treatment of some illnesses and diseases, including multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis, asthma, autism and many other diseases.

Why are so many people deficient, you might ask? It’s simple really. Vitamin D is not a vitamin. It’s a pro-hormone the body makes when skin is exposed to the sun. Now, more than ever, the world’s population lives an indoor lifestyle, avoiding the sun daily and using sunblock when they do go out. As a result of these habits, many individuals have turned to vitamin D supplementation in order to improve their vitamin D status and lead a healthier life.

However, there remains much confusion regarding the proper sources and dosage needed to maintain optimal levels. In order to provide the much needed clarity on this matter, let’s begin with the role of fortified foods with vitamin D in preventing deficiency.

Dietary fortification of vitamin D began in 1919, when S.J. Cowell discovered that irradiating milk helped treat rickets, a disease which causes a softening and weakening of the bones in infants and children as a result of severe vitamin D deficiency.

Today, a few foods in the United States are voluntarily fortified with vitamin D, including some cereal grains, but with a tiny, almost irrelevant, dose. Typically, these grains are fortified with

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anywhere from 100 IU (5 mcg) of vitamin D per serving.

Although consuming a well-balanced diet, including foods fortified with vitamin D, plays a crucial role in maintaining health, it is important to note that research has shown dietary intake of vitamin D alone cannot maintain healthy vitamin D levels. The one food we all think of as an important source of vitamin D, milk, is only fortified with 5 mcg per glass so one would have to drink 50 glasses to get the same amount you would get by sunbathing for 5 minutes.

Dr. Veith, an established researcher in the vitamin D community, conducted a study in which he evaluated the role of vitamin D fortification in public health. If one were to follow the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for vitamin D of 600 IU per day, this will provide the public with vitamin D levels of about 15 ng/ml. This level is considered insufficient by the Institute of Medicine and deficient by the Vitamin D Council, and may affect bone health as not enough calcium is being absorbed at this level. For adult populations, dietary vitamin D intakes typically range between 200—400 IU/day, indicating that for those who consume their vitamin D from their diet alone, they will likely remain deficient.

Earlier in the year, researchers took a closer look at the data which determined that the Food and Nutrition Board made a statistical error when determining the RDA for vitamin D. Grassroots Health, a fellow public health nonprofit, gathered data from 3,657 individuals with vitamin D intakes ranging from zero to above 10,000 IU daily. The researchers found that 3,875 IU, 6,201 IU and 9,122 IU daily of vitamin D corresponded to vitamin D blood levels of 20 ng/ml, 30 ng/ml and 40 ng/ml, respectively.

However, the vitamin D dosages only accounted for supplementation use only. The researchers estimated that the combined intake from the sun and food amount to around 3000 IU daily.

The researchers summarized their findings, “Since an RDA, by definition, relates to intake from all sources, it is clear that total intake required to achieve 20 ng/mL in 97.5 percent of the cohort must be close to 7000 IU per day, not substantially different from that calculated by Veugelers and Ekwaru.”

In a recent study conducted by the University of Pittsburg School Of Medicine, researchers aimed to determine the estimated dietary vitamin D requirements for children to maintain various thresholds of vitamin D levels. They found that in children between the ages of 8—14 years, 581 IU, 1062 IU and 1543 IU of dietary vitamin D must be consumed daily in order to

F maintain a vitamin D status of 12, 16 and 20 ng/ml respectively in 90 percent of the children. 20 ng/ml is considered to be inadequate by the Endocrine Society, who recommends levels of 40 to 60 ng/ml.

The researchers concluded, “Our data suggest that the current vitamin D recommended dietary allowance (RDA) (600 IU/day) is insufficient to cover the skeletal health needs of at least 50 percent of black and white children.”

Food fortification of multiple foods may be helpful in improving vitamin D levels; though, it is highly unlikely for individuals to obtain natural vitamin D levels (40—50 ng/ml) from food fortification alone. But increased food fortification would help. In the next ten years, ideally, food fortification may provide the majority of people with a vitamin D status above 20 ng/ml. While still inadequate, this is a vast improvement from the 5 or 10 ng/ml that is commonly seen today.

In tackling this public health problem, a multifaceted approach is required. Therefore, a combination of safe, sensible sun exposure and vitamin D supplementation is key to success.

Many foods could be supplemented as vitamin D is very concentrated, has no taste, is stable, and is very inexpensive.

Virtually all canned foods, grain products and the milk products not now fortified, like cheese and yogurt, could be fortified.

However, the ideal way to get adequate amounts of vitamin D is by receiving brief, full bodied sun exposure when one’s shadow is shorter than they are tall. It is important to note that individuals do not need to tan or burn in order to produce enough vitamin D. In fact, the body can produce between 10,000—20,000 IU of vitamin D in just half of the time it takes for the skin to turn pink, typically between 5—30 minutes depending on one’s skin tone. The more skin exposed to the sun, the more vitamin D will be made.

Depending on the time of year, location and other lifestyle factors, it may simply not be feasible to rely on the sun solely for your vitamin D needs. When this is the case, the Vitamin D Council recommends supplementing with 5,000 IU (125 mcg) of vitamin D3 daily. This dosage will allow the majority of the population to reach a vitamin D status of at least 40 ng/ml, which is the same level that our Paleolithic ancestors maintained. It also does not place individuals at an increased risk for toxicity.

Dietary intake of vitamin D through food fortification will help provide minimal improvements to one’s vitamin D levels, but supplementation and safe, sensible sun exposure are the two primary ways one can ensure they are maintaining optimal levels.

The only way to ensure that you are meeting your needs for vitamin D is to have your levels tested. This may be done through a blood draw prescribed by your physician, or by purchasing an in-home vitamin D test kit available from https://www. vitamindcouncil.org/testkit/ References available upon request

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THE EFFECT OF A GOOD ROLL IN A FLOURMILL uality, yield and capacity in a flourmill are directly related with the crushing and milling operations of the rolls.

The main point of a good roll production is the casting. It is very important to put the right elements with the correct ratios to obtain the right hardness of a roll. We at Entil have formulas to produce rolls to reach the hardness we are targeting, we believe leaving this to chance could have an adverse effect on our quality control and subsequently our customers – ‘it is a power which cannot be controlled and power without control is not power.’

The cracking rolls have to be durable, abrasion resistant and easy to be fluted with the hardness of 500 – 550 Brinell and the smooth rolls must have a balanced crown cambering with a good sand blasting with a proper hardness - which is a necessity.

The life or longevity of a roll, or when a cracking roll will need to be refluted, all depends on a good casting and good corrugation, which has a knock on effect on the costs of the flourmill as well, as stopping the production to send the rolls for refluting means costs in finance, production and workmanship and customer dissatisfaction because of late delivery of the product.

Entil, with 52 years experience of casting and 42 years experience in roll production, manufactures rolls for flour and feed mills, as well as for chocolate, oilseed and coffee industries, boasting a 20, 000 rolls per annum production capacity.

The crushing and milling technique in mills have different

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characteristics according to the passages. So it is better to manufacture rolls according to the passages in order to achieve the quality, yield and capacity at the requested levels.

The most important factors that should be considered when choosing a good roll is to take care that it is abrasion resistant and that it is performing standard grinding for long time at the requested tonnage in one fluting.

The lifetime of a roll is related to its chemical alloy and physical values. The hardness value is not enough to say that the roll is good or not. Rolls that are worn out in a short space of time can cause quality problems in the flour resulting in customer and market losses.

For cracking rolls, single grinding life changes according to the quantity of rollermills in the flourmill, how many shifts and days a week the mill is working.

Smooth rolls must have different alloy specifcations. They are crown cambered against thermal exposure because of their alloy features. Their duty in the production is to bring the flour to the desired micron by grinding the product coming from the crushing passages in the system.

Smooth rolls which are not sand blasted well can cause problems in production as well because the product will not come trough the roll and will accumulate on the surface of the roll. This will cause poor quality products, vibration on the rollermill and noise in the production area.

Entil gives importance to its Quality Control and R&D Departments. Rolls are controlled in each step. Starting from the casting till shipping to the customer. Even after 10 years, it is possible for us to find all technical specifications of the roll which was shipped to the customer.

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Peruvian anchovy dominates global production, and was the top ranking species produced in 2012 (FAO, 2014). That species, and many of the other species utilised tend to have a relatively high level of fish oil, which is another important product from the marine ingredients industry a large proportion of which goes into aquafeed production or for direct human consumption. In most cases exploitation of the fishery is through a quota management system, where annual recruitment of the stock is assessed, and an allowable catch calculated and set, based on long-term sustainable management goals.

Fishmeal used to hold an important position as a constituent of pig and poultry diets, but use in the sector declined as the aquaculture sector developed and sourced an increasing proportion of global supply of this marine ingredient. With fishmeal now regarded as less of a commodity and more of a strategic protein, another look at the benefits of this high value material is warranted.

ishmeal is a highly nutritious animal feed ingredient, possessing both excellent digestibility and comparatively high protein levels with good amino acid profiles. It is a resource that plays a key role in global food security, supporting both aquaculture and agriculture production systems. As well as having a valuable macronutrient profile, fishmeal also contains some important micronutrients such as the polyunsaturated fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), both of which have been linked to immune-competence in pigs, see Palmer, (2002). Fishmeal is also a good source of selenium, iodine, calcium and phosphorus.

Fishmeal Supply

The global annual supply of fishmeal currently is approximately 5m MT, with approximately 68 percent going into aquaculture feeds, 25 percent into pig feeds, 5 percent into chicken feeds and 2 percent classified as “other� (e.g. turkey, game birds), see Fig.1.

It is produced principally from reduction fisheries exploiting fast-growing, small, pelagic fish species such as anchovy or menhaden, although a significant and increasing proportion of global supply comes from the byproducts from the processing of fish for human consumption.

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Global fishmeal usage by market

Annual production of fishmeal is estimated by IFFO to be approximately 5m MT, and that of fish oil to be close to 1million MT, per annum, although there are often differences in supply when looked at from a longer time period (Fig.2.). The productivity from fisheries may vary to a degree, with the effect of El Nino events on South American Pacific Ocean fisheries largely responsible for inter-annual variability, especially noteworthy in 1998, 2003 and, more recently, 2015.

Increasingly, the annual production volume comes from certified sources, with the IFFO Responsible Sourcing scheme currently accounting for approximately 40 percent of the total global volume. The species typically used for reduction tend to be short-lived, early maturing, and fast growing. The population dynamics of stocks of fish showing these kind of life history strategies are relatively straightforward to model and are, at least hypothetically, less complicated than multi-species fisheries to manage.

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The unique composition of fishmeal has been shown to provide benefits to pig and poultry health (e.g. through benefits to immune system function, reproductive performance), welfare (e.g. reducing tail-biting in pigs) and environment (e.g. reduction in levels of excretion of nitrogen and phosphorus, less total feed consumed).

Fig.3 shows the changing pattern of global fishmeal consumption, 1960-2008It is clear that fishmeal was an important constituent of pig and poultry feed in the past, but usage in pig and poultry feeds has declined during a period that has coincided with strong growth in the aquaculture sector, and the strong demand for high quality feed ingredients associated with that industry’s development.

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An increasing supply from byproducts, principally the trimmings from fish used for direct human consumption, brought the contribution from that source to an annual global supply as high as 25 percent of total fishmeal and fish oil production in the early 2000s (Shepherd, 2012). More recent calculations now suggest that 35 percent of fishmeal globally is produced via byproduct (FAO, 2014).

The growth of aquaculture is predicted to supply additional raw material above the current estimates of c.20 million tonnes per annum available for processing. [Fish oil production is not expected to increase at the same rate as fishmeal production, however, due to the lower oil yield from some byproduct, notably farmed shrimp.]

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Figure 2: Global annual production of Fishmeal and Fish Oil, 1963-2015 source: IFFO

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As noted in the FAOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regular report on the state of world fisheries and aquaculture, as well as a report from Rabobank, which suggested that fishmeal is now moving from a commodity into use as a strategic feed ingredient. Prices have increased alongside global demand and fishmeal is viewed now as an even more important constituent of animal feeds and aqua-feeds even though inclusion rates have fallen.

The Rabobank report highlighted aquafeed producers minimising fishmeal and fish oil inclusion rates at a level which does not compromise performance (and which also meets the needs of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fastest growing protein sector). Essentially rates of fishmeal and fish oil inclusion appear close to as low as they may become for grower diets without compromising production.

The use of fishmeal has now become dependent on how and where it is used in the aquaculture production cycle strategically.

As a relatively expensive ingredient, but one that supports high performance in production systems, the focus is on higher inclusion rates of fishmeal in hatchery diets and feeds for broodstock, where the benefits go beyond just the provision of a high value protein in the feed.

Accompanied with the move from a commodity to a strategic feed ingredient is a decoupling in price linkages seen historically with other ingredients, for example soymeal. Strategic use of fishmeal in food production systems would target key points in production, optimising benefits right across the production cycle.

Interestingly, although overall market share has been declining as shown in Fig.1., the use of these ingredients in terrestrial animals (chicken, pigs) is also strategic, where fishmeal is included at key points in the production cycle, for example pig weaning diets and for chickens at times of heightened disease risk, drawing from the lengthy list of benefits that fishmeal inclusion in those diets confers. Pike (1999) reviews the benefits of feeding fishmeal and fish oil in animal feed and especially the health benefits associated.

In fact, the situation now being observed in aquaculture is one which had presented in the agri-feed sector in the period before and during rapid aquaculture development, as has been highlighted by some authors (Olsen & Hasan, 2012), so the history of fishmeal as a strategic ingredient in pig and poultry feeds is somewhat longer.

Given that history, it is surprising that the literature highlighting those potential gains is not more developed in recent years, but that is likely to be a reflection of the decreasing use in agri-feed as aqua-feed has grown in volume. More science is required to quantify benefits of marine ingredients in agri-feeds, and IFFO has been taking a look into this field.

Food production systems and global food security

A recent IFFO-funded project on the inclusion of high quality fishmeal in weaning diets for piglets showed improved growth performance in comparison to soybean meal based feeds. Those benefits need to be viewed in relation to overall biological and economic performance within a total production cycle.

With potential gains to be made not just in growth, but also in survival (e.g. through increased resistance to disease), welfare (e.g. behavioural improvements), environmental impact (e.g. reduced feed use through improved feed conversion ratios, less water use) and end product quality (e.g. polyunsaturated fatty acid content), fishmeal will continue to support pig and poultry production at key points of the production cycle.

In that manner fishmeal has a crucial role to play in global food production systems, making a key contribution to global food security.

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fundamental consideration for handling and discharge arrangements for cereal products in the chain from field to end of process is that of controlling the generation of fugitive material (dust) into the atmosphere. The need to control dust levels is driven by a number of factors such as the long term health of operators, plant hygiene or plant operational safety (ATEX/DSEAR).

High dust levels can result from the stripping away of ‘piggy back’ fines (i.e. dust that has attached to the outside of larger particles and is transported with them through the process) by impact or counter directional air flows. Alternatively, dust can be generated through the breakage of larger particles (i.e. impact or shear plane damage).

Handling operations that deliver the former set of condition for removal and transportation of ‘piggy back’ fines would typically include the filling of bulk storage units by either gravity of pneumatically – where significant distances for free-fall conditions or trajectory establishment exist.

The direct generation of dust through particle damage can occur in large stores where the discharging flow channel expands and flows through static regions of product (often referred to as internal mass flow [1]) or where constant capacity feeders such as augers, drag links or belts extract from long outlets without optimised design or interface considerations – in which case the feeder will tend to drag conveyed product beneath a nonactivated region of product.

Any fines/dust generated through either of these common

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handling operations may not necessarily become a problem in later stages of operations. For example if fines/dust are generically considered to be represented by sub 3.15mm (for example) and constitutes 2 percent by weight per cubic metre of product, there may be no issues of excessive dust mobilisation through subsequent handling provided that that size fraction remains homogenously distributed within each volume of product.

However, problems often result when products are loaded into storage schemes where many cubic metres are stored. In such instances the simple operation of filling the store has a strong likelihood of mobilising the resident fines and redistributing them within the bulk – with the result that some volumes of material may contain less than our nominal 2 percent wt, whilst others could contain in excess of 10 percent wt. Thus during the discharge or load out operations that the store may provide, the dust levels may fluctuate considerably depending upon the severity of the redistribution of fines, the method of extraction and the inventory level within the store.

The implication of this variance in dust content lies in how the specification for any locally applied dust extraction system has been developed. Using the 2 percent wt fines model again, it can be understood that this value should be used to size the filter area for an extraction system and the type of filter operation.

On first consideration, the use of the ‘specification’ fines content would seem a prudent basis for design. Economic considerations tend to dictate that the specification of the filter would be closely matched to the application requirement. However, once installed and commissioned the intermitted fluctuations in fines/dust content are likely to overwhelm the ability of the dust extraction system.

F Such overload conditions would result in blinding of the filters (assuming that the cleaning method was configured to operate on a timed interval) or excessive air consumption (in the case of a reverse jet pulse system triggered by a pre-defined maximum pressure drop value).

An assessment of the potential dustiness or brittleness of the material being handled can provide the first element of a structured approach to pre-empting dust levels or the scope for variations in fines/dust released in handling operations and, in turn, developing an effective specification for associated plant.

The assessment to characterise bulk particulate materials for dustiness or breakage behaviour can be undertaken at laboratory scale. The evaluation of dustiness (i.e. surface attached ‘piggy back’ particles) can be effected through the use of a Warren Spring type tester which takes the form of a closed drum that has internal ‘lifting’ slats attached at six points around its circumference that extend down the length of the chamber.

The test sample is tumbled inside the drum whilst an air flow is allowed to pass from one end of the chamber to an exhaust port at the opposite end which delivers dust laden air onto a filter element. The gain weight of the filter is taken as a benchmark indication of the ease with which dust can be liberated from the parent particles.

Breakage tests can be undertaken that project particulate material at controlled velocity against steel targets that are arranged around a centrifugal accelerator. Assessment of breakage is simply undertaken by the comparison of particle size distribution shifts (towards increasing fines) in response to increasing impact velocities.

Both of these methods represent useful techniques for obtaining

information for comparison of the likely dust and breakage behaviour for different cereal crops, seasonally sourced crops or pelletised products. The tests can also accommodate variables such as temperature or moisture content variation (both of which can be influential factors relating to dustiness).

In terms of counter measures to deal with excessive dust mobility, one of the key aspects of best practice is to avoid the establishment of high velocity movement of particles or dispersion at transfer points – both being factors that facilitate the penetration of air into the bulk material and the stripping out of fines/dust. Finer material having a lower mass and correspondingly relatively large surface area, have a high drag factor – which endows them with a substantially higher mobility in air compared to coarser particles.

Belt transfer points are a prime example of where dispersed particulate movements occur, which means that not only can a degree of breakage occur, but also that an existing or additional fines can be easily dispersed to atmosphere or dragged by air flows along transport tunnels. The application of ‘hood and spoon’ transfer point design can help considerably in delivering a focussed flow of material sympathetically to the direction of belt travel.

This is a technique that has found a high level of utility in pellet handling operations where breakage must be minimised.

In conclusion, it is hoped that it can be appreciated that a problem such as dust emissions at certain points in a process is usually the end result of a cumulative breakage and concentrating of fines/dust that has occurred through the plant. Methods exist to design out a wide range of the causes of dust and variable dust loading, but also to reduce the magnitude of problem caused by inherently dusty materials.

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Low-dust flours prove their health protection properties GoodMills Innovation: finalist in German Health and Safety Prize

oodMills Innovation has enjoyed success in the German Health and Safety Prize 2015. The company’s low-dust technical processing flours achieved second place in the category “technological solutions for small and midsized companies”.

Its processing flours create significantly less dust than comparable products from other suppliers and can help to prevent or reduce problems associated with job-related respiratory diseases.

Prior to the award, a four-person expert panel examined the science behind the flours, as well as their technical aspects and methods of production.

The philosophy

The philosophy of the company is always to provide the baking industry and also craft bakers with value-added products that meet current demands. Be it by offering appealing product concepts that convince due to clean labels or nutritional benefits of the end products which can be claimed, or by simplifying processing parameters for the bakers.

The latter is a good example for the idea behind GoodMills Innovation process flours; working with most modern refining methods, the grain experts were confident to find an approach to reduce the health risk for bakers by adjusting defined properties to the flour. With regards to job-related diseases, baker’s asthma is still one

of the most occurring health issues.

Once suffering, many employees are not able to maintain their work.

The German employer’s liability insurance association spent 37,5 Mio. € in 2003 .

The Flour

The particular properties of the flours are attributable to the special hydrothermic processes used in their production. These reduce dust development by up to 85 percent compared with all-purpose flour.

Thus, significant improvements in room air can be achieved, with positive health benefits for bakery employees.

The flours also score when it comes to hygiene – thanks to their antistatic effect and the fact that enzymes are deactivated by the thermal treatment.

Cleaning production plants and machinery becomes simpler and microorganisms, which cause mould growth and mildew spots, are significantly reduced.

Additionally, dough pieces don’t stick to process surfaces such as conveyor belts and proofing trays.

Experience has also shown that technical equipment and filter systems require less maintenance.

Health problems solved

GoodMills Innovation have been able to reduce the respirable dust component (the fine dust that is able to reach the cells of the lung) of their process flours significantly (up to 85 percent) compared with allpurpose wheat flour. With low dust load in the air, several advantages are obvious: • The amount of inhaled dust is significantly reduced.

• Less dust means significantly less cleaning.

In addition, the flour has an anti-

static effect, which makes it easy to sweep and remove. And, thanks to its excellent releasing effect, dough residues and encrustations are a thing of the past. Exhaust systems and sensitive electronic engineering need less maintenance, and product waste and breakdowns can be minimised as the dough doesn’t stick, ensuring smooth production.

Additionally, thanks to the specific refinement process, the enzymes inherent to flour can be deactivated. For employee’s health that means a preventive approach against skin irritations and allergies; from a hygienic point of view, mold growth and on trays and belts and mold stains on proofing linens are prevented.

The Portfolio

The GoodMills Innovation portfolio of processing flours includes three flagship brands: PingPong 500, Tip-Top Ultra Clean and Tip-Top Ultra Clean Spezial.

Ping-Pong 500 has already won awards. In 2010, a German employer’s liability insurance association honoured it with an award for its disease-preventing properties.

In addition, in a comparable test of nine different low-dust products conducted by the German institute for grain processing (IGV), PingPong 500 came out on top.

“Baker’s asthma is still one of the most common job-related respiratory diseases,” says Kai Wörzler, Product Manager Bakery at GoodMills Innovation GmbH. “Our products make working life easier for many bakers and can contribute to improved health. We are proud to have been recognised with this award, as it confirms that our investment in R&D is worthwhile.”

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The baking and frozen dough market Functional oxidation for improved frozen dough

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by Caroline van Benschop - Product Application Expert Baking Enzymes, DSM Food Specialties

reating a healthier lifestyle remains of paramount importance to most consumers when choosing food. The impact of population growth and urbanisation is also directing us to source our foods in more sustainable ways and distribute it efficiently to ever growing cities and towns. In the bakery industry, this has led to an increased industrialisation and scale of operations, usually coupled with a decline of the smaller artisanal or craft establishments.

However, we still demand the same standards of freshness, diversity and authenticity from the large plant bakeries.

Challenges for the baker have continued up to the present day. Consumers purchase groceries at a wide variety of different retail channels and travel more than ever before.

They buy baked goods on the way to and from work and expect to find the products they want at their travel destinations. People desire familiar, healthy, tasty and high quality bakery products wherever they go. The large industrial bakeries need to produce the same quality, if not better, than the local craft store.

With a total annual consumption of 140 million tonnes (MT) per annum, bread is a key component of peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diet.

Frozen dough, where the dough is stabilised by freezing until the moment the bread is baked, provides opportunities for the baking industry. For the retailer, it means less waste and more flexibility with respect to changes in demand, thus offering the ability to react fast when restocking shelves in the supermarket. For food service, the advantage is that several small batches of bread can be thawed, proved and baked per day, offering them more choice of fresher breads.

According to Mintel, the frozen dough market has grown

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F by 8.1 percent over the period 2006-2011 and, in some parts of the world, the frozen dough market is growing even more rapidly. The Rabobank estimates that the frozen dough market in China grew from 500million CNY (82 million USD) to 2billion CNY (US$329 million) from 2008 to 2013.

Frozen dough challenges

One of the challenges faced by frozen dough manufactures is that the impact of the freezing step on the quality of the final baked goods. In general, frozen dough gives rise to slower proving and poorer product quality than fresh dough, which can be most noted in a poorer shape, a coarser crumb structure and, most importantly, a lower volume of the baked goods.

One of the reasons of slower proofing and reduced bread volume can be a lower yeast activity during fermentation, as some yeast cells may be damaged during the freezing process and subsequent frozen storage.

Another reason for poor product quality can be changes in the gluten structure during the freezing process and sub-zero storage. A good gluten network is essential for the capacity to retain CO2 during fermentation.

During freezing and storing, two processes can occur that influence the eventual gluten structure. Firstly, the gluten network may be disrupted by ice crystal growth. A damaged network is

limited in retaining gas during fermentation, resulting in slower proving, lower bread volumes and a poorer shape and crumb structure. Secondly, during ice crystal growth, the water separates from the gluten and crystalises; which could lead to gluten dehydration.

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F It is generally recognised in the bakery industry that glucose oxidase improves dough handling properties and dough stability during bread making. The glucose oxidases currently available in the market are part of a toolbox to replace chemical oxidisers such as ascorbic acid, due to their ability to act fast, allowing the dough to absorb water and create a dry dough surface.

Using glucose oxidase in the dough process

Dehydrated gluten has a more rigid structure, which adversely affects dough extensibility and elasticity during the proving phase. Although the dehydration process of the gluten network typically takes place within a few days, further damage to the gluten network can be caused during prolonged storage times as a result of further ice crystal growth in the gas cells. During thawing, the water redistributes itself over the dough, but does not properly rehydrate the gluten, leading to a decrease in the gluten network strength.

Generally speaking, this is why less water is added to the dough; as this will limit the amount of free water. However, there should still be enough water in the dough to properly hydrate the gluten and yeast, as this facilitates good mixing and ensures constituent mobility in the system. The effects described above have an adverse effect on the gas retention capabilities during fermentation, and the extent to which they occur during freezing and subsequent thawing; said effects should therefore be kept to an absolute minimum.

Different oxidation systems

Disulfide bridges between gluten proteins are essential for the formation of the gluten network and for the viscoelastic properties of dough. Having an appropriate level of sulfhydryl oxidation is crucial for optimal dough properties.

The functionality of the gluten proteins during bread making can be altered by the incorporation of redox agents. These redox agents can be divided into chemical additives and enzymes. A weak dough can be strengthened by the addition of oxidising agents, whereas a dough made from stronger flour (Canadian or Australian flour, for example) can be made more extensible by the addition of reducing agents, such as glutathione. Examples of chemical oxidants include, among others, ascorbic acid, potassium bromate and asodicarbonamide (ADA). These differ in how quickly they act; ADA is a fast-acting oxidant, bromate is a slowacting oxidant and ascorbic acid (or more specifically its derivative dehydroascorbic acid) has a more intermediate speed of oxidation.

Another aspect differentiating the oxidants is the effect they have on dough handling. For example, ascorbic acid and, to a greater extent, calcium peroxide will allow the dough to absorb additional water and will impart a dry surface to the dough.

Iodate or ADA create a slightly opposite effect and leave the dough more pliable and soft. Each of these oxidants have their own function in a recipe and are not easily inter-changeable.

The use of enzymes as oxidising agents is an attractive alternative because of legislative restrictions on certain chemical oxidants and also in view of the current trend towards more natural and easy to understand ingredients on labels. Examples of such enzymes in bread making include laccase, tyrosinase, hexose oxidase and glucose oxidase, of which glucose oxidase is the most commonly used.

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The use of glucose oxidase during the dough production process is widely recognised within the baking industry. In the presence of oxygen and glucose, glucose oxidase will generate hydrogen peroxide which causes the oxidation of free sulfhydryl groups present in gluten proteins to form disulfide linkages. The extent of cross-linking is highly determined by the rate of hydrogen peroxide.

High production levels of hydrogen peroxide, especially during the mixing phase, might lead to a decrease in the size of the gluten aggregates rather than the formation of an extended network and thus lead to short doughs lacking extensibility.

Introducing a new glucose oxidase

DSM has developed a new glucose oxidase, BakeZyme® Go Pure, originating from Penicillium chrysogenum. Biochemical analyses of BakeZyme® Go Pure have shown that this enzyme exhibits a self-regulating mechanism, unlike glucose oxidase originating from Aspergillus niger. The production of hydrogen peroxide takes place in a controlled manner, avoiding overoxidising of the gluten network. A possible larger and more extensive gluten network is thus formed, improving the overall strength of the dough. Moreover, it allows for the dough to become more elastic, maintaining its ability to stretch during gas expansion.

In frozen dough processing, this is a particularly beneficial property as the frozen dough process demands the formation of a well-developed and extensible dough at lower temperatures, in order to avoid excessive yeast activity before the freezing process starts. Moreover, the controlled formation of hydrogen peroxide reduces the risk of off-flavour formation.

The self-regulating mechanism of BakeZyme® Go Pure makes it also suitable for short-time and high-shear bread making processes, such as Chorleywood Bread Processes.

When using BakeZyme® Go Pure in the dough, it will remain soft and pliable, improving the stability during fermentation. BakeZyme® Go Pure is potentially also an effective alternative to the use of chemical oxidisers such as ADA. Bakery tests have shown that the use of BakeZyme® Go Pure results in highly similar dough characteristics compared to dough obtained by use of ADA. The final bread where BakeZyme® Go Pure was used in the dough shows a good shape, volume, and in particular a fine crumb structure.

Conclusion

The effect of glucose oxidase on dough properties is due to the production of hydrogen peroxide that induces protein crosslinking via disulfide bridges. The extent of cross-linking in dough depends on the production rate and concentration of hydrogen peroxide. BakeZyme® Go Pure is a new glucose oxidase with a unique self-regulating mechanism that avoids excessive hydrogen peroxide formation.

This will create opportunities for the use of glucose oxidase in frozen dough applications with reduced risk of off-flavor formation, in short-time and high-shear bread making processes (such as Chorleywood Bread Processes), and as a tool for replacing chemical oxidisers (such as ADA or Bromate). www.dsm.com/food

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MONITORING BIN LEVELS The sensor is just part of the solution

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by Jenny Nielson Christensen, MBA, Vice President of Marketing, BinMaster

in level indicators have been around for decades. From simple switches and rotaries, to advanced noncontact sensors, there’s no shortage of technologies to choose from. But there’s more to bin levels than just the sensor.

Today’s grain and milling operations are increasingly automated with more sophisticated and complex systems. Plus, with increased consolidation and a global grain economy the needs of the industry have changed … and manufacturers of bin level indicators have responded with new solutions to address those demands.

The good news is if your operation is small or large, has one bin or hundreds, has a single location or a global presence, there is a solution for you. The solution starts by determining your sensor needs and applying the right sensor for the material and vessel.

Then, comes another set of considerations: Once you have all this data, how do you get it from your bins to where you need it, and what do you do with it when it gets there?

Here are some things to ask of your operation: • Do you want point level alerts or inventory management?

• Is the data needed locally or at multiple locations?

• Do you need the ability to run reports?

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• Where do you want your data stored?

• How long do you want to keep historical data?

• Who has access to the data? Does everyone have the same access?

• Does your data need to be secure or kept confidential?

• Do you want alerts for low or high level thresholds?

• Is mobile access to the data needed?

Inventory management using Continuous Level Sensors

Integrating continuous level sensors allows an operation to monitor how much is in one or all bins in real time or at scheduled intervals. For the grain and milling industry, cablebased sensors or non-contact acoustics-based sensors are commonly used in large grain bins. Technologies such as guided wave radar can also be used in ingredient bins containing solids or liquids. Ultrasonic sensors, pressure sensors, and float-type sensors can be used successfully in chemicals, fuels, water, or wastewater. When sensors are used as part of an inventory management system, there are different options available dependent on how an operation wants to use, secure, and store the data.

Local or company-wide monitoring

An important consideration is the scope of the system. Is there a need to monitor just a few bins at a single location? Or, is it

F necessary to monitor all bins across an entire organisation? Both are easily achievable and monitoring systems are very scalable, allowing additional bins to be added at a later time as operations grow and budget becomes available. Another decision to be made is where the data will reside. Options include storing the data locally on a corporate LAN or WAN and providing remote access via a VPN or using a cloud-based service for anywhere, anytime access via any device with an Internet connection. Both types of systems can be set up with varying levels of access and security.

Reports and Historical Data

For some operations, current data is all that is needed. However, many operations are using data for much more than identifying a full or empty condition. Bin monitoring data is not only used in production, but also by purchasing and finance. Just-intime replenishment practices and reducing safety stocks can be achieved using current and historical usage data. Inventory valuation and financial reporting can be streamlined significantly using an operation-wide inventory management system.

Historical reports, charts, graphs and other useful information can be generated using automated reports sent to key individuals on a routine basis.

Cloud-Based Applications

As with many corporate business applications, Cloud-based inventory management is becoming a more popular option for grain and milling operations. Users today need anytime, anywhere data access from a variety of devices whether they are in the office, about the facility, or in a vehicle. Plus, they need it from their SmartPhone, tablet, or PC. Web-based monitoring solutions can take the data from a variety of different sensor types

to a gateway that gets the data to the cloud for access from an Internet site or phone app. Automated SMS text alerts and emails are a popular feature of cloud-based systems.

Software

For inventory management there are PC-based software programs which are compatible with sensors for measuring

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grains, feeds, pellets and dry powder ingredients as well as tanks containing liquids that may be on premises. The software can reside on a single PC or can be installed across multiple PCs on a local area network. If the company has a VPN, the data can be accessed from any site where the user has a connection to the company’s private network. Data from all sites resides securely on a server at a corporate office for monitoring inventory, making purchases, and preparing financial reports.

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Web-based monitoring solutions can take the data from a variety of different sensor types to a gateway that gets the data to the cloud for access from an Internet site or phone app. Automated SMS text alerts and emails are a popular feature of cloud-based systems.

Text and email alerts

One of the most simple – and becoming more popular – types of alerts are sent via an email or an SMS text message. Generally these are automated messages sent to a SmartPhone, mobile device, or desktop that simply alert to a high or low level threshold determined by the user. They are convenient for busy personnel at grain and milling operations who aren’t typically sitting at a desk, but are busy attending to other parts of the operation. Texting and email services are often included as an option in inventory management software or cloud-based applications.

Consoles

Consoles are a very affordable and convenient way to monitor inventory. Generally, cable-based sensors are networked together with the data from one or multiple silos going to a single console.

The dimensions of each vessel are input into the brains of the

console and allow it to provide information about either the percentage full, the headroom distance, or convert the reading to a number of bushels for each bin. Readings are set up on a time interval schedule and also can be initiated on demand by pushing a button. By simply scrolling through a keypad, the data about each bin can be noted. Consoles can store data and have a protective memory in the event of a power loss.

The upside of consoles is they are very economical and can install in a centralised protected area in the vicinity of the bins being monitored. Often they are set at truck height so drivers can take readings before they load out. They are especially helpful when trying to determine which bins have capacity for filling or when they are nearing empty. The downside is that you can only

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F view the data for one bin at a time. Consoles are frequently used in tandem with either a software program installed on the local network or with a cloud-based Internet application.

HMI or PLC

In many grain and milling operations, the control room is king.

There is a vast infrastructure of equipment specifically designed to manage storage and process control equipment. Operations monitor and measure many different parameters such as flow, temperature, moisture, vibration, pressure, speed, position, and weight in addition to level. All information is centralised in a single location and is generally secured on a local network. It is commonplace in many operations for data from level sensors to be sent to a control room for processing and monitoring.

Bob or Cable-Based Sensors

A cable-based or bob-style sensor works like an automated tape measure, but eliminates the need for climbing bins to take manual measurements to improve safety and efficiency with timely inventory data. They reliably, accurately, and repeatedly take measurements at pre-determined time intervals or on demand.

Data is sent to a control room PLC, console, PC software, or to the cloud where data is accessed via a web-based application.

Bobs can be used in facilities with one bin, an entire network of bins, or corporate-wide across multiple locations. PC software and cloud-based applications can also send text and email alerts when pre-determined high- or low-level thresholds are encountered.

3D Scanners

A 3DLevelScanner provides continuous, non-contact level measurement using dust-penetrating technology to provide very precise bin volume accuracy. It measures and maps the material surface to detect irregular material surfaces, cone up/down conditions, or sidewall buildup. A 3D scanner is unique because it can map the topography of the bin and create a computerised profile of its contents. Advanced acoustics-based technology is proven to perform in high-dust environments where some other types of non-contact technologies struggle to perform reliably. A scanner can be used in bins as well as domes, warehouses, open bins, and piles.

A 3D scanner is ideal for bins with multiple filling and emptying points where the topography of the material is highly irregular.

A 3D scanner can deliver 0.5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3 percent volume accuracy when mounted in the proper location and used in a tank that is less than 45 ft. in diameter. For tanks greater than 45 ft. in diameter, a multiple scanner system can record measurement data from

multiple devices and then combine the data to report volume to a personal computer and provide a single graphical representation of the tank contents.

Scanners come equipped with software that displays the bin data in an easy-to-read format. The measurements are sent to a main display screen and includes data such as average, minimum, and maximum distances; level; temperature inside the tank; and volume percentage. For operations with multiple bins, there is MultiVision software that allows for all bins to be monitored simultaneously from a single screen.

Guided Wave Radar

A guided wave radar is a sensor that suspends a cable down into the bin to measure liquids, powders and bulk solids with a dielectric constant greater than 2.1 in vessels up to 78â&#x20AC;&#x2122; tall. It utilises time domain reflectometry (TDR) to measure the distance, level and volume of material. The sensor is immune to dust, humidity, temperature, pressure, and bulk density changes as well as noise present when filling or emptying the vessel. In the grain and milling industry, guided wave is used for smaller vessels containing ingredients or additives. It is a complement to other types of continuous level sensors in a network.

Point Level Indicators for Automated Alerts

As the name implies, point level indicators alert when the level in a bin reaches a certain point. For inventory management or process control, a point level indicator is wired to send an alert to a control room, horn, light, or an alarm panel when material reaches or falls away from the device. They can be used for high, mid, or low level alerts in a wide variety of grains, pellets, and many powders.

Horns and lights

It very common for point level indicators, such as rotaries, capacitance probes, vibrating rods, diaphragm switches or tilt switches, to be wired to a horn or light to indicate a full or empty status. This happens most frequently when the level indicator is used to start or stop a process to prevent running out of an ingredient or wastefully overfilling a bin.

Alarm Panels

A simple option for point level alerts is an alarm panel. This is a display module that can handle multiple point level devices for high or low level alerts. When a full or empty condition occurs, the display module begins to beep and a light starts to flash. It tells you which bin has the alert and whether it is a high or low level alert, depending on how the display module is configured by wiring. Alarm panels can be used with rotary, diaphragm, capacitance probe, vibrating rod and tilt switch point level indicators.

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The rotary level indicator is the familiar workhorse of the grain and milling world. Fail-safe rotaries that alert to the device status are becoming the model of choice in many grain applications because continuous operation of the rotary is critical to the process. A fail-safe rotary will alert to a failure of the motor or loss of power and send an immediate warning or a visual indication that something has gone awry.

With a variety of paddles, extensions, and mounts, they can be applied in a variety of ways. Rotaries can be mounted on the sidewall of the bin or alternatively, can be mounted on the bin roof for high level detection. A vertical extension on a rotary

can allow it to be extended up to 12 ft. down into the bin for high level detection. An adjustable rotary mount can be used to vary the height seasonally when less inventory might be desired. For side-mounting in cement-walled silos, there are vertical extensions designed for installation through thick bin walls. Collapsible, insertable paddles enable installation without entering the bin.

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Capacitance Probe

Capacitance sensors are designed for an array of applications and can be customised with different types of probes, lengths or extensions. There are thousands of configurations for hazardous locations, sanitary applications, flexible hanging probes, flush mounting, remote electronics, auto calibration, heavy duty, compact and bendable probes. These sensors may be used for high-, mid-, and low-level detection in bins, silos, tanks, hoppers, chutes, and other types of vessels in which grains, pellets, or powders are stored, processed, flowing or discharged.

Vibrating Rod

The vibrating level sensor is a piezoelectric-driven, vibrationtype level switch that can be used for level detection in bins, silos, and hoppers filled with powders and other dry bulk solid materials. These rugged sensors often are constructed of durable stainless steel and are almost wear and maintenance-free. A vibrating level sensor can be mounted on the side of the vessel when used as a high-, mid-, or low-level alert. Alternatively, they can be used for high-level, top -mounted applications when built with a rigid or flexible extension.

Diaphragm Switch

A diaphragm or pressure switch is a very basic, affordable bin level alert commonly used as a high-level alert on the bin wall.

There are models for either internal or external mounting. Internal mounting doesn’t require a hole to be cut in the bin wall, while an external mount has the advantage of mounting from the outside via a hole cut in the wall, so there is no need to get into the bin.

There are models for non-hazardous locations or with explosion proof certifications. Pressure switches are also used for plugged chute detection.

Tilt Switch

A tilt switch is a high-level indicator designed to install easily and require no routine maintenance. The switch is activated when material rises and tilts the switching mechanism 15°. A fixed-mount tilt switch mounts from the outside on the top of the tank though a process connection. It is custom-made to a specific length determined by the distance from the top of the bin an alert should be activated. Alternatively, a hanging tilt switch is installed by suspending it from a flexible cable within the bin or over a pile of material. A hanging tilt switch also can be used for plugged chute detection. A note of caution: some tilt switches are made using mercury, so be sure to select a mercury-free model if one is required for compliance with environmental regulations.

When it comes to bin levels, there’s a lot more than just the sensor. There are many choices of hardware and software that can comprise a complete solution. A custom configuration tailored to your operation can truly make a difference with your data.

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The assembly of Silos Córdoba’s first grain storage facility in Nigeria is about to begin The civil works of the grain storage facility for sorghum Silos Córdoba are going to build in Nigeria is 75 percent completed. This is just the first of many projects that Silos Córdoba expects to be building in Nigeria.

The grain sorghum silos will be located in Kaduna State, a state in north-western Nigeria.

Agriculture accounts for an estimated 56 percent of Kaduna’s GDP and employs approximately 4 million people. The sector is dominated by wet season planting and an irrigated dry season planting. Most farmers currently produce cereal crops such as maize, sorghum, millet and rice during the rainy season. Cereal crops are exported to surrounding states and are an important source of cash.

Kaduna State government has reiterated its commitment to transform the agricultural sector from subsistence to commercial farming. “There is need to empower youths

and women to embrace agriculture as a lifelong career and also avoid relegating the sector as befitting only the old and illiterate”, stressed Governor Nasiru El-Rufai during the state’s latest agricultural summit. The new grain storage facility of Zecool Investment Company Limited consists of 2 flat bottom silos with a capacity of 1,336 m3 each. It will be equipped with an intake pit of 20 tons/hour, and with the most complete cleaning system Silos Cordoba have done to date. The cleaning system includes De-awner, Stone Separator and Magnetic Separator.

The storage facility will also be equipped with ventilation and temperature control, a control panel, gateways, sensors, and the new industrial discharge gates recently launched to the market: new industrial discharge gate It is a turnkey project and it is the first of many projects Silos Cordoba are planning to do in the area.

Modernizing a Brazilian Port for grain capacity

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) has begun a significant expansion and modernization of its export terminal in Santos, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The project will expand the facility’s annual storage and grain handling capacity from 6 million to 8 million metric tons, and will significantly enhance environmental controls. This follows announcements of an upgrade to Barcarena export terminal; together, both projects represent significant increase in company’s Brazilian export capacity “Brazil is one of the world’s most important agricultural producers, and ADM is continuing to deliver on our strategy as we invest to expand our already significant operations there,” said Greg Morris, president of ADM’s Oilseeds Processing business. “The Port of Santos is one of two major ADM gateways from Brazil to customers around the world, and with this expansion we are enhancing our ability to move crops from there to Asian, African and European customers.

“We are also continuing with the expansion of our jointly owned export terminal in Barcarena, which will increase volume to 6 million metric tons per year,” Morris added. “ADM is already one of Brazil’s largest exporters of agricultural products. When these improvements to both ports are complete, we will be able to move even more crops out of Brazil, and we will be able to do so more 76 | April 2016 - Milling and Grain

efficiently, enhancing both our capability to meet global customer demand and our ability to grow our returns in South America.”

In addition to increased capacity and efficiency, the upgrades include a wide range of new technologies to help minimize particulate emissions at the facility.

“In order to ensure that we continue to be a good neighbor in Santos, we conducted extensive research into the most advanced technologies available to limit the environmental impact of our operations,” said Luciano Botelho, ADM’s president, South American Oilseeds. “These changes will make our operations in Santos a global leader in the use of technology to reduce particulate emissions.”

ADM’s original Santos Port concession began in 1997. Last year, the company signed an agreement to continue operations at the port until 2037.

The project is scheduled for completion in mid-2017.

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by Eloise Hillier- Richardson

Sustainable storage solutions for South America

t Milling and Grain we are always looking for innovative and sustainable storage solutions to champion. We are forever reminded that by 2050 the global population will have risen to over nine billion people, with this in mind durable storage solutions are vital for ensuing food supplies are kept safely and that farmers and distributors can get the highest value from each crop yield, simultaneously decreasing waste and increasing the economic worth.

Argentinian silo bag producers Ipesa are no strangers to such innovation; they have announced that they will be sending two representatives to attend Sustainable Intensification 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, with a view to provide upwards of 900,000 farms across Brazil with their silo bags, and to further discuss storage concerns with farmers and distributors.

Ipesa have addressed the need for an inexpensive, yet viable alternative to steel silos, the silo bags not only boast a decent capacity – averaging 200 tonnes in the standard 9 ft by 200 ft silo bag – but the low cost and ease of maintenance essentially allows the farmers to regain control of their crop. The good quality yield, low maintenance, control and good economics of the silo bag means they can be hailed as the practical solution to crop storage problems. We spoke to Juan Martin Dedeu, Ipesa’s Commercial Manager, about the benefits of the silo bag system above the more traditional steel silo.

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The hermetic ‘air tight’ system

Firstly, he revealed the difference in the way in which the grain is stored. The grain within the silo bags is stored in a hermetic ‘air tight’ system; where as the grain in the steel silos are stored in an atmosphere with air circulation. Mr Dedeu told Milling and Grain, “The main difference between both storage systems is that in the steel silo the grain is stored in an atmosphere with air circulation and in the silo bags it is a modified atmosphere an air tight system – a hermetic system. The grain consumes oxygen and gives off

carbon dioxide when inside the hermetic bag – in this modified atmosphere insects and fungus, starved of oxygen, cannot grow – the grain is dormant and will be kept in that condition until you open the bag.

The lack of oxygen and high level of carbon dioxide will kill

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The bags are UV protected and can protect the grain for about 18 months to 2 years, so you can keep the grain for 2 years in perfect conditions. Usually, though, it is only kept for a year or a year and a half.”

Economic considerations

Next are the economic considerations. Purchasing a grain storage system is an investment and it has to be a cost effective one. Mr Dedeu reinforced this ideology by highlighting the cost of both steel silos and then the silo bags. “For a steel silo on average you are going to spend about US$200 per tonne, making the total spend on a 10,000 tonne capacity steel silo unit approximately two million US dollars. For silo bags US$100,000 will buy you all the machinery for the silo bag system. It is a much more cost effective way to store your crop coming in at about 20 times less cost than steel silos”.

These lower costs for storage facilities gives the control back to the farmer, they have increased jurisdiction over when they shift their crops, they can commercialise the grain at the optimum time and avoid the peak of the season when the cost to shift the produce is 20 percent higher. “The farmer can put the silo bag near the facility or the fields and so can economise on a lot if things. They do not have to stop harvesting to wait for trucks for example there are a lot of benefits to farmers. We can see a lot of countries who have a lack of infrastructure who are using this system.” Mr Dedeu told us.

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conjunction with steel silos to compliment the fixed storage units, however it is becoming increasingly apparent, particularly in countries will a less well developed infrastructure, that silo bags are more and more the storage unit of choice. “For example here in Argentina silo bag usage has increased. Here we produce more that 110,000,000 tonnes of grain, and of this 110 million tonnes, almost 57,000,000 tonnes is stored in silo bags, so over half of the country is using silo bags”.

Encouraging increased silo bag usage

It is hoped that while at Sustainable Intensification 2016 Ipesa can encourage increased silo bag usage across Brazil, where currently about 30 percent of grain produced is not kept in good storage conditions, but held in trucks or in open air. Mr Dedeu told us that 10 percent of grain stored in Brazil is stored in silo bags, but emphasised the need for this to increase as the lack of infrastructure throughout Brazil– long travel between production and ports and growing areas that are underdeveloped – means the farmers are missing out on better yields and by extension a better monetary return.

“Our idea”, Mr Dedeu said, “is to go together with the production increase – go together in areas where your don’t have that infrastructure or storage capacity- our idea is to help the

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farmers to be owners of their grain. Today a lot of farmers have to deliver the grain once it is produced because they don’t have any options or because their options are too expensive. Argentina produced 50 million tonnes 20 years ago, and that increased production was possible because of several reasons, but a stand out reason being the silo bags.

“The increased production with regards to steel silos all depends on the initial capital needed to fund the upfront costs, whereas the silo bags have minimal upfront costs and provide a viable answer to these storage problems. We are seeing the same thing in Brazil – the use of silo bags is increasing 30 percent every year, so I think silo bags is something necessary for them to grow in this region.

They also allow for the farmers to be owners of their own grain, increasing output capacity of these farmers because they now have somewhere to store their grain.”

More information: Juan Martin Dedeu, Commercial Manager, Ipesa jdedeu@ipesa.com.ar

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Clugston Distribution specialised logistics in the milling and grain sector

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by David Heath, Head of Logistics, Clugston Distribution

t is well documented that millers and grain producers are under more pressure than ever to keep costs down and shorten delivery times for their customers.

The demands of powerful retailers and increasing global competition leave little margin for error, so choosing an efficient logistics service that can manage the added pressure is a key factor in running a successful operation.

As food supply chains grow longer, the complexity and unique pressures of food distribution requires specialist knowledge from logistics partners who possess a commitment to shorten delivery times and reduce costs.

Delivering under pressure

Everyday, Clugston Distribution delivers bulk ingredients to some of the country’s best-known biscuit, cracker, cereal and cake and manufacturers alongside its deliveries of bread flour to the UK bakery industry, right across the UK. Equipped with one of the largest specialised bulk powder haulage fleets in the UK, the company operates a dedicated service of ‘Food Products Only’ tankers, in line with the current hygiene and quality standards of the European food industry.

The use of specialist dry bulk tankers to transport lose materials such as flour, not only ensures excellent hygiene by avoiding the risk of contaminants, but the innovative new vehicle design also vastly reduces product loss through wastage.

State-of-the-art non-tipping tankers are now also available.

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controllable air-operated valve system to prevent flour holding up inside the tank and also to aid cleaning. The non-tipping tanker also boasts the advantage of being much safer to operate at sites where the discharge points that have a camber.

In addition, new technologies such as Vendor Management Inventory (VMI) systems, that are able to remotely monitor customers’ bulk food sites, then coordinate deliveries using real time stock levels and tank usage information, alongside vehicle location data from satellite tracking systems provide an improved service to food manufacturers and suppliers; thus helping them to run an efficient service whilst keeping stocks low.

This can be an invaluable service for suppliers of ingredients where supply and demand fluctuates with a clear seasonal influence. Millers, for instance, find that demand drops over the summer months then, come the winter when comforting foods, like baked puddings return to favour, demand increases.

Dedicated food tankers

Investment in a vast array of new technology, along with the possession of a specialist fleet of dry bulk tankers dedicated to the food industry, Clugston Distribution Services has grown into one of the largest specialised bulk powder haulage fleets in the UK; providing their clients with a competitive edge.

In 2014 Clugston Distribution invested one million (UK) pounds in new dry bulk tractors and tankers to meet the requirements of the food industry. These form part of the company’s ‘food products only’ fleet that ensures excellent hygiene and avoids the risk of contaminants.

Working together

Clugston has a dedicated team of logistics professionals on board who work closely with C. Marston & Sons Ltd and has developed a level of understanding that can only be gained through a close working relationship over time, and according to James Marston, his company has “developed a strong working relationship with Clugston, their sector knowledge and ability to react to our customers constantly changing requirements has made them stand out against the competition.”

“Clugston has grown with our business, its expertise in bulk flour haulage has ensured we have always been guaranteed excellent service from the company.” Mr Marston also suggested that since his company outsourced their logistics to Clugston, they have enjoyed, “a host of benefits throughout the company,” adding that, “One advantage is we are now able to dedicate more of our time and finances into offering a quality product for all our customers.”

“We would definitely recommend Clugston, not only is the team very pro-reactive, it understands our business needs and

continues to offer us a quality service,” added Mr Marston.

Getting it right

Logistics companies, equipped with the right technology and expertise, are able to manage the demanding process of ensuring that, no matter what the variations in demand, client’s silos remain at an agreed level at all times; with the appropriate flours picked up and delivered to bakeries as and when required.

First class logistics is the essential link in the food supply chain if it offers quality, flexibility and integrity. Make sure that you choose a company that delivers on all three. www.clugston.co.uk/logistics

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Three further new replacement bulk flour tipping silo tankers have also been ordered from Feldbinder in 2016. The 60 cubic metre capacity vehicles have been purchased to replace three existing tankers on Clugston Distribution’s expanded shared user flour and bulk dried food operations.

Clugston’s inventory also includes an urban artic flour tanker that is capable of carrying a 20 tonne payload to customers with restricted access, which also forms part of the food grade fleet, along with two specialist food grade silo evacuation tanks that provide uplift and transfer services.

CASE STUDY - C. Marston & Sons Ltd One of the millers that Clugston is currently working with is C. Marston & Sons Ltd. Marston’s are an established family run flour milling and cereal processing company that has been doing business from its processing factory in Icklingham, Suffolk for over a century.

According to James Marston, operations manager at C. Marston & Sons Ltd., “The company operates 24 hours a day 365 days a year, providing a range of biscuit and bread making flours to a wide range of customers across the UK and Northern Europe.” Mr Marston also added that, “Recently, our business has experienced rapid growth as we develop extensive national and international flour supply commitments to a wide variety of customers, due to this we needed to out source our bulk flour haulage operation to a professional operator.”

“We were already aware of Clugston’s specialisms in the food industry and how they offer a professional service in the bulk flour delivery market which meets the requirements of our customers,” explained Mr Marston.

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The pioneering Hutchinson Grain Pump® systems

Grain Pumps have proven to be excellent long life systems. The largest members in the Global Industries’ Grain Pump® family are the Grain Pump® Loop and Double Run Systems, which are designed and manufactured by Hutchinson, a Division of Global Industries, Inc., located in Clay Center, KS-USA

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n any strong family structure, each member of the family has a unique and important role to play. These different roles typically complement and assist each other, and when they all work together something very special usually happens.

That’s exactly what takes place with the Global Industries Grain Pump® conveyor family from Hutchinson. The Grain Pump® conveyors can be used in many different ways, and operations can vary significantly from installation to installation…just like members of a family.

The Hutchinson Grain Pump® systems were the first of their kind in the industry, and have served grain market customers around the world for many years. But Global Industries understands the best way to maintain leadership in any industry is through ongoing relationships and close interaction with customers. As a result, they continue to work as a team with customers to not only improve existing grain handling products… but in the development of new and innovative systems to meet ever-changing market and customer needs.

Like all Global Industries’ divisions, Hutchinson’s customer communications is a two-way improvement process. New systems are first demonstrated and explained to customers. In response, customers provide Global Industries with valuable feedback and changes they think could make the systems better, more cost-effective and easy to operate and maintain. Many of those comments are then incorporated into the systems’ final design.

Usually, new facilities require Hutchinson to design new members of the Grain Pump® Loop system or the Grain Pump® Double Run family. But before these new systems are ever released, they must first be thoroughly tested and evaluated

by Hutchinson engineers at Global Industries’ state-of-the-art Research & Development Center in Grand Island, NE-USA. A good example of this collaborative process is the facility developed in conjunction with AAFSA (Agro Acopio Fertil SA) in Durazno, Uruguay.

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equipment, including 23 conveyors and eight bucket elevators.

This design would have required the construction of concrete unload tunnels below the silos, as well as connecting tunnels and metallic catwalks to support the loading and connecting conveyors.

To reduce the overall cost of this project while enhancing productivity, Global Industries and AAFSA worked together to develop an alternative project based on the use of the Hutchinson Grain Pump Loop and Grain Pump Double Run Systems. This project design reduced the handling equipment needed to just four 10-inch Grain Pump Loops and five 10-inch Stationary Grain Pump Double Runs (each with 150-MTh capacity).

As a result, AAFSA did not need to construct concrete tunnels or install metallic catwalks as originally planned for this facility, which is primarily used to clean, dry and store maize (corn), wheat, barley, sorghum and soybeans.

The total cost of the storage and handling equipment was $1.2 million. The plant, which has been in operation since March 2008, includes 10 MFS Model S60-16 silos with a unit capacity of 3,025 tonnes. The full perforated floor aeration systems include 30-HP NECO centrifugal fans and 2-HP NECO roof exhausters. Each silo includes a Hutchinson Series 1012 Sweep Auger with a 95-MTh capacity. Both cross Grain Pump Loops were designed to allow for expansion with additional rows of silos or flat storage buildings.

Later, a second construction phase including another 5 MFS Model S60-17 flat bottom silos, one longitudinal Grain Pump Loop and a second grain dryer. This was accomplished with a minimal investment by AAFSA, and increased the overall storage capacity to nearly 45,000 tonnes.

Since the facility launch, AAFSA has been extremely pleased with its operating flexibility, simplicity of use and easy automation.

Another example of the effectiveness of close customer interactions was the addition of a Grain Pump Double Run system to load an existing flat storage building at the MYRIN facility in Nueva Palmira, Uruguay.

The MYRIN building is 50 meters wide and 100 meters long, and not originally designed to support the load of any conveyor.

Global Industries, together with the MYRIN management team, developed a system to load the existing flat storage building using a 12-inch Grain Pump Double Run with a 200-MTh capacity.

This system includes all galvanized Eclipse catwalk, specially designed by Sentinel Building Systems, another division of Global

CASE STUDY F Recommendations when planning a new Grain Pump System for your facility

Industries, Inc. that is used with both the Grain Pump Loops and the Grain Pump Double Runs Grain Pump Loops are designed to move grain in one direction only and in a direction that does not allow grain to flow through the take-up corner. Electric drive corners are located on the top of the grain pump loop. If your system only requires one drive corner, it needs to be positioned above the take-up corner. The conveyor will handle a wide range of free flowing grain. It should not be used with highly corrosive material, such as fertilizers.

Grain Pump Loop Systems are usually installed around rows of storage structures or flat storage buildings, with access for vehicle or rail traffic. Grain silos may be conventional or elevated on a supporting structure with hopper bottoms. It is necessary to evaluate what other equipment may need access to the conveyor system, such as grain dryers or grain cleaners. Systems have been used to transfer between trucks and rail cars with several temporary storage silos included. A layout should be made to determine the exact location of conveyors, inlets, outlets, power sources, supports and mounting locations.

In order to select the right Grain Pump Conveyor System for your application, it is important to analyze the following: • Determine the adequate volume flow rate to support the intended input and output. The systems are rated in Bushel per Hour/ Tons per hour capacity.

• Calculate the expected annual operating hour’s usage: Total Storage Volume x Storage Turns ÷ Rated Capacity of Loop.

• Consider the material to convey, and its abrasive characteristics as this may be the determining factor for Usage Classification:

Standard Farm

Standard Farm with upgrades: (Standard Farm model with tubing thickness upgrades)

Commercial

Commercial with upgrades (12” and 16” loops) Tubing thickness upgrade on 12” The 16” is standard with highest classification Usage classifications are a suggestion only, and even though an application may only call for a standard duty Grain Pump based on the hours of operation, it may be desirable to use a Commercial Grain Pump for other reasons. www.globalindinc.com

Operating Hours Chart - for considering the Grain Pump System Model Usage Classification* Standard Farm Standard Farm with upgrades Commercial Commercial with upgrades

Annual Operating Hours 0 - 250 250- 500 500 - 750 750 and greater

* Classification is dependent on operating conditions and practices

1. Is there room for a row of silos plus the possibility of expansion?

Consider your operating plan, location of controls, power distribution, driveway, and turn around areas.

2. If planning a flat storage building, assure the building is capable of supporting the Full load of the Grain Pump System, grain, and catwalk (this load is in addition to your regional roof load).

3. Can spouts be run to an adjoining storage area if desired?

4. If there is a dryer involved, consider separate conveyors from the wet holding to the dryer and from the dryer to storage. This enables the Grain Pump to be always free for grain from the field and keeps the low capacity, long continuous hours of use on less expensive conveyors.

5. Consider two drive-over dump receiving hoppers for grain pump systems that will have many trucks or wagons dumping grain. This will result in more continuous operation which can almost double capacity.

6. If larger/wider drive-over pits are desired consider the following: a. The wider the inlet is for the drive-over pits, the deeper or taller it will need to be to maintain angle of flow in the hopper. The options are to lower the tube or raise the driveway. b. To lower the tubes, spouts will have to be added to the inlets for the intermediate wells, and the loop will have either a deeper trench or higher elevated silos. c. If the drive is raised, carefully consider the ramp grade, load design, side personnel access, safety rails, and overhead clearance.

7. A grain pump loop must have a climbable tower at each end and access to every overhead drop. Catwalk can be considered for the full length, but it is generally not necessary if every silo has a ladder extending to the overhead drop area. When catwalk is not used full length, some catwalk may be needed to reach the drop over the driveway.

8. Every component of a grain pump loop system should end up located above grade to avoid water issues that can rust the conveyors’ housing and chain. If located below ground level in a trench or pit, adequate drainage to daylight or sump pump is required. Assure landscaping diverts drainage away from pit; covers should be used over any open areas to shed water.

9. When choosing a system size, consider capacity required now as well as into the future. These units will handle a lot of grain before major part’s replacement is necessary. The loop is modular, as length can be added in the future up to the maximum designed length for the particular system.

10. Plan for enough space between silo foundations to allow space for silo well controls (this is outside space between silos). Concrete foundations, trenches and floors need to have maintenance access and clearances considered in the design layout. Refer to the equipment/ component specifications to plan adequate space and clearances.

11. If concrete is placed before the system arrives, the corner support pads should be lower than the bottom of the horizontal tubular housing; there are support feet on the bottom corners (refer to the equipment specifications). Again, if concrete trenches or pits are utilized, assure maintenance access is adequate.

12. Make sure there is suitable electrical power available. Single phase power may be used if HP requirements allow.

13. Make sure amp meters are used so motor loads can be observed by the operator. Soft start electrical motor starters are recommended.

14. Chain inspection ports are recommended. Utilize one inspection port between the drive-over pit and the first loop corner to monitor physical tube fill. Utilize ports after each silo if possible. Ports are for horizontal tubes only.

15. Chain access section kits are available for use on the horizontal tubes only.

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MARKETS OUTLOOK Are the markets finally bottoming out?

by John Buckley

As Canadian planting approaches, the government has offered a preliminary crop estimate of approximately four percent or 700,000 tonnes below the 17.2million tonnes that it estimated for 2015. The EU crop outlook this year is still seen, at best close to, maybe a little less than last year’s 21.4million tonnes (although one forecaster has it at 20.4m).

Prices on the benchmark grain and feed ingredient markets had been eroding further since our last review, several reaching new five and a to six-year lows. But the latest descent was much more gradual than in recent months and by mid-March, market leaders wheat, maize and soyabeans had all begun to show signs of bottoming out. The leading Chicago wheat futures market even recorded its biggest rally in months. Although its European grain counterparts have been slower to follow.

Interestingly, some of the broader agri-business sectors have also shown some nascent signs of recovery, spilling a bit more confidence into the sector as a whole. Shares were reported to be moving up for the top seed producer Monsanto (recording its biggest weekly rally since 2012) while those of largest US meat handler (Tyson) and fertiliser supplier CF Industries also rose, Tyson actually setting a record high.

However, one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one good week in the markets mean things are on the turn. The rally has to show it has staying power. Even then, there is no evidence yet of a runaway market in the making to gainsay the opinion expressed in our last review, that 2016 was likely to shape up as another year of cheap grain and feed input costs.

Supporting that theme has been the European Commission’s own preliminary view of the coming year’s cereal outlook in Europe. That’s headlined by the forecast of another big wheat crop; perhaps five percent down on last year’s, but still well above the long-term average, a similar barley crop to last year’s and a big rebound in maize production. Amid huge world stocks of the top traded cereal crops, and assuming no drastic weather upsets in the growing season ahead. The Commission sees no reason for higher prices in the year ahead; which raises the question whether these are the type of prices that crop farmers might have to get used to for a longer haul.

It’s all so contrary to what we were led to expect a few years back when the big financial institutions jumped into farm and other commodities around the time of the global financial crash. As stock markets melted down, speculators then were looking for investment pastures new and, along with the US dollar and gold, commodities found themselves playing the role of ‘safe haven’ for hot money.

At the same time, a series of crop failures in regions led by the former USSR helped a host of pundits dust off old theories about the world running out of raw materials. As consumers, we were told we would have to get used to more expensive commodities as the ‘new normal.’ How wrong that turned out to be. Crops rebounded, supplies did keep up and demand growth slowed in China and other pace-setting economies.

Like that story, the ‘bear market’ in crop commodities of the past two or three years has probably got a bit overdone, some commodities maybe ‘oversold.’ There is also the increasingly heard, and justified refrain, that farmers growing grains and oilseeds have to make a living too.

It’s in no consumer’s long-term interest if they react to loss-making prices by cutting output.

So what has changed among the ‘fundamentals’ since our last issue to promote a firmer trend in the crop futures markets? The answer is, not much.

For a start, world wheat production for the current season is estimated about 3m tonnes lower than in January, thanks to mainly to smaller crop forecasts for India and Australia. But the US Agriculture Department’s monthly forecasts have also cut consumption by a far larger seven million tonnes, mainly due to two years of downward revisions to estimates of wheat use in China – the world’s largest single country consumer.

Since China’s tightly controlled grain systems are considered largely ‘off-market’ these changes are not overtly bearish for the international wheat market. Neither is the 5.5million tonnes the USDA has been able to add to is estimate of the global wheat stockpile in the past month or two. The resultant 238million tonnes supply cushion is currently massive, and the largest ever;

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with well over a third of that ‘surplus’ is held within China. The ‘useable’ quality of that grain is unknown – probably closer to low grade feed than milling, as evidenced by the fact that China continues to import higher grade food wheat to beef up its flour quality.

The impact on the broader market of a 2.4million tonne reduction in India’s wheat crop forecast (to around 86.5million tonnes) is similarly muted by the fact that India holds very large stocks too – about 17million tonnes at the start of this season.

It too is making some higher grade wheat import purchases to improve its flour quality after last year’s harvest was damaged by rain. Some sources think India’s next crop could be as low as 82million tonnes but, so far, this is not emerging as a significant bullish factor for world wheat prices either. The same applies to USDA’s forecast for Australia’s crop, going down by 1.5million tonnes to 24.5million. It’s still a ‘normal’ harvest for Australia which shouldn’t cramp its exports too much and is, in any case, close to trade forecasts made earlier in the year.

We have to keep an eye on one or two ongoing weather issues that might excite the speculators (the managed funds have been

holding a record ‘short’ position in the Chicago market, bets on prices falling rather than rising). Within the USA itself, the soft red winter wheat crop, the basis of the trend-setting Chicago futures contract, has been exposed to some flooding that could trim output. The USA’s main exportable bread-wheat crop, hard red winter wheat (not long ago the world’s largest single wheat export component) has meanwhile come out of dormancy weeks before normal amid unusually mild weather. That could mean tender new growth exposed to late frosts or dry weather that seems to have set in recently.

That said, the general condition of the US winter wheat crop is better than last year’s – in some states its best for many years.

True, the USDA expects the US to end up sowing (including not-yet-planted spring wheat) and producing slightly less wheat in total than last year. However, the US is also expected to need less wheat in 2016/17 season as its exporters come under increasing competition from other supplying countries. As a result, it should still end up with even larger stocks than it starts with. These are already seen at a multi-year high of 26.3million tonnes; almost half as big as its last crop!

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to show Chicago wheat about 7.6 percent dearer at end-2016 than now. If we go as far forward as December 2017, the difference is more like 14 percent. In Europe, the Paris milling wheat futures market suggests the incredibly weak spot prices we’ve seen recently (as low as the €140’s per tonne) could recover to as much as €176.50 by May next year and €186 by September 2018. But this is all highly speculative and it would probably need a crop upset or two among major suppliers to begin to realise those prices.

In Canada, the preliminary government forecast has the 2016 wheat crop at 29.2million tonnes against last year’s 27.6million and in line with the 2015 result. There is some mild unease about dry weather at planting time (starting early this year amid warmer than normal conditions) so this situation will also need monitoring.

In the up and coming CIS wheat exporting countries, Ukraine’s crop has seen some improvement after a poor start to its sowing/ growing season last autumn but is still expected to lose about 20-30million of its winter wheat this summer – a loss that spring sowings will not make up. Russia’s crop is doing well, though, and should be similar to last year’s.

The Russian rouble has firmed up a bit recently and that has stopped its export prices falling for now. However, the overall contribution from the CIS (including Kazakhstan) is expected to remain ample enough to keep these countries in the van of export competition next season – if a bit less pressing for sales at the cheapest end of the export market.

The next EU wheat crop is meanwhile seen by the Commission and private an analysts about 3-5million down on the year. But Europe also goes into 2016/17 with huge stocks of 13.7million tonnes. Amid slowing export trade and only small gains in feed use (due to an expected recovery in the EU corn crop), analysts currently see the EU’s wheat surplus swelling even more, exceeding 20million tonnes by the close of 2016/17.

International wheat prices, to which the EU market is fairly closely linked nowadays, are also ‘made’ by the level of demand from importers – what they can and are willing to pay. In this current season of slow consumption growth, imports – which make up about 23 percent of demand – are not seen increasing much.

Apart from the key EU customer Morocco, there are no big ‘headline’ orders from countries with failing domestic crops. Many of the routine buyers are struggling to find the finance needed to pay – even for historically cheap wheat – in increasingly expensive US dollars – the currency of most international commodity trade. Some like Egypt and Syria also have chronic financing problems caused by their weak economies and currencies.

Looking to the futures markets for price direction, these continue

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Maize & other coarse grains Maize prices have also been coming off their lows recently, despite markets now moving seasonally into the peak selling/ shipping season for the top supplier’s, (The USA) main Latin American competitors.

Since our last review, the USDA has raised its estimate for Brazilian output from 81.5million to 84million tonnes, Argentina’s from 25.6million to 27million. South Africa’s crop is tumbling with drought – now seen at 6.5million tonnes – almost halving the December forecast but this is more of a local/regional issue as the country has not been a major exporter for some years – though it will need to import from outside Africa. The same applies to another large maize producer, India, whose recent 21million crop estimate looks vulnerable after a sub-par Monsoon.

It may export less and import some but will not be a big factor on the world market. Due to the South American increases, overall, world maize output is now seen about 1.7million tonnes higher than in January, consumption about 1million tonnes bigger too, leaving world stocks about 2million tonnes lower but still very large at some 207million tonnes.

World maize trade is seen about 4million tonnes higher than in January and about the same amount over last season’s due to the unusual South African imports and a number of smaller/moderate sized consumers taking a bit more at these still cheap prices.

Early pointers to the 2016/17 season that starts in September are led by forecasts of a larger than expected US planted area and probable rebounds, largely yield-based, in EU and CIS production (assuming no repeat of last year’s droughts and heatwaves across Europe East and West).

The first outlook from the USDA ‘Outlook Forum’ conference has US corn sowings at 90million acres – 2million more than last year, despite a lot of trade talk about farmers deserting the crop in a move to more lucrative soyabeans. That might still happen and traders will be keenly watching the annual March 30th Farmer Planting Intentions Report for any contrary view. (The latter is seen as more accurate as it will be survey-based rather than extrapolated guesswork by the USDA’s economists as used for the Outlook Forum).

However, as always, the weather will have the final say. If it gets wet and planting is delayed, acreage starts to shift to soyabeans, which can be sown later. Although some early maize planting has already started in southern US states, relative corn and soya prices between now and planting time further North can also influence final farmer decisions.

Assuming normal yield around 168 bu/acre, the Outlook projects a possible 351m tonne US maize crop for 2016. Overall that would put US supplies at a twelve-year high as the crop again outstrips foreseen demand, leaving high carryover stocks – no basis for any steep rally in US prices unless something goes badly

wrong with its competitors’ crops in the Northern Hemisphere.

At this early stage, the Commission has offered a preliminary EU maize crop estimate up 16percent or about 9million tonnes on-year at 67.3million. That would still require quite substantial imports from outside the Union but probably less than this season’s unusually high 16m (these almost doubled after the EU’s 2015 crop shortfall). Russia’s farm ministry has meanwhile estimated a seven percent rise in its corn area to record 3million hectares, having already doubled its production and exports in recent years.

The extent of Ukraine’s crop comeback will probably depend more on returning yields to normal from last year’s droughtreduced levels as a lot of the extra land available (from failed winter wheat crops) is seen going to sunflowers.

Overall, the global 2016 crop outlook looks adequate for maize, if weather co-operates. Even if crops underperform a bit, the larger carryover stock can supplement supplies without these getting tight at the end of the 2016/17 season.

As we go to press, the futures markets point to end-year maize prices about five percent higher than they are now, end 2017 about seven percent more and end-2018 (highly speculative again) about ten percent over the current spot market. However, we should also note that the ‘managed money’ (for which read funds and speculators) have recently been holding record short (sold) bets on maize futures. While that may expose them to any unforeseen weather upsets/price rallies, it does not express much confidence in the prices above revealed by the forward futures ‘curve.’

The European Commission also offered an early barley crop forecast of 61.5million tonnes versus last year’s 61.3million.

Acreage has held up with prices after good clearances into exports – currently well ahead of the previous season’s, thanks to unusually large demand from China.

Soya & other oilmeals Soya drives the oilmeal comlex and the US still just about leads the soya market. The USDA Outlook Forum’s first stab at US 2016 soyabean production was a surprise, offering a planting figure well below trade forecasts and about 200,000 acres under last year’s 82.7million (the latter also revised down in January from 83.2m and trimming the 2015 crop to 106.95million tonnes – about the same as the record 2014 harvest.

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Assuming ‘trendline’ yields averaging 46.7 bushels/acre, the 2016 number points to the next crop reaching around 103million tonnes – which would still be one of the USA’s biggest ever.

Although 5million tonnes down on the year, it would be more than offset by an expected starting stock of 12.5million tonnes – 7.3million more than last year’s total. Total US supply could

be bigger still if trade guesses are right that US farmers will sow closer to 83.3million acres. More light will be shed on this by the USDA’s March 31, farm-survey-based acreage forecast.

Some analysts have meanwhile suggested a retreating El Nino might raise the odds on a dry US growing season ahead, possibly lowering yields but at this stage, long-range weather forecasts tend to be rather unreliable so the markets might as well go with ‘normal’ for now.

US soyabean prices have been a bit firmer than expected in the last couple of months as exports have begun to catch up from a slow start, despite huge competition from Brazil and Argentina, not only growing big crops (Brazil’s a new record) but both able to use their weak currencies to undercut US export prices (though that seems to be changing as the Brazilian Real made a surprise hike this month). As a top importer, China has so far kept up its record demand, despite the constant flow of negative news about its economy, but has been switching more of its trade to the cheaper South American suppliers.

World soyabean trade will only grow by about 4-5million tonnes in 2015/16 against 8million last season and 10.5million in 2013/14 but the important thing is, it is still expanding. China is key to this growth as its crush has for years been dependent on imports (it accounts for about two-thirds of the annual growth in world soya trade.

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years ago the figure was only 36million tonnes. Also Argentina and Brazil combined have started this new season with nearly 51million tonnes of stocks – over 9million more than last year (already far above normal). Although Argentina will export at least 1m tonnes more beans in 2015/16, it’s expected to put far more of the extra supplies into domestic crush, expanding that from 40.2million to 45.7million versus just 34m at the start of this decade. That’s expected to bump up its soya meal exports to a new record 36.8million tonnes (four years ago just 26m) almost half of the global trade in the product.

While soyabean prices have held up, meal has continued to sag.

The February monthly average price in Europe (see chart) was the lowest since October 2007 – but that’s in terms of US dollars – a windfall partially denied to EU importers since the euro collapsed.

However, soya plenty has continued to make up for shortfalls in production of the main competing oilseeds, rapeseed and sunflowers.

Rapeseed prices have been trending downward in recent weeks, led by the Canadian market, which has fallen to tenmonth lows. The initial factor was a larger than expected official Canadian harvest estimate followed by the government estimating plentiful stocks. Recent news that these were disappearing faster than expected – into both domestic crush and export channels, didn’t lift prices due to reports that the top rapeseed importer China was tightening its quality specs to levels that its main supplier Canada’s shippers think will be difficult to meet, likely resulting some loss of this trade.

China is easily the largest single country outlet for rapeseed and products. About a quarter of its crush of 18.7million tonnes uses imported rapeseed, mainly from Canada. Some Canadian traders think there may be opportunities to sell more to India instead, where local oilseed production may fall short after a sub-par Monsoon.

As Canadian planting approaches, the government has offered a preliminary crop estimate of approximately four percent or 700,000 tonnes below the 17.2million tonnes that it estimated for 2015. The EU crop outlook this year is still seen, at best close to, maybe a little less than last year’s 21.4million tonnes (although one forecaster has it at 20.4m). The Commission sees EU 2016/17 rapeseed crush possibly dropping by 1.4million tonnes to 23.9m.

Less rapeseed is also expected to be available from key EU supplier Ukraine, where the crop could be down 30% or more after dry sowing curbed acreage and exposed crops to winter losses.

However, by and large, rapeseed meal prices will have to follow the trend in the larger, higher quality soya meal market.

The same applies to sunflower meal. As a spring planted crop in the Northern hemisphere, it’s early to make estimates but early pointers are offered, including larger plantings in Ukraine on land released by failed winter wheat crops. Last year, Ukraine, the world’s biggest sunflower exporter, sowed 5.4million hectares and produced 11.3million tonnes versus the previous year’s 10.2million. Russia’s farm ministry in early March was, however, expecting a dip in sunflower planted area.

Overall, soya should keep oilmeal supplies adequate for market needs – and prices under control. The seasonal flush of Latin American supplies might even push prices lower for a time but probably not far as markets will want to see sowing progress for the US and other Northern Hemisphere crops.

Industry events 2016

n 18-20 April 2016

IFIF 5th Global Feed & Food Congress (GFFC) - Turkey Maritim Pine Beach Resort, Belek, Turkey thttp://gffc2016.com

n 18-21 April 2016

15th ICC Cereal and Bread Congress Istanbul Military Museum, Turkey https://www.icc.or.at/node/2143

n 26-28 May 2016

The European Flour Milling Congress 2016 Paseo de la Castellana, 49, 28046 Madrid, Spain http://www.flourmillers.eu

n 29-31 May 2016

PIX/AMC 2016 - 2016 Poultry Information Exchange (PIX) and Australasian Milling Conference (AMC) Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast, Australia http://www.pixamc.com.au

n 14 June 2016

IGC Grains Conference 2016 Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel On Cadogan Place Knightsbridge London SW1X 9PY, UK http://www.igc.int

n 15-16 June 2016

Cereals Chrishall Grange, Nr Duxford, Cambridgeshire, UK http://www.cerealsevent.co.uk

n 27-29 July 2016

Indo Livestock Jakarta Convention Center http://www.indolivestock.com

n 13-16 September 2016

SPACE 2016 Parc-Expo Of Rennes Airport La Haie Gautrais 35170 Bruz France http://www.space.fr

n 08-11 October 2016

International Baking Industry Exposition Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, USA http://www.ibie2016.com

n 24-27 October 2016

IAOM MEA Millennium Hall, Airport Road, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia http://iaom-mea.com

n 04-06 November 2016

CICFOGRAIN2016, CICFOFEED2016, CGOF2016 No. 50, GanJiang South Road, Honggutan New District, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China http://www.cicfo.com

n 09-10 November 2016

JTIC Paris Event Center 20 Avenue De La Porte De La Villette 75019 Paris - France http://www.jtic.eu

n 15-18 November 2016 EuroTier Messe Hannover, Germany http://eurotier.com

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The National Association of Italian Milling Industry Technicians meeting

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CRIM is due to host The National Association of Italian Milling Industry Technicians (ANTIM) for an important technical meeting. The event will take place on Saturday, April 16 at the headquarters of OCRIM, via Massarotti 76, Cremona.

It will be a day full of events with both technical and informative content followed by constructive discussion.

OCRIM's Managing Director, Alberto Antolini, and ANTIM's President, Lorenzo Cavalli will greet the guests at the start of the conference entitled "Good hygiene standards in milling plants". The speakers will be Marco Galli, OCRIM's Technology Dept.

Manager, Daniele Fogliazza, expert in Safety and Quality certifications, and Mauro Caputo, owner of Caputo milling plant.

After the debate, OCRIM's experts will present the latest important innovations designed and implemented by the skilled company team.

At the end of the day, after lunchtime, the guests can visit OCRIM's workshops and departments. www.antim.it

Ferraz holds its 1st Symposium on Pellet and Extruded Animal Feed Production

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erraz Máquinas’s 1st Symposium on Pellet and Extruded Animal Feed Production will be held on April 12 in Nicaragua, and April 18 in Honduras.

This traveling symposium seeks to bring information on animal feed manufacturing processes to all of Latin America.

Ferraz technician Alexander Cruz is an expert in balanced animal feed processing, manufacturing and development. He will cover a range of topics including simple and dual-axis extrusion systems, co-extrusion and bicolored food, stuffed products (nuggets), dosimeters, mixing systems and more.

Ferraz is holding this symposium with the generous support of Seinvsa, Indústria Avícola, Aphroaba (Honduras) and Anapa (Nicarágua).

The 1st Symposium on Pellet and Extruded Animal Feed Production will be held at: Manágua, Nicarágua: 4/12/2016, 8am - 4pm, Hotel Best Western Las Mercedes, Carretera Panamericana, Frente al Aeropuerto Internacional Honduras, CA: 4/18/2016, 8am - 4pm, Copantl Hotel & Convention Centre, Boulevard del Sur, Res Los Arcos, San Pedro Sula Admission is free, but capacity is limited - so book now!

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Australasian Milling Conference

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MC is the leading conference for feed and flour millers held biennially in Australia, this year it will be running from Sunday 29 until Tuesday 31 May 2016 at the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre.

AMC 2016, will draw delegates from Australia, New Zealand and countries in the South Pacific and South East Asia.

Every two years, those with an interest in flour or feed milling goes to hear the latest in technology and see the newest innovations. According to David Bray the AMC and Stock Feed Manufacturers’ Council of Australia chairman, “At AMC, we expect over 200 trade stands, dedicated to flour and feed milling, and intensive livestock production,” adding that, “Exhibiting will be all the major flour and feed equipment suppliers, and this is the

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perfect opportunity to meet these companies if you are looking to upgrade your milling, handling and storage systems”.

In addition, there will also be a wide variety of other companies in attendance including those exhibiting grain processing technology, feed additive application systems, grain and protein meal suppliers and recruitment companies.. AMC is being held in conjunction with PIX where that is focused on poultry production.

Mr Bray also stated that the combined conference will have “1,400 people attending,” and that it is the “largest trade exhibition of its type held in Australia.”

Technical program

The conference will also feature a technical program that has been developed by the program committee and lead by Dr Neil Gannon, who stated that, “This year the theme is Sustainability – Key concepts for our future.”

Some of the topics being covered include: • Sustainability as it relates to food and feed panel presentation and discussion.

• Global view on feed industry sustainability.

• Sustainability of Flour Milling including releasing a mill’s full potential.

• Feed mill energy use and case study on reducing energy use.

• How to provide better training in feed and flour milling.

• Wheat gluten peptides: Can wheat product processes be made coeliac safer?

• Using feed ingredients to improve sustainability through efficiency of production.

• Efficient milling equipment – What’s new in technology and innovation.

• Current and future applications of NIR in feed milling.

• Electronic wizardry and its role in sustainable milling.

For many attending, AMC will provide a great opportunity to meet and network with others working within the industry. The social program includes a Welcome Dinner where industry awards are presented, an Industry Breakfast, as well as the Conference Dinner for a night filled with fun and entertainment.

This year, AMC is being held just a week after the Pan Pacific Pork Expo, meaning that this event is not only a great opportunity to spend the weekend on Australia’s famous Gold Coast, but to attend the AMC too. Alternatively, you can send your milling staff to AMC to learn the latest techniques whilst you and mingle with industry colleagues and potential suppliers!

“AMC is a joint conference convened by the Stock Feed Manufacturers’ Council of Australia, Australian Technical Millers’ Association and the Feed Ingredient and Additive Association of Australia,” said Mr Bray, adding that, “The event is open to anyone to attend and is organised as the major conference held by these organisations every two years”. www.pixamc.com.au

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ILDEX Vietnam 2016 is a record-breaking success!

A record-breaking crowd of well over seven thousand trade buyers attended the 6th edition of ILDEX Vietnam 2016, which took place between 23rd and 25th March at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center, Ho Chi Minh City.

This year’s attendance figures are an increase of about 33 percent compared to the last edition that was held in 2014. The number of exhibitors also swelled to 205; an impressive increase of 25 percent; with all of these statistics being evidence of the very impressive growth that the Vietnamese livestock and aquaculture industries are currently enjoying.

With more than 200 exclusive buyers from over 30 different countries participating in a vast multitude of business deal brokering sessions held throughout the three activity packed days of the exhibition, a “lot of cash has been spent during the exhibition,” according to an ILDEX source.

We spoke to some of those who attended to ask them their thoughts on this year’s show and most crucially, whether they will be coming back in two years time!

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Animal Farming I.B.D General Manager, Famsun ILDEX Vietnam is very important to us, as well as ILDEX Indonesia, and for Vietnam we will also be going to Vietstock that is coming in October.

Famsun have come to the South East Asia market to develop this market, especially in Vietnam, the Philippines, and Thailand, these are our major markets.

We consider that the Vietnam pig industry is growing so fast and the requirements are so huge, so this year we have come here for this show.

But we have had offices in Vietnam for the past ten years. We also have offices in the Philippines and Thailand.

Since the market is growing so well, we have had to put more people into these countries.

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Gregory V. Komnik1 and Mayette B. Ramos2

Sales Director and Regional Director, Insta-Pro International This is our second time ILDEX and the show is good, we are getting more leads now, many more quality leads compared with last year.

We manufacture extrusion and oil processing equipment for processing different oil foods including soy bean, canola, and sunflower seed we are introducing our new extruder model which is Medium Shear Model MS3000 for fish feed.

Also an NIR unit, near infra-red portable ingredient analyser, which can test the protein, moisture, fibre; and you don’t need to bring your ingredients to the laboratory and wait for one or two weeks.

With this machine, right there in your facility you can have the results.

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Product Manager Aquaculture, Jefo Nutrition Inc Besides China, Vietnam is the biggest producer in the world, so Jefo have a very strong and keen focus on this market.

We have been active in this market for the past three and a half to four years.

We have also been actively trying to solve the issues in the market and we have good partners focusing on the real issues that Vietnam as a country is facing. As far as other products and species, we are active in swine and poultry markets in this country.

The main issue we are facing is the disease and gut health issues, and we are developing some solutions to these issues. So that could be organic acids or phytogenic products to help the industry cope with the problems it is facing and if you look at the problems we are facing with piglets, we have very good solutions for those problems.

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Asia Pacific Regional Sales and Marketing Director for Biomin At the moment, Vietnam is Biominâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest country in terms of contribution of sales, and this is why Vietnam is the most important market for Biomin in the Asia Pacific at the moment. Ours is certainly a booming industry and it will definitely grow in years to come, despite the challenges that the industry is facing here in Asia at the moment.

ILDEX has historically been a very important show for Biomin, especially Biomin Vietnam because it is a long-standing show and we have been participating in ILDEX shows since the very start six years ago in 2008. Everytime there is an ILDEX, Biomin will be a part of it. We will definitely be here for every ILDEX going down the road!

Commercial Manager for Micron Bio-Systems This is our first time at ILDEX and it is excellent, very good. There is a lot of interest in what we have to tell to the feed milling industry. Although I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it is very busy, the people who come here are of high quality and well qualified.

At Micron, we are making feed additives for feed millers in the pre-mix industry, focused mainly on the improvement of animal health.

We have several products for this, one is a mycotoxin remediation, we have animal specific mycotoxin products in order to be more efficient, are focusing highly on the reduction of anti-biotics use.

Vietnam is one of the focus markets because we can see that the mono-gastric and the dairy production in Vietnam is booming. We definitely want to focus on this market.

Philippe Tacon

Regional Sales and Technical Manager for South East Asia. Phileo Lesaffre Animal Care Vietnam is a very special market for us and in the past few years it has also been a very fast growing country for us, with a high penetration rate of our products, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we have invested heavily here.

ILDEX is the first event that has been set up since we started Phileo as an entity in Vietnam, so we took the opportunity to be here.

Yes we will come again because this has been very successful, we had a lot of people coming, they were mostly Vietnamese of course, but we have had a lot of interest from outside including people from Thailand, Indonesia and beyond. We are very interested in attending this event again.

Simon van der Burg

Consulate general for Netherlands, Ho Chi Minh City The market in Vietnam is growing fast, and I believe that there are many opportunities not only for Dutch companies but also for Vietnamese companies.

I believe that the main cause of the development is the huge population of 90 million people, and this is increasing by around one million more every year.

Another thing might be that the labour force is skilled and relatively cheap here when compared to other countries. And there is a stable environment, I think for many companies this is a very important thing to consider when choosing which country to invest in.

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Aqua feed production challenges for the 21st Century 13:00-13:15

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Venue - Meeting Room 3, 3rd Floor, SECC

The ‘Milling and Genetics Update’ conference featured presentations that looked at the global feed industry and its role in meeting the needs of a modern industry, followed by two presentations on pig genetic developments and pig farm management.

Mr Roger Gilbert, presented his views on livestock feeding and what the future holds for feed manufacturers in a world where feed is still not considered central to safe and affordable food production.

Mr Gilbert was followed by Mr Chris Jackson, the export manager for the British Pig Association who described the genetic development of the major breeds and how genetic improvement has assisted farmers in reducing their costs of production while improving meat quality.

Once Mr Jackson’s address had concluded, the final speaker of the morning session was Mr Roger Parfitt. As the technical solutions chief for Famsun’s animal farm division, Mr Parfitt reviewed pig farming and management systems where modern equipment plays a vital role.

13:15-13:30 Intoduction The role of a robust feed industry for modern aquaculture Chairman: Roger Gilbert - Publisher, International Aquafeed magazine, United Kingdom 13:30-14:00 Presentation 1 Improvement of shrimp natural defenses through nutrition Phillipe Tacon - Regional Sales and Technical Manager, Phileo, South East Asia 14:00-14:30 Presentation 2 Sustainable solution for the optimized aqua diet formulations Quoc Trieu Nguyen - Aqua Coordinator, Olmix, France 14:30-15:00 Presentation 3 Controlling Vibrio Levels in Shrimp Gut to Optimize Production Anwar Hasan - Aqua-Culture Expert Asia, Biomin 15:00-15:30

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How to Process Quality Feed using Extrusion Technology

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The Aquatic Update conference

Following the completion of the morning session, the second half-day conference, ‘The Aquatic Update,’ focused on aquaculture. As publisher of our sister magazine - International Aquafeed, Mr Roger Gilbert continued from his morning session by discussing aqua feed production, particularly focussing on the issues that the industry is facing in the 21st Century.

Following Mr Gilbert’s address, Quoc Trieu Nguyen, the aquaculture co-ordinator of Olmix discussed, ‘Sustainable solutions for optimising aquatic diets.’

The final speaker of the day saw Texas A&M University’s globally-renowned Dr Mian Riaz take the stand. Dr Riaz, the Director of Food Protein R&D Center, Head of the Extrusion Technology Program and graduate faculty in the Food Science and Technology Program at Texas A&M, addressed the topic of ‘How to process quality feed using extrusion technology for aqua feeds.’

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GEAPS 2016

Meeting the right people This year’s GEAPS-hosted Exchange 2016 in Austin, Texas, set a new record for exhibitors at 412 covering 23,000 square meters (250,000 square feet) of space. The previous record was 400 exhibitors at Exchange 2014 in Omaha.

2852 visitors attended from 28 countries its 87th International Technical Conference and Exposition from February 27 to March 1, 2016; the third highest total in the history of the conference.

The trade show got off to a festive start as Mariachi Estrella led a processional from the early-morning ‘Idea Exchange’ (which was over subscribed and deserves its own special report in our May edition that gets published in four additional languages) to the Expo doors, where International President Matt Kerrigan, EGT LLC, Columbia River Chapter and Associates Board President Je Roumph, WD Patterson Co Inc of Kansas City, performed a ribbon cutting ceremony.

“One of the best comments I heard,” says GEAPS First Vice President Marcus Neal, Lansing Trade Group of the event, “was the quality of the leads in the Expo. Exhibitors felt like they were meeting the right people.”

Like many exhibitors, Kevin Miles, Rolfes and Boone of Greater Iowa, took advantage of the Expo to connect with existing clients. “People were coming up with PO numbers and buying at the show. That doesn’t usually happen. Having customers coming up to say it’s a done deal was a nice surprise.”

This year’s Exchange presented over 41 hours of educational programming and included 55 speakers. The schedule included 10 hours of continuing education unit (CEU)-qualified sessions, hands-on training in the Expo Pods and an entire track of processing sessions.

“The feedback we received indicates that we need to expand this track of programming,” says Allan Tedrow, McCormick Construction Co., Greater Iowa, Education Programming Committee chair.

“It is very important to recognise our outstanding members and welcome new faces at the Exchange,” says Janice Kantola, Premier Components Inc, Michigan/So. Ontario, Membership Committee chair.

“The feedback we heard at the Member Celebration and the Austin Mixer was very positive.

We look forward to building on these programs next year.”

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Industry events

Ag Growth International (AGI), the group that includes Westeel, Union Iron and Hi Roller, among many others, had brought in more than 70 staff to be on hand at the event!

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Industry events

Frigortech - Johannes Karcher and Ralph Kolb from Frigortec

Jake, Alex, Terry Yassine and Ryan from Tapco Roger and Darren from the Milling and Grain team catching up with the Norwoods

Mark Wilson and Christian Jordan from Lambton The pen tower on the Allstate Tower stand CC Swift

GEAPS recognises volunteers

GEAPS honored two outstanding volunteers with the organisation’s highest honor, International Member of Distinction, at the President’s Banquet Tuesday, March 1, 2016.

The GEAPS Member Celebration recognised 25, 40 and 50 year members; honored five individuals with Chapter Member of Distinction Awards and celebrated grain industry workers who completed credentials through the GEAPS/Kansas State University Distance Education Program. Two chapters were also recognised for membership recruitment and retention and overall excellence.

4B & Superwoman

2015 Safety Award Winners Honored

Bin Master - Mike Scott and Nathan from Bin Master

Sonic Air - Jordan Newton and John Allen from Sonic Aire Behlen

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GEAPS recognised 439 facilities at 34 companies for completing the 2015 Safety Awards Program during the Member Celebration. Each of the facilities had to complete an entire year without any lost time injuries or illnesses.

Safety is the number one priority for every company in this industry, says Marcus Neal, GEAPS first vice president, presided over the Safety Awards.

“There are so many companies that want to honor their facilities and the number of hours worked without incident. It’s important to share our successes and best practices with each other and to recognise the facilities that achieve these safety milestones.”

Top facilities ion cumulative hours: • Fifth place, 1,597,926 hours - Bunge North America, Decatur, AL • Fourth place, 1,618,230 hours – Cargill Grain & Oilseeds, Westwego, LA • Third place, 1,647,106 hours - Farmers Grain Terminal, Greenville, MS • Second place, 1,875,016hours - Bunge North America OVC, Morristown, IN

Industry events Essmueller Harold & Todd

Mr Abel at Famsun stand

ABOVE: Harold Mauck (right) will be succeeded by Todd Warner (left) as Regional Sales Manager for The Essmueller Company. It is with a heavy heart and fond farewells that Harold will be saying goodbye after 20 years of service to Essmueller. Since his tenure began in 1994, Harold has been in charge of sales in 14 states, spanning three different times zones, stretching from North Dakota down to Texas and Georgia. His successor, Todd Warner joins Essmueller after serving as Director of Sales at Tramco, Inc. and will be covering several states in the Southeast and West Central regions. The transitioning period came to a poignant end at the recent GEAPS convention in Austin Texas, but it will not be the last we will see of Harold, as Essmueller have requested he remain available for special projects on a part-time basis.

KeplerWeber - Claudio Perez Balbontin

• First place, 1,896,583 hours - Bunge North America, Atchison, KS

GEAPS recognises members of distinction

Each year, the President’s Banquet at the Exchange offers a chance to recognise members who have made exceptional contributions to GEAPS and the industry.

This year, a pair of outstanding members were recognised with the organisation’s highest honor during the banquet, the International Member of Distinction.

Rick Fifer of 4B Components, Cornbelt Chapter, joined GEAPS in the early 1980s. Over the years, he served as chapter secretary for over 10 years, while also serving on GEAPS Associates Board, Marketing Oversight Committee, Exchange Host Advisory Council and the Chapter Resource Committee.

Completely surprised to receive the award, Mr Fifer says it indicates how important even the simplest volunteer work is to the organisation, and how huge the rewards can be, both personally and professionally.

Bill Jefferson, of Messick & Gray Inc and Mid-Atlantic Chapter, has been a GEAPS member for nearly two decades. He has worked for 51 years at the same company.

Mr Jefferson has volunteered his time and energy as chapter president and on GEAPS Membership Committee, which he chaired for four years. He also mentors new members and chapter officers.

Allstate Tower - Ray Fulerson & Cory Suzanne Kizilok

Roger Gilbert with 4B's Superwoman

Rembe - Eric Finley and Helen Sztarkman from Rembe

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Industry events During his time as chair of the Membership Committee, Mr Jefferson helped create Student Day at the Exchange. It is one of his proudest accomplishments in GEAPS. In 2016, the event drew over 40 students from a number of schools.

Both candidates were extremely deserving. GEAPS has benefited greatly from the leadership and dedication of both members.

ABOVE: David Wernsing was appointed to General Manager of Union Iron in late February. Previously David was Director of North America Commercial Sales and led a team of 14 experienced commercial sales representatives. Overall, Wernsing has over 17 years of industry experience.

International Board of Directors Meets in Austin

The International Board of Directors met Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at the conclusion of Exchange. The group previewed program development for the new INSPIRE leadership skills development symposium being launched this summer, and endorsed a proposal to Brian Burmaster, Jason Marcotte and Jon Jasinski from Vortex Valves

Superior Grain Equipment Calvin Deters, Frank Tomkinson, Rick Rayl and Randy Coffee

What makes Sweet速 grain handling systems the best choice for you?

Warrior - Randy Wickard & Allan

Industry events add a new recognition tier to the Safety Awards Program to recognise facilities that have no recordable injuries or illnesses. The group also discussed adding our milling and feed manufacturing specialist credentials to the Credential in Grain Processing Management.

Additional topics discussed included: Exchange 2017 online booth sales and future Exchange locations. The group will meet again July 21 in Minneapolis at Inspire 2016.

Exchange Attendance Records - Top three highest attendance years #1 – Omaha 2014 with 3,379 #2 – St. Louis 2015 with 3,215 #3 – Austin 2016 with 2,852 GEAPS Exchange 2017, Feb. 25-28, at the Kansas City Convention Center in Kansas City Missouri.

Anders Malm and Per Larsson from Tornum

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Obial

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www.nabim.org.uk

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the interview

Ton Otten

Ton Otten is a director and long-term employee of Jaarbeurs. Based in The Netherlands, they own and oversee the running of VIV exhibitions and events around the world. As VIV expands their reach - namely by hosting VIV Middle East & Africa 2016 in Abu Dhabi for the first time in February - it’s timely to understand the views of the man who is at the helm of both the expansion and changing role of this exhibition provider.

Can you tell our readers about your background and how you became a director of Jaarbeurs?

I am the 4th generation from long-established farming stock in southern Holland. I went to university and then took my first job in the conference event industry.

How did you end up in the animal production side of the exhibition business?

I was so interested in conference and exhibitions that I moved to Jaarbeurs, an exhibition company in the heart of Holland that was founded in 1916. The Jaarbeurs is a foundation, independent from the state and government and was run like a family company. Agriculture is also a family business and that’s why it appealed to me.

I started out as an assistant. Only later did I become involved in the financial and commercial areas including mergers and acquisitions and setting up new companies. Internationalism is at the heart of the Jaarbeurs.

When did you first do an international event at Jaarbeurs?

Our first exhibition outside Europe was held in Japan and that was just one year after I joined the company. That was a big step as Japan’s borders were closed to most foreign companies at the time and we had to work hard to get a foothold for animal production and processing in Asia From that moment on the industry wanted to join us In 1993 we moved the show to Bangkok.

How have you achieved success in holding exhibitions for our industry around the world?

I have spent 32 years with Jaarbeurs and my career has been influenced by all the things going on around me including the decision in 2001 to partner with the publisher VNU who was entering the exhibition business in Europe.. We established a new exhibition company, partly owned by VNU and partly by Jaarbeurs, which was overseeing the exhibition business of both entities in Europe. History shows this was a very successful co-operation until the VNU ended up in the hands of an investor.

Jaarbeurs decided to reacquire the shares in 2007 and we integrated the operation back into Jaarbeurs. I was for seven years responsible for the entire exhibition business.

Nowadays I am Chief Financial Officer of Jaarbeurs and responsible for our international operations.

Working successfully in the international marketplace is not just following the words agreed on paper with our partners.

Both partners need to have true dedication to the objective they jointly want to achieve and intensive communication is continuously necessary. Both partners must respect each other and be willing to learn which means willing to develop.

It’s like a marriage. You have to be flexible, understanding and trust each other.

Obviously, there are gaps in culture between partners.

Jaarbeurs is a foundation, we don’t have shareholders.

So all the money stays within the company. With this approach it is very much easier to co-operate with external partners.

Agriculture and agricultural production needs a long term view. If you want to build up a successful farming business you need a scope of at least 20 years. I think that’s why we are so committed within this sector.

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The success nowadays is the result of hard work over decades. Not only our team but the companies that have supported us, some for over 20 years now. Indeed it’s more than just individuals involved, it’s a network of professionals, companies and institutions. It’s a community. Our role is to drive the development of the community with exhibitions, conferences, summits, digital platforms, etc. Give people the opportunity to search, find, meet and share with each other.

What of the future? How should exhibitions develop or should we just continue to expect them to be held in the same way?

The preferred place for us to exchange ideas and information is in an exhibition hall, but we also recognise we need our digital gateways which we have developed.

Our philosophy, as an exhibition organiser, is to be the best at combining onsite service with online opportunities for both exhibitors and visitors.

There’s a great future ahead but only if we combine our digital platforms and exhibition spaces that allow us to share news ideas and innovations. And this is another part of my work that I’m finding is most interesting and attractive.

When I look back at the past, I see my grandfather who had a great knowledge about horse breeding but only could share this with his sons. Today, we cannot stick to our small scale communities.

Today, everyone’s business model is different and changing and we each have to get knowledge from outside our own companies and communities. I say we have to learn from each internationally. Cross border communication is necessary to survive in each type of business.

Can our industries meet the growing demand for food over the next 35 years?

We are all trying to feed the planet but to achieve this we have to be realistic. In a lot of developing countries the first thing that governments are concerned about is how to feed their people. Urbanisation is growing so fast they need to rapidly develop animal production and processing. But we know that’s a part of the chain. It’s a complex problem which needs an integrated vision on water management, logistics, infrastructure, etc.

However, our producers, processors and retailers are already at a certain limit. High volume, low prices and minimum margins for the producers have created unsustainable production.

Contrast this desperate need from developing countries for more food from farmers who are localised and living within their communities and are a part of these local communities.

So I’m for sure they know and understand the needs.

Governments will have to lean from the consumer and from their market attitudes, while farmers should be encouraged to respond to the needs of the consumers. We have to change the way of production to meet the needs of consumers.

Production has been growing so fast that farmers and other producers have overlooked this vital communication with consumers.

Producers, processors, retailers and consumers must be aligned in all communities. The companies that exhibit at our events are helping by bringing economical thinking of production to the producers,

PEOPLE THE INDUSTRY FACES Ayhan Karayama appointed General Manager and Chairman of Board of Directors of Turkish Grain Board

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yhan Karayama has been appointed General Manager and Chairman of the Board of Directors of TMO, the Turkish Grain Board. He took office on 29 February.

Mr Karayama graduated from the Department of Agricultural Economics of Ankara University and from Anadolu University’s Faculty of Economics. He has worked as an investment expert in the private sector, served as deputy consultant at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, and as Private Office Manager and Minister Consultant at the Ministry of Public Works and Settlement.

In 2004 he started work as an Agricultural Engineer at the General Directorate of TMO. Having worked at TMO as a branch manager for a short period, he was appointed Head of the Research, Planning and Coordination Department on 7 September 2005. He was appointed TMO’s Deputy General Manager and Member of the Board of Directors.

Ayhan Karayama

On 18 August 2011, he was appointed Deputy General Manager and Member of the Board of Directors in the General Directorate of Agricultural Enterprises, and on 27 February 2016 as Deputy General Manager and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr Karayama has now been appointed General Manager and Chairman of the Board of Directors of TMO through a Joint Decree published in the Official Journal dated 27 February 2016.

Leiber GmbH further invests in R&D

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ince February 2016, Leiber GmbH has been reinforced by Dr Claudia Westfahl - a veterinarian specialising in animal nutrition - as part of the company’s strategy to invest in new product developments. With the new position ‘Product Development Animal Nutrition’, Dr Westfahl is responsible for new product development in the field of functional feed ingredients for both pet as well as farm animals. After graduating at the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover in 2005 she worked as a scientific employee at the Institute for Animal Nutrition.

Dr Claudia Westfahl

Starting her industrial career in 2008 as a nutritionist for several brands in the international FMCG sector, she brings in eight years of expertise in commercial diet formulations for pet, fish & reptiles taking advantage from a solid educational background in animal nutrition, dietetics and science of feedstuffs including QM and regulatory knowledge.

Trina Adams brings years of professional development and distance education training to Kansas State University’s IGP Institute

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he IGP Institute announces the appointment of Trina Adams as the distance education coordinator at Kansas State University. In this role, Adams will support the growing distance education programs internally for Kansas State as well as with the IGP Institute program partners. She will work with content developers to produce quality distance materials targeted to the professional adult learner.

Trina Adams

“Trina comes to us with over four years of adult distance education program management and development along with instructional design experience,” says Brandi Miller, IGP Institute interim associate director.

Prior to joining the institute, Adams most recently served as the instruction technology specialist for Manhattan Area Technical College where she monitored the implementation of 11 courses. Before that she served as an instructional designer for the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center. She holds degrees in secondary education, school counseling and is pursuing her master’s degree in instructional design and technology through Emporia State University.

Alltech appoints new general manager for the UK UK market a key focus for Alltech in Europe

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lltech is pleased to announce the appointment of Fergal McAdam to general manager for the UK. Mr McAdam has worked for Alltech for the past nine years, managing key accounts in Ireland and as sales manager for Northern Ireland.

Fergal McAdam

Alric Blake, Alltech CEO, commented, “We are delighted to have Fergal leading the team here in the UK. Fergal possesses huge market knowledge and has a long track record in the agricultural arena. I have every confidence Fergal will lead our sales team in providing outstanding service to our customers across the UK and Northern Ireland.”

Coming from a strong dairy farming background, Mr McAdam received a degree in agribusiness from Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology and is currently studying for a master’s at the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School. As general manager for the UK, McAdam will manage the UK team, liaising closely with feed compounders and farmers throughout the market. Prior to joining Alltech, McAdam worked for Lakeland Dairies, a major Irish dairy processing co-operative.

“I look forward to working with the team in delivering superior value to our customers,” said McAdam. “We have a very diligent and dedicated team, and I aim to further develop this market for the benefit of our customers.”

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