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• The life saving power of wheat fortification • Preserving the value of your feed • Smart and hygienic bagging • Grain storage: Planning a farm system • Are we providing enough trained mill leaders?

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International Editors Dr Roberto Luis Bernardi robertob@perendale.co.uk Professor Wenbin Wu wenbinw@perendale.com Design Manager James Taylor jamest@perendale.co.uk Circulation & Events Tuti Tan tutit@perendale.co.uk Development Manager Antoine Tanguy antoinet@perendale.co.uk

FEATURES

52 Competence in corn

54 The life saving power of wheat fortification 58 The nutritional importance of coarse cereal grains

FACES

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62 “Wheat, flour and ..." crazy people 66 Bran - A long history, and a prosperous future 68 Grain preservation with organic acids

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76 Coccidiosis

STORAGE

84 Are we providing enough trained mill leaders?

96 Dryer tips for a harvest

80 Smart and hygienic bagging

92 Planning a farm system with GSI

72 Preserving the value of your feed

124 People news from the global milling industry ©Copyright 2016 Perendale Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without prior permission of the copyright owner. More information can be found at www.perendale.com Perendale Publishers Ltd also publish ‘The International Milling Directory’ and ‘The Global Miller’ news service

PRODUCT FOCUS

EVENTS

106 Event listings, reviews and previews

TRAINING

46 New grain transportation classes coming

COLUMNS

16 Mildred Cookson 20 Raghavan Sampathkumar 33 Tom Blacker 40 Chris Jackson

6 GUEST EDITOR Dr Imran Hassan

100 MARKETS John Buckley

122 INTERVIEW Sander Geelen

COVER IMAGE: Gmach has successfully completed the process of commissioning a turnkey flourmill project with 200 tonne/day wheat processing capacity in Mali. - see more on page 34

In Memory Mark Cornwell – 1957-2017

We are deeply saddened to report the passing of our friend and business partner, Mark Cornwell of Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Mark passed away at his home on Monday, September 11, 2017.

Mark was a long time associate of the grain and milling industries, having spent many years with World Grain helping build a leading industry magazine, and then going on to partner with Perendale Publishers Limited in 2014 to work on the oldest publication in the milling sector Milling and Grain along with his wife and business partner, Martha.

And somewhat more significant than Mark’s reputation in the grain handling and milling sectors was his reputation in the publishing world, where to-a-tee he was held in high regard by all his peers across all industry publications, from his previous employers at World Grain through to his would-be competitors at Feed and Grain, Milling Journal and The Miller Magazine. To Mark, they were all friends and he would do anything to help any of them, a rare quality he has passed on.

Mark leaves us all in our industry with heavy hearts, but in the knowledge that he is no longer suffering with his health. Be assured that Milling and Grain magazine will honour Mark, and Martha with our continued support of our US and North American operations through our partnerships formed with them.

Mark was a graduate of The University of Missouri, Columbia and an avid fan of MIZZOU football, as well as the Kansas City Chiefs football team and his beloved St Louis Cardinal baseball team.

The “Cornman” as he was affectionately known, Mark was a man with a sense of humour that would make even the grumpy old men in a room laugh, and the character to always do the best job possible for those he served, as well as being someone always willing to help those who might be struggling. Mark and Martha have always been kind, caring, considerate and charitable when it comes to helping the less fortunate.

Mark loved his two dogs, Abbie and Marley and they too will miss having Mark to play with them.

We all extend to Martha and their daughter Maggie our deepest condolences.

There will be a family celebration on October 28, 2017. The GEAPS party night next February, which Mark was a prominent figure in organising, will be held next year in his honour for those in the industry to pay their respects.

If you would like to send your thoughts or condolences to Mark’s family please send them directly to the offices here at Milling and Grain.

ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS CORN

Competence in corn

Corn plays an important role in the international food processing industry, as a raw material for snacks and staple foods and Bühler has been an expert in corn processing technology for many years.

PAGE 52 FLOUR “Wheat, flour and ..." … crazy people

FORTIFICATION

The life saving power of wheat fortification

Cameroon’s national, mandatory wheat flour fortification program has led to an improvement in iron, zinc, foliate, and vitamin B12 status among women and children in urban areas, according to a study recently published in The Journal of Nutrition.

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ON FARM Planning a farm system with GSI

The demands of farming are never ending. The risks are high. You need grain system solutions that maximise productivity and minimise downtime.

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200-plus milling plant owners and their partners ascended on Cortona in Tuscany, Italy between September 15-17, 2017 to attend Ocrim’s 7th annual ‘Wheat, flour and …’ one-day conference

ON FARM Dryer tips for a harvest

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FOOD

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BAGGING DISEASE

Smart and hygienic bagging

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COCCIDIOSIS

TRAINING Are we providing enough trained mill leaders?

At the GRAPAS 2017 conference, one of the seminars given was by the Director of nabim, Alexander Waugh, on the very topical subject facing the flour milling industry, are we providing adequate and sufficient training to the future mill leaders?

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PRESERVATION Preserving the value of your feed

One of the most critical factors in global feed and food production is the prevention of post-harvest losses.

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Coccidiosis continues to be a major challenge across the globe for the Poultry industry, costing over $10 billion annually in terms of lost performance and cumulative costs of ionophore anticoccidials.

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The greatest challenge in the history of maize quality in Pakistan Currently I am writing from Okara, Punjab.

It is the largest cereal grains cultivated area in Pakistan, with the biggest marketing place of these and with some of the richest of the milling industries.

Some of these include, wheat flourmills, rice mills, maize starch mills and animal compound feed mills. These mills often have the largest grain storage figures in all of the above mentioned industries also.

Compound feed millers produce millions of tonnes per year, with maize being the cheapest energy source. Corn gluten meal, corn gluten feed, maize bran DNA and maize oil-cakebyproducts of the starch chemical industry are also used in compound feeds.

All of these byproducts of the chemical industry are now of a low quality standard because all of the grain being rejected by compound feed millers are being accepted by the chemical industries. This situation will continue to affect compound feed millers for a whole year regarding quality products, whilst the financial impact will affect them for even more time.

In milling, the compound feed industry is the largest player of maize in regards of buying, storing and using in pellets of compound feed manufacturing, feed packing and delivering to poultry and dairy farms, mainly in Pakistan and partially abroad.

No-one can yet achieve their 100 percent target, the new winter crop harvest is going to be in November 2017.

It has been observed that farmers interests have shifted to rice, meaning that less area is being cultivated compared to last year in July to August 2016.

Currently, Pakistan has been badly affected by the rain, which are giving the greatest recorded challenges in the history of maize quality records.

Something else occurring recently is the bumper harvest of maize crops having high levels of Afla B toxins in it, making it fit for neither food nor feed.

I consider that the only way to avoid it in future is using mechanised harvesting with silo storage. The supply chain, such as the producers, traders and the millers, need to be educated, facilitated and then trained, before being monitored and evaluated regarding their progress.

The question is, who will do this?

This naturally links on to showing appreciating Milling and

Grain magazine for their self imposed role of serving the industry by encouraging individuals in developing countries to take up the best practices and the best technologies to meet the growing food demand from their countries, as that anticipated by Roger Gilbert, December 2016, “In 2016, we have set up an industry charity called ‘Milling4Life’, in order to face the projected food demand for the growing population as we head towards 2050.”

Indeed, Stefan Scheiber, CEO, Bühler Group, motivates individuals such as myself who are working within the feed industry with his words also, “We take the responsibility of the food and feed industry for a sustainable world very seriously. It is time to step up and make a difference.”

Silo structures have almost 40 years of history for grain storage in feed mills. Today, a medium sized feed mill has more than 50,000 tonnes of maize storage silo capacity. Large mills have multiple storage sites however, each with more than 100,000 tonnes. These impressive mills face heavy losses of valuable resources, money and life every year due to a lack of awareness of silo management practices, such as those that have been established in developed countries.

Silo grain management is something being addressed by me to help compound feed millers. I am a member of the Nutritionist Association of Pakistan and I am grouping together a number of good practices of silo management with health and safety in my experience briefly in the word “SLAM”.

Sanitation of the grain storage facility with good hygienic conditions.

Loading of silos, keeping in mind the shelf life of grain.

Aeration as a flexible tool with the knowledge of weather conditions and forecasts.

Monitoring and evaluation of grains in silos with a correct action plan.

These points are just an introductory guideline for silo management. Grain storage needs the attention of all CEO’s, managers and operators, all to be trained in order to save our valuable resources, life and money.

Lastly, I would like to declare that now is the most appropriate time for steel silo manufacturers to get their share in the rapidly growing grain storage market by facilitating the current situation at hand.

Dr Imran Hassan Manager-site Sharif Feed Mills (Pvt) Ltd., Okara, Pakistan

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New milling facilities in Kazakhstan

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manufacturer of milling technologies, GMach announced it has started construction of two new milling facilities with capacities of 600 tonnes/day and 700 tonnes/day in Kazakhstan.

The company announced that it has started construction of two new turnkey, steel construction milling facilities in Kostanay, Kazakhstan. The new facilities will be equipped with the latest technologies in milling and steel construction.

GMach has also become the solution partner of two important companies, which produce flour in the city.

The facilities, which are still in installation phase, have been designed with the latest technologies and superior engineering, using minimum manpower.

The facilities, which are equipped with various technologies, including full-automatic PLC control, remote management, management information system and automatic packaging system, will offer remarkable competitive advantage to companies.

Officials said the machines they produce are used at facilities in various regions around the world, and with the new facilities they have added new reference projects in Asia, thus consolidating their position in the regional market.

A global family: It’s October... a season of change for the landscape before the true bite of winter sets in. Remaining a vibrant green before suddenly exploding into a riot of colours, a thousand shades of red.

But this month in Milling and Grain, we won’t be taking you on a gentle stroll through the bronze earthy decor, but more on full throttle rocket ship ride out of the brisk frosty air directly into SPACE. This magazine features a timely report on September’s International Exhibition for Animal Production in Rennes, France, of which a number of our team were lucky enough to attend, and enjoy the different aromas from the delectable range of dishes served up by the organisers.

Cruising southeast on a gondola, gently into Italy, we “Walk the Italian Way” right into a feast for the eyes, Siena, Tuscany.

Visiting Ocrim as they host their 7th annual “Wheat, Flour and...”, you see why family is not just a word in the country where the laughter, food and friendships just seem to shine a little brighter.

On the tone of family, we’d like to spend a moment to remember our colleague and friend, Mark Cornwell. Having been in the Perendale family since 2012 after a long and illustrious career in his beloved industry, it is with great sadness that we share with you that he passed away at home on Wednesday September 20, 2017 aged 60. He is survived by his Wife Martha and Step-daughter Maggie, and his beloved dogs, Abbie and Marley. Next year’s GEAP’s party, will be in his honour for those in the industry who wish to come and pay their respects. It would also be our privilege to receive any messages/ memories you may have, that we will be more than happy to pass on to his family.

Our guest editor this month is the highly commendable Dr Imran Hassan, who gives an insightful and prudent view into the milling industries of Pakistan. A veteran in the industry Dr Imran’s views and outlooks on the importance of appropriate storage systems specifically in countries often heavily impacted by the rain are ones to be considered carefully.

Finally, it is with great pleasure that we announce our highly intellectually penetrating interview with Sander Geelen, Managing Director of Geelan Counterflow.

Running true to our theme of family, Geelen Counterflow is a family run company based in Haelen, The Netherlands. The company holds values previously mentioned, the landscape and nature that defines us, very close to their corporate hearts.

Sustainable living and agriculture is at their forefront as they lead the on-going global mission into sustainably feeding the planet.

They’re doing this with the goal “to build the world’s best dryers and coolers for feed and food, and to be 100 percent sustainable.”

An ambitious and inspiring strategy initiated and overseen by this month’s impressive and reputable interviewee.

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Milling News

Roundtable on sustainable soy appoints new President

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arina B. de Engels has been appointed as the new president of the Round Table on Responsible Soy Association. A key element of her brief is to make RTRS a more inclusive organisation.

The organisation will focus on creating “a wider arena where discussions and decisions have a positive in impact on all soy chain stakeholders”.

Mrs Engels is the Managing Director of Caldenes Agropecuaria S.A., a pioneering figure in the Argentinian agrilivestock industry for over 65 years – a market leader in Hereford breeding and certified agriculture.

Her aim has been to help drive her family businesses to work from the economic, environmental and social perspective to develop quality products, in line with market demands.

She succeeds Olaf Brugman, Head of Sustainable Capital Markets in Rabobank, for the 2017-2019 period. Mr. Brugman has been RTRS president between 2015 and 2017. She commented, “The greatest challenge in our industry is the growth of the global population and the

A new Israel representative

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ortex Global Limited, a dry solids and bulk handling components company, has announced the appointment of Pladot as its new representative agent in Israel.

Since 1945, Pladot has engaged in the design and production of mechanical and hydraulic systems.

The company specialises in the construction of conveyors and conveying systems, process tanks, screw feeders, washing machines, and other mechanical solutions.

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need to produce more and better food.”

She continued, “Producers, local and multinational companies, NGOs, governments and all industry stakeholders involved in responsible soy management are all determined to work together towards more sustainable food products. We have a shared goal so our actions must make this happen. Our industry cannot afford to simply talk about making change. We must lead and effect change.”

Marcelo Visconti, Executive Director of RTRS remarked, “We are very excited about the contribution that Marina will make in facing our challenges and harnessing the opportunities that we have before us as an organisation.”

He went on, “Our purpose is clear: we will strengthen RTRS’s position as an inclusive organisation and as a trusted benchmark in the sustainability market. The growth of RTRS-certified soy production is a reality. We also need to encourage a robust and rapid growth in the demand, particularly in Europe.”

RTRS’s latest enhancement of its Soy Production Standard (version 3.0) has created the world’s first Zero Deforestation multi-stakeholder certification standard. It is the only multi-stakeholder certification scheme that guarantees zero deforestation in responsible soy production. Established in 2006, RTRS is the internationally recognised organisation promoting responsible production, processing and trading of soy.

This continuous improvement approach has led to the development of principals and criteria that now makes RTRS soy Zero Deforestation certified.

The company produces mechanical components for the food and beverage industry, and has extensive experience in industries such as agriculture, dairy, packaging, process plants, security, wineries and wastewater treatment.

Many of Israel’s leading food and beverage companies are among Pladot’s vast and customer network.

The family-owned company currently utilises 40 employees, and is a Level A-certified supplier with ISO 9001 Standard certification.

Laurence Millington, Managing Director, Vortex Global Limited explained, “Vortex Global Limited saw Pladot as a valuable asset to our sales network because of

complementary core values. Both companies have created traditions of manufacturing quality, innovative engineering, complex product development, and customisation. Both Vortex and Pladot source the highest quality materials to ensure customer needs are best fulfilled by providing the market’s best components.”

He summarises, “Pladot’s extensive experience and industry knowledge ensures their reliable response to customers in the Israel network.

Vortex is excited to have them as part of the team, as their assets will encourage company growth and further the market competitiveness of both parties.”

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Blending, filling, packaging: An all-round service from a single source

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he contract manufacturer SternMaid will be introducing itself at FiE 2017 as an expert in blending, optimising and filling food ingredients and supplements in powder form.

Premixes, trial blends or sensitive applications – when it comes to compounding powders, the company can rely on comprehensive know-how and the latest technical equipment.

In co-packing, the focus this year will be on retail packs and the new option of filling products into standup pouches. Besides its technical solutions, SternMaid will also present its wide spectrum of services.

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retail packs. Moreover, the contract manufacturer offers the entire service chain, including purchase of the raw waterials, packaging, warehousing and delivery – all from one source.

Customers can either take advantage of the whole package or choose individual modules, according to their needs.

Extended co-packing offer In order to respond even more flexibly to customers’ wishes, SternMaid invested in a Doypack line at the beginning of this year.

That means the co-packing service provider can now fill products like dry beverage bases, superfoods, dietetic drinks in powder form or products for athletes into ready-made stand-up pouches, with or without a zipper, and three- or four-edge seal bags. Besides retail packs, industrial containers such as sacks, fibreboard boxes, drums or FIBCs can be filled, too.

Contract blending For contract blending, the company has three lines for small and mediumsize orders between 100 and 10,000 kg and four other lines for large quantities over ten tonnes. Allergen-free foods and other sensitive products can be processed on a counter-current container blending line in a separate section of the plant. Moreover, liquid components can be sprayed onto the powder homogenously on all the lines through special nozzles. Microcomponents like flavourings, oils and emulsifiers and even highly viscous liquids can be dispersed evenly in this way.

Product optimisation in the fluid bed processor What is more, the company can use fluid bed technology to manufacture products that have excellent tabletting properties, optimal protection against outside influences, good flow properties, precisely defined solubility or very even particle sizes, depending on the customer’s requirements. For example, powder mixtures can be modified by agglomeration to produce dust-free, optimally portionable products for drink dispensers or capsule machines.

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The Murrumbidgee Milling Co Ltd’s Roller Mill, Wagga Wagga, NSW Milling journals of the past at The Mills Archive

by Mildred Cookson, The Mills Archive, UK The Murrumbidgee Co-operative Milling Co Ltd was formed in August 1889 for the purpose of erecting a roller plant at Wagga Wagga on the main line between Sydney and Melbourne. It became the second largest milling company in New South Wales outside Sydney. It ceased operation in the early 1980s and the grounds were taken over by Goodman Fielder in 1987.

Goodman Fielder operated the mill for another 10 years before it closed its doors on December 8, 2000.

The Miller (January 5,1891) paid tribute to the mill constructed in an area not previously known as a wheat growing area.

However, as the mill was built large areas nearby were turned over to producing very high quality wheat. The capital of the mill in 1891 was around £30,000, provided by the farmers in the surrounding district.

Norman Selfe , the man responsible for ordering the machinery for the mill was a consulting engineer to the New South Wales Government Railways. He carefully examined various roller mill systems at work in Australia, and collected reports from millers who had already adopted the roller system. As a result he selected the well-known milling engineers Thomas Robinson & Son of Railway Works, Rochdale, Lancashire to erect a complete plant on Murrumbidgee Wagga Lily Flour their latest system and to 16 | October 2017 - Milling and Grain

supply a well-tested engine and boiler.

The order was given to Robinson’s on November 1, 1889 and by the middle of June 1890, the plant had been erected, losing no time in executing the order. The capacity of the plant was to clean not less than 100 bushels of wheat, and to make no less than 13 sacks of flour per hour, but by 1891 it was already producing 16 sacks per hour, much to the satisfaction of the owners.

The mill was arranged in two buildings, one block containing the engine, wheat cleaning and flour milling machinery, and the second block was used entirely for the storage of wheat. There was a siding from the railway which ran down the entire length of the mill and wheat storage compartment, and this line also branched off and ran between the mill and warehouse, so that the facilities for receiving the produce and discharging manufactured products were ideal. Robinsons had previously supplied plans for the building to best suit it for installing the machinery.

The illustrations show that the building containing the roller

1903 Advertisement for the Robinson System

Cross-Section and Floor Plans

mill plant was divided into two sections, one of which contained the wheat cleaning machinery. In the basement of the mill were two lines of shafting for driving the roller mills on the floor above along with 16 elevator bottoms. The elevators carried the various products from the different machines to others, for the next step in the gradual reduction process.

On the first floor, the roller mills were arranged in two lines, with the elevators passing up between them. The wheat was broken down on the system of six breaks, and the semolina middlings and dunst in nine reductions. The six breaks were accomplished on six roller mills fitted with four grooved chilled iron rolls, nine inches by 24. The reductions of the semolina

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A most recent contribution to the Trust’s collection is a complete century of past edition of the now out-of-print ‘NorthWestern Miller’ from the United States.

We are proud to present here, front cover illustrations from this valued and longserving publication as a visual reminder of the importance contribution past magazines provided to our industry.

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Above: Robinson patent double horizontal roller mill

Below: Robinson combined wheat scourer and separator

1902 Advertisement for the Robinson System

and middlings, and the flouring of the dunst were done on three double roller mills fitted with four nine-inch by 24 smooth chilled iron rolls, and six double roller mills fitted with four nine-inch by 18 smooth chilled iron rolls.

The second floor had five “Diamond” <R> purifiers and a wheat grader. The wheat grader divided the wheat into two sizes before it went to the first break roller mill so that the large and small berries could be treated on separate pairs of rolls. On the third floor were the rotary scalpers and centrifugals, and the fourth floor (the top floor) the dressing reels were arranged along with elevator tops. The motive power for the roller mill plant and wheat cleaning machinery was a compound type, high pressure 14 inch diameter cylinder and a low pressure 24 inch cylinder with a stroke of 30 inches, working at 80 revolutions per minute.

The steam was obtained from an externally fired, multi-tubular boiler, 14 feet long by six-feet diameter. Power was transmitted direct from the flywheel to the main shaft by means of six ropes.

The wheat was brought to the mill either by cart of railway wagons, and was first put into a small receiving bin at the bottom of the wheat-cleaning department. The elevators lifted the wheat to the top of the building, where if fell on to a large receiving warehouse separator. After passing through this machine, a worm conveyor transferred the wheat to the storage compartment and then into bins. When needed the wheat was conveyed to a second warehouse separator, and then to a grader, cockle and barley cylinder and finally aspirated, scoured and brushed. After this it was ready for being manufactured into flour in the roller mill. The wheat cleaning machines discharged their dust into a “Unique” Robinson machine, which was the first to be used in a mill in Australia.

A letter from the owners had been received by Mr Robinson to

say that the flour made at the mill had commanded the highest price in the Sydney market, and their engineer issued a certificate stating that the machinery and erection had all proved to have been carried out satisfactorily.

After closure, the milling site was heritage-listed and is currently under a AUS$35 million redevelopment which includes restoring the historic building back to its former glory.

The geographical and historical spread of our holdings at the Mills Archive mean that I can only provide snapshots; if you would like to know more please email me at mills@millsarchive. org.

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The Raghavan Report ASEAN: Priorities to make next big leap

by Raghavan (‘Ragha’) Sampathkumar ASEAN could have been a more integrated and smoother block by now, had all the good intentions of the founders and those who joined later been backed by concerted actions on the ground.

It has been around for 50 years but still it is not where it must be mainly due to the inherent competitive mind set of the members and also unstable policy, regulatory and geo-political environments in both major economies (e.g. Thailand) and fast growing emerging economies (Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos).

ASEAN would have been a stronger and much freer group had it been supported by political will founded on the premises of transparency and mutual acceptance.

One of the classic cases is the long pending issue of adopting harmonised CODEX standards and guidance for smoother and fair trade within the region. There are huge challenges for many industries from agricultural inputs to packaged foods.

Although the region has done well in reducing malnourishment, halving poverty and improving other human development, much needs to be done holistically to expedite socio-economic development and that must be sooner than the political echelon in the region thinks. Still many governments keep several sectors including food and agriculture protected from freer trade under the ambit of strategic importance and nations’ sovereignty.

In this context, several organisations including the Asian Development Bank and the newly created Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank are pushing hard for improving both the basic physical infrastructure (e.g. roads and telecommunication) and human capabilities. But intra-regional movement of resources particularly labour remains a greater challenge as some in ASEAN and many of its neighbours (e.g. Bangladesh) are flushed with low and unskilled workers and others are not able to find enough workers to cater to the rising demand from industries such as construction for blue collar jobs and those that require low skills.

Agribusiness including food processing and exports is also one of the most promising sectors due to its natural geographical advantages and diverse agroclimatic regions that can produce a wide variety of commoditised and specialty food crops. But there is a huge skill gap between what these industries want from the workforce and what is available.

Hence, the other key area is skill building for the youth particularly from the rural areas that are forced to leave the farms as productivity is increasing as a result of industrialisation and mechanisation of erstwhile subsistence farming.

But the region is fast changing as a consumption-driven economic block and already countries including Australia are investing heavily in augmenting their supply capabilities to produce safer and quality food to cater to the growing demand.

While trade is ever more important in today’s world and there is huge potential, exporters need cultural sensitivity, perhaps the most important ingredient for success in overseas markets. It is all about understanding and appreciating the cultural nuances particularly in a vastly diverse region like Asia.

From religion to caste, social structures, institutions, hierarchy, traditions, customs, and taboos, Asia could be a nightmare for those who do not bother to learn and appreciate its diversity.

Next in this column, I will be sharing some examples that emphasise the need for greater and in-depth understanding of Asian consumers.

Raghavan (‘Ragha’) Sampathkumar is a seasoned food and agribusiness professional with 360 degree understanding of the complex political, socio-economic, environmental and cultural perspectives of the Agri-Food value chain. He has more than 13 years of experience working in various subsectors of food & agribusiness including agro commodities, international trade, agri-inputs, biotech, and animal nutrition sectors across Asia-Pacific.

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Helping feed manufacturers to comply with the FSMA

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he American Feed Industry Association’s third-party certification program, FSC36 Safe Feed/Safe Food, has released a new guidance document that helps pet and animal food manufacturers better understand what is required of them through the Food Safety Modernisation Act.

The updated guidance document-version 7.0-now includes a section on current good manufacturing practices (CGMP) and FSMA record-keeping requirements, as well as instructions on how to develop a site-specific food safety plan and hazard analysis.

Gary Huddleston, AFIA’s director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs commented, “The Food Safety Modernisation Act has been called one of the most sweeping reforms in food safety laws in more than 70 years, so there is no doubt that those responsible for ensuring their feed manufacturing facilities are in compliance with the law need easy-tounderstand resources that help them make the necessary changes at their sites.”

He continued, “AFIA’s FSC36 Safe Feed/ Safe Food certification program is one of the best ways that a facility can come into compliance with FSMA, and we are hopeful that the improvements in this resource alleviate some of the strain that members have been caused due to FSMA.” The organisations Quality and Animal Food Safety Committee has been working on updating the guidance document since 2016 to include clear references and expectations relative to FSMA compliance.

They released the version 7.0 guidance document in May with the goal of assisting facilities with designing, developing, implementing and maintaining a quality and animal food safety program that complies with the desired requirements and assists auditors with certifying facilities with the FSC36 Safe Feed/Safe Food certification.

The document, which went into effect June 1, 2017, serves as a resource, but it is still up to facilities, consultants and auditors to understand the animal food safety risks in the feed industry in order to effectively plan for and control those risks.

The FSC36 Safe Feed/Safe Food certification programme was released in 2004. Since then, facilities can now receive certifications in four areas. There are currently 430 certified Safe Feed/Safe Food facilities.

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An ancient wheat alternative to common bread wheat

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t FIE 2017, GoodMills Innovation will introduce its new product, 2ab Wheat, an ancient grain that is very well tolerated.

This grain innovation is easy to process and allows both artisan and industrial bakers to produce wholesome bakery products with a convincing texture and taste.

Thus, 2ab Wheat is a real alternative to modern bread wheat as well as well-known ancient grains such as einkorn or emmer, which score neither with their sensory properties nor technologically when processed on their own.

At its FIE booth, GoodMills Innnovation will explain the properties and nutritional background of 2ab Wheat. In addition, trade fair visitors will be able to taste a broad variety of baked goods made from the product.

The produce is marketed for artisan bakers as well as for industrial production. Baked goods are considered well tolerated, even by food-sensitive eaters.

Michael Gusko, Managing Director at GoodMills Innovation remarked, “For me, 2ab Wheat is the wheat of the future. Bakers now have a tasty solution for customers who react sensitively to wheat or who prefer original grain varieties. We are in the process of introducing it to the market, and initial feedback from bakers has been consistently positive. Having discovered an easy to digest, delectable bread for themselves, customers are

staying loyal to ‘their’ bakers.”

With increasing numbers of consumers turning away from modern bread wheat either for health reasons or because they prefer traditional products of well-known origin, GoodMills Innovation collaborated with scientists, grain breeders and nutritionists and selected the ancient 2ab wheat variety from hundreds of alternatives. Wheat sensitive consumers and modern wheat critics had previously avoided wheatcontaining baked goods or chose gluten free options – often with significant drawbacks in terms of taste and texture.

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Sponsoring broiler feed quality conferences

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s the Asean market is preparing itself for increased regulation on the usage of antibiotics in animal feed, key decision makers of the poultry industry gathered at the Broiler Feed Conferences held in Bangkok (August 16-17) and Jakarta (August 21-22, 2017).

Nutriad have presented solutions for broiler producers and supported attendants with technical information.

Dr Daniel Ramirez, Business Development Manager Digestive Performance, presented a paper on ‘Responsible Use of Antibiotics and the Role of Functional Feed Additives after the AGP Ban’.

“There is a need for a target-released, precision delivered butyrate, like Adimix Precision, not only for gut support, clostridium control and gut healing, but especially for the extra benefit on the control of food safety associated challenges such as Salmonella & Campylobacter compared to other alternative products.”

Nutriad highlighted APEX 5, which contains a selection of botanicals, utilising the quorum sensing technology as a basal program. APEX 5 can be used independently or in combination with sodium butyrate.

Dr Ramirez further stated, “The Asia pacific region is increasingly looking for natural solutions to improve animal performance and health. The Nutriad portfolio, combined with improved management practices, can support the reduction of AGP usage, as we have seen in

other markets across the world.”

Chew Boon Kee, Regional Director Asia Pacific, was pleased with the increased attendance in both events in Bangkok and Jakarta. The company considers it an effective way to directly interact with industry professionals and to show the market that Nutriad is ready to provide proven solutions when usage of AGP’s will be no longer allowed or restricted.

He concluded, “That is way we sponsor these high quality events.”

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GEAPS/K-State receive US$100,000 equipment donation

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EAPS and Kansas State University are pleased to announce the receipt of over US$100,000 in equipment from GSI for the Hands-On Training Program. GSI is one of two five star donors to the programme.

The HOT Program is a new, interactive training option available for the first time in December. It teaches grain handling and processing maintenance professionals how to repair and maintain common grain conveying equipment through demonstrations, practice and immediate feedback from instructors.

The innovative two and a half day training programme has participants working in small groups to repair common grain conveying equipment. The programme takes place at Kansas State University in the Hal Ross Flour Mill. After a safety orientation, participants are divided into six groups, working on: bucket elevator, distributors, screw conveyors, bin sweep, chain conveyors and belt conveyors.

The programme costs US$1,375 for GEAPS members and US$1,725 for non-members. It can accommodate a maximum of 30 participants. Upon completion, participants will earn at least two continuing education units (CEUs) from GEAPS and Kansas State University and a certificate of completion.

Barb Kraft, GEAPS International President and Director of compensation and benefits, Landus Cooperative, commented, “GSI’s generous donation supports this innovative training from GEAPS and K-State. It also demonstrates the vital role for industry businesses in helping to fund development of programmes needed to

US farm bill and trade with Mexico

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s farmers, ranchers and the entire agricultural sector ready for the development of the 2018 US farm bill, and the industry also strives to keep trade relations open across US borders, the Women in Agribusiness Summit welcomes key speakers to present on these critical topics.

Headlining the speaking faculty at this sixth annual event are Julie Anna Potts, executive vice president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, and Mely Romero Celis, undersecretary of rural development for Mexico.

Miss Potts will discuss the variables of the upcoming farm bill as well as the current administration’s effect on the sector.

She commented, “For the last several cycles, the farm bill has been increasingly challenging to pass because of budget pressures and changing demographics, as well as changing politics. What has not changed, however, is how important the farm bill is to a stable farm economy and food supply.”

In her presentation, Potts will touch upon the farm economy and the political realities and programme issues to be addressed in this farm bill cycle.

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train the next generation of grain industry operations professionals to safely and sustainably feed the world.”

Lance Brown, GSI Global Learning and Development Director remarked, “We are pleased to support this important training that GEAPS and K-State are providing to the industry. We’re also excited about the opportunity for K-State students and faculty to work on a daily basis with InterSystems brand equipment.”

The high-capacity 3i RollerFLO 3i conveyor GSI donated can handle 30,000 to 125,000 bushels of grain pre hour. The donated conveyor features many polycarbonate windows to allow trainees to see different parts of the conveyor as it is running. There are also several access doors to allow internal access while the conveyor is not operating.

Marcus Neal, GEAPS International Board Chair and Director of Facility Operations, Lansing Trade Group summarised, “There is such a need for this type of training in our industry. GSI’s support is helping us keep grain industry workers up-to-date on the most effective methods of keeping equipment and facilities running smoothly with minimal downtime.”

for Rural Development of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), Romero Celis has her focus on equality of opportunities and inclusion of women in the agricultural sector, as well as the development of the family and health.

Previously a senator who followed her passion for public and legislative service, Romero Celis was invited by the President of Mexico to advance to the undersecretary position.

Romero Celis will address agricultural trade between Mexico and Minnesota and reflect on how Mexico and the US can continue to improve its partnership in agriculture.

Discussion will center on recognising the contributions of women in the agri-food sector, better integrating the agricultural systems in the US and Mexico, and improving conditions for those who work in the field.

More than 600 participants will gather at the Women in Agribusiness Summit, which has nurtured an agribusiness community where attendees express their opinions, learn from others and share best practices, all in support of women’s advancement. This year’s event will focus on the fact that success, regardless of one’s gender, is attainable the more one ‘Knows Their Business Better.’

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Formic acid classified as “hygiene condition enhancers”

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recent EU regulatory decision dated June 2017, concerning Reg. 2017/940, will lead to huge modifications in feed industry daily practices.

Formic acid is now classified in functional group 1n: “hygiene condition enhancers” of the EU register of feed additives for the coming decade.

This means that it is now allowed to add formic acid to any raw material or feed as a bacterial decontaminating agent (including but not limited to Salmonella), to improve feed hygiene.

For the time being formic acid is the only product approved for this application. The new functional group 1n “hygiene condition enhancers” clearly recognises formic acid’s antibacterial efficiency in dry substrates such as compound feed or any of the dry raw materials entering into feed formulation.

Maximum allowed dosage is 10 kg / ton of substrate. The

formic acid consortium applied for this new regulatory position. Historically, formic acid was already classified in functional groups 1a “preservatives” and 1k “silage additives”.

This hasn’t changed, therefore today formic acid is recognised in all three of these functional groups: 1a (preservatives), 1k (silage additives) and 1n (hygiene condition enhancers).

As a part of the consortium that applied for this new classification, Swedish formic acid producer Perstorp is pleased with the outcome.

Christophe Michaut, Feed Hygiene Business Development Manager, Perstorp, explained,“Feed hygiene and feed decontamination are core activities for Perstorp.”

He continued, “We provide several recipes dedicated to feed hygiene and bacterial load control. However, these recipes are only part of the answer. A control plan is needed is order to measure bacterial load before-after feed decontaminating actions. The target is to decrease enterobacteriaceae loads in the feed or feed ingredients with two to four log cycles.”

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Beneficial changes take the directory to the next level Tom Blacker, International Milling and Grain Directory In the past weeks since my previous column there has been a noticeable and above-average rate of new suppliers to the grain and feed industry registering as members and placing advertising orders.

New members such as Depart (Turkey), EasyFairs (Germany), Shandong Kingoro Machinery Co., Ltd (China), IBT Industrial Solutions – Grain Division (USA), Thiele Technologies (USA), Managed Packaging Systems (USA) and FCE Materials Handling (UK), TCIS (Russia) and Himmest Usta Milling Machinery (Turkey) have been a part of this new wave.

Thanks for making the directory larger, and to all readers not aware of these companies, find them live now on the website and in the new 2018 print edition soon.

Distribution of the directory this past month has been at SPACE, France, to an international audience in the animal feed industry.

Upcoming distribution in the next month to the end of October will be to “Wheat, Flour and…” in Italy, Livestock Asia in Malaysia, Women in Agribusiness in the United States of America and IAOM MEA in the United Arab Emirates. This is truly a global village and connected to all continents by the directory.

We here at Perendale have taken the decision for the 2018 to change the Equipment Guides into a Product Guides incorporated within the products section of the upcoming 2018 directory. After 26 years, such change and evolution creates greater added value for all member organisations and directory users to benefit.

These changes will be more beneficial for many reasons to provide specific sections with a product image and 100 words to our members who want to take this opportunity. The feedback so far has been very positive indeed and there is a bright future for the directory in the industry striving to feed nine billion people by 2050.

The newsletter has been brilliantly front and centre of recent weekly newsletters stating our big ‘don’t miss out’ message and counting down the weeks until production of the print edition starts in this month of October. The reinforced messages have proven popular and effective at providing the reminders ahead of the deadline. With over 45,000 feed, flour rice and semolina millers, and grain industry professionals, in our audience there has never been a stronger moment for the directory in the industry.

As always, I am available for your contact with my colleagues Darren and Martyna. You can contact myself directly via email: tomb@perendale.co.uk, phone: +44 1242 267703 and Skype: ‘tom. perendale’.

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Reducing antibiotics in poultry

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r Piet Simons, Former President of WPSA and Expert on Microbial Resistance shares his thoughts on the use of antibiotics in poultry feed.

He remarked, “Microbial resistance is still an increasing problem. It is related to the use of several antibiotics in humans as well in animals but also importation from abroad by traveling of people plays a role.”

Continuing he explained, “In 2010 politicians in The Netherlands decided that antibiotic use in animals should go down. A poultry project, advised by a team of experts on fields of reproduction, feed and drinking water, hygiene and health, climate and epidemiology was set up. Data in these fields as well as production data were collected.”

Dilvulging further he went on, “Bottlenecks in transparency, chicken quality, management and diseases were found. Results led to 20 percent less antibiotic use in 2012, 50 percent in 2013 and 70 percent in 2015. The effect of reductions in antibiotic use led to less microbial resistance in several antibiotic classes.”

Finally he pointed out, “New developments by the poultry industry as for instance patio, hatch care, precision livestock farming and electronic noses might lead to a further decrease of antibiotics.”

His seminar was given in anticipation of the ABC Challange Asia.

This conference will be focusing on Antimicrobial resistance and Biosecurity and its impact to poultry operation via consumer pressure. Nine experts will travel to Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, to speak and interact with Southeast Asian poultry professionals. This conference will be held on October 17, 2017 at JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Flourmill project in Mali

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mach has successfully completed the process of commissioning a turnkey flourmill project with 200 tonne/day wheat processing capacity in Mali.

The company commissioned the full capacity wheat mill in nine months as mechanical and civil construction for a company who are active in the flour trade sector in Mali.

Investors in Mali are turning towards to technologically new mills that can meet today’s needs. The company applied to Gmach with the request of establishing a more profitable turnkey flourmill which is equipped with the latest technology, thanks to its modern new facility with the latest technology

installed, now it has entered the market with 100 percent capacity and efficiency.

The mill, which is constructed as a steel construction system, includes installation of machinery and construction, as well as laboratory and storage silos. The five-storey flourmill includes; Full automation, automatic blending, automatic dampening, extraction and carousel bagging systems. With this automation system, the company will save considerable cost from both the labour cost and the cost due to the reduction of the labour.

This will ensure that we, as a solution partner, work with high profitability and become more competitive in the market.

Within five months, Gmach, who completed the installation of inbuilding machine assembly in a period of four months, emphasised in its statement about the subject: “We have commissioned a five-storey steel construction flour factory in Mali; Steel construction building components, in-building wheat and conditioning silos, in-building flour and bran silos, roof-facade panel cladding and machine application.

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Distributing sieve cleaners deal sealed

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epart, a milling spare parts exporter has been assigned as the distributor of German FILIP sieve cleaners.

Under the umbrella of the Alapala Group, the company will distribute the parts to Turkey, Serbia, UAE, South Africa, Zambia, Uzbekistan, Mongolia, Sudan and Algeria. They are currently an exporter to 55 countries for all kinds of milling spare parts, and will add these FILIP products to their repertoire in nine countries.

FILIP describe themselves as offering a wide variety of cleaning products for the milling industry: sieve cleaning brushes, sieve cleaners with studs and bottom cleaners.

Depart will manage sales and marketing operations in the above listed companies, whilst continuing to cooperate with other world famous brands.

The distribution agreement with the German company is reported to “stand for high-quality sieve cleaning products and strong innovation potential all over the world after almost 100 years working experience in the mill brush business.”

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Strength in the face of adversity

by Chris Jackson, Export Manager UK TAG We can now look back in the UK on another farming year coming towards its close with harvests completed.

Across the country we’ve seen average yields, so the cycle starts again with the planting of winter crops and the necessary maintenance work needed to ensure that the whole process continues.

For livestock farmers the work never stops, it is a 365-day commitment no matter what the weather, which seems to be becoming more unpredictable worldwide and devastating at its worst.

We have witnessed terrible storms and destruction across many parts of the world from northern Australia now more recently the Caribbean and southern USA with loss of life and livelihoods.

All of which should make us realise the fragile existence that we live by. In the western world we just expect food and drink to be available at not much cost presenting a constant challenge to the worlds food producers.

I count myself very fortunate in having seen the challenges that producers face in many countries worldwide and price for crops and livestock is a contentious issue.

Recently in India I have been looking at their pig farming industry where even there, there are real social issues and perceived stigmas to production to be overcome.

Pig meat is in rising demand in India and there is a massive demand as the meat of choice in the Northeast, but the farming of pigs is very disjointed and is very much a means of subsistence. The reason being pigs are being scavengers and are fed on food waste, both unproductive and posing health issues.

The state governments in the Northeast are challenging these issues and making real attempts to improve the quality of production The state of Punjab on the opposite side of the country are taking the challenge very seriously, they have set up training facilities for their farmers and are encouraging them to set aside small parts of their land holdings for pig production. This shows very positive increases in profitability against crop growing, which due to the small fragmented ownership of land means incomes are very small.

Part of the down side is that for crop production only a small amount of time is needed, whereas for pig production it is a work commitment for every day of the year, which many are not yet prepared to face. Higher returns from better livestock production has to be the driver, government subsidies are not the long-term answer, which the Punjab government realise.

Therefore to encourage profitability they rightly see better production as the answer and to help this they have set up their own production units to supply breeding pigs with higher genetic merit. This is a very encouraging part of the answer.

However, even with better stock-feed is an issue in two senses, cost and availability.

The farmers that I met complain that the costs are far too high; therefore the only way to make money is to use food waste. This cannot be the answer!

Maize is being used industrially so commands higher prices therefore market forces will dominate. However, there are some options that states could adopt; they could take all food waste into bio digesters to produce energy thus reducing the demand for maize, which should have an impact on prices.

But however the issue is tackled we face the problem worldwide of the issues of framing profitability, livestock incomes against crop production.

Having said this, India is one of a very few counties that can supply all its nutrient needs from home production, which is very encouraging.

The next problem is getting properly formulated rations to the farmers so that correct diets for the stages of production can be met. Having produced the animals, safe slaughter and packaging plants need to be developed. All of which are beginning to happen.

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Major project completed at Limagrain seed processing facility

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incolnshire based Game Engineering has just completed a major project at the Limagrain seed processing facility at HoltonLe-Clay near Grimsby.

The project included the removal of two of the existing product intakes and an old and failing product pre-cleaner used to remove husks, dust and any soil. These have been replaced with a completely new system, which is considerably more efficient.

Replacing the old intakes with the

two new intakes, each rated at 100 tonnes per hour, had an immediate effect on productivity. The old precleaner simply wasn’t up to the task so with the installation of the two new Bühler pre-cleaners, product quality has improved greatly.

Game Engineering designed, built and installed the structural steelwork used for mounting the Buhler precleaners. They also installed the screw conveyors used for removing waste material and the belt conveyors and bucket elevators for handling the cleaned product. The cleaned product conveying system and waste system are ATEX Certified to Zone 21.

This project was the fourth large project that Game Engineering has completed for Limagrain and took just nine weeks from design to final installation.

Richard Israel is the Director of Production & Logistics of Limagrain, he commented, “This latest project has transformed our intake facility.

There has been a step change in product quality, safety and ease of use. The project met the financial budget and was completed in time for our busiest season. For me, the real proof of success has been the operator enthusiasm using the new system.

Game Engineering is helping to transform our processing facility into a modern, efficient plant.”

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Bühler Group acquires Haas

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he Haas Group, the Austrian world market leader of wafer, biscuits, and confectionary production systems, is now part of the Bühler Group. The related acquisition contract was signed in Vienna.

Whereas this acquisition enables Bühler to complete its consumer foods product portfolio, it offers Haas access to the resources of the global Bühler organisation, specifically its 100 service stations and innovation network.

Johann Haas, member of the Supervisory Board commented, “Out of a position of strength, we are entrusting the future of our company to the family owned Bühler Group. This allows us to create the best possible conditions for successfully continuing the development of our business, for the benefit of both our customers and our employees.”

Stefan Scheiber, CEO, Bühler, expanded, “We have entertained friendly relationships with Haas for years.

Together we can generate significant added value for our customers while at the same time opening up new prospects for the employees of Haas.”

In the context of the transaction, jobs and locations of Haas are secured.

Haas, a family owned company, was set up in Vienna more than a century ago as a metalworking shop. In the middle of the last century it began manufacturing wafer machinery.

Over the following decades, Haas evolved into a global leader in the field of production systems for wafers, hard and soft biscuits, ice cream cones, cakes and baked goods. These activities were complemented with a minor business field as a supplier of automotive parts. With its global workforce of 1750, Haas generates sales revenues of about EUR 300 million and operates its own manufacturing sites in six countries. With the current transfer of the company to Bühler, the former owners want to continue the long-term success of the business.

Johann Haas explained, “Today’s market and technology trends, whose impact and speed will continue to increase, have prompted us to take this step.”

He continues by saying that the capability of offering complete solutions and of further automating and digitising them will become increasingly important in the future. He believes that this requires a certain corporate size with a strong global presence and the related customer proximity, as well as the high capital investment power.

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solution for all the parties involved.”

Added value for customers and employees For Bühler, this strategic acquisition marks a milestone in the development of its consumer foods business. Bühler is the market leader in the field of production equipment for chocolate mass and end products along the entire value chain. So far, Bühler has not been engaged in the market for wafer and biscuit production systems.

Mr Scheiber expounded, “We operate in the same markets and often serve the same customers, but there is no overlapping of our products and services.”

Now, he continues, Bühler can offer its food customers new opportunities for diversifying. He adds that the two companies are identically positioned as quality providers and that they have the same corporate cultures as familyowned businesses that are based on trust and committed to sustainability.

He says, “It is hard to imagine a better basis for successful integration, and we will do everything in our power to generate added value for both our customers and our employees.”

Thus, Bühler will make its global network of about 100 service stations accessible to Haas customers, develop complete solutions for the production of wafers, biscuits, and confectionary with chocolate, and integrate Haas in the innovation management network of Bühler. What is more, the company says, with the presence of Bühler in Asia, new opportunities will be unlocked in this important growth market for wafer and biscuit products.

The successful execution of these plans requires the full commitment of all the employees of both Haas and Bühler.

CEO Schiber declares, “We warmly welcome every single employee of Haas to the Bühler family and will join forces with them to continue the success of these business fields.”

He goes on, “What we must do now is sieze these unique opportunities and make the best out of them.”

The acquisition is subject to the approval of the antitrust authorities. The closing of the transaction is scheduled for the end of 2017.

The two parties have agreed not to disclose any contract details.

The company will be headed by Germer Wacker, who took charge as CEO of Haas effective September 5, 2017. Haas have said of Mr Wacker, “In Wacker, Haas has found a top manager with a proven track record who can look back on an impressive and successful career and who was at last in charge for the Mainline and Metros division at Bombardier.

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Improving the efficiency, safety and profitability of feed mill operations

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emin Industries, a global nutritional ingredient company recently hosted a conference on improving the efficiency, safety and profitability of feed mill operations.

The event was led by a panel of six feed-processing experts and attended by feed mill operators from more than 20 countries, representing the continents of Africa, America, Asia and Europe.

Dr. Chris Nelson, President and CEO of Kemin commented, “Few symposia provide in-depth discussion on the actual process of feed production, yet it’s a critical topic for the industry. Feed represents about 75 percent of the cost of animal production, and feed manufacturing represents about 10 percent. This conference equipped attendees with tools they can use to improve efficiencies in their operations.”

The panel provided educational, practical and businessfocused insights that can be put in place to optimise the bottom line of feed production.

Highlights from the series: Ir Juan Acedo-Rico González of Acedo-Rico & Asociados SL in Spain opened the conference with a discussion on feed technology trends and challenges for efficient manufacturing. He conducted an analysis on the main process involved in feed manufacturing and presented tools to improve feed operation costs, while also maximising quality, hygiene and security of the feed. He stressed the importance of controlling process weight losses, and to recover moisture losses during feed production. González said overall management and good training of the feed mill operators is key to managing feed production costs.

Mr Peter De Cneudt of Spirax Sarco in Belgium focused on “Optimal Steam Quality” to improve press performance. He shared that it is beneficial to use saturated steam or slightly overheated steam. With saturated steam, there is a direct connection between temperature and humidity. This means if the temperature increase of the animal feed after steam injection is known, the humidity of the feed can be calculated. High quality steam for feed mill applications has a low variance in the dryness fraction.

Because steam for conditioning can take up to 20 percent of energy costs in feed manufacturing, he believes it is important to carefully monitor steam use.

Eng Diego Clivio of Geelen Counterflow in Argentina focused on “Optimal Cooling Process” and explained the theory of cooling. He described it as a process of heat and 44 | October 2017 - Milling and Grain

moisture transfer from the product to the air. He shared that airflow rate and temperature are important parameters of cooling. In a feed mill, airflow can be used to achieve evaporative cooling of pellets and to reduce moisture content of pellets. Airflow rate must be high enough to avoid condensation, and air moisture content can be measured using a relative humidity sensor. He concluded that high air flow rates will give more cooling by heat transfer, but less evaporation, whereas longer retention times will remove more water.

Ir Oriane Guérin of Zetadec in the Netherlands challenged the audience to rethink the role of data in feed manufacturing. Data such as temperature, moisture content, energy use and production times can be collected along the entire processing line. She demonstrated the correlation between data and optimizing the production process to reach production objectives and stressed the importance of monitoring process and data collection for managing a modern feed mill.

Dr Luis Conchello of Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health Europe shared how efficient feed preconditioning can result in profitable and safe processing. He explained the fundamentals of the Kemin MillSMART™ preconditioning programme, and its role in preparing feedstuff for optimum steam conditioning, pelleting and cooling. The MillSMART programme uses Opti CURB®preconditioning solution, which has powerful surface-active agents to provide uniform dispersion and penetration of the solution. To further optimise the preconditioning process, Kemin has developed an engineering nozzle technology to increase application homogeneity and online control technology to decrease process variability. He described how pelleting under these optimised conditions has a positive impact on hygiene, throughput and energy consumption. It reduces wear on the dies and frictional heat, which is beneficial for pellet quality and durability. Through product development, equipment manufacturing and engineering technology, he said Kemin helps improve the profitability of feed manufacturing.

Mr Raf Snoekx of Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health Europe shared the engineering systems, the online monitoring technology, software and hardware Kemin offers to manage process variability in feed mills.

These tools can be used across different stages in a feed processing plant to reduce variability and in turn improve efficiency. He said the goal of batch processing is to limit moisture variability to ensure uniform quality. He described how feed mill operators using the MillSMART programme can leverage the online monitoring technology to achieve a more consistent process. He also shared that Kemin Product Application Department (PAD) offers customers customised surveying, installation, system set up, maintenance plans and operational training support.

He believes through the MillSMART programme, Kemin makes substantial contributions to improving the profitability of feed manufacturing.

l’Anson acquires The Golden Paste Company

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orth Yorkshire based animal feed firm l’Anson, a driving force behind the British Horse Feeds brand, has purchased a majority stake in natural health supplements business, The Golden Past Company (GPCo).

From its distribution base in Killinghall, near Harrogate, GPCo produces a range of products based on whole turmeric.

The business is focused on championing human food use of turmeric, through a simple method of ‘cooking’ and preparation, which allows for a number of product formats, including; ready made turmeric pastes and supplements.

The shareholders and directors of l’Anson have purchased 75 percent of The Golden Paste Company as part of this initiative with the portfolio of products working alongside the British Horse Feeds range of Speedi-Beet and Fibre-Beet.

Will l’Anson, Sales Director of l’Anson commented, “We are very excited about this latest acquisition and

30 under 30 programme launched

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he International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) is launching the sixth annual Young Leaders “30 under 30” programme targeting young professionals who normally would not have the financial resources or opportunity to attend IPPE. The goal of the programme is to engage and invest in the next generation of young professionals, between the ages of 21 and 29, who work for companies directly involved in the production and processing of poultry and meat or in the production of animal or poultry feed.

Interested applicants must apply to

Milling News partnership. There is a a great deal of synergy across all our related brans and product ranges not only in the UK but with our feed partners worldwide.

He continued, “We’ll have many great opportunities together thanks to our wide distribution network, strategic feed partners in the UK and across the globe and our strong presence in the Animal feed, Pet and Equine market.”

Janine Kell will continue as Managing Director to head up the GPCo team, working alongside her husband Darren, Celine Scott and Kirsten Baul.

She explained, “We are excited for the opportunities that the support of l’Anson will enable us to achieve: further developing our range of innovative products and making them more readily available to the market, servicing new and existing customers.”

On the acquisition, Chris l’Anson, Managing Director, l’Anson divulged, “Our family business, l’Anson Brothers Ltd., has grown and developed over 117 years by recognising opportunities, and working with Janine and her team at The Golden Paste Company, is the next exciting development.”

the programme by September 30, and meet select requirements, including being a member of at least one of the following IPPE sponsors: American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), North American Meat Institute (NAMI) or US Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY).

No more than two applicants from a single member organisation may be nominated. A panel of industry professionals will review the applications, and award recipients will be notified of the panel’s decision by October 16.

The programme is designed to recognise professional leadership qualities and to provide exposure to the world’s largest annual trade show involving the production and processing of meat and poultry products and the manufacture of feed

and pet food products.

The programme provides education to further training in each person’s respective industry and will expose the recipients to the latest technology used in the industry. In addition to receiving free access to the Expo, selected recipients will receive complimentary hotel accommodations for two nights.

They will also receive admittance to all complimentary education programmes and one paid programme.

The 2018 IPPE will be held in Atlanta, Ga., from January 30 – Febuary 1, 2018.

Also, save the date for the 2019 IPPE. With the Super Bowl coming to Atlanta in 2019, the IPPE show dates have been moved to Febuary 12 – 14, 2019. Mark your calendar to note this change in the IPPE trade show schedule for 2019 only.

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Training The US Soybean Export Council sponsored a dairy cattle nutrition course at the IGP Institute. Learning the fundamentals and having a basic understanding for nutrition is essential for any dairy cattle operation to be successful. At the US Soybean Export Council’s RAPCO Dairy Nutrition course, 32 participants from nine countries were able to gain this knowledge and training for specialised nutrition.

Dairy nutrition course held

Conference Center. These countries included Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Venezuela, Costa Rica and El Salvador.

Manuel Chavez Piñafiel, animal nutrition manager at Unión de Crédito Alpura in Mexico City, Mexico commented, “I have really enjoyed the chance to interact with people from around the world.”

He continued, “And also with the opportunity to learn from the professors in this course. The written goals for a farm and dairy producer and the process of achieving those goals are some of the many things that I will be taking back and applying, myself.”

The course was held August 21–25, 2017 at the IGP Institute

The IGP Institute hosts Zinpro employees from China in feed manufacturing course. The focus of the Kansas State University IGP Institute is to serve as the global grain education center. Along with teaching courses focused on flour milling, feed manufacturing and risk management, the faculty are also able to customise a course topic to meet a specific client’s needs.

Customised feed manufacturing training held That was the case with the recent feed manufacturing training held August 29–September 1, 2017 for Zinpro clients from China.

Six participants, including one host from Zinpro, attended the course and were able to discuss a variety of topics including: Ingredient quality and the importance of a quality control programme; batching and mixing/particle size reduction; the effects of feed processing on monogastric nutrition; steam basics/ conditioning and pelleting; pellet cooling and crumbling and post process liquid applications; feed safety; grain and feed ingredient storage; molds and mycotoxins and performance indicators in feed manufacturing.

Carlos Campabadal, IGP Institute feed manufacturing and grain quality specialist explained, “The Zinpro China Feed Manufacturing course was a tailored training focused on the technical needs expressed by Zinpro China.”

He continued, “At IGP, we provide technical trainings based on our clients’ requests. We are looking forward to continue 46 | October 2017 - Milling and Grain

providing technical assistance to Zinpro and its clients.”

Participants also engaged in a feed mill workshop and tours to Mid-Kansas Coop elevator in Manhattan, Kansas; Lance Rezac’s farm near Onaga, Kansas; and Midwest Ag Service in Seneca, Kansas.

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The US Grains Council sponsors Sukarne employees to train at the IGP Institute in global grain marketing and buying.

Education and training in grain purchasing is important for importing grains to raise quality livestock and to market those animals domestically and internationally. Individuals from Sukarne, the largest beef cattle producer in Mexico, gained that valuable education and experience August 21–22, 2017 at the IGP Institute Conference Centre in a workshop sponsored by the US Grains Council (USGC).

Training to learn international grain purchasing The workshop hosted six participants from Sukarne and one participant from USGC in Mexico. Jay O’Neil, senior agricultural economist at the IGP Institute, explains how the participants from Sukarne came to the workshop with numerous questions and wanted to learn the value of using Distilled Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) and to understand how to control the quality of their corn imports.

He said, “We were able to address and discuss a number of issues that were important to them in their grain import programmes.”

A variety of grain marketing and handling topics were discussed in the workshop including US Department of Agriculture (USDA) standards; grain grading practicum and inspection, grain storage and maintaining quality, US export grain inspection system, contracting for desired grain quality, and the US grain production and marketing systems.

These lectures and presentations were taught by KSU faculty and staff in the twoday training.

Marco Antonio Peiro Villaverde, manager in reception of domestic and imported grains at Sukarne in Culiacán, Mexico explained, “What I enjoyed the most was all of the knowledge that we all acquired as a group, and me personally.”

He continued, “It has been a very beneficial course for those of us who come from Sukarne, and this same information that we have learned in the last few days we will convey to our co-workers who have the same responsibilities as we do in our company.”

Villaverde explains that he will take home a better knowledge of the corn quality imported from different providers in the US and the analysis and conservation behind the whole process of buying grains.

Professionals in the grain marketing industry gain training on how to manage potential risks in marketing grain. Efficiently managing potential challenges in the marketplace is a valued asset for the grain marketing industry. Individuals with a strong interest in learning techniques in managing market risks attended the IGP-KSU Risk Management course held August 7-11, 2017 at the IGP Institute Conference Center. The course hosted seven participants from five countries including Bulgaria, Japan, Costa Rica, Venezuela and the US.

Risk management training held The training consisted of two separate entities: basic and advanced. The beginning of the week focused on essential elements of price risk management and hedging through the use of grain futures, and also emphasised basis trading and its impact of those who purchase and sell grains and oilseeds.

Sergio Monge, Industrial Engineer at Trio Tech, Costa Rica, commented, “The interaction we’ve had with the instructor and his willingness to help us with any questions has been great on this course.”

He continued, “He doesn’t tell us exactly what to do in the scenarios, but he gives examples to help us understand all of the concepts better that we should think about when making market decisions.”

The other portion of the course emphasised the use of futures options and over-the-counter (OTC) markets when dealing with

risk management.

Participants gained knowledge of several topics that are centered on why the economy has future markets. These topics involved areas such as the relationship between cash and futures markets, fundamental and technical analysis, futures spread and the principles of hedging, principles of risk management and basis trading, principles of futures and option trading, OTC trading, futures put and call strategies for heding, spreads and butterflies, and a simulation of futures trading.

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PRODUCT FOCUS October 2017 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 Fritsch Planetary Ball Mills, a high performance all-rounder in routine laboratory work.

The product has two working stations and is suitable for fast and powerful wet and dry grinding, mechanical alloying, mixing and homogenising of hard, medium-hard, soft, brittle, tough and moist samples down into the nano range.

It has an absolutely secure automatic clamping, this is due to ServoLOCK clamping of the grinding bowls.

The mill is also blocked in the event of impermissible operating states and has an automatic shutoff function if an imbalance occurs.

With extra strong 2.2 kW drive power it also boasts an extremely high centrifugal acceleration up to 64 g and up to 800 rpm (rotational speed of the bowl 1,600 rpm).

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80 GHz Non-Contact Radar

Round or Square?

BinMaster have released a sensor sensor with an existing 1-1/2” opening for mounting, it is the new model of the NCR-80 non-contact radar.

The NCR-80 radar level sensor is a proven performer in powders and bulk solids, performing reliably even in the densest dust. Its 80 GHz frequency focuses the signal in a narrow 4° beam angle for precise aiming to avoid the flow stream, internal structure, or sidewall buildup.

Suitable for silos up to 393 feet, and accuracy within 0.2 inches, the NCR-80 updates quickly for continuous level measurement in tall or narrow vessels with excessive noise or dust.

It has a pressure rating up to 20 bar (294 psi), making it viable for pressurised sludge or slurry applications.

By making use of the full surface area, square silos enable maximum storage capacity.

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Bulk Bag Discharger DThis process-specific NBE bulk bag unloader with chain-style tubular drag conveyor is engineered and built to withstand rigorous duty cycles and stringent process demands. Process requirements include a target material infeed rate of up to 13 tonnes per hour and frequent changeovers that demand system-wide cleaning to microbiologically safe levels.

It uses two integrated hydraulic massage paddles, each with 2,200 pounds of paddle pressure, to condition the material and aid material flow. The material flows through the NBE E3™ enclosed bag spout interface where the closed-cycle dust collection system filters migrant material generated during bag unloading and re-introduces the material back into the process flow. The E3™ also works during bulk bag unloading to elongate the bulk bag, further ensuring complete material discharge.

Changeover times are reduced as a result of NBE bulk bag discharger sanitary design features.

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Resulting in over 25 percent more capacity compared with a round silo, and saving valuable space, the modular structure with variable cell dimensions makes it possible to store different products and grades, in different amounts and from several origins, at the same time in the same place. This enables a seamless integration in your plant, and building around your process.

Our silo parts are calculated for a sustainable existence, as steel itself is manufactured from scrap metal and fully recyclable. The modular construction method ensures that a minimum amount of space is lost in the trailer or container.

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Laser Particle Sizer Analysette 22 NanoTec Ideal for fast anaylsis of particle size with Static Light Scattering.

It has a wide measuring range of 0.01 to 2100 µm.The Analysette 22 NanoTec is a universally applicable Laser Particle Sizer, with efficient particle size analysis down into the nano range – in production and quality control as well as in research and development.

It consists of a compact measuring unit that can be quickly and easily combined with different dispersion units for dry and wet measurement.

Due to the modular system all units can be connect to the measuring unit individually or in combination.

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SPECIAL FOCUS Whether using traditional or photo-optical particle analysis – the process for measuring bulk materials should be as simple and yet accurate as possible.

In the field of conventional particle analysis, Haver and Boecker has been one of the market leading manufacturers of test sieve shakers for many years. In the early 1990s, this head start in terms of expertise provided the ideal conditions for taking new steps as a pioneer in particle analysis with the integration of powerful computer technology.

Then, as now, the Haver and Boecker photo optical analysis systems represent the latest state of technology.

They present everything about process optimisation in particle analysis. Sample preparation, measuring, weighing, analysing are simply an integral part of particle analysis. This applies, both, to the classic screen analysis with sieve set and test sieve shaker as well as computer-assisted particle analysis of size and shape of dry, nonagglomerating bulk materials particles.

The HAVER particle analysis offers its customers a process chain all of a piece. Generating reproducible sieving results is important with classic sieve analysis. Thanks to the automatic sieve

HAVER Particle Analysis identification and data acquisition from the balance, the analyses are evaluated quickly and reliably with the HAVER CSA software.

With photo-optical particle measuring devices, the HAVER CPA 2-1 can be employed online for continuous quality control in the running process. It is continuously in stand-by mode ready for measuring and performs regular sampling for analysis.

Using an auto-sampler promotes efficiency through automation.

The consistent combination of dynamic optical particle measurement and automatic sample supply allows expanding the measuring capacity of a one-shift test lab by up to 24 automatic measurements.

The company began producing wire cloth in Hohenlimburg, Germany, in 1887. Today, they are one of the world’s leading wire weaving companies with a global network of branches and manufacturing facilities.

The company says of their work, “Our work is based upon experience, continuous research and development of our products and manufacturing processes, along with the knowledge and ability of our staff. This combination of tradition and innovation allows us to meet and exceed the high expectations of our customers.”

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by Alexandra Londoño Baderschneider, Product Manager, Bühler AG, Uzwil, Switzerland

orn plays an important role in the international food processing industry, as a raw material for snacks and staple foods and Bühler has been an expert in corn processing technology for many years.

In addition to the conventional processing of corn into maize grits, semolina or corn flour, Bühler has also developed special processes to meet local or regional requirements.

For many of us, snacking has become part of our daily lives.

Whereas, in the past, we used to snack on not-so-healthy treats such as chocolate or cookies, the growing “snackification” trend has brought a change in our eating habits.

For many, snacking no longer represents eating between meals but instead snacks have become mini-meals.

Corn is one of the raw materials used for manufacturing extruded snacks. However, in many countries, corn is also the number one staple food. More corn is grown throughout the world than any other grain crop. Every year, more than 1 billion tonnes of corn are harvested and 70 percent of this is processed into animal feed. The remaining 30 percent, around 175 million tonnes, is used for manufacturing food and in industrial applications such as starch used in the production of paper and chemicals.

Bühler: The corn specialist

Bühler has decades of experience with corn and covers all stages of the corn processing chain. In conventional corn processing operations, optimal results are achieved from the combined outcome of each step.

During raw material intake and cleaning, impurities such as small stones, sand, and defective grains are removed. If there is an aflatoxin contamination, Bühler’s optical sorting machine can detect and remove infested grains with great precision.

During degermination, bran and germ are efficiently removed from endosperm before subsequent grinding. With efficient grinding processes, end products can be adjusted to the required granulation. Conditioning and flaking are optional stages in the production of pre-cooked food.

Local corn specialties

Bühler’s corn solutions set the standard for efficiently processing raw material, corn, with maximum yield, consistently high-quality end products as well, prolonged shelf life and higher food safety.

Each individual process stage is fully integrated into the production line, from the raw material to the end product.

Bühler not only delivers the traditional integrated processing solutions for grinding corn into top quality semolina and flour, but has also adapted conventional processes for manufacturing local corn specialties, such as arepa flour, tortilla (nixtamalised) flour and African maize meal.

Environmentally friendly process

In Central and South America, nixtamalised corn flour is used to produce tortillas, tortilla chips and other snacks. In the traditional corn nixtamalization process, corn is cooked in limewater for several hours before being ground. This process gives the finished tortillas and tortilla chips their characteristic taste.

A large amount of water is used in the traditional nixtamalization cooking process such as 1,500 litres to process 1,000 kilogrammes of corn. The addition of lime contaminates the cooking water and requires expensive reprocessing plants to purify the wastewater. Therefore, the operating and investment costs for wastewater treatment are extremely high.

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Bühler’s innovative process for manufacturing nixtamalised corn flour is marketed under the name “Prime Masa Nixtamal” and is similar to the flaking process of cereals. Cleaned and degerminated corn is stored ready for processing. The maize grits are then treated with limewater and further steamed at the central Nixtamal process step. After steaming, maize grits pass through a flaker and then to a drier and cooler. Finally, the dried and cooled flakes are ground into fine corn flour.

The advantages of Bühler’s new process for manufacturing tortilla flour are obvious. Instead of 1,500 litres of water, used to process 1,000 kilogrammes of corn into nixtamalised corn flour, Bühler’s new nixtamal process requires just 150 litres. So water consumption is reduced by 90 percent. In addition, the steaming process is shorter than the traditional cooking process, which means that energy consumption is reduced by 27 percent.

Compared to the traditional nixtamalization cooking process, overall operating costs drop by about 30 percent.

No wastewater, same flavor

The biggest advantage of Bühler’s Nixtamal Process is that drastically less wastewater is produced.

Less wastewater means no more need for expensive wastewater treatment plants to be built and maintained.

More importantly though, the new process does not alter the flavor of the tortillas or tortilla chips. Numerous tests and tastings with specialists and consumers gave a clear result: no difference is perceived between tortillas produced using conventional methods and those produced using Prime Masa.

Snackification

Snacking has become a way of life. Not so long ago, people used to sit down to three regular meals a day. A snack was enjoyed when hunger called between meals.

However, in recent years, our eating habits have evolved enormously, particularly during the week. We fit our meals into our schedules rather than planning around our meals. Lunch is nibbled on during meetings and the evening meal is quickly gobbled down between other activities. Even breakfast is grabbed on the way to work. Meal times have been replaced by snacks.

But in all lifestyle changes, it is essential that we look after our health. Snacking should not just be practical, but also serve our physical well-being. With the latest “snackification” trend, the focus is on healthy eating, rather than mindlessly snacking.

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The life saving power of wheat fortification

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ameroon’s national, mandatory wheat flour fortification program has led to an improvement in iron, zinc, foliate, and vitamin B12 status among women and children in urban areas, according to a study recently published in The Journal of Nutrition.

Maternal anaemia prevalence was also significantly lower after fortification.

While fortifying flour with vitamin B12 has been shown to have an impact in controlled settings, this is the first evidence that fortifying wheat flour with vitamin B12 is effective in a mandatory, national programme. It is only the second effectiveness study of fortifying wheat flour with zinc in a country with mandatory wheat flour fortification. The first was in Fiji where the percent of women of childbearing age with zinc deficiency dropped from 39.3 percent before fortification to zero percent after fortification.

For the Cameroon study, researchers conducted surveys two years before and one year after fortification began. Indicators of inflammation and malaria were included.

What makes fortification successful?

Food fortification in Chile, Costa Rica, and Guatemala has improved nutritional outcomes in those countries. What do the programs have in common? Researchers examined the programs to answer that question. Their conclusions were published in the January 2017 Food and Nutrition Bulletin.

They found the following for each country: • An influential individual supported fortification.

• An institution with research capacity helped monitor impact.

• Food industry participation was essential.

• Programmes were well designed, including choice of food(s) that would reach the vulnerable population.

• Fortification was mandatory nationwide.

• Bioavailable fortificants were used at appropriate levels.

• Monitoring to ensure compliance was enforced.

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Industrially milled flour entering rural Pakistan

Tausif Akhtar Janjua, Technical Director for the Food Fortification Programme in Pakistan commented that, “Rural people in Pakistan are relying more on industrially milled flour.

Traditionally people in rural areas stored wheat at home and had it milled in village chakki mills where fortification is difficult to sustain. Now they are purchasing more industrially milled flour because it is less expensive than chakki-milled flour.”

Noor Ahmad Khan, Nutrition International Senior Technical Advisor, Nutrition in Food Systems, agreed that industrially milled flour is entering the rural markets in Pakistan.

“The volume of flour produced in chakki mills has decreased in the past 10 to 15 years. In addition to cost savings, Noor said bakers prefer industrially milled flour because it kneads and bakes better than chakki-milled flour. If the Pakistan example becomes common in other areas, fortification of industrially milled flour will have the potential to reach the rural population as well as urban residents.”

Improving nutrition: Solution with high return on investment

Balance the budget. Improve national security. Limit unemployment. Build infrastructure. These are examples of challenges that demand the attention of country leaders.

Rather than focusing on the problems however, Bjorn Lomborg, Director of the Copenhagen Consensus Center suggested looking for the smartest solutions.

“We can’t do everything; there’s not enough money or time.”

Bjorn remarked during a Regional Summit for Improving the Health of Women and Children Through Flour Fortification in Kazakhstan earlier this year to look for solutions that yield the best return on investment.

For example, improving nutrition will have a cost, but he said the benefits of better academic performance, more productivity, and higher future salaries make it one of the smartest solutions available.

In a review of the World Bank report An Investment Framework for Nutrition, authors made the same argument. They noted that

F investing US$10 per child per year above current spending for nutrition-specific interventions would have ‘enormous impacts’ including: • 65 Million cases of childhood stunting prevented in 2025 • 265 million cases of anaemia in women prevented in 2025 • 91 million more children under five years of age would be treated for severe wasting • 105 million additional babies would be exclusively breastfed during the first six months of life • 3.7 million child deaths averted in 2025 The authors noted, “Every dollar invested in this package of interventions would yield between US$4 and US$35 in economic returns, making investing in early nutrition one of the best valuefor-money development actions.”

The cost effectiveness of flour fortification in particular was illustrated in Haiti when a research project called Haïti Priorise commissioned cost-benefit researcher papers to suggest the best way for the country to expand its economy. A panel of three Haitian economists and a US Nobel laureate economist considered 85 proposals and interviewed the authors. The panel determined that the government’s first priority should be to reform the electricity utility. The second top priority should be to fortify wheat flour. The research was funded by the Canadian government and led by the Copenhagen Consensus Center, The Haiti example is consistent with the 2012 Copenhagen Consensus global findings. That report found that every dollar spent on multiple interventions to reduce chronic under-nutrition has a US$30 payoff.

Pakistan and Mongolia move toward wheat flour fortification

In April, 117 participants from eight countries – Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan – made pledges to improve their wheat flour fortification programs. While their first commitment was not expected to be complete for six months, Pakistan and Mongolia already report progress toward their goals.

The commitments were made during a Regional Summit for Improving the Health of Women and Children Through Flour Fortification held in Almaty Kazakhstan. The event was funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and co-hosted by the Government of Kazakhstan and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN).

FFI was a core organiser, along with the Copenhagen Consensus, International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus, Nutrition International, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the World Food Programme.

At the conclusion of the Summit, country leaders were asked to identify two actions they could take to improve wheat flour fortification programs.

When asked for progress a month later, Pakistan reported that it had launched its Food Fortification Strategy on April 13, 2017, with WFP support.

Mr Janjua explained, “The Pakistan Food Fortification Program is currently engaging with relevant departments of National and Provincial Governments to create enabling environments for wheat flour fortification” He added that implementation is expected to begin soon in Punjab Province. This support program is funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development and implemented by Mott MacDonald in partnership with Nutrition International. Additional support is provided by WFP and GAIN. A long-term goal in Pakistan is to create a sustainable supply for premix – the blend of vitamins and minerals that is used to Milling and Grain - October 2017 | 55

F fortify food. A competitive process will result in a memorandum of understandings for premix for wheat flour and edible oils.

Tausif continued, “As a result of this exercise, millers will get premix at their doorstep at a price less than the current market rates.”

It was also reported that Bühler would supply more than 1,000 micro-feeders to the wheat flourmills in Pakistan. This will allow about half the mills in Pakistan to add iron, folic acid, vitamin B12, and zinc to wheat flour.

Aditionally, the fortification of edible oil and ghee (a hydrogenated form of edible oil), formally started in districts of Lahore, Rawalpindi and Islamabad in May 2017.

Also at the Summit, a representative from the Mongolian Health Initiative, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) advising the government on large-scale fortification, committed to sharing lessons learned during a national workshop in Mongolia. That workshop was the Central Eurasian Nutrition Forum held June 7-9, 2017.

Leaders from Kazakhstan and Tajikistan who had attended the Summit in Almaty spoke at the Mongolia meeting about nutrition and public health, the role of the flour milling industry, international organisations’ involvement in nutrition, and progress on large-scale fortification legislation and action in Central Eurasia.

Invited guests and experts discussed with local delegates from the Mongolian government and other sectors about the scientific and policy aspects of improving nutrition, implementing largescale fortification, and opportunities for international partnership.

At the conclusion of the conference, a declaration was assigned by the conference participants to resolve to work together on a set of short- and long-term goals related to regional nutrition research and advocacy.

Of the countries represented at the Summit, Turkmenistan is the only country that is fortifying most of its industrially milled flour. Consequently, its goal is to improve its monitoring system by using a tool called FORTIMAS (Fortification Monitoring and Surveillance). Also, Turkmenistan currently fortifies with iron and folic acid.

Within 12 months, the country will study whether to add other nutrients to its flour fortification standards.

Other country commitments made during the Summit

Afghanistan will finalise wheat flour fortification legislation within six months – possibly in just two months. It will also ensure that at least 30 percent of wheat flour imports are fortified.

Azerbaijan will organise a multi-sector round-table discussion within six months to renew efforts to fortify wheat flour. Within one year, it will study the experiences of countries that have had positive experiences with flour fortification.

Kazakhstan will be ready to export wheat flour according to regionally harmonised standards within six months. Within a year, it hopes to find financial support for fortification.

Kyrgyzstan will create a plan for procuring wheat flour fortification premix within six months; leaders from GAIN plan to visit Kyrgyzstan in July to establish a revolving fund for premix purchases. Within 12 months, the country will have involved more stakeholders in fortification discussions to work toward gaining political and public support.

Tajikistan’s flour fortification law is being reviewed by parliament. It is hoped that the law will be passed within six months. After that, national leaders will create an awareness campaign for the public and plan internal and external monitoring programmes.

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THE NUTRITIONAL IMPORTANCE OF COARSE CEREAL GRAINS

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by Cliff Spencer, Chairman, Milling4Life

have recently promoted some lesser-known cereal crops for use by millers and their major milling feedstock supply potential in developing countries.

I described the agricultural, environmental and climatic reasons for millers pursuing the development of these feedstocks.

Now to consider their positive and all-important nutritional aspects.

Cereal grains consist of three major parts, and different nutrients reside in these parts.

There is the bran – the outer layer of the grain containing fibre, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins and dietary minerals, the endosperm – the main part of the grain consisting mainly of starch, and the germ – the smallest part of the grain, containing vitamin Ee, folate, thiamine, phosphorus and magnesium.

Cereal is typically a low-fat, nutrient-dense food with many essential vitamins and minerals and delivers important nutrients and essential vitamins such as iron, B vitamins and zinc.

Currently, important cereals such as rice, wheat and maize are particularly important to humans because of their role as staple food crops in many areas of the world. Rice is the most valuable agricultural crop in the world but it is second to maize (corn) in the quantity of cereal products produced.

However coarse grains are food cereal grains other than wheat and rice and they also are used for animal feed and brewing. As previously described these coarse grains are warm-season cereals valued for their food, feed and fodder uses in various parts of the world. They are largely grown in the semi-arid tropical regions of Asia and Africa; under rain-fed farming systems with little external inputs and with current grain yield levels being low.

Coarse cereals include maize, sorghum, oats, barley, pearl millet and other minor millets such as Finger, Kodo, Proso, Foxtail, Little and Barnyard millet. These grains are rich in dietary energy, vitamins, several minerals (especially micronutrients such as iron and zinc), insoluble dietary and

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phytochemicals with antioxidant properties.

Indeed, these coarse cereals dubbed as ‘poor man’s crops’, have remained neglected with respect to their appropriate position in the commercialised food system, and the required investment in research and development.

Now with the increasing concerns about adverse changes in environmental quality and its consequent negative effects on food and nutritional security they are demanding industry attention.

Link this with the need for increasing food production per unit resource investment for an ever increasing population, and these coarse grains have good prospects of penetrating the food baskets of a wider range of consumers, both rural and urban, poor and rich and in developed and developing economies.

Research and development on potential uses of these coarse cereal grains is bringing out the potential of these grains for being used as formulated foods and these coarse cereals have of late even been designated as nutricereals. They are rich in compounds that help against several chronic diseases like ischemic strokes, cardiovascular diseases, cancers, obesity and type II diabetes.

Composition of some of the major cereals including coarse cereals and millets is presented in Table 1. They are nutritionally comparable or even superior to major cereals such as wheat and rice, owing to their higher levels of protein with more balanced amino acid profile (good source of methionine, cystine and lysine).

The amino acid profile of major coarse cereals is given in Table 2.

These coarse cereal grains are laden with phytochemicals including phenolic acids, tannins, anthocyanins, phytosterols, avenenathramides and policosanols. They possess higher antioxidant properties in vitro than staple cereals and fruits by different purported pathways. There are also some anti-nutritional factors that may be reduced by certain processing treatments so the skill of the miller will be paramount in bringing these underutilised crops and their superior products to market.

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Several epidemiological studies show that these cereals are helpful in reducing several kinds of chronic diseases like cancers, cardiovascular diseases, type II diabetes and various gastrointestinal disorders.

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As an aside, these coarse cereals also have good potential in manufacturing bioethanol, paper, oil and biofilms.

Coarse these grains may be, but they are very sophisticated in their properties and potentials!

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Cancer is a leading cause of death throughout the world according to World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates.

Several in vitro and in vivo studies reveal that coarse cereals contain various components such as β-glucans, lignans, antioxidants and phytosterols which play important roles in prevention of breast, prostate, colo-rectal and other cancers.

Dietary sitosterol (SIT) may offer protection from chemically induced colon cancer and lignins selectively increase growth of bifidobacteria, which have anticancer potential or enhance formation of short chain fatty acids (SCFA) such as acetate, butyrate and propionate.

Butyrate reduces cancer cell survival by inducing apoptosis and inhibiting proliferation in tumour cells. Thus butyrate acts on secondary chemoprevention by reducing the number of cells in cancerous lesions and thereby slowing or inhibiting formation of malignant tumours.

The possible mechanisms of action of lignan as an anticarcinogen may be due to direct binding to the carcinogen resulting in excretion through faeces, lowering the pH of the tract or specific action of butyrate when fermented by colonic bacteria.

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Protein (g)

Fat (g)

Ash (g)

Crude Fibre (g)

Carbo -hydrate (g)

Energy (kcal)

Ca (mg)

Fe (mg)

Thiamin (mg)

Riboflavin (mg)

Niacin (mg)

Rice (brown)

7.9

2.7

1.3

1

76

362

33

1.8

0.41

0.04

4.3

Wheat

11.6

2

1.6

2

71

348

30

3.5

0.41

0.1

5.1

Maize

9.2

4.6

1.2

2.8

73

358

26

2.7

0.38

0.2

3.6

Sorghum

10.4

3.1

1.6

2

70.7

329

25

5.4

0.38

0.15

4.3

Pearl Millet

11.8

4.8

2.2

2.3

67

363

42

11

0.38

0.21

2.8

Finger millet

7.7

1.5

2.6

3.6

72.6

336

350

3.9

0.42

0.19

1.1

Foxtail millet

11.2

4

3.3

6.7

63.2

351

31

2.8

0.59

0.11

3.2

Common millet

12.5

3.5

3.1

5.2

63.8

364

8

2.9

0.41

0.28

4.5

Little millet

9.7

5.2

5.4

7.6

60.9

329

17

9.3

0.3

0.09

3.2

Barnyard millet

11

3.9

4.5

13.6

55

300

22

18.6

0.33

0.1

4.2

Kodo millet

9.8

3.6

3.3

5.2

66.6

353

35

1.7

0.15

0.09

2

Oats

17

6

2.6

11

66

390

54

4.7

0.22

0.12

3.2

Oat fibres also act as a prebiotic in the colon and hence are effective in colorectal cancer. Sorghum consumption is consistently correlated with low incidences of esophageal cancer in various parts of the world including several parts of Africa, Russia, India, China, Iran, etc. and the phenol content of sorghum was correlated with its antioxidant activity.

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD)

Table 2: Essential amino acids in cereals and millets (g/100 g of protein) Amino Acids

Finger millet

Kodo millet

Proso millet

Foxtail millet

Barnyard millet

Wheat

Rice

Isoleucin

4.4

3

8.1

7.6

8.8

3.3

3.8

Leucine

9.5

6.7

12.2

16.7

16.6

6.7

8.2

Lysine

2.9

3

3

2.2

2.9

2.8

3.8

Methionine

3.1

1.5

2.6

2.8

1.9

1.5

2.3

Cystine

2.2

2.6

1

1.6

2.8

2.2

1.4

Phenyl alanine

5.2

6

4.9

6.7

2.2

4.5

5.2

Tyrosine 3.6 3.5 4 2.2 2.4 3 3.9 According to World Health Organization (WHO) Threonine 3.8 3.2 3.2 2.7 2.2 2.8 4.1 estimates CVD accounts for 30 percent of all deaths Tryptophan 1.6 0.8 0.8 1 1 1.5 1.4 globally. Coarse cereals have antioxidant and cholesterol lowering properties, and hence, lower the risk of Valine 6.6 3.8 6.5 6.9 6.4 4.4 5.5 Coronary Heart Diseases (CHD).

Histidine 2.2 1.5 1.9 2.1 1.9 2.3 2.4 Fibres, phytosterols, β-glucans and policosanols have anti-cholesterolemic properties whereas flavonoids and anthocyanins have antioxidant properties. Policosanols A decrease in peak and average increase in glucose and are reported to reduce plasma LDL-cholesterol levels by insulin was observed in non-Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus suppressing 3-hydroxy 3-methylglutaryl- CoA (HMG CoA) (NIDDM) subjects when they are fed with extruded breakfast reductase activity and increasing LDL receptor uptake by cells. cereal enriched with β-glucan (~15% dwb). It has been shown Oat bran reduces total serum cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic that the viscosity of β-glucan could account for 79–96 percent subjects by as much as 23 percent with no change in high density of the changes in plasma glucose and insulin response to 50 g lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. glucose in a drink model.

There is an average reduction of 11 percent in the plasma total on consumption of 140g of rolled oats . The FDA claim Weight management for oats determined that an effective daily intake of β-glucan Numerous studies have linked higher intake of dietary fibre to for controlling serum cholesterol level is three grammes. This improved management of body weight. It has been conclusively can differ among different individuals and depends upon initial demonstrated that lean men and women have significantly higher cholesterol content of the subject. fibre intake compared to obese males and females.

However, guinea pigs fed with 58 percent low tannin sorghum Higher fibre intake is associated with lower body mass index proved more beneficial in lowering cholesterol than rolled oats, (BMI) in both men and women. Oats, barley and other coarse wheat or pearl millet. Consumption of 3 or 6 g β-glucan in barley cereals being a rich source of fibres provide high satiety value, diet resulted in significant reduction in total cholesterol content decrease the appetite and hence help in weight management. among mildly hypercholesterolemic individuals as compared to Numerous reports on reduced weight gain of animals (rats, pigs, control groups. rabbits, poultry) fed on high tannin sorghum are also available.

However, there was no significant effect on HDL cholesterol The mechanisms by which tannin reduces nutritive value and triacyglycerol concentration. include binding of food proteins and carbohydrates or binding of digestive enzymes including sucrase, amylases, trypsin, chymotrypsin and lipases thus inhibiting their activity. Inhibition Diabetes of intestinal brush-border bound amino acid transporters by A high intake of cereal fibre has consistently been associated with sorghum tannins is also reported. a lower risk of diabetes. Foods low in glycemic index (GI) help in So millers, there is much to gain from developing these crops weight management, as they promote satiety. Several intervention studies have found that energy-restricted diets based on low-GI foods and food/health products and huge potential benefits to engage and help build success in developing countries. produce greater weight loss than those based on high-GI foods.

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“Wheat, flour and ..." … crazy people

Walking the Italian way in Cortona and Siena

by Roger Gilbert, Milling and Grain

200-plus milling plant owners and their partners ascended on Cortona in Tuscany, Italy between September 15-17, 2017 to attend Ocrim’s 7th annual ‘Wheat, flour and …’ one-day conference which this year partnered with Paglierani and Bonifiche Ferraresi.

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o ‘Walk the Italian Way’ - the company’s widely-promoted motto - attending delegates had to shake off convention and accept that this was a time to relax and enjoy the art, architecture and environment that is truly Italian away from the normal tourist attractions, although the final day, Sunday, ended with a walking tour of Siena and lunch in one of its back streets.

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The programme welcomed 200 delegates to the Centro Convegni Sant’ Agostino in Cortona on a bright but cool Saturday morning in mid-September, 2017 with coffee.

An introduction by Ocrim’s CEO Alberto Antolini talked about Italians being ‘crazy people’ in the best of the three Italian meanings of the phrase; the phrase that captures Ocrim’s uniqueness in terms of dedication, enthusiasm and an odd-ball way of looking at the world.

In a quiet moment Mr Antolini even suggested the word missing from the event’s name of ‘Wheat, flour and …’ after all these years might well be, ‘crazy people’.

A video shown during the conference of the people who work within OCRIM, Paglierani, SACMS, GHIGI and San Marino baseball team players which focuses on individual faces, shows expressions ranging from puzzlement and quizzicalness to humour and delight through to a proudness and dedication that shines through. These people are passionate about what they do.

Marco Galli

Stefano Mazzini

Fabio Vuoto

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And the choice of venue for this one-day global milling conference and get-together was in an old monastery, within the walls of a hilltop village that has changed little over the past couple of centuries.

Overshadowed by marble, masonry and mosaics and tapestries of saints and priests, a range of speakers talked about the latest technological developments in the production of today’s staple foodstuff, flour.

At the heart of the day’s presentations was that delivered by Dr Lutz Popper of Mühlenchemie on ‘Flour Improvers - basic information on enzymes and maturing agents’. It was a way of showing how machinery has to play an essential role in processing and preparing grain for its transition into flour and then baked products such as bread and other cereals-based foodstuffs.

That was followed by Fabio Vuoto’s look at Ocrim’s metering systems.

After a relaxed buffet lunch and a brief wall through the township to take in the views over the valley, the afternoon offered three more presentations rounded off by a general debate and a virtual reality experience where delegates could examine the insides of a virtual roller mill.

Milling and Grain will be reporting on the Mühlenchemie presentation plus ‘Sanitation - the new frontiers’ by Marco Galli and the ‘BioStoneMill - the evolution according to Ocrim’ by Stefano Mazzini in our November edition of the magazine.

Videos of interviews with both Alberto Antolini and his brother Sergio, plus others from the event, can be viewed on the Milling and Grain Facebook page.

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F Alberto Antolini

OCRIM, CEO and Member of Bonifiche Ferraresi’s board of directors

The concept behind Ocrim is… art. It’s easy to talk about milling machines. It’s all about flour, although that’s not easy in itself. It is applying the concept of business to milling that’s difficult. Milling starts from art. Which it was in olden times: Today it is not easy to be in a new century and to progress milling technology.

We started with a renewed Ocrim company at the beginning of 2000s. The concept was that we wanted to stay in this country, because it’s our country, our story, our past and our old men of the past that must remain connected to us.

That was the concept of my family and what is important to the Ocrim family today.

We have found a variety of people ready to go this way, ready to demonstrate to the world what industrial milling from Italy can do.

I think this place is magic because it is one part of Italy seen by the world. We are like that, we are a big family. We will sit and talk with our customer about milling and flour and the problems of the world because each country has its problems connected to the market, or to the season, or to the weather, or to a lender. We talk friendly, we will stay with our customers for a long time. Our experience from around the world tells us we must be open to everyone.

We have plans in the USA, which is a big adventure because we now have two very big contracts. It is easy for us now because we sit at the table and speak the same language and the dream is the same. Without such customers it is more difficult to arrive in a new country and express that dream in milling technology.

Sergio Antolini

OCRIM Vice President – Paglierani, CEO

At 91 years old, Paglierani is the oldest company with the same family controlling the company. Of course we are now very active worldwide, but we are becoming more active when we enter into the milling side of Ocrim.

Along with Ocrim we are developing new equipment relating to packaging. With Ocrim we are developing new ideas, for example now the stone mill that was presented at the conference is the result of the cooperation between Paglierani and Ocrim.

Paglierani entered into Ocrim 20 years ago as a shareholder. We keep the owners 10 years ago and we started managing Ocrim.

Over the past 10 years, we seen turnover go from 40 million Euro, when 40 percent of the manufacturing was in the company and the rest was spread around to a turnover of over 110 million Euro, with internal manufacturing close to 70 percent.

All is done in our works. It means we are no longer subcontracting, all is generated on the ‘territory’, so we design, manufacture, deliver and commissioning. All this is happening onsite.

Everybody thinks new innovation starts from the high-tech countries. This is not totally true because of course we have to learn from third countries as well, in terms of the use of equipment, reliability and efficiencies, which are very important in those countries where people are not well informed.

Our new BioStoneMill from Ocrim has four applications for this new innovation. One application is to look to our in-country customers in agribusiness, the farmers, to grind cereal on the spot for the agribusiness itself. This will allow farmers to grind and sell their wheat, or their cereals, on the local market.

Another option is to add milled flour from the milling process. to another product produced in a third country; which of course needs to be ground locally. Finally, there are the mills themselves that can adopt this new technology.

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A long history, and a prosperous future

ran has had a long rich history within human consumption and agriculture.

Despite the key importance of the grain, the name is derived from the Celtic and Gaelic where the literal translation is along the lines of stench, filth or rotten. This may be in large part to the amount of phosphorous it contains, particularly Wheat Bran. However, Bran is vital to human health, as are many of the other cereal family members.

Bran, or miller’s bran is the hard outer layer of cereal grain. It consists of the combined Aleurone and Pericarp, which are the cell walls. It is not the same as Chaff, which is the coarse material that surrounds the grain.

Along with germ, it is an integral part of whole grains, and is often produced as a byproduct of the milling process when dealing with refined grains. Due to the byproduct status, it is commonly used as livestock feed since it’s so cheap and quite nutritious.

Bran is removed from grains, and this process reduces the nutritional content. This is particularly problematic as in its raw form, Bran is a rich source of fiber and contains essential fatty acids. Bran also has high quantities of starch, protein, vitamins, and assorted minerals. Therefore retaining or enhancing as much of this nutritional composition is paramount.

The raw nutritional analysis of Oat bran for example shows how good it is as a source of both animal and human food, registering just 246 calories per 100 grammes. It has seven grammes of total fat, 66 grammes of carbohydrate and 17 grammes of protein. The vitamin analysis gives daily values of 58 percent for Magnesium, 30 percent for Iron and 10 percent for Vitamin B-6. *(These figures are based on a typical adult 2000/day calories diet).

Bran can be found in nearly all cereal grain, including rice, corn (maize), wheat, oats, barley and rye. As such, it is often used to enrich breads such as muffins and breakfast cereals all with the aim of increased dietary nutrition, particularly in children, the

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elderly, or pregnant women. The Phytic acid within Bran may also be an agent for fermentation, particularly in Japan and other Asian cultures where Tsukemono is used for the Kaiseki portion of a Japanese Tea Ceremony.

Rice bran and rice bran oil are also widely used as a natural beauty treatment. The high levels of Oleic acid are absorbed by human skin with a near 100 percent application rate, and the oil from bran contains over 100 known vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. It has industrial applications in the paint industry and has found favour as a common substrate and food source used for feeder insects, such as mealworms and wax-worms.

Wheat bran also gives whole-wheat flour its characteristic darker shade and fuller body. This is a key ingredient in baked goods.

Historically wheat bran has also been used for tanning leather since at least the 16th century. It is even believed that George Washington had a recipe for a light beer, which used hops, molasses and bran.

In 1916, Kellogg’s created “All-Bran” which is now perhaps the most commonly known bran cereal globally. Breakfast cereals and bran-based cereals are sold as an aid to digestive health and in managed qualities.

Aside from the historic, cosmetic and nutritional uses of bran, one of the most interesting developments in recent years comes from Sweden.

Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have developed a process to remove previously unused biomolecules from the byproduct. This has uses in antioxidants for human health, prebiotics and uniquely, food packaging material.

The extraction is performed by using heated water so that high pressure, combined with carbohydrate-active enzymes, can harvest the Hemicelluloses and Oligosaccharides. These Polysaccharides keep the antioxidant properties, which can be isolated by alkaline extraction.

The research and breakthrough has led to possible application of these biopolymers for food packaging, and thickeners. The thickening agent has benefits as it is natural, non-additive and

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can be used in preventing oxidation. The biopolymers have applications within the medical industry. They can encapsulate oxygen-sensitive compounds to reduce inflammation, which could provide relief to thousands of patients who have inflammation based diseases and conditions.

Francisco Vilaplana, associate professor in Glycoscience at KTH told their website, “Our process could contribute over the long term to use of cereal hemicelluloses with antioxidant activities in many ways, such as non-fossil based packaging, preserving sensitive foods or drugs from oxidation, dietary fiber

supplements and texturizing gels in food and cosmetic products.”

The full research paper, “Sequential fractionation of feruloylated hemicelluloses and oligosaccharides from wheat bran using subcritical water and xylanolytic enzymes” can be found in Green Chemistry - Digital Object ID: 10.1039/ C6GC03473J. Given the importance of the crop, it is inspiring that research and thorough scientific investigation has given the grain a chance for more in-depth study so that we can continue to unlock its potential.

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by Wiebke Pirsich, Marketing Manager, PROVITA SUPPLEMENTS ccording to calculations of the FAO the global demand for food will increase sharply in the next decades. This is mainly due to a significant global population growth. But also changing nutrition habits in emerging and developing markets play a major role.

Therefore, the demand for grain and other traditional basic foods will shift towards animal protein based foods as meat, fish, egg and dairy products.

However, since livestock production consumes large quantities of grains as feedstuffs, the overall demand for grain will increase enormously. According to the FAO, grain production would have to be extended from currently 2.1 billion tonnes by approximately one billion, in order to meet the global demand in 2050.

Crucial for an expansion of grain production is the availability of cropland and water, energy supply, climate change, new agricultural and technological developments and access to finance resources.

However, depending on the cultivation region many of these factors are restricted, which significantly limits the possibilities of production increase. A further serious problem is the excessive wastage of food and feed. Even if there is no reliable information on the global wastage of food and, in particular, the wastage of feed, it is an undisputed fact that the dimension of grain spoilage during storage is exceeding an acceptable level by far.

Therefore, the reduction of feed waste can provide a crucial contribution to ensure the nutrition of the fast growing population over the next decades.

In this context, the improvement of grain storage management occurs to be a suitable starting point to protect post-harvested grain from spoilage in order to avoid unnecessary losses. Various processes are available for the preservation of grains.

However, for feed grains the option of preservation with organic acids is particularly interesting. Therefore, the following article provides an overview of the principles of grain preservation with organic acids and presents the new innovative grain preservation acid MAXACID/CP+ by PROVITA SUPPLEMENTS.

Grain preservation with organic acids

Freshly harvested grains are mostly not storable, since they often have high moisture contents and a high microbial infestation. The number of germs and the composition of 68 | October 2017 - Milling and Grain

the germinal flora depend on the weather conditions during the harvest. In the presence of oxygen in combination with a sufficiently high water (> 12.0%) and nutrient content, unwanted microorganisms can proliferate easily. Yeasts, molds and unwanted bacteria are responsible for feed spoilage along with nutrient decomposition as well as for the formation of mycotoxins.

In practice, low but constantly absorbed amounts of mycotoxins often manifest through acute or chronic poisoning symptoms and concomitant performance depressions.

For these reasons, grain contaminated with higher mycotoxins should never be fed to farm animals. Once these poisons have been formed, they can hardly be rendered harmless since they are relatively insensitive to acid and heat treatment. The consequences of the feeding of mycotoxin-contaminated grain range from lower animal benefits up to serious diseases of the animals. Thus, the microbiological spoilage of grain carries an enormous risk for farmers and often leads to major economic losses.

Therefore, it is important to bring lately harvested grain into a storable condition as soon as possible.

Various methods are available for the preservation of grains, with a distinction being made between physical and chemical processes. Physical drying continues to play the most important role since it does not entail any restrictions on the marketability of the preserved grain.

However, the comparatively high process costs of grain drying are a significant disadvantage of this method, so that alternative methods are often used, especially for on-farm grown feed crops.

For years, the preservation of feed crops with organic acids has proven particularly successful from both nutritional and economic aspects.

In addition to higher production certainty, best performances in livestock production can be achieved. In particular, in pork production the organic parameters such as growth and feed conversion can be improved by preservation with organic acids.

These performance improvements can be traced back to the particular palatability, the stimulation of the digestive enzymes, the antimicrobial effect and the energetic utilisation of the used acids.

Furthermore, losses are minimised by this method and the risk of mycotoxin in grain is also the lowest in comparison to other preservation practices.

The use of chemical preservatives has the advantage of the

F direct impact on the microbial flora. Thus, preservatives lower the pH value on the grain surface so that microorganisms adhering to the grain are killed or their replication is prevented. This effect is due to the fact, that the low ph-value environment influences the function of the cell membrane, inhibits the cell division and blocks the enzyme system.

Additionally, the supplementation of acids results in a loss of germination capacity of grains. In particular, propionic acid has proven itself in practice since it shows both a very good bacteriostatic and a fungicidal effectiveness. However, due to the corrosive and highly caustic characteristics of propionic acid, the use shows not only advantages but also disadvantages for humans and technology.

MAXACID/CP+

With MAXACID/CP+, PROVITA SUPPLEMENTS are now offering a new, highly user- and material-friendly acid mixture for grain preservation. In this innovative combination of propionic acid sodium benzoate and sodium propionate is characterised by an unusual high pH-value of 5.0.

Therefore, MAXACID/CP+ is not caustic and only slightly corrosive and, thus, poses hardly any risk for humans and equipment. Concerning the efficacy, MAXACID/CP+ is almost comparable to pure propionic acid, whereby the strong antimicrobial effect can be traced back to the combination effect of the added chemical preservatives.

Moreover, the control of fungi is even more effective than that of pure propionic acid due to the sodium benzoate contained. In addition, the use of MAXACID/CP+ convinces through further advantages. Thus, treated grain can already be fed after treatment period of a few days; enzymatically regulated metabolic

processes in the grain are stopped almost immediately and negative impacts on feed intake due to evaporating acid are not to be expected.

Besides the preservation of grains, MAXACID/CP+ is perfectly suited for the preservation of corncob mix (CCM) silages. In CCM silages with dry contents of 70 percent and above, the natural formation of lactic acid is restricted, which causes a reduced shelf life. The quality of such endangered CCM silages can be ensured with the use of MAXACID/CP+ at low cost.

Furthermore, it is possible to use MAXACID/CP+ to stabilise TMR rations in ruminant nutrition as well as dry and liquid feeds in pig nutrition.

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F Advantages at a glance

Grain quality – The new MAXACID/CP+ offers a broad spectrum of active ingredients against all common yeast and mould fungi. Therefore, the valuable nutrients are completely preserved for up to 12 months.

Animal performance – Compared to dried grain, the feeding of acid preserved grain leads to an increased daily growth due to a better palatability and the stimulation of the digestive enzymes.

User comfort – The special formulation ensures an uncommon high pH of five for acids. This makes MAXACID/CP+ is not a hazardous good in the sense of the transport ordinance.

Whole-farm nutrient balance – Unlike other NH3 buffered acid mixtures, MAXACID/CP+ contains no nitrogen and therefore does not negatively affect the whole farm N-balance according to the fertiliser ordinance.

Application and efficacy

In the case of organic acid preservation, treatment of the feed grain is carried out directly after harvesting. The procedure is basically suitable for all farm sizes, since the required minimum equipment only consists of an applicator and a grain conveyor.

For the treatment, the MAXACID/CP+ is metered into the grain conveyor where it becomes mixed with the crop flow. The dosing quantity depends on the type and moisture of the grain.

For further optimisation, acid preservation should be combined with a pre-cleaning process of the grain before acid treatment.

Thus, it is possible to effectively reduce crop impurities associated with a potential mycotoxin risk.

Due to the low requirements on the technical equipment, the preservation with organic acids requires only small capital expenditure. In addition, the process is extremely efficient with

an output of 30 to 50 tonnes per hour as compared to on-farm drying with an output of two to four tonnes per hour. In this way, also a crop harvest with high moisture contents can immediately be brought into a stable storage condition. The economic advantage of preservation with organic acids against the drying preservation is therefore unambiguous.

10 tips for successful grain preservation

Exact moisture measurement is the basis for grain preservation success! The average of three measurements per batch should be the basis for the dosage.

In the case of batches with different grain moisture contents, the dosage must be adapted to the wettest batch.

Accurate determination of the flow rate of the screw and adjustment to the dosing capacity of the applicator.

The screw must not be shorter than three mm; the longer, the better the mixing. The screw should be positioned in a lead angle of 45.

At least two nozzles must be installed in a way they cannot become clogged.

Before starting preservation, always calibrate the applicator with an appropriate product. Only use equipment especially designed for this purpose.

When high-pressure blowers are used for transport of preserved crops and at outside temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius, a 10 percent MAXACID/CP+ surcharge is indicated.

When using sheet metal or concrete silos, make an acid resistant protective coating.

Material cones resulting from filling must be levelled after finished grain storage in order to prevent a chimney effect.

Always observe the safety instructions!

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PRESERVING THE VALUE OF YOUR FEED

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by Dr Eckle

ne of the most critical factors in global feed and food production is the prevention of post-harvest losses.

The post-harvest system encompasses the delivery of a crop from the time and place of harvest to the time and place of consumption, ideally with minimum loss and maximum efficiency. Even under optimal growing and harvesting conditions, immediate post-harvest losses are common.

Prevention is the recommended method to avoid nutrient losses and mycotoxin contamination due to mouldy feeds. This means minimising the microbial spoilage from the time of harvest to the time when the material is finally used.

Using MoldCid for this purpose protects the animals and increases the efficiency of feed production, thereby also reducing feed costs. As a result, the profitability of animal production increases.

Highly effective against moulds

Due to its lipophilic character, the propionic acid-based product is especially effective against moulds, making it the product of choice for feed preservation. MoldCid is also active at a neutral pH, which more closely matches the native pH value in grain and feed.

A valuable tool to show the efficacy is the carbon dioxide test. This test measures the volume of CO2 formed by microorganisms in grain. As moulds grow, they consume oxygen from the air and produce CO2.

The higher the amount of CO2, the higher the contamination with moulds in the substrate. As shown in figure 1, the application considerably decreases the CO2 production in grain, giving a clear indication that it reduces microbial activity and improves feed hygiene.

Health and cost-effectiveness: Valid reasons to use MoldCid

Moulds in feed are a serious economic problem because they consume the main nutrients and affect the palatability of the feed. Losses of nutrients caused by moulds can be as high as 10 percent. Especially the crude fat content of grains is affected by mould growth during storage, even more so than proteins and carbohydrates.

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F of energy, for instance fat and oil, in the formulation. Preventing spoilage by the application of MoldCid will therefore save money and resources.

Apart from nutrient losses, moulds also produce mycotoxins, threatening animal and human health. Many studies in the literature show the detrimental effects of mycotoxins on animal health and performance.

The sensitivity for these effects depends on animal category, age, health status and also duration and level of exposure.

Aflatoxins can be transferred into animal tissues and therefore pose a serious risk for the consumer (carry-through-effect).

Preventing the build-up of Aflatoxins during storage by preserving the feeds with MoldCid will help to keep these dangers under control.

Protecting workers and equipment – Without losing efficacy

The protection of staff and equipment is an important criterion when evaluating mould inhibitors. Companies often face the decision of investing in acid-resistant equipment or having to replace corroded parts regularly.

Choosing the non-corrosive MoldCid, a unique blend of buffered propionic acid on a special carrier and propionic acid salts, solves this problem without losing efficacy. It has the added effect of avoiding chemical reactions between the acid and other ingredients in the feed. It guarantees a reliable and powerful preservation of grain and other raw materials - during harvest, in the feed mill and on the farm (Figure 2).

Application tips

The preservation success depends on a variety of factors.

The dosage rate has to be adapted to the type of raw material, moisture content and storage time. It should be applied before the grain is milled. If the preserved grain is stored outside, it has to be covered, but not before at least three days have elapsed to avoid the formation of condensed water.

Regular sensory control is advisable to detect any spoilage in time. Often, not enough attention is given to the condition of the storerooms. One reason is the poor accessibility of the silos where the feed is stored. The hatch is usually at the top of the silo and routine hygiene inspections and manual cleaning procedures are difficult to perform. Cleaning hatches are also often not available.

Condensation can form on the walls inside of silos and lead to the formation of isolated nests of moulds that may spread through the complete feedstock. For optimal feed hygiene, it is therefore essential to address raw material preservation and silo hygiene at the same time.

The non-corrosive MoldCid is the ideal product to use for these purposes. No technical investments are necessary for application.

Conclusion

Grain preservation with this product can make an important contribution to the improvement of feed hygiene, thereby furthering the production of healthy food.

The reduction of mould-induced losses and the prevention of mycotoxin build-up helps to save raw materials, minimise costs, and increase the efficiency of food production.

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COCCIDIOSIS

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- A UNIQUE WAY TO GET AROUND IT

by Growell, India

occidiosis continues to be a major challenge across the globe for the Poultry industry, costing over $10 billion annually in terms of lost performance and cumulative costs of ionophore anticoccidials.

Why is it a disease discovered in 1910 has not yet been effectively controlled?

Infected birds have oocysts in their stool. When another bird passes over the location where the feces were deposited, they may pick up the oocysts, which they then might ingest when grooming themselves. This is the main reason for the disease spreading. No system has yet been found wherein this contact has been efficiently contained. Thus, to prevent it from spreading further, various chemical agents have been used.

Understanding the life cycle

Lets understand the life cycle of coccidia. Once an oocyst is inside the host, it breaks and releases eight sporozites. Each one finds a home in an intestinal cell and starts the process of reproduction. As the infection continues, thousands of intestinal cells may become infected. When they break open, they cause bloody, watery diarrhea, which can be fatal.

Now, if we can somehow stop the sporulation of the oocysts, it will bring a complete stop to the coccidia life cycle.

Existing anticoccidials can not identify and isolate the protozoal parasite. When they do spot the parasite, they are able to kill it.

But the parasite hides inside the cell, which is impenetrable by the existing anticoccidials. Thus all ionophore anticoccidials can only recognise the parasite at this first or second level after the ingestion of the oocysts.

But by that time, the parasite has multiplied and made a base inside the intestine, and done damage to the bird in the form of depressed weight gain and poor Feed conversion ratio.

Eliminating the parasite

The most efficient way is to eliminate the parasite BEFORE it can cause any damage - before the sporulation.

This is where Coxynil proves most effective. Coxynil has anticoccidial action at all stages of coccidia by simultaneously increasing the host immunity and penetrating & eliminating the parasite in the cell directly.

So, the oocyst will be there but that oocyst will have no life. So, this oocyst, even when ingested, will not sporulate and will not further the parasite reproduction.

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F Since the parasite is not present, the bird is able to reach its true genetic potential thereby growing faster, and giving better performance yields, and better Feed conversion ratio. Also the bird has better resistance to other diseases, thus leading to better overall health. Coxynil being phytogenic, ensures that there is no resistance developed, so no rotation or shuttle programme is needed.

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Global studies

Various studies published in reputed scientific journals carried out in over 15 countries such as India, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Mexico, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Turkey and South Korea confirm the above results.

Extracts of in vitro studies on coxynil against the sporulation of oocyst in the laboratory by Dr.N. V. Kurkure, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur 440006 India, “The oocyst were collected by flotation method and treated in vitro with coxynil for two hours, and then subjected to sporulation in two percent potassium Dichromate. No sporulation was observed in treated group as compared to control group. So sporulation is inhibited outside bird.”

In another University trial by Dr N. Kalaivanan, Dept. Of Pathology, Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai, India on “Role of Coxynil in Pathology of Coccidiosis in Broilers” the following observation was recorded, “On the basis of observation recorded during the experimental study, it is concluded that coxynil is interfering with developmental stages of coccidial life cycle as evident by arrested endogenous stages (accidental infection, lowered oocyst). Coxynil has a proven effect in improving performance of broiler in weight gain as noted 16.19 percent more weight gain.”

“Immune modulation effect indicated as by significant high HI titre.”

It also noted that significant reduction in mortality percentage.”

In another study by Dr A. G. Bhandarkar, Principle investigator & Dr N V Kurkuer, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur, India On “Role of coxynil in pathology of coccidiosis in poultry” On the basis of observations recorded during the experimental study, it is concluded that coxynil is interfering with the developmental stages of coccidial life cycle as evident by lower oocyst count The birds treated with coxynil also showed reduction in oocyst count when treated with 400mg coxynil/ kg of feed on fourth post challenged day.

It is concluded that the coxynil could be used as coccidiostatic feed additive in poultry feed.

So how exactly does Coxynil work?

Coxynil has proven cidal action. Several in vitro studies carried out against the sporulation of oocyst in the laboratory showed no sporulation of shredded oocysts in treated group as compared to control group.

At the bio chemical level, Coxynil works by enhancing the immunity system. The vigilant immunity system then recognises parasites in all forms and triggers NK killer cells to kill the parasite.

This eliminates the parasites at all stages, whether at oocyst stage, or sporozite, first or second level of scizonomy. This ensures that the load of coccidiosis remains low, thus minimizing chances of a field break out. This also ensures that birds grow faster, give better performance and improved FCR. Coxynil has antiprotozoal activity due to one of the following actions: • Rupturing the oocysts cell membrane.

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F • Plasmolysis of oocysts.

• By altering the pH thus providing unfavorable conditions for the parasite to survive.

Coxynil is made up of natural ingredients which are inherently biodegradable and do not require any withdrawal period. Also it is compatible with any antibiotics should they be needed for any bacterial infection.

It’s about time we address the elephant in the room. The world is now moving towards better and sustainable poultry farming. In feed chemicals and antibiotics are being phased out worldwide.

Many countries opt to use Coxynil due to its anticoccidial action and phytogenic nature. It has given them multi fold returns with increased FCR, growth and immunity, which no other product can single handedly accomplish.

Pansare, P A; Lonkar, P S; Dept. of Pathology, Bombay Veterinary College, Parel, Mumbai, India (25 February 2009).

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Are we providing enough trained mill leaders?

by Alexander Waugh, Director, nabim

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At the GRAPAS 2017 conference, one of the seminars given was by the Director of nabim, Alexander Waugh, on the very topical subject facing the flour milling industry, are we providing adequate and sufficient training to the future mill leaders?

Milling and Grain have put Mr Waugh’s astute and perceptive talk into this edition and believe it to give some insightful thoughts as to how to continue to create a sustainable managerial workforce within milling globally.

Mr Waugh is the Director General of the UK flour miller’s association, NABIM, and Secretary of the Rice Association. He has a long involvement in the grain world, having worked in the farming sector before joining nabim in 1987. He is a council member of the Campden and Chorleywood Food Research Association and is a former Vice-President of Euromaisers, which represent EU maize millers, and has also been a board member of HGCA Ltd., (now AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds), an organisation that brings together UK farmers, grain traders and processors to promote the wellbeing of the grain sector.

ou have a snapshot of the UK, which is what I know best. We can see that flour milling is really at the heart of our food culture in the UK. An awful lot of the foods that people in our country eat every day have flour at their core.

For example, we purchase; 150 million slices of bread, five million biscuits, 4.5 million portions of cakes, buns etc., and two million pizzas, all of which are made from British flour and bought every day. The UK is a country of about 60 million people, and we’re using about 11,000 tonnes of flour every day, every year. So it’s quite a big deal!

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It’s also importance as a source of nutrients, it as big of a source of fibre as vegetables and fruit combined, it is easily the biggest source of non-dairy calcium, it has many minerals, vitamins and proteins and is also low in fat and low in sugar. So you can see that an awful lot of things come from flour, not just energy to keep us going. Yet, we have a lot of people saying that flour, especially white flour, is the devils food and we shouldn’t be eating it. We know that actually the picture is not like that, and it’s much more subtle and much more valuable that people realise. So really, it’s bang on trend! But perhaps we have a job to do to market ourselves a bit better.

So UK flour milling, we heard just now about the significance of capacity utilisation, mills in the UK are generally running at between 156-160 hours per week, so there is not much down

F time. Production throughout the year varies a little bit, so capacity tends to be structured to fill the peak time, which is in the autumn. Nevertheless, it’s a pretty tight ship and the mills are generally both close to people and wheat. So a bit unusually in the UK we tend to take wheat directly to the flour mill, 66 percent of our wheat will have completely from a farm without having gone through a central store, and the rest will either be imported or come through a central store – it is a little bit of different model perhaps to flour milling around the world. The average production is at 80,000 tonnes per year and wheat usage is at roughly 5.5 million tonnes per year.

So nabim, which is where I come from, is the trade association for flour milling, we’re representing about 99 percent of production in the UK. We also have a group of associate members which are the businesses which are allied to flour milling, so whether that’s a grain supply or packaging manufacturers, machinery manufacturers, or plant breeders. There is a very good connection between the flour milling business upstream to our grain suppliers and plant breeding as well as downstream to baking. Our association is active in a lot of activities, regulatory affairs, relations throughout the supply chain, consumer promotion work, health and safety and also training, and here we are to the subject in hand.

So I’m going to tell you a little bit about the training programmes that we manage and how they fit with what’s going on elsewhere.

So the core of the training programme that nabim runs is a distance-learning programme and it is the foundation of what we do and it is used around the world, there is around 30-40 countries globally that use the training programme and it’s a contemporary version of courses that were originally set up in the 1920s, a long time ago. We keep modernising the original programme and are now using a modular format, to fit in with companies’ want and how businesses are run. So we have seven modules covering specific areas of the mill operation.

And they provide together an overview of the milling industry and the processes, and they’re recommended to help millers within a business. But they’re also a value to allied sectors that want to understand a little bit more about what happens in a flourmill. So for example, a grain supplier might have an interest on wheat in a screen room, so that is dealing with how we assess wheat and what happens once it comes into the process, and they perhaps need to understand a little bit better than they sometimes do.

Somebody who’s interested in the

silo side of things might be interested in our product handling storage and distribution system module, it’s just depends on what you’re interested in. So this is intended for flour millers but it has a broader value.

It’s based originally around a series of text books but actually we recognise that people have different learning styles so now that’s supported with video materials which break down different machines and show how they work, there is also tutor support, so effectively students can follow lessons and send in their comments to a tutor and get feedback. Part of our system is that within each company where your students are participating there should be a company mentor, so there is a link behind what the company wants and what the student is doing, and we think that is really important, that that personal support is critical. Of course we recognise the top students whether they’re from the UK or elsewhere. So we have students who are winning the silver medals, which are for the students who do best over the seven modules. The bronze medal, the second best and I think it is really important that people recognise these achievements.

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the winner of the silver medal to write a dissertation that’s really going to take the field further forward and not everyone has the time or inclination to do that. We did in fact award a gold medal this year to a miller from Northern Ireland, I remember once a gold medal winner came from Vietnam and he was able to come to a presentation in London and was really quite astounded to find that the gold metal was... gold!

I think it is really important that as a sector we recognise good work by our peers in the industry.

That’s the basic milling training that is done within companies, so that we can make it fit with the demands of everyday work because when you’re running your mill 160 hours a week, every week of the year there is not much downtime, there is not much opportunity for students to play about with the process, on the contrary, every hour counts, so we have to make things work for them. So basic training that gets you so far, but we think that more is required if you are going to develop better leadership and more in-depth skills. Within our system we have something called the advanced milling diploma, which is something a little bit more intensive than the distance-learning programme. We’re working with our colleagues at Campden BRI who are technical experts on cereals and cereals processing and the Bühler Training Centre, who are experts in the process of flour milling.

The idea isn’t just to develop their technical skills although that is part of it but also to get them to think a little bit more broadly about the milling process and what it’s all about. This was developed at the turn of this century so early 2000s, specifically in response to our member company’s wish that we should be developing milling leaders for the future and it’s therefore tailored to their requirements.

This can all be summarised in the nabim aim: “Our aim is, to equip a new generation of flour millers with the practical competence and understanding... to enable and inspire them... to lead the development of a milling industry fit for the 21st century – profitable, sustainable, adaptable.”

There are three units, a technical unit, which is all about understanding what and the wheat process – that’s work in collaboration with Campden, it’s a residential week, it’s pretty intensive, when the guys come back from that they’re worn out, they’ve really been put through the ringer. That’s good, they feel better for it, they feel quite challenged – these are millers, not research scientists, these guys are practical, hands on types, so it’s quite challenging for them. But by the end of the programme we hope they’ll be competent in wheat selection, specific end uses, they’ll know about laboratory mill adjustment, they’ll be able to select the flour analysis they need relevant for the finished products and they’ll have practical experience in test baking, 86 | October 2017 - Milling and Grain

that’s a lot to fit into a week, so you can see why they might be a bit tired.

In summary, “On completion of the Unit: given the requirements of the finished product, the candidate will be able to decide on the ideal wheat and process to be used in its production.”

So they have two or three months off to recover, then they’re off to Switzerland to the Bühler centre where they will develop their practical skills a bit in Unit two: Production/Operations. Here they’ll also be able to explain flow sheet design, the relationship between different pieces of equipment and the processes, including things like; surface allocation, air to cloth ratio, the principles of particle size distribution, pneumatics and aspiration and mill performance, and effectively how to balance the mill, which is a critical thing for a head miller to know about.

The objective for this unit is described as, “On completion of the Unit: the candidate will be able to present alternative strategies for adapting the milling process in response to particular wheat quality characteristics in order to produce a consistent flour to meet customer specification.”

There is lot to learn in a week as this shows, so it is so important that the people doing this kind of work are supported back in the business. One of the things that we are keen should not happen, is that somebody should go away for six months to a milling school for example, and effectively that’s it, they come back a miller, I don’t think that works for a company, they have to learn within the culture of their company.

Then the final element of this diploma is the completion of a research project in an area of technical or operational importance to the candidates milling business, where they become competent in a range of research skills. This is called Unit three: Projects.

The objective for this module is described as, “On completion of the Unit: the candidate will be able to conduct meaningful inhouse studies that improve the performance of their business.”

The interesting thing about this is that you think “oh okay this is all about a technical project”, but what we found is, both the candidates and their employers from the four programmes we’ve run so far say “okay yeah, it works in that way, but actually more important is that the candidates have to get out and talk to other people in their businesses, they have to get out there and run a project so that they’re developing interpersonal skills within their business. They’re actually developing a better understanding of what their business does.”

So yes, it develops a research, project management competence, but more importantly it helps to round their development as managers and leaders in their business. That’s something that we weren’t really expecting, but now having run it three or four times, we realise it’s actually a core benefit for this kind of programme. It’s effectively taking what they’ve learnt in the first few modules and applying it in a business, we think that that is really important.

How do we develop in the future?

One of the things that we have to think about as businesses, are how our employees and their schooling are changing and what their experience of life is. Because before they come to us, it is changing.

So now we’re working on the development of a virtual flourmill. One of the things that we’ve realised is that the people coming to us now will have spent their formative years playing games or video games and developing stuff at school. We’ve got to have material that is familiar to them in a way it wouldn’t have been familiar to anyone who’s 50 and working in a flourmill and probably leading the business right now. We’ve got to adapt.

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F The idea of this is that it should be adaptable within businesses; it is in addition to our videos and e-learning resources. The idea is that you have an avatar and you can run around the flourmill. You can open up machines and see what’s going on inside, you can assess the process. So that means you can make things go wrong, which you wouldn’t be able to do in an operating flourmill.

You can also tailor it to individual businesses; we want to make it fully adaptable. We’ve got quite a long way to go and I think we can learn from other people. I was interested to see in the feed milling sector that they’re doing something similar but not quite the same; it’s probably a little bit less ambitious at this stage. But I think there is a lot we can learn from elsewhere.

So there we are, that was the milling version of the Sims!

So the cool thing is, we should have high quality, up to date resources, we should use modern technology. There absolutely has to be senior management commitment to training, if you think you can delegate it, you can’t. It has to part of the business, we need to respond to individuals and the way they learn and it is absolutely critical that there is motivation and mentoring of the students, not many people can be left to get on with it on their own, it doesn’t work like that.

There are other ways of going about it, there are residential courses, there are many around the world, and they have their place but our stance is that most businesses are not going to send people away for a year to learn how to mill flour, they want to be able to do that in-house. Because not that its just important to learn how to mill flour but because its important to learn how to mill flour within the culture of the business. That’s important as far as leadership is concerned. You have to think about why that is important; you have to think about what makes one milling business different from another. So you can go to a school and learn to be a miller in a way or you can stay in the business and learn to be a miller, the ability of learning to be a miller is there.

But thinking about what makes one company different from the other, in the UK we do a survey on flour milling which looks at costs over 50 or 60 years, it’s like a benchmarking operation. So one difference between businesses is that the top quartile performer and the bottom quartile performer there’s a big difference in cost. The costs for top performer are only 60 percent of those in the bottom quartile. There still in business, so there’s something else that matters. So you can set out to be the lowest cost producer and ultimately everyone has to have an eye on that. Different businesses will have different investment time horizons. The investment time horizon depends on the corporate structure. Some will be thinking with a 20-year time horizon other people will say I need to see a return in four years or two years. It probably depends on their company structure but it makes the business different and it makes the way they think different. Different businesses have different approaches to innovation and often these are not really associated with flour milling itself, but with processes that are associated with flour milling. You have to think about what a customer might want and he doesn’t actually want different flour but just wants to be able to make a different product, so maybe you add a pre-cleaning process, that’s not flour milling. Or maybe you take the flour and extrude it, making a different variation on it.

There is a million different ways of innovating a process aside from flour milling. And then I think that the other main distinction is customer service, the way in which a business goes about serving a customer is quite different and quite individual, very often that can make the difference, a customer choosing one supplier over another in every walk of life.

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Now if you look at those things that make milling businesses different, the technical ability to mill isn’t actually the biggest thing in many of them, it’s part of it, but it’s not the biggest thing. That’s why it’s so important to not treat technical development in milling alone as something that has to be learned, that’s not how you develop leaders in milling, it’s part of it but it’s not just how you do it. So we need to find that combination of that technical process combined with the technical skills that you mean learn on an MBA somewhere else, or that you might learn from a week here and a week there and a week somewhere else.

We think that the programmes need to be flexible to adapt to the different circumstances in different places. The best people to judge what works in that respect are the companies themselves.

From our point of view, the way in which we develop mill leaders is to listen to the companies and to listen to businesses outside milling as well, bring that expertise and experience back home So the question was, “Are we developing enough mill leaders?”

I think the answer is broadly yes, but it’s not as straightforward as sending somebody off to a milling school. It’s a bit more complex than that and we need to think carefully about making sure that we’ve got the skills and abilities and the combination coming through in the future.

There are different ways of going about things, but our process is trying to be flexible with different businesses.

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“Creating the Future and When Quality Matters” The combined business models of Satake and Denny’s

by Stephen Blakemore

In the growing world that is agriculture, Satake Agriculture and Denny’s Silos and Grain Handling Equipment have combined to create a business with a production line that enables ‘field’ to ‘plate’ completion.

As the General Manager of Denny’s Silos and Grain Handling Equipment and Head of Sales for Satake, it gives me great pleasure to announce the communion of our businesses into a thriving enterprise.

In terms of Satake Australia’s commitment to the Grain and Milling industry this partnership will allow us the opportunity to offer a complete system solution alternative that is currently unique to the Australian Industry.

Denny’s Silos and Grain Handling has over 60 years of experience in the Industry, both in design and manufacturing.

During this time Denny’s have cemented themselves as leaders in the field, renowned for high quality, long lasting, cost-efficient designs. On the other end of the production line are Satake who are a well-established, world-renowned business with over 120 years’ experience in the rice grain industry. We have combined these businesses to accommodate the growing needs of the industry and provide excellence in service to all customers.

Combined these businesses offer services that allow clients to move from ‘field’ to ‘plate’ with personalised sales and packages featuring heavily in our business ethos. This production line then begins and ends with Satake Global, providing customers with one-on-one contact with experienced professionals who understand their requirements throughout the entire production line process.

The services that the combined business will offer centre around the merging of the business models presented by both companies- Creating the Future and When Quality Matters.

These models allow the construction of services such as a combined sales team, covering the entire Australasian area. In terms of customer benefits this provides them with on-site visits that create involved relationships, 90 | October 2017 - Milling and Grain

enabling us to determine the exact needs and wants of individual clients.

We are also proud to announce that we have our own design and engineering team who allow design adaptions to either suit individual needs or enable adaption with an existing structure.

We have two sites, one at South East Queensland and the other at Penrith, New South Wales, our services reach across Australia, providing equal services regardless of location.

Additionally, we also have our own site assembly crews, our own commissioning and our own repair crews. Along with these services we also offer annual servicing on all grain handling equipment, ensuring on going contact to ensure long lasting servicing.

To further enhance the services offered by the combination of both businesses, we have established two Research and Design Facilities. These facilities enable customers to work in conjunction with research and design experts to test individual samples to achieve the required outcomes.

The combining of both businesses under Satake global offers customers with unique opportunities and ensures a high-quality product that comes with over 180 years of combined industry knowledge at every point of production.

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Grain storage: Planning a farm system with GSI

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by GSI

he demands of farming are never ending. The risks are high. You need grain system solutions that maximise productivity and minimise downtime.

GSIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s people are driven to provide top-of-the-line products that will protect, condition and move the grain you worked so hard to produce.

When planning an on-farm grain storage system, one of the most important steps to take into account in the location, chosen for accessibility and future expansion. You should always assume there will be growth in yield and capacity and that means that having a well-thought out plan that provides for growth and future technology changes is key.

When choosing a location for your farm system, access to easy travel routes is essential. In an ideal situation, your system would be located right off a highway, with access to diesel and threephase power, and still in close proximity to your fields.

A highway will allow you to haul grain year-round without any road restrictions. If there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a highway nearby, it is not a deal-breaker; just know that more road restrictions can occur, hindering your ability to haul grain.

Three-phase power is ideal because it allows you to operate much larger machines and motors. For smaller farm systems, single-phase might work, but understand that as your farm system gets bigger, you will need more power and single-phase power might not be sufficient.

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Having a farm system close to your field will reduce transportation time and fuel costs. Ultimately, it can lead to a cut in the number of trucks you need.

When planning a farm system, you should assume that there will be growth in yield and capacity; always plan on expanding and leave space for additional bins.

When your capacity increases, plan on adding a higher capacity dryer or more driers in the future.

Do not assume that your wet holding capacity will always be adequate. Once you start drying more grain, an increase in your wet storage capacity will be a necessity.

Create a traffic pattern for separate dumping and loading stations to increase efficiency. Being able to load and unload grain simultaneously will decrease your total harvest time, thus saving you money.

The different types of grain you plan on storing will determine the number of bins you will need. If you are storing three types of grain, even though the grain sizes will vary, you will still need at least three bins. If you want to limit risk, do not put all of your grain in one tank. For example, if you have 5,000 tonnes of maize, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t put it all in one bin. Instead, invest in two or three smaller bins. If some of the maize spoils you will only lose a fraction of your harvest as opposed to all of it.

A proper drying system is a must. Choosing a system that can provide high quality grain at harvest capacity and allows harvesting within a reasonable time is more important that ever.

A dryer is the critical component in securing the correct moisture content for storage.

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Choose the drying system to match your farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs. Future expansion of drying, cleaning and wet storage must be a part of the initial design.

Remember, drying to the proper moisture is the key to safe storage. Storage life is affected by grain temperature, but grain moisture is still the primary determinant for storage life. With maize, 15 percent grain moisture is ideal for maize that will be removed from storage before the beginning of summer, 14 percent to next fall, and 13 percent for longer storage.

A storage system is of little value if proper sanitation and loading practices are not followed.

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There are specialised ROI (Return on Investment) tools to help you and your banker understand what the income will be from storing and drying grain.

The location of your farm system plays a factor in determining your ROI: access to diesel and availability of hard roads can improve your return rate.

When building a farm system, always make sure you have a well thought out plan anticipating growth and future technology changes. A poorly designed farm system can be as harmful as not having one at all. www.gsiafrica.co.za

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Dryer tips for a harvest

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hief Industries UK LTD., based in Maldon, Essex, is a member of the Chief Industries Inc. group of companies, which consists of eight core companies and a number of divisions. Chief has manufacturing facilities in the United Kingdom, the USA and France, and employs almost 2000 people.

Chief Industries has over 60 years experience in grain handling systems, incorporating state-of-the-art design and manufacturing, supplying flat floor silos with capacities ranging from 30 to 30,000 tonnes, hopper bins with capacities ranging from 2.5 to 1,400 tonnes, and grain dryers capable of drying from 10 to over 300 tonnes per hour.

Projects range from small to large farm installations, millers, livestock producers, large government and commercial strategic storage plants, to large port installations.

By designing complexes of a number of silos, the grain storage and drying possibilities are infinite.

The benefits of storing and drying grain in a controlled environment should not be underestimated.

For Chief, the farmer who wants one small silo is just as important as the customer who wants a large port installation, and the same care is taken over design and installation.

Manufactured from high quality galvanised steel, Chiefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s storage installations last for many decades and are the most economical and safest way of storing and preserving the quality of grain.

With a team of experienced and dedicated personnel Chief UK can provide top quality solutions, whatever your requirements in grain storage and quality.

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F The CD range of dryers has been developed to be exceptionally efficient and flexible, offering an extensive list of options to fulfil as many customer and legislative requirements as possible.

These include multi-fuel options such as gas and steam; solid fuel and oil; direct or indirect firing; fire detection and suppression systems; dust suppression systems; additional silencing; heat recovery; indoor and outdoor applications; split columns; and stainless steel grain columns.

Our standard range is from 10-300 tonnes per hour, with a specification of fully galvanised bolted construction, pneumatic positive discharger, internal access, externally clad with thermal insulation, Weishaupt digital burners, Schneider PLC and touch screen control panels with remote internet access.

Grain drying is an essential part of the grain management process that needs to be considered pre and post-harvest.

Maintaining the moisture and the temperature of the grain as it is stored can heavily impact the length of time the grain can be stored, and its overall condition.

Since Chief is in the business of manufacturing quality grain dryers we asked our dryer specialists to share their “Top four dryer tips for harvest” Proper cleaning/housekeeping – It’s imperative that your dryer is cleaned inside and out. Make sure all grain columns and air ducts are clear from last season’s foreign material that may have collected during the emptying process.

Also, the discharge system must be clear of foreign material and rotating freely.

If you have a Maxon line burner, it will need to be cleaned out and check that the burner holes are clear.

Fuel – Ensure there is ample fuel supply prior to harvest season. Make sure all fill switches, temp sensors, starters, relays, modulating valves etc., are working properly to avoid a delay in operation during drying season.

Start up – Prior to harvest start your dryer to make sure it is running properly. Look for proper flame colour and pattern, and if fans and all moving parts are functioning correctly.

Ensure all safety features are working properly – There are a few safety features that you will want to check before your harvest operations are in full swing.

Purging at start up, high temp limit switches, chain break sensors, and the air prove switch are the main features you will need to check regularly.

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The new CU Dynamic pellet mill The new CU Dynamic pellet mill presented by Van Aarsen has been rolled out to companies who have reported that the product has left them “positively surprised”.

Specifically, Havens Diervoeders have remarked that “they were impressed” by the new CU Dynamic pellet mill with motor-operated roller adjustment and active slip control.

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avens Diervoeders produces feed for pigs, cattle, goats, horses, rabbits and poultry. In practice the company works with more than 600 different recipes each with its own specific quality requirements. During the past two years Havens has tested the new CU Dynamic pellet mill by Van Aarsen in practice. Havens is positively surprised by the results of the new motor-operated roller adjustment and active slip control. Havens decided to upgrade the existing C900 mill to the new CU Dynamic pellet mill. To do this the complete internal mechanism of the pellet mill had to be replaced.

Havens Diervoeders produces a wide range of animal feeds and operates its pellet mill 24 hours a day. To obtain optimum feed quality and capacity Havens has to change its roller setting after each recipe. What is more, as production conditions vary every day (raw materials quality, capacity required per batch, air humidity and ambient temperature) the roller settings would even have to be adjusted during each production process - an impractical time-consuming issue in the day-to-day operation of Havens Diervoeders. The desired production capacity would never be achieved. This meant that in the past recipes sometimes had to be modified because they were too difficult for the mill.

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process is in operation. This means that the manufacturer is now guaranteed optimum pellet quality for all feed types.

Factory manager Hans Graat commented, “We are positively surprised by the reduced wear of the costly dies and rollers.”

Operator Roel Brouwers added, “There’s a lot less wear. This is due to the automatic retraction of the rollers after each batch. It’s also much easier to respond to the conditions on the day during the production process.”

According to Roel, “The product passes through the die better.

We can determine the hardness of the pellet better and set everything accordingly.” The motor-operated slip control detects slip and resolves the problem immediately.

Factory manager Hans Graat expanded, “The system reacts immediately. Without this system you’re always too late. It’s ideal as in the worst case we lose hours changing the dies. The whole package results in a series of cost savings and extra profits”

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However, supplying the correct pellet quality is not a constant process and is highly dependent on factors such as desired end quality, production capacity, the recipe used and raw materials.

When milling the correct pellet, setting the correct roller distance to the die is one of the main factors to guarantee correct pellet quality. This is a time-consuming factor that in practice calls for so many manual actions that correct setting is almost impossible.

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The motor-operated adjustment is even possible while the pellet mill is in operation. In combination with the roller slip control, the operator can experiment during the production process with the correct roller adjustment to optimise pellet mill

Van Aarsen developed the new CU Dynamic pellet mill with motor-operated roller adjustment especially for cattle feed manufacturers who have to make regular recipe changes. With this new mill feed producers can set optimum roller distance to the die with one press on the button. Thanks to a link to the factory automation system it is possible to select the correct roller setting automatically for certain recipe settings. This means the recipe can be changed quickly and easily.

As the mechanical energy factor can also be determined by setting roller distance, the die (thickness) does not have to be changed as often. This also helps reduce downtime. The CU Dynamic Mill is equipped with a die cleaning mode so that the operator can clean the die easily whenever he wants. As the meal does not have the opportunity to cake onto the die, the mill can start up again quickly after stopping. As the rollers retract automatically after each product, there is less wear of the die and roller and their life is increased by up to 30 percent.

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The new CU Dynamic pellet mill by Van Aarsen International from Panheel (the Netherlands) increases flexibility and pellet quality and reduces downtime. This results in an increase in production capacity and also savings on maintenance and equipment.

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WORLD FEED & GRAIN MARKET REVIEW

by John Buckley

An early guess on US acreage from the respected analysts at Farm Futures suggests farmers will put back about 5.4 percent or 2.5m acres, 90 percent of which will be winter wheat, though the spring wheat outlook is probably too early to call.

Russian crop shock stacks up surplus wheat IT’s not often that the wheat market performs a volte face like that seen since our last review, US and European futures prices giving up two-year highs to fall at their fastest rate since early 2015, all the way back to their late-2016 lows.

The trigger this time was an unexpected jump in Russian crop estimates, some of the most recent of these running as high as 85m tonnes compared with just 72m in July and as little 67m when the forecasts started rolling in the early summer.

Clearly, a combination of mostly good weather and better crop management are having an effect on yields which, USDA data shows have increased by at last 20 percent compared with those from the 2015 crop (probably by even more). That has enabled the crop to grow by eight-13m tonnes maybe even 15m - from last year’s already record level, despite farmers planting a slightly lower area than last year’s (an all-time peak).

The latest USDA forecast has Russian exports rising to 31.5m from last year’s 27.8m tonnes. It wasn’t long ago that exports were below 20m tonnes and in at last two years out of the last 10, they have been as low as 11m (2012/13) and 4m (2010/11).

USDA’s export forecast assumed a 77.5m tonne crop, so clearly there is potential for a higher figure if the biggest crop forecasts prove correct.

However, local experts say that further export increments may be harder to achieve as the crop is already straining port and internal storage, handling and transport infrastructure.

Even so, the rapid growth in export trade is stirring talk of more investment across the Russian grain industry which suggests – normal weather continuing – that exports will keep rising in future years.

Russia has already overtaken the USA, former largest exporter, in recent years and, in the past season has also beaten the EU to the number one spot in world trade and will maintain that position in the season ahead.

The sudden increase in Russian new crop supply, the doubling of its surplus stocks to be carried into the new season – and the threat of supplies backing up amid inadequate transport and storage facilities has increased downward pressure on Russian export prices in recent weeks, fuelling a self-perpetuating cycle as farmers try to advance their usual practice of front-loading sales before the pride drops again.

In August alone, the decline in Russian 12.5 percent milling wheat export prices (loaded at Novorossiysk port) was about US$15-16 per tonne or as much as eight percent, a trend that other leading exporters have been unable to ignore, not least because cheap Russian exports have been winning the lion’s share of orders from the world’s big wheat importers, like Egypt and other MENA (Middle-East/North African) countries.

Also up from our last issue are crop forecasts for other major former Soviet wheat suppliers.

Ukrain’s crop has been raised from 24m to 26.5m tonnes (similar to last year’s), which should allow 16m tonnes of exports, down a bit from last year due to lower carry-in stocks. Kazakhstan’s crop has also been increased by 1m to 14m tonnes – still about 1m below last years, but big enough to maintain exports around 7.5m tonnes, So overall, a huge FSU crop with big export potential.

Because European prices have fallen with the US and Russian trends, exporters here are still getting a reasonable share of the business. However, Europe’s own market has become somewhat complicated by wet harvest weather in the Northern half of Germany much reducing its proportion of quality wheat, normally the largest contributor to the EU’s higher grade milling wheat crop and exports.

Some Baltic States and Poland, have reportedly been affected too by damp harvest weather reducing key milling specifications although the extent of these losses will not be clear for some weeks yet.

The UK, with its historical leaning towards middling lower grade and feed wheat has also suffered some wet harvest

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delays. Not all is bad news, however. The French crop, which has seen its own share of quality problems in past years, is actually showing better proteins this year which may help in its foreign sales efforts to big customers like Egypt and Algeria.

That said, the EU does have another problem, unrelated to the weather, which is its suddenly firming euro currency. That has added quite a few percent to EU export costs in the recently (weak) US dollar-denominated market and demands exporters here keep their prices finely honed – or risk losing a lot of business to their Russian, Ukrainian and North American rivals.

Overall, the EU crop has not done as well as hoped in 2017, thanks to the weather, gaining only about 4m tonnes on last year’s poor (146m tonne) crop and still coming in about 10m under the bumper 2015 harvest.

With prices on the floor again recently (and worth less in dollars), that raises questions about how much farmers will want to sow this autumn, especially as the EU hopes to export about one fifth of its wheat crop.

Turning to the USA, production here has dropped sharply as expected after farmers slashed acreage to the lowest level in modern memory (98-years) – a key factor in world wheat area dropping again this year (The USDA estimates global plantings

have fallen by over 2% or about 2.2m acres over the last two years).

The latest US crop estimate of 47.3m tonnes if down almost 2m since June and a staggering 15.5m or 25 percent below last years – certainly the smallest for a long time. As reported in recent issues of Milling, the US can offset this to a large extent with its huge carryover stocks from several past surplus seasons. At the last count, 32.2m tonnes were brought into the new season (June 1 in the USA) compared with 6.6m last years and just 16m two years prior to that. The USDA is still expecting the quality spring wheat component, 65-70 percent of which is bought by overseas millers, to drop sharply this year after a long period of droughts and heat waves in he main northern US producing areas. With starting stocks of these high grades down too, that has obviously cut availability for foreign buyers for the season ahead.

Surprisingly, though (having led the US/global price boom we reported on last issue) US spring wheat has been the weakest sector of the market recently, its futures market in Minneapolis clocking up a 17 percent fall in August from US$7.40 to US$6.12/bushel (from US$272 to US$225/tonne). The export fob price for higher grade US Dark Northern Spring (14% protein) has dropped too, to around US$300 per tonne from its July peak

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Table 1: World wheat output (main producers, mn tonnes)

Table 2: World corn production (main producers, mn tonnes)

USDA Aug 2016/7

2017/8

China

128.9

130

India

87

96

72.5

77.5/82

Russia USA

62.9

47.3

EU

145.7

149.6

Canada

31.7

26.5

Australia

35.1

23.5

Argentina

17.5

17.5

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755

743/747.5

Consumption

739

737

Carryover stock

259

265/269.5

of US$335 which, with a weaker dollar, is some help to foreign millers seeking to blend up their grists with these quality wheats.

Will US production rebound next year?

An early guess on acreage from the respected analysts at Farm Futures suggests farmers will put back about 5.4 percent or 2.5m acres, 90 percent of which will be winter wheat, though the spring wheat outlook is probably too early to call.

So far, farmers may have been encouraged by a lot of rain coming up in the tail-end of the recent damaging hurricanes in the southern states although about 20 percent of the key (winter wheat) ‘breadbasket’ state of Kansas is said to be in drought.

So too are large tracts of the Dakotas, Montana and Nebraska – spring wheat country.

Canadian wheat production has also been trimmed this season by droughts and heatwaves, cutting yields by 17.5 percent from last year’s bumper levels and resulting in the official crop estimate falling this month to just 25.54m tonnes compared with last year’s 31.7m. (The USDA had been carrying 26.5m).

Spring wheat, mainly the better quality stuff, is expected to decline by only 1.56m tonnes and winter wheat by about 760,000 tonnes on the year. However, durum wheat output is halved to just under 3.9m tonnes – which will affect export supplies when this type of wheat is in tighter supply worldwide.

Overall, Canadian supplies will be cushioned a bit by about 1.7m more wheat to be carried over from last year (6.9m in total), so exports should be not too far off last year’s (20.5m tonnes) level.

The same applies to Australia, whose massive 35m tonne 2016 crop left almost 9m tonnes of carryover stock compared with the previous season’s 5m. Some of that will be used to maintain exports around the 22m-tonnes-plus level of the past season.

Among the other big exporters, Argentina has had some problems with excessive rain and flooding delaying or damaging sowings, so might not achieve its target area (estimated 5.35m ha). The USDA had expected it to produce a crop close to last year’s 17.5m tonnes and export about 11.5m again – so that might now be trimmed.

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2015/6

2016/7

2017/8

USA

345.5

384.8

359.5

China

224.6

219.6

215.0

Brazil

67.0

98.5

95.0

EU

58.7

61.1

60.0

Argentina

29

41.0

40.0

Ukraine

23.3

28

28.5

Russia

13.2

15.3

16.5

S Africa

8.2

16.7

12.5

Mexico

26.0

27.4

25.0

India

22.6

26.0

25.0

Canada

13.6

13.2

13.9

WORLD

970

1,071

1,033

Consumption

965

1055

1061

Ending stock

214

229

201

Overall, thanks mainly to the higher FSU crop estimates, world wheat output is raised by 5.4m tonnes to 743m. That remains 12m tonnes or 1.6 percent below last year’s but will still exceed world consumption by about 6m tonnes, which will be added to stocks, bringing them to yet another new record high.

Demand for wheat is seen plateauing as some of last season’s extra demand in the feed sector switches back to maize and other coarse grains. World wheat import trade is also seen flat on the year – so nothing here at this stage to justify wheat prices taking off again.

As reported previously, the relatively tighter supply of high quality wheat in the US, much of Europe, perhaps parts of the FSU and Canada too, may continue to support big premiums for higher grade bread-wheats while durum prices could stay firm too. Overall, though the likelihood of aggressive competition from the former Soviet countries, especially Russia, looks capable of keeping prices down for consumers of common/feedwheats.

Coarse grains Bigger than expected US maize crop?

The USDA’s first survey-based estimate of the 2017 US corn crop (in early August) was met with some scepticism in the trade, coming in with a higher than expected yield estimate of 169.5 bu/acre, despite some challenging dry weather. It also kept the planted acreage at 90.9m compared with last year’s 94m, setting the stage for a potentially good 359.5m tonne harvest – just 25m tonnes under last year’s massive, record crop, which had raised stocks to a multi-year high of over 60m tonnes.

In the event, weather has been pretty favourable for the past few weeks as the crop moved into its final lap, some of it even finished and being harvested in the southern states as this issue goes to press, in early September. That has emboldened more and more analysts to acknowledge the USDA may not be so far off the mark. As some sources have pointed out, the historical evidence shows the Department’s August forecast has usually not been wildly different from the final count released in the New Year.

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A 360m tonne crop – plus those larger carrying stocks can easily cope with foreseen demand (currently forecast 316m tonnes going to the US market itself and 47m to foreign buyers) without taking the carryover supply much lower than last year’s and nowhere near the low levels of the previous few years.

The CBOT futures market has responded with a steady drop in prices towards the US$3.20/bu level (about US$125/tonne), setting new lows for the year to date. That compares with last year’s lows of just over US$3/bu (US$118/tonne) reached when the 2015/16 season ended in August.

The global corn export market is shaping up for another highly competitive year, the extra 43.5m tonnes of Latin American grain harvested last spring (a 45% increase on the year) already slowing demand for US corn from importers hoping for even better bargains ahead. Traders are also talking of a possible 5-10 percent increase in Argentine sowings this autumn in extended response to its more ‘business friendly’ government’s lifting of export tax and quota restrictions. Both the major LatAm exporters were reported to be a bit behind with their sales this year and were expected to start the next season with about 6m tonnes more carryover stocks.

The former Soviet countries also seem to be coming up with a decent harvest, the lion’s share of which will be exported, Ukraine producing 28.5m tonnes (28m last year) and Russia achieving a post Soviet-era record crop of 16.5m (15.3m tonnes).

Last year’s (previous record) Russian crop has been expanding existing and opening some new markets with monthly exports recently more than doubling year-ago levels and making it now the world’s fifth largest maize supplier. Leading buyers of Russian corn are the EU, Iran, Vietnam and Turkey. Ukraine also hopes to sell more maize to the EU if it expands its duty free quota this season, over-riding a higher import levy.

There is a caveat for Ukraine, which recently had some crop stress from hot, dry weather, leading some local analysts to talk of possible 10-15 percent yield losses. The crop had been expected to increase slightly from last year’s 28m tonnes. South American producers still holding a lot of exportable grain from their spring-harvested crops, it is hard to see Ukraine as a major bullish factor at this stage. South Africa also had a good crop on the way, underscoring the fact that the global stock situation for this grain is anything but tight.

China gave the maize market a mild lift in August when it was reported to have imported over 900,000 tonnes in the previous month – six times as much as in July last year. But the markets will need to see purchases running consistently higher to view this as price-supportive, given that China is trying to reduce its own huge stocks of the grain.

US feed and ethanol demand for corn (which each account for over 40 percent of domestic consumption) are both seen slightly higher in the new season that started September 1. While the feed forecast should hold up, there are some questions about ethanol use, which might be contracting with slower export demand (an increasingly important outlet for the US industry).

US June exports actually fell by over 22 percent on the month as the key customer, Brazil produced more of its own fuel from its sugar crop, a larger share of which could go to making the green fuel after the government recently cut reduced taxes on it (while leaving conventional fuel taxes unchanged). There was 104 104 | |October October2017 2017- -Milling Millingand andGrain Grain

also talk of Brazil raising an import tariff on ethanol. Other big export customers for US corn ethanol include Canada and India.

On the plus side for industrial use of corn, the steep drop in costs in recent weeks has helped boost ethanol producers’ processing margins, keeping capacity well used - if causing some stocks accumulation in the process.

Overall, world demand for maize is expected to grow in the coming season by less than one percent compared with last season’s 10 percent increase (although that was making up for a drop in 2015/16 – the true two-year trend working out closer to 3.6%). Most of the increased demand for 2017/18 is seen in China (+6m tonnes) the USA (+2.7m), Europe (+2m tonnes) and Mexico (+1.8m). Global maize imports are expected to rise by 7.5m tonnes, some of that extra going to Europe, Egypt, Mexico and a number of smaller importers responding to cheaper prices (and cheaper US dollars). However, the implied increase in demand is not enough on its own to stir prices much from current levels.

Forward maize futures prices currently offer a smaller premium than those for wheat. It signals that customers are reasonable comfortable with current supply pointers for the year ahead.

When the northern hemisphere harvests are all in, over the next few weeks, market attention will start to turn to Latin American planting weather for possible reasons to rally.

Oilmeals This season’s massive soybean crop continues to weigh on prices across the oilmeal ‘complex,’ driving monthly average prices for meal on the Hamburg benchmark market down to a new 15-month low. The latest forecast from the USDA has the coming US crop at a generous 119m tonnes. Some have questioned that after dry weather stressed crops in some areas and national crop condition ratings are well behind last year’s at this time. However, with sown acreage at its largest ever, it’s clear the crop will be another huge one, probably still beating last year’s record 117m tonnes. The US also started the new season on September one with twice as much c arryover stock from last season – around 10m tonnes. Brazil and Argentina are meanwhile still holding a lot of their crops harvested earlier in the year,

Brazil’s up 10m on year and a new record high. Both LatAm suppliers also start 2017/18 with larger stocks to keep marketing beans and meal exports later than usual into the calendar year – just when the US crop arrives.

World soybean crush is forecast to increase by over four percent or 12m tonnes, half that increase within China, the rest spread over many countries – both producers and importers - in this period of relatively cheap supplies. China got off to a slow start with its import programme, reportedly due to a buildup on meal supplies that had some analysts worrying that its feed demand and overall meal needs might be over-rated. That hit US export sales hard but these seem to be picking up a bit in September and the market view currently seems to be that this was a blip caused by earlier over-booking of import cargoes. That said, it was another factor weighing down US futures markets and helping to keep costs down for soya meal customers. (Chicago soya futures briefly came close US $9/bu, about US$330/tonne, their cheapest level since March 2016).

The soya focus will soon turn to Latin American countries’ autumn planting plans. Some observers suggest Brazil will maintain a large soya area but others think it may contract somewhat as the US dollar – in which soya is traded – cuts returns to exporters and leaves them with more unsold stock than usual. USDA sees the next Brazilian crop falling by 7m but Argentina’s near last year’s at 57m tonnes. A few million off the next Brazilian crop won’ much dent record world soyabean supplies so there is no real reason for prices of beans or meal to

rise much of current low levels.

Big soya supplies will be accompanied by larger crops of sunflower seed and rapeseed. Russia’s sunflower sowings have considerably exceeded forecasts and present yield pointers suggest a crop bigger than last year’s record 11m tonnes versus 9m two years earlier. Neighbouring Ukraine is expecting to equal last year’s record 14.5m tonne harvest, also up 2m from two years ago. Europe’s own crop is also seen near last year’s 8.3m tonnes bumper 8.6m tonnes.

Rapeseed output will be up this season but maybe not by as much as earlier expected. Canada’s crop was at one stage expected to reach 20.5m to 21m tonnes but was recently estimated by its government at 18.6m, similar to last year’s.

Some local observers think that is too low and, given that the government has recently added 1.6m tonnes to its 2016 crop estimate (coming into line with long-held opinions in the trade) they may well be right. Some EU crop estimates have crept up in recent weeks, others have been trimmed but something in the 21/22m tonnes area still seems likely versus last year’s 20.5m.

Australia’s crop is seen lower than last year’s but Ukraine’s still looks set for a big rebound to as much as 2.3m tonnes (last year a poor 1.25m) on much larger sown area and good yields. Russia’s crop is also higher so there should be more export supplies from the former Soviet bloc, if Western Europe wants them.

Along with larger world crops of cottonseed and palm kernels, it all points to a year of ample oilseed and meal supplies and, under soya’s lead, continued price restraint across the sector.

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Gathering to shape the future protein strategies Global food industry leaders gathered in France at Bridge2Food’s 10th Protein Summit 2017, September 26-28th to shape and create new protein strategies for the future.

400+ experts from Food, Feed and Pet food; Protein ingredients, Technology & Research industries joined the unique five in one summit.

Concern over future food and nutritional security related to protein supply & demand is rapidly rising on the global and European agenda of governments, industries, and agricultural value chains in view of stabilising crop yields and a rapidly increasing population.

How can we meet the future protein needs of nine billion people in a sustainable, healthy & environmentally friendly way? How can the food industry tap into growing consumer appetites new foods, tastes & plant-based foods? What is the actual potential for alternative proteins to move into the mainstream & gain scale to make a larger commercial impact? All this and more was explored during the five Summits: Simon Billing, Principal Sustainability Advisor for Forum of The Future presented the benefits of cross value chain co-operation as part of the Protein 2030 Summit.

Protein is an essential part of human and animal diets, but the ways we produce and consume it are unsustainable. The Protein Challenge 2040 was the first global coalition with key players from the animal, plant and novel protein industries, exploring how we can feed nine billion people enough protein in a way that is affordable, healthy and good for the planet.

The Protein Challenge is currently focussed on three innovation areas for immediate action: scaling up sustainable animal feed innovation to meet demand for animal protein; increasing the proportion of plant-based protein consumption with consumers; closing the protein nutrient loop.

Growing more plant protein in Europe is very important from a sustainability, climate and self-sufficiency point of view. The demand for plant protein ingredients is increasing and there are many economic opportunities. Governments and industry are working together to increase the shift from animal-based to plant-protein diets.

AGRI Vietnam Expo Getting ready for next year already is Agri Machinery and Tech Vietname 2018, with the dates being released as March 14-16, 2018 for the highly anticipated event.

The event will be focussed on agricultural fertilisers, chemical and machinery in Vietnam. For the first time, Agriculture Hub will include Agri Vietnam, which is co-organised between Hortex and Ildex Expo and will feature 100 plus exhibitors and 3000 plus trade visitors from all over Vietnam. There is also expected to be visitors from Cambodia, India and Pakistan.

This conference will be a gathering platform for “all key decision makers”, “big buyers” and “wholesalers”, who will all be able to catch up with all of the latest trends in the industry.

The organisers of the event have said, “With the B2B matching programmes, there will be many opportunities waiting – with seminars full of the Vietnam Agriculture Industry information – we know the market best!”

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The exposition involved manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers in the livestock industry to exhibit animal feeds, feed additives and vaccines amongst other things.

Featuring “Innovation, Eco-friendly and Sustainability” themes, it was to be a one stop comprehensive livestock B2B trade show and provide a complete businessnetworking platform.

The business model Taiwan Livestock industry is changing rapidly from individually owned to enterprise management. The rising awareness of food safety drove the European Union to ban the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in animal feed on January 1, 2006. This action gave fresh impetus to antibiotic-free breeding and boost

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animal husbandry’s ideas of sanitary feeding environment and the development and use of animal feed additives.

Despite antibiotic-free breeding being highly praised, the livestock and farming industries have been facing many issues and challenges amongst the feeding process. It seemed to have unlimited prospects, but there are obstacles to overcome.

Take swine farming for example, the formulation of scientific immune procedures and regular monitoring of antibody levels are necessary to the control of swine intestinal health and growth performance when adopting antibiotic treatment. As a result, using animal feed additives has become one of the antibiotic-free strategies to extend animal feed nutrition and increase swine productivity and gut health improvement.

Cottonseed protein for instance, is prepared from carefully selected plant protein and is processed by enzymatic hydrolysis into small peptides to improve animal’s appetites as a result of high digestibility and feed attractants. This small peptide product derived from liquid enzymatic hydrolysis technology without fermentation and acid hydrolysis is appropriate to every kinds of feeding animals.

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iving up to its reputation as one of the best places to get a feel for new trends in the livestock industry, SPACE 2017 welcomed a staggering 114,653 visitors to its four-day expo (12 percent up on last year); 14,029 of who were from a total of 128 countries.

Hoping to win the trust and engage interest from these prospective customers, an impressive 1441 exhibitors made their way to the Rennes Exhibition Centre from September 12-15, 2017 to present their latest innovations in animal feed and nutrition, farm buildings, genetics, animal health, milking energy, livestock and effluent treatment.

Testament to its significance within the globalised livestock market calendar, 443 of the companies were foreign and 89 of those were new to the show, whilst a host of official visitors from the United States, West Africa and Europe were also in attendance.

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Frank Ruyseveldt, Marketing Director, Aliphos

Aliphos, the feed ingredients division of the Belgian Ecophos Group presented its new factory for dihydrate dicalcium phosphate in Dunkirk, France, which will start operations in the 4th quarter of this year.

This plant with a nameplate capacity of 220,000 MT will produce a very digestible, crystalline and chemically highly pure dihydrate DCP, with brandname Aliphos Dical+.

Recent trials with broilers at the Wageningen University in the Netherlands have shown a phosphorus digestibility of 82 percent, comparable or even slightly higher than existing commercial monocalcium phosphates.

Thanks to the patented Ecophos process our Aliphos®Dical+ also possesses unique physical parameters: free flowing, no dust and no hygroscopic behavior.

Aliphos takes the opportunity at the SPACE exhibition in Rennes from 12th till 15th September to present this new product to its French customers, but also to other interested people in Europe and overseas.”

William Greenwood, NIR Technical Sales Manager for Europe, Middle East, and Africa, AB Vista

AB Vista is an animal nutrition technology company offering pioneering products and technical services to the global animal feed industry.

Our in-house expertise in nutrition, feedstuff quality and Near Infra-Red spectroscopy (NIR) helps our customers make better raw material purchase decisions and formulate feeds closer to specification.

Precision nutrition programs using NIR technology allow the nutritional value of feed and ingredient samples to be determined in a quick and simple manner generating actionable information to help producers minimize economic losses and improve profitability.

The online Feed Quality Service allows customers to upload spectra and analyse the quality of their raw materials and finished feed. Unique parameters include energy content in cereals, reactive lysine levels in soybean meal and canola meal and also phytate levels. We also offer calibrations that can be installed directly onto customers’ NIR instruments.

Our calibrations have been developed using a database collected over 25 years so they’re very robust and customers can make accurate predictions for their proximate content of their raw materials and finished feeds.

On a recent trip to North Africa, I was pleased to see that NIR technology is becoming more commonplace. I think this is mainly due to the time and cost benefits of analysing raw materials and finished products. At SPACE, there are lots of our distributors and customers here so it’s a great opportunity to meet in quite a central location within the region.

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Stephane Travert commented, “Consumers have several needs and sometimes they are complex, which provides exceptional opportunities in terms of new market and added-value development. It will also bring new challenges for both the environment and safety.”

Innov’Space

Samuel Pierre Camus, General Manager, Le Gouessant

Le Gouessant is a cooperative company that was founded fifty years ago in Brittany, which is the biggest farming area in France. It manufactures about 800,000 to 900,000 tonnes of feed for large animals and part of it is aquafeed as well. We have tried to specialise into niche markets and this is why we’ve gone into organic or tailor-made feed. We want to make something specific for each customer, which is something we can do with a very flexible and volatile factory in Brittany.

France is about half of our business and the rest is overseas between North and East Europe and North Africa, Middle East and Subsaharan Africa as well which is where we think simply because of growing population and the need for access for quality protein, aquaculture will play an even bigger role in the future.

We are looking for this show as an opportunity for us to present and introduce to international visitors because I think Rennes is attracting more and more international visitors for this exhibition.

Out of 160 entries, the 47 winners of the Innov’Space awards were announced at the Exhibitors’ Soirée on Tuesday September 12, 2017.

Covering many aspects of animal production including the cattle, sheep and goat sectors, the new products or services were selected this year as genuinely innovative by a multidisciplinary panel, independent of the SPACE organisers.

In recognition of their cutting-edge technology and expertise, one of the products awarded and now carrying the prestigious Innov’Space label is DSM’s Ronozyme Rumistar enzyme.

70 conferences and seminars

With more than 70 conferences and seminars being held across the four days, there was something for everyone to learn first-hand and discuss with colleagues and peers, reinforcing SPACE as a melting pot of industry leaders driving the sector towards a prosperous future.

Spare seats in the seminars were few and far between, as speakers held their audiences rapt, examining topics such as the ‘Analytical approach and strategies for analysing contaminants in animal feed’, ‘Developments in animal health and welfare’ and ‘Additives and European regulation: case of grape extract’.

Expanding its reach into the lively and related arm of aquaculture, SPACE also held an ‘Improving productivity in aquaculture’ conference, as exhibition manager Anne-Marie told us, “Aquaculture is a new focus that we want to expand here at SPACE because we know that many international business developments are linked between what we have here in pigs and poultry.”

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productivity and improve animal welfare.

As robots become imbued with the daily management of pig, poultry and dairy farming, is it also hoped that younger generations will become more interested in working within these industries as they are seen to be more technologically advanced and exciting.

Farm tours

Financially supported by ADEPTA and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, SPACE offered its foreign visitors the opportunity to visit farms and agroindustrial facilities, providing an exclusive insight into French livestock production.

Anne-Marie Quemener, Exhibition manager, SPACE

This year we are welcoming more than 1440 exhibitors, many companies are coming from abroad since we have 500 international companies exhibiting their products here.

We are expecting 100,000 visitors coming from many countries including international delegations coming from all over the world and in particular Asia. Aquaculture is a new focus that we want to expand there at SPACE because we know that many international business developments are linked between what we have here in pigs and poultry. So we’ve organised a special conference about aquaculture and there are about 40 companies listed on our website which can provide solutions for aquaculture.

Another aspect of this show is that we want to show farmers how robotics can be helpful in their everyday life and in the organisation of daily farming.

National breeding

For this 31st edition, SPACE organised national breeding contests, which took place across the four days, such as 535 cattle of 13 different breeds, 170 sheep of nine breeds, and one breed of goat displayed an exceptionally high level of competition.

Milling and Grain interviews

Be sure to check out our live interviews with representatives from AB Vista, Bruker, Le Gouessant, Aliphos and SPACE on our YouTube page ‘Milling and Grain’.

Overall, SPACE 2017 offered its visitors and exhibitors a convenient and unmissable opportunity to display or discover the latest industry innovations in a bustling and friendly environment with a lavish stream of delectable French cuisine at hand. We look forward to seeing you at the 32nd SPACE exhibition in Rennes from September 11-14, 2018.

Regis Cinier, NIRTF and Process Product Manager, Bruker

NIR is well known for analysing feed ingredients and raw materials and now we have more demand from customers for analysing the forage which is why we have developed the instrument on display here with this big cup called ‘Igxcel cup’.

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the interview

Sander Geelen

You have most likely heard the English idiom “Don’t do what I do, do what I say” Well, Geelen Counterflow has modified it to, “Don’t do what I say, do what I do”, specifically for when it comes to developing an environmentally friendly philosophy in the manufacture of equipment used in feed and food production systems. Shown today, this company is actively identifying ways to eliminate fossil fuels from the feed and food manufacturing process, starting at home.

Since 1980, Geelen Counterflow has devoted itself exclusively to the design, construction and installation of its unique counterflow dryers and coolers in feed and food factories around the world.

This family run company in Haelen, The Netherlands, invented the counterflow cooler, which is now acknowledged as a worldwide market standard with units successfully operating in feed and food plants in more than 100 countries. The counterflow dryer is becoming similarly successful thanks to its high food saftey standards, best energy efficiency and lowest total cost of ownership.

The company’s goal is to build the world’s best dryers and coolers for feed and food to be 100 percent sustainable. It’s a strategy initiated and overseen by the second-generation owner and Managing Director, Sander Geelen.

We are sitting in your office here in Haelen, The Netherlands, which has been certified by BREEAM for its sustainability with a 99.95 percent score, the highest in the world. It generates 50 percent more energy than required to operate as well as putting that surplus back into your factory and into a local energy co-operative. Can you expect others in the food processing industry to emulate your approach?

For any organisation building a new office it makes sense to have ambitious long-term goals for sustainability because ultra-sustainable buildings are also more comfortable and healthy and have the lowest ‘Total Cost of Ownership’ over their lifetime. But for that you have to look beyond the traditional short-term way of calculating payback times.

The building is constructed of 36cm thick, massive wooden floors and walls. Why this over steel, concrete or brick?

Building in massive wood only has advantages. Massive wood provides a pretty unique combination of thermal mass, insulation value, structural strength and fire resistance.

The fire service has provided this building with the highest fire ranking you can get, because massive wood, unlike timber frame does not burn easily. Wood is an excellent insulator so you can have heat on one side and nothing will happen on the other side, as opposed to concrete or bricks which will immediately radiate heat through. But collapsing buildings is what fire fighters are the most worried about. If there is a local fire somewhere in a building they start worrying that the steel will collapse, even concrete can collapse. A fire chars the outside of the wood, and as soon as it’s black, oxygen can no longer get in – the char forms a protective skin.

As an individual primarily concerned about the environment and our industry’s impact upon it, what are your views on food waste?

Food suffers from the same systemic problems as other natural resources and raw materials. Producers, nor consumers, pay fully for the value these resources and raw materials provide. Transport based on fossil fuels is so cheap that products get shipped around without sufficient regard for the pollution of atmosphere and oceans. As a result here in Europe we can buy food products from around the world at incredibly low prices. Anything that is too cheap is thrown away easily.

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In my factory I use the example of stainless steel. A significant percentage of the stainless steel we buy from steel plants ends up as waste in our process. However, it is very valuable so we sell it to be recycled in the steel plant. That has been the case forever so it has nothing to do with our more recent sustainability goals. Nobody throws away stainless steel. It’s too expensive. So it has formed the perfect recycling system without much regulation.

This is where we should look for solutions in reducing waste in general and food waste in particular. Any system that translates the full value of our natural resources into the price we pay and that compensates for damage to the environment will automatically reduce food waste. This does not necessarily have negative effects on the economy or food security. For example, a “carbon fee and dividend” system as promoted in the US by the Citizens Climate Lobby pushes all the tipping points in the right direction without negative effects on the economy or the purchasing power of consumers.

Looking at the global market for your products, where are the major markets developing for you?

Aquafeed in Africa is moving fast, we see indications everywhere. I’m surprised by the size of some projects there.

Aquafeed is also booming in Asia and Central America and we still see lots of activity in food and petfood, though mostly outside of Western Europe.

This year we are building dryers for France, USA, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Ecuador, Columbia, Argentina, China, Vietnam, Indonesia and Japan. That is on top of well over 300 coolers, most of them sold to big international manufacturers of pellet mills, expanders and extruders who include our equipment in their supply.

PEOPLE THE INDUSTRY FACES Growing poultry and swine business in Europe

D

r Attila Kovács, DVM, MVSc has joined the Diamond V team in Europe.

He will be joining as the Monogastric Commercial Manager – Europe, in his new role he will be helping to grow and support the company’s poultry and swine business in Europe.

Dr Kovács was born and raised in Bistriţa, Romania and speaks Hungarian, as well as fluent Romanian, English, Spanish and German.

Dr Attila Kovács

He studied Veterinary Medicine at the University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, specialising in animal nutrition, pathology and surgery.

His bachelor thesis focused on phytogenic plant extracts for stress reduction in animals. He later earned his MVSc, researching the epidemiological and immunological consequences of natural infection of Marek’s disease virus in chickens.

He joined the animal industry working as technical sales manager for Biochem. He later joined Biomin, where he advanced to lead the management team focused on acid-based products.

Anpario appoints global technical manager (swine)

H

eidi Hall has been appointed as the Global Technical Manager for Swine at Anpario.

Ms Hall will be based at Anpario’s Head Office and will report to Group Technical Director, Dr Wendy Wakeman.

She has an Honors Degree in Zoology from the University of Leeds and joins the company from the Alternative Proteins division of AB Agri.

Heidi Hall

Ms Hall was responsible for the execution and delivery of the global research budget with particular accountability for swine, from NPD through to Sales and Technical Support.

Previous to that she worked as General Nutritionist for AB Agri, in the areas of ruminant and pig nutrition.

Dr Wendy Wakeman, Group Technical Director, commented,“Heidi will be a valued member of the Global Technical team and brings with her analytical and commercial focus to help us develop and grow our global business”.

Content Marketing Manager for Diamond V

K

evin Corizzo has joined Diamond V in the new position of Content Marketing Manager/ Technical Writer.

Mr Corizzo’s background includes work as a writer and a photographer plus years of experience as a freelance writer. He also brings broadcast experience to the company having previously produced and anchored the CBS 2 News at Noon for KGAN-TV.

Kevin Corizzo

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism/Mass Communication from Iowa State University and several professional awards including farm and agribusiness reporting awards from the Associated Press and the Iowa Broadcast News Association.

He and his family live near Palo, IA.

Nutriad appoints Business Development Manager

M

s Karen de Ridder has been announced as Nutriad’s Business Development Manager Preservation & Functional Ingredients.

Ms de Ridder graduated a Bio-Engineer from the University of Ghent and brings with her several years of experience within the feed additives industry.

Karen de Ridder

She commented, “I am excited to join Nutriad as it provides a hands-on environment where people work closely together in an international setting. Nutriad has developed an interesting portfolio over the years and I am looking forward to supporting the further development of the company.”

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