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48 GRUB’S UP... but who’s dining?
58 Insect revolution: Healthy, sustainable, protein rich and delicious
10-37 64 MAIZE: Future proofing feed: Innovative technology to answer the growing demand for higher quality products 68 Premium sake brewing
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82 Preparing for postharvest: The best methods for and economic advantages of drying grain
74 Ensuring food security 78 Argonauta - Act 1
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COVER IMAGE: Insect revolution: Healthy, sustainable, protein rich and delicious - see more on page 58
116 INTERVIEW Dr Clifford Adams
Dedication to food supply This is an exciting and expended edition of Milling and Grain. September is a summer month here in Europe with many of our readers on holiday, however the wheels of our industry never stop and neither does the information generated by those working in and around our businesses. Without their dedication the processing and supply of foodstuffs through to the retail industry and on to consumers will stall and face disruption. It takes continuous effort to keep moving our products and processes to keep up with demand. This is why we in the service industrty, must also commit ourselves to providing our readership with the information and insights that supports those in the food production chain 24-7 online, daily through our blog postings, weekly through our e-Newsletter and monthly with our magazine. To keep up with demand from our readership in Latin America, for example, we have moved our office from Argentina to Mexico and appointed Ms Clarissa Garza de Yta as our Latin American General Manager. She replaces Ivan Marquetti who, after many years serving the Spanish-speaking Latin America faithfully from Argentina, has decided to move to an exhibition company. On behalf of our readership and our team here at Milling and Grain, we say a big thank you to Ivan for his dedication and commitment and wish him all the best in his new direction. We welcome Ms Clarissa Garza de Yta and also wish her all the best in her new appointment. You can learn more about Clarissa in our MAGTv interview (mentioned overleaf) and from her brief outline on our Industry Faces Page towards the back of this edition.
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Alternative protein sources
A key focus of this edition is alternative protein sources. We start
with a MAGTv interview with Mark Luecke of PrairieAquaTech on his company’s development of a high-protein product based on plant proteins that he believe competes favourably with insect proteins production. Whilst his product is focused primarily on the use of soybean, and those from the USA in particular, we have a review of insect meals in two quite detailed features from page 50. The two reports go someway to putting the availablity of insect proteins into perspective from a feed manufacturers point-of-view and we are hopeful that information such as this will help in future decision-making. It is clear that our industry needs new and alternative proteins for inclusion in feeds to meet the ever increasing demand for high-quality, highly functional feed ingredients that deliver to the animal the best possible ration for them to preform to their genetic potential. After all, the advantages from improved breeding is only limited by the nutrition an animal receives and that is no more so than in younger animals that need feeds that allow them to express their genetic capability from the outset. I can’t help thinking that the revolution surrounding protein replacements is upon us. The emphasis on both nutrition profile and sustainability of supply will ensure that livestock products become - if not already - a fine example of responsible food production. The management of the environment is just as important to a farmer as it is to a urban dweller, if not more so. Combining the drivers of feed efficiencies, sustainability and reduced environmental impact are delivering advantages to those in the food production sector and is reflected in our shops and supermarkets in safe, more attractive and cost effective pricing with methods of traceability second-to-none. This edition of the magazine also looks at the milling and brewing process in Sake production and innovations occurring in maize production and processing. There is the second edition of our serialised book ‘The Argonauta’ which many of you will be following with interest and should make for some light relief from the modern processing timetables and pressures we have become accustomed too. Enjoy this edition and don’t forget to register to receive your personalised copy of Milling and Grain each month!
MAIZE
PREPARING FOR POST-HARVEST
Innovative technology to answer the growing demand for higher quality products
The best methods for and economic advantages of drying grain
Maize is considered one of the world’s most important staple foods and is the largest consumed grain today.
When grain is first harvested from the field, as well as various items of dry matter that you’d expect to find, yields tend to contain unwelcome levels of water too.
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Welcome readers to the September issue of Milling & Grain and to a column that will take a brief gaze at the issues that are affecting our industry, a list that contains some familiar elements, including one that I’m sure you will agree has now more than outstayed its welcome.
Mark Luecke, CEO of PrairieAquaTech in the USA, talks about an alternative protein source from plant-based proteins. His company’s production process is based on US soybean meal which is a by-product of the oil crushing industry. It’s a fermentation process that is elevating the protein content from the standard 44-48 percent in soymeal and hi-pro to close to 75 percent in the final product with a profile better than fishmeal. There are four key advantages he says, including: cost benefit from its higher proteein concentration; being competitive with other alternative protein sources; an ability for production sites to scale up (from its current 30,000 tonnes per year production unit now running in the USA) and justified in farm value terms. In addition, QR codes allow feed manufacturers and others to trace back the supply to an original crop. The process itself is also circular in that no by-products go to waste. See www. millingandgrain.com Home Page. Ms Clarissa Garza de Yta of Mexico joins the Milling and Grain team to represent Latin America and our Spanish language edition, which is published bimonthly. She has a career in TV, radio and communications and has worked in the area of food nutrition and fish farming in particular. You can learn more about Clarissa and her background in communication from this Rongorongo.Live interview on our Home Page. She tells us what plans she has for Latin America in terms of the Spanish magazine and how she wants to reflect the developments occurring in the region to the outside world. We welcome Clarissa to our team! See www.millingandgrain.com Home Page. 10 | September 2021 - Milling and Grain
This Autumn sees the return of the Online Milling School, harvest time will soon be upon us and believe it or not, the pandemic is still slamming doors and pulling down shutters at events in some countries too. This is still happening whilst farmers across the world are gearing up for the herculean volume of work that comes with harvest time. So in our new found spirit of togetherness, let us all doff our respective caps to the men and women of our farming communities, and may we wish them all healthy hearts and bumper yields this year. Following the hard work of harvest, this Autumn sees the return of the Online milling school from Progressus, which is due to arrive on our screens on Wednesday October 6 for viewers in Europe/Asia, and the following Friday if you will be joining from the US/LATAM time zone. In the meantime, if you are interested in learning about aquafeed production then from September 14, the team from Progressus will be starting a course on that subject which also follows the same 12-weeks of two hour sessions followed by a Q&A format. My well-informed sources tell me that since the conclusion of the Spring editions, Yiannis Christodoulou and his team have been busy putting together yet another winning line-up of
experienced industry experts and professionals. With a limited number of spaces still available on the two upcoming 12week courses, even if you are just a little bit curious, then you can find out more at https://millingandgrain. com/events/online-milling-schoollivestock-feed/gallery/ Staying on the subject of invaluable online resources - alongside this column an online blog exists that goes by the same name. If you get a few free moments this week, then be sure to stop by http://gfmt.blogspot. com/ for the latest milling news and reviews, including some exciting announcements from Bühler and Mühlenchemie regarding upcoming events! On the subject of events, it was revealed just recently that the Indo Livestock Virtual Expo and Forum has been cancelled. The decision was made by the organisers following restrictions introduced by the local government, which is directly “restricting coordination and preparation both among staff and foreign vendors they are working with,” say the organisers. Given the unpredictable nature of the current climate, few would argue against the suggestion that although the organisers have no doubt had to make what is a very difficult and costly decision, they have made the right one, given the rising Covid-19 cases in the region. A replacement event has been arranged for July 6-8, 2022, at the Jakarta Convention Centre in Indonesia. The team at Milling & Grain magazine would like to wish the people of Indonesia a hopeful and peaceful resolution to their current situation, a sentiment that we would like to share with all of our readers throughout the world, wherever you may be.
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De Heus acquires Coppens Diervoeding
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oyal De Heus has reached agreement with the Coppens family about the acquisition of Coppens Diervoeding. The acquisition perfectly alignes with De Heus’ goal of making its production more flexible and expanding its capacity in the Netherlands, as a means of facilitating further growth. However, the intended transaction still requires approval from the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM). Coppens has a modern animal feed plant with a 400,000-tonne capacity strategically located in Helmond, the Netherlands, where the company has achieved a strong regional position within the pig and broiler sector. With its company founded in 1925, the Coppens family can look back on a successful history of almost 100 years. During this time the company always responded flexibly and effectively to changing market conditions or managed to stay ahead of the curve. Due to its modern plant and strong nutritional knowledge, Coppens always distinguished itself in positive ways with its high-quality leading animal feeds. In recent years, Coppens experienced a further growth in sales volumes. Thanks to the participation of Swinco in 2018, an internationally operating company specialising in the sale of nutritional concepts and products within the poultry and pig farming sectors, Coppens managed to further strengthen its product portfolio. “De Heus and Coppens share a long history in serving the livestock-farming sector with high- quality feeds,” says Hendrik de Vor, Managing Director of Coppens. “Both companies are deeply rooted in the Dutch livestockfarming sector. There has been mutual respect between the two companies for many years. We have many family and company values in common. “We are therefore confident that in looking to the future, Coppens’ position and that of its employees will be properly safeguarded under De Heus’ wings.” The acquisition of Coppens will increase De Heus’ production capacity and including the newly acquired plant in Helmond, De Heus now has 10 animal feed plants in the Netherlands. “We are looking towards the future with confidence. We also managed to achieve positive growth in a challenging market in recent years,” says Co de Heus, CEO of Royal De Heus “We are grateful for the confidence and appreciation we receive from a growing number of customers. Market conditions, consumer needs and the demands of supermarket organisations are constantly changing. “The Coppens acquisition further increases our capability in this respect. Coppens is an extremely professional organisation with dedicated employees. We look forward to a common future,” concludes Mr de Heus. Effectively integrating the two companies “I am happy that Coppens now forms part of the De Heus family business. The company has an excellent reputation,” adds Mr de Vor about the acquisition. “In Helmond we will continue to focus on the production of pig and broiler feeds. I am looking forward to personally lead the integration process from my Coppens home base."
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The increasing importance of data communication and digitalisation
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he traceability of the individual filled bag is a major issue in the food industry, and efficient data communication goes hand in hand with this. Behn + Bates, a subsidiary of Haver & Boecker, specialises in the production of machines for filling food products. The array of complete systems that the company supplies includes packing machine technology, discharge lines and palletisers, have components that mark the bags accordingly. This means that every stage of the mixing, processing and packaging process is precisely documented on the bags themselves. Regulatory authorities conduct unannounced audits in the industry to ensure quality assurance. The collection of data in times of increasing digitalisation is of immense importance. On the part of Behn + Bates, there is the attitude that the machine control only takes over further tasks to a certain extent. If a larger scope is added, for example interfaces to the customer, a palletiser, etc, the sister company Haver Automation, specialist for process optimisation and efficiency enhancement, is involved in the project. By now, data handling is a concrete demand of the
customers. They order a complete package and expect all machine components to communicate with each other and with their own systems. With regard to automatisation, it can be stated that the high degree of automation has not yet arrived in all countries of the world. In some countries with a high population share, manual and semi-automatic machine technology is still used in order to produce as cheaply as possible. It must also be taken into account that woven PE bags are still frequently used in these countries, which in many cases find a secondary and tertiary application. Behn + Bates applies the same machine standards worldwide with regard to hygiene, safety and explosion protection. Global players want to work with the same, reliable technology and Behn + Bates can help them to realise this by collaborating closely with these customers. As a result, local manufacturers also have to adapt to these modern requirements.
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Evonik expands NIR services for feed raw materials and feeds
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n addition to feed additives, such as amino acids, and concepts for protein-reduced diets, analytical services are a component of Evonik's system solutions for feeding farm animals in a healthy, efficient, and sustainable way. With the implementation of the ISO 12099 standard for near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR), updated and expanded calibrations for feed raw materials and feeds, along with new functionalities in AMINONIR® Portable, Evonik now offers its customers in the feed industry an even more comprehensive service. "Only those who know the exact quality of their raw materials can use them to produce high-quality feeds that meet the animals’ needs," says Dr Stefan Mack, head of Service Marketing in Evonik's Animal Nutrition business line. "Since this quality can vary greatly, determining amino acids, basic nutrients, and other raw material parameters in the feed mill or on the farm is essential." For decades, Evonik has relied on a combination of wet chemistry and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR). "Through elaborate wet chemical analyses, we have created the data basis for reliable calibrations of NIR spectra," says Dr Ingolf Reimann, head of Analytical Services in the Animal
Yemmak champions Turkey’s feed machinery both at home and abroad
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emmak’s concentration on the domestic market to meet the demands local investors during the ongoing pandemic, that affected 2020, has brought success both domestically and in exports simultaneously. According to a 2020 export database release from the Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TIM), shows Yemmak with the highest market share in the feed machinery sector for the region and throughout Turkey, while continuing its leadership role in exports. As a result of the reports received from TIM, Yemmak Vice General Manager Halil Yirtimci says his company’s position as first place in exports continues, while the needs of domestic investors were given priority during the pandemic process. “In this period of disruptions in the global supply chain and raw material problems, we have prioritised the demands of the domestic market by continuing production uninterrupted. “In 2020, we established all of the large compound feed facilities that have been operating in many regions of Turkey and put them at the disposal of investors.
Nutrition business line. These calibrations have recently been carried out in accordance with ISO standard 12099. Laboratory processes and documentation have been adapted accordingly. For benchtop NIR instruments, Evonik has expanded its broad offerings with new calibrations for various insect meals and marine species meals such as shrimp, squid, and krill, as well as for cow feed (beef cattle and dairy cows). "This enables us to provide the feed industry with new sources of protein," says Dr Reimann. Calibrations for a number of raw materials such as corn, fish meal and soybean meal have been updated in line with the regular schedule. AMINONIR® Portable, Evonik's mobile NIR service available since the end of 2020, can now also be used with an iPhone or iPad. For Android phones, the second app version is available. New functionalities include even faster first-time setup and scanning of samples, as well as integration options for barcodes and geodata. “We are conscious the driving force in Turkey's development is in exports.” Stating that Turkey had a difficult year in exports, Mr Yırtımcı added, "While exports in many sectors decreased by 20 percent on the basis of foreign currency, this rate was limited to 4.5 percent in general machinery and accessories exports. “Despite these developments, we maintained our strong position in exports.” Yemmak, is the first producer in the private sector for the production of feed machinery in Turkey and became the export champion of its sector in 2020, which it has been for many years, by not breaking with tradition. “I would like to thank all my colleagues once again for their high performance and efforts during this challenging period,” he adds.
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Satake Australia sign agreement with Centreline Engineering
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o further strengthen its optical sorter business, Satake Australia Pty Ltd recently signed a non-exclusive agency agreement with Centreline Technologies Pty Ltd, trading as Centreline Engineering, of Berwick, Victoria, Australia. Based in the Australian city of Melbourne, Centreline Engineering is a premier designer and manufacturer of factory automation and material handling technology in the food and pharmaceutical industries. With its innovative team offering unique solutions to the industries, the company has a strong position especially in confectionary and pharmaceutical area. "With our business expansion especially with recent introduction of new optical sorters, we see a good opportunity to sell machines in new market such as confectionary industry,” says Sid Jain, Technical Sales Manager from Satake Australia. “Melbourne is great hub for such manufacturing industries and Centreline has years of experience in setting up packing and conveying lines for such industries. “Additionally, by Centerline being our agent who also
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can provide first level technical support to our customers, we see this partnership will allow us to extend our industry portfolio and support our customers with the highly technical team of both Satake and Centreline Engineering.” Saeed Joulaei, Managing Director of Centreline Engineering, sees the partnership with Satake in optical sorters as a natural fit with their existing full line integration of specialist equipment in the snack food, confectionary, and pharmaceuticals industries. As Centreline Engineering seeks to expand their range of customer services from design, fabrication, and commissioning, the after sales servicing of installed optical sorters, complements the existing planned maintenance activities that are undertaken. "We look forward to a long and trusting partnership with Satake," says Mr Joulaei.
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Molino San Vito Società Cooperativa meets the food safety challenge
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aniele Cassata, Managing Director of Molino San Vito Società Cooperativa, entrusted Ocrim in June 2019, with the modernisation of its durum wheat plant for the production of
semolina. Testing was carried out almost a year ago and, to date, the cooperative’s management is fully satisfied with the work carried out and the results it is achieving. With the help of Ocrim, the modernisation was focused on the pre-cleaning, cleaning and grinding sections. Excellent and high-performance Ocrim machines were installed in order to increase the mill’s production capacity (from 110 to 160 T/24h), adapt the plant according to strict Atex standards and raise the quality of the semolina to the highest levels. Diamond grindstone debranners have been installed to guarantee maximum debranning efficiency and longer production life. Antimicrobial sieves have been incorporated into the plansifters to ensure greater product wholesomeness and optimise machine maintenance. These choices are increasingly shared and adopted by Ocrim customers, both old and new, worldwide. Innovative solutions that are the result of constant, attentive work by the company’s entire Research & Development department.
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The business relationship with Molino San Vito started about fifteen years ago when Ocrim supplied them with machines for slight plant modernisation. This first task represented the beginning of a serious, long-lasting and constructive relationship that has led Ocrim to take on the modernisation and expansion of the plant today. “The most important ‘lesson’ of our relationship lies at the very start of this experience: what was done fifteen years ago has gradually led to building an important relationship based on presence and trust that made it possible for Ocrim to be subsequently chosen to modernise the entire plant at Molino San Vito and to be part of their potential future choices,” says the company’s Managing Director, Alberto Antolini.
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Total Nutrition: Feeding Animals for Health and Growth - 2nd Edition – a book Dr Clifford A Adams
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Unfortunately, there is frequently little appreciation by the population at large and by the media of the challenges this poses to the production of large volumes of low cost food of animal origin. The concept of ‘Total Nutrition’ outlined in the book, may help to meet these challenges where health maintenance, disease avoidance and general nutrition are seen as requirements of animal diets today. This requires the consideration of both the nutrient levels of feeds and other bio-active components, known as nutricines. Initial results suggest that by judicious use of a range of nutricines, it will be possible to achieve both good health status of animals and good growth performance using feed formulations and ingredients that satisfy modern legislative and consumer demands. This book is a must read for people who are interested in a Total Nutrition approach to food production, such as nutritionists and students, as it discusses topics such as feed quality and hygiene, immune system and defence, public health, ethical issues, and much more.
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The gadgetization of agriculture: Future frontiers of AgTech by Raghavan Sampathkumar
When information technology meets agriculture, no day passes without newer applications, which once remained in the world of fantasy being discovered. Thus the “AgTech” space has become a hotbed for several technological innovations including high-tech precision farming, geospatial technologies, artificial intelligence, Big Data, IoT, drones, advanced gene editing techniques, and cloud computing. Globally, the AgTech sector is buzzing with huge investments aimed at nurturing greener and sustainable (environmentally and financially) business ideas. It is evident from the growing investments in various food and agriculture technology start-ups globally, which nearly doubled from 2019 to a whopping US$22.3 billion in 2020. According to Agrifood Tech Investment Review 2020 by Finistere Ventures, a third (33%) of the total funds raised went to companies operating in the food, feed, and fuel sectors. Around 29 percent was garnered by companies in the crop protection and production and 27 percent was secured by companies in the food chain logistics sectors. Players working on the digital applications in agri-food tech space were able to raise nine percent while two percent went to fund companies innovating in the animal health and nutrition industry. Other sub-sectors of interest include indoor farming, alternative proteins and plant-based meat.
Rain & data clouds
For several millennia, agriculture remained dependent on rainbearing clouds. In the 21st century, it will become dependent on two kinds of clouds - one for rain and another for data. In fact, the latter is the key to make agriculture improve its resilience against the vagaries of the former. Globally, farming has started moving on the information superhighway and it is no longer just the ‘sow seeds and reap produce’ story but ‘plant sensors and harvest data’. It is simply amazing to see the level of precision, may it be an individual tree (Such as in palm oil plantations) or a square meter plot and accuracy achieved by the latest technologies. At a time when resource use efficiency, environmental stewardship and sustainable practices in the supply chains assume greater importance, precision helps adopt variable rates of application 26 | September 2021 - Milling and Grain
(VAR) to cut down excess and unnecessary application of inputs including irrigation, fertiliser, and chemicals. Treatments can be site-specific or even tree-specific as data from the drones and other UAVs helps accurately pinpoint a site or a tree that needs attention. This high level of precision leads not only to huge savings on input costs and limiting the interventions within the targeted areas but most importantly prevents excess application which impacts non-targeted areas including sensitive or vulnerable spots for biodiversity. Further owing to judicious application of inputs, environmental issues such as runoffs and leaching of nutrients are avoided to the extent possible. All these not only improve the profitability of the plantations but also ensure sustainable operations. Other examples from Indonesia proved drainage designs can be improved with the use of high-resolution satellite imagery, which boosted yields besides preventing flooding in the plantations. Obviously, these insights can be applied for other crop sectors as well. From the above example, it is evident that these technologies pave the way for significant improvements in efficiency of inputuse. This will result in huge cost savings on inputs and precious resources like water, whilst also improving yields, food quality and ultimately, profitability in farming in general including the smallholders. It is paramount to note mapping of soil, landscape and crops serve as the basis for all improvements that can happen on the farms. Further, accurate yield mapping for strategically important crops on a provincial level or country level can help the governments to improve the accuracy of their production forecasts and ensure sufficient availability of food stocks. This is particularly most important in Asia and Africa where many countries are still vulnerable to even small-scale shocks in production, supply and price shocks of key food commodities.
Data-driven decisions
Investment in the very latest technologies cannot be justified unless decision support systems can convert massive amounts of raw data into easy to use, timely, relevant, and actionable insights. Furthermore, accuracy and reliability of the data collected will
F be very critical for taking correct decisions at the right time. However, any improvement in these aspects will need to be continuous and cumulative. Examples from several countries signify growing popularity of on-the-go “mobile-based” systems. Further, improved, and accurate surveillance through drones helps take timely decisions on proactive measures for example preventative or prophylactic chemical spraying when initial signs of pest attack or disease infestations show up.
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In terms of the conservation and sustainability aspects, the potential is rather enormous. For example, geospatial technologies were demonstrated to have helped accurately measure, map and track forest areas and help in efficient land use planning, administration and management of natural resources particularly in environmentally most sensitive regions of the world - like the Amazon or the rain forests of Southeast Asia. This is particularly applicable to several palm oil plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia that widely use these technologies as a critical component of their commitment to sustainable production specifically, deforestation.
Enhanced HSE compliance and workers’ welfare
Application of drones has opened a wide range of benefits for the farmers and the companies operating in the crop protection and production sectors. For example, geospatial technologies combined with robotics and automation offers huge opportunities to limit or completely eliminate human labour involvement in agronomic operations. Both in the broad-acre plots and plantations that are difficult to access, spraying can be done using UAVs whereby exposure to hazardous chemicals, indiscriminate or misuse besides avoiding unexpected or accidental release of contaminants or pollutants in the environment including waterways. GPS-guided drones and UAVs are of great utility particularly, such as in terrains that are unsafe or inaccessible for the labourers during heavy downpours. The list of applications of AgTech innovations is getting bigger and bigger. However, to leverage the fullest potential of AgTech, all the food value chain stakeholders – both upstream and downstream – such as farmers, ag-input companies, aggregators, service providers, food processors, governments and research institutions need to collaborate and synergise if they are to feed the world sustainably.
Raghavan Sampathkumar has over 17 years of experience working across Asia Pacific in various sectors such as agri-inputs, animal & plant protein, international trade, biotechnology and animal nutrition. Mr Sampathkumar regularly writes on global agri-food trends, food & nutritional security, Agtech, and sustainability related issues for both national and international publications and social media channels. He also speaks at agri-food industry events and also delivers guest lectures at various educational institutes including B-schools. He is currently responsible for managing Corporate Affairs and Communications at Indofil Industries Ltd, a global agrochemical company based in Mumbai, India. vnsraghav@gmail.com
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Robinson's double horizontal roller mill
JW Aizlewood’s Crown Mills Sheffield Part 1 by Mildred Cookson, The Mills Archive, UK
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s two articles separated by the First World War were written about this mill in 1906 and 1928, I thought I would cover the subject in two parts. This month I summarise the state of the mill in July 1906 as described in Milling and next month, I will move forward to 1928 to describe what The Miller reported in June of that year. The mill in 1906 was running on the Thomas Robinson system and it was suggested that the famous Yorkshire steel city could probably claim that it had more smart flour mills than any other inland town in the country. As former British prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli had said, what Lancashire thinks today, all England will think tomorrow and millers might also have said the same of their Sheffield people. They had invariably been pioneers in all movements to improve the quality of flour and they ensured that their mills ran very efficiently. In 1906, Sheffield had six flour mills within its city boundary, all more or less of the same size, each producing from ten to twenty sacks per hour. Mr Aizlewood’s mill stood close to Victoria Station, where alongside the mill the railway connected with the Great Central system, and it was also not far from a canal that connected with Hull. John Aizlewood built his Crown Flour Mills in 1878, having previously worked at the Albion Corn Mills for about 17 years. Before that he had the mill at Masborough, near Rotherham, where he started in 1857. The Crown Mills had 14 pairs of millstones, but in the early 1880’s he replaced these with a complete roller plant by Robinson & Son from Rochdale, Lancashire. The mill had been modernised many times but in 1905 a complete new plant was installed by the Rochdale firm. There were three lines of Robinson’s double diagonal mills on the
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first floor and the smooth sets of these ran at equal speeds. The differential periphery speed was obtained by having 13-inch diameter rolls running against others of 10-inch diameter. These mills had as their chief features the feeding device and the size of the rolls. The feed was spread out by a pair of rollers set vertically, the bottom one running fast in fixed bearings and the top one, of smaller diameter, revolving very slowly in moveable bearings. The latter were attached by a lever motion to an automatic hopper that raised or lowered the top roll of the twin feeders according to the volume of the feed passing to the mill. Thus, the feed was automatically and evenly spread over the full width of the mill. The advantage of this was that small foreign bodies, such as lumps of floury matter or moths could not obstruct the feeding, as they were automatically passed between the twin feeding rolls. The system in the mill was of four breaks and ten reductions. The breaks being done on Robinson horizontal rollers that produced 75 percent of clear, broad bran, over No 8 wire. The smooth mills all had rolls of 40 inches in length and with three pairs of scratch rolls, the surface was ample. The first break was heavy and the chops were graded to the other breaks into two sizes for each. Excepting the last break, the rolls were never allowed to run more than 3000 hours. The tailings were cleaned by scratch rolls, so there was no branny stock being treated by smooth rolls. The capacity of the plant was around 12 sacks per hour. The purifiers were on the two floors above the rollers, all being single machines, except one, which had double sieves. The dressing and dusting was done on Robinson centrifugals arranged in a single line upon the two top floors. The scalping and grading was done by five double ended
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centrifugals and two reels. An Avery automatic scale weighed the wheat after passing through an aspirator and before it entered the first break. The flour before being packed was treated by the “Alsop” process and this was said to greatly improve the colour. The Alsop patent for the “improvements in conditioning or improving the quality of recently ground flour, semolina, or the like” had been put by a competitor before the House of Lords in 1901 for revocation. However, in 1908 the appeal was dismissed, and the Patent held to be valid.
Reaching Sheffield by canal boat and railway carriage
The cleaning plant was in a separate section at one end of the mill and consisted of hard and soft wheat washer, whizzers, dryers, separators, scourer and brush. Grain storage was located at the other end of the mill building and had silos capable of holding nearly 4000 quarters. There were two intakes, road and rail. A large proportion of
Robinson's aspirator, wheat scourer and brush machine
grain reached Sheffield by canal boats where it was then carted to the mill by lorries. This was then shot into the hoppers on the first floor and then elevated to the silos. The railway grain was shot into hoppers by the side of the truck and then elevated to silos. Power for the mill was provided by two Lancashire boilers working with short fires and with a pressure of 100psi. The engine was a horizontal compound condensing type that had all the latest improvements in valve gear etc. The mill was protected by the “Titan” sprinkler system. There was said to be air of prosperity about the whole place. John Aizlewood was ably assisted in the mill by his two sons, George Henry and John William Aizlewood. The family name looked like being a familiar one in Yorkshire milling circles for generations to come as Mr George Aizlewood was the happy father of a promising lad of 11 years of age. That of course provides the link to next month’s article, when the scene moves forward some 22 years.
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UK meat tax would cost economy almost UK£250M a year so-called meat tax would cost the UK£242 million (US$335 million) a year, that’s according to a new study, with the savings resulting from reduced climate emissions were calculated in the region of UK£100 million (US$139 million) per annum. The report from agricultural research institute Rothamsted Research concludes a tax on red meat to help curb climate change could do more harm than good. Dr Taro Takahashi, the agricultural economist who led the research says that the economic losses would not only be carried by livestock farmers, but everyone else in society too. “Solely from the climate change perspective, our results unambiguously support everyone else’s finding: that a red meat tax can reduce GHG emissions. “As well as impacting consumers and farmers, the knock-on effects will be felt right along supply chains as well as rural communities that support and are supported by farmers.”
A decision met with strong criticism
The recently published National Food Strategy report called for a 30 percent reduction in meat consumption but steered clear of suggesting a meat tax, calling it “politically impossible”. This decision was met with strong criticism by advocates of a levy against ruminant farming because dairy, beef and lamb are known to cause greater greenhouse gas emissions than poultry, pork or plant-based foods. The study found meat and milk production would decrease, with substantial greenhouse gas savings recorded both directly
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on farms and indirectly at connected industries, such as the manufacturing of agrochemicals. Under the proposed tax, such climate change causing emissions were predicted to decrease by 2.5 Mt CO2 equivalent per year – equating to a monetised social benefit of £101M per annum under the same carbon price (UK£41/t CO2 equivalent) used to derive the assumed tax rates. Advocates of a meat tax argue that economic models predict a significant reduction in GHG emissions as a result of taxation. Professor Michael Lee, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Harper Adams University who co-authored the paper while at Rothamsted adds, “Our study also shows the vital role responsible consumption of ruminant livestock products can play within a sustainable food system under the UK’s grassland dominated landscape. “Ruminant livestock are the most efficient provider of key nutrients for human health from land not suitable for growing crops,” states Professor Lee. Critical for the future of UK agriculture The next step for the research team is to identify when exactly grassland should remain grassland for sustainable food production, a task Dr Takahashi describes as “critical.” The question, then, is under what soil, local climate and other geographical conditions are they desirable to society? “We absolutely need to answer this question before telling a specific farmer to stop rearing livestock, because otherwise some unintended consequences are very likely,” he concludes.
The Rex Wailes Collection Ups and downs of the old type millwrights by Nathanael Hodge, The Mills Archive Trust
In the Rex Wailes collection at the Mills Archive there is a file of correspondence between Wailes and John Bryant (1861-1944), in his own words an “old type millwright” who saw his line of work gradually disappearing as the advent of roller milling drove the traditional wind and watermills out of business. In 1881 an exhibition was held in Islington, London, which was for many millers their first experience of the new roller mills. It led to the rapid adoption of the new technology in the UK, but as John Bryant later lamented, “it struck a death blow to us old type Millwrights, although we could hold our own against the best engineers of the country.” In 1936, on his 75th birthday, Bryant wrote some of his memories of “the ups and downs of the old type millwrights.” He remembered a hair-raising experience on “a terrible dark and stormy night” in an old watermill worked by the tide. Tide mills had to be worked as the tide was going out, whatever time of day or night. Just as Bryant and the miller’s apprentice were sitting down to enjoy bread and cheese and half a gallon of porter after a hard night’s work “…there was a terrific crash. The
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whole floor of the mill seemed to heave up and the old mill shook and groaned. “It put the wind up us for a time… we both agreed we had enough for one night, so took our old horn lantern and went home to bed. In the morning the problem was solved, the sea was full of porpoises and we came to the conclusion that a large one was chasing the fish down the channel under the mill and when he rose struck the mill floor.” Another alarming escapade happened when Bryant was working on the sails of a large windmill. He was busy at work when the miller, forgetting he was there, set the mill working. Luckily the movement of the shutters in the windmill sails had trapped Bryant’s hands and one leg, otherwise he would have been flung off, but as it was he was whirled around. Fortunately, the baker was looking out of the bake house window, and seeing the mill moving he rushed to drop the brake. Bryant was left hanging head downwards, but after turning the sails around he was rescued, and a drop of brandy seemed to put everything right!
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US Grains Council hybrid summer meeting takes place in person and online
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he US Grains Council (USGC) brought members together in person recently for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, launching its summer annual meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, and online through a virtual meeting platform. Joining for his first in-person meeting since taking on his role as US Department of Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack addressed attendees on the status and future of US agricultural trade. Mr Vilsack began his remarks by calling the US grains industry the “secret sauce” of trade, noting that its members understand the importance of partnership to growing export demand. “American agriculture is at the centre of that work because if something happens internationally, US agriculture will feel that change. We are prepared and ready to look for more opportunities and diversity in trade partners. Perseverance during the global pandemic USGC Chairman Jim Raben, a farmer from Illinois, began the 61st Annual Board of Delegates Meeting by thanking the industry for their perseverance during the global pandemic. “Over the last year, our members provided customers around the world a virtual, behind-the-scenes look at their operations and ensured our global partners that the United
States would continue to provide them a reliable, highquality product, despite these uncertain times,” says Mr Raben. USGC President and CEO Ryan LeGrand offered his assessment of where markets stand for US corn, sorghum, barley, distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) and ethanol. “During this time, we were challenged to think in new ways, figure out how we could use technology to keep servicing our customers and to keep markets open,” he says. US trade in a post Covid-19 world Nearly 400 in-person and online attendees also heard a recorded presentation by former World Trade Organisation (WTO) Deputy Director-General Ambassador Alan Wolff and a live presentation by futurist Christopher Kent of Foresight Alliance, who shared his vision for what US trade may look like in a post Covid-19 world. World Food Prize winner, Ohio State University distinguished professor and soil scientist Dr Rattan Lal spoke on the role of agriculture in sustainability as the world emerges from the global pandemic. The meeting culminates with the Council’s Board of Delegates meeting, appointment of new A-Team leaders and election of members of the 2021/2022 Board of Directors.
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AFIA launches new Safe Feed/Safe Food website
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To the uninitiated, milling technology will always begin and end with picturesque windmills – although the truth, of course, is that milling is now one of the most advanced of all food production industries, and its employees among the most highly skilled.
Flour milling is a profession as misunderstood as it is ancient Modern milling requires mastery of a range of disciplines, and achieving the necessary level of expertise requires access to industryspecific training. For over a hundred years, UK Flour Millers – the trade association for the UK flour milling industry, previously known as nabim – has provided that training. And graduates of its courses continue to provide the backbone of the industry on a worldwide basis. At the heart of the UK Flour Millers offering are the distance learning courses that provide millers with an essential understanding and underpinning knowledge of the milling industry. Taking the form of seven modules, these courses are studied by hundreds of students around the world and lead to the Advanced Certificate in Flour Milling. “The modules cover wheat intake, flour milling and management, and each and every one is written with the aim of increasing our students’ understanding of the milling process,” says UK Flour Millers director general Alex Waugh. “They are not going to get this level of industry-specific training anywhere else.” The distance-learning programme offers a flexible approach to learning.
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Modules can be studied in any order and in any combination, thereby allowing students to select the modules most relevant to their needs “We allocate all students a tutor for each module that they are studying,” Mr Waugh says. “These are milling experts still working in the field, each with an unrivalled depth of specialist knowledge.” While the concept of distance learning might seem analogue to some, the model is hugely effective – and has proved splendidly resilient over the last 18, Covid-disrupted months. It is also supported by some very hi-tech learning tools, such as the Virtual Mill – which could have been designed specifically for the “new normal” of social distancing and remote working. In fact, the initial stages of this state-of-the-art CGI system first appeared in 2017, providing a unique online training aid for the next generation of millers wherever they live in the world. The 3D Virtual Mill contains an entire mill site, including wheat intake, laboratory, screenroom and mill building, packing line and warehouse, as well as training rooms dedicated to purifier, plansifter and roller mill, enabling students to see inside the closed milling process. UK Flour Millers students have access to the Virtual Mill and each of the seven modules deliver three tutorials in the online mill, as well as training sessions for our course mentors. And while the primary objective has been to provide a new training environment for millers, providing a medium where they can see inside the closed milling process, there is also potential for other uses and for individual companies to build their own 'project rooms' within the Virtual Mill. The Virtual Mill runs through a dedicated website, where students also have access to other resources such as textbooks, e-learning and videos. “Flour is a key element of the global food supply, with nearly 4 million tonnes produced in the UK alone every year,” says Mr Waugh. “Training the next generation of millers is a crucial part of what we do as an association, not only for the industry but for the world as a whole.” www.ukflourmillers.org/dlp www.flourmillingtraining.com,
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Online Milling School: Spring 2021 Edition Round-up of sessions 10, 11 & 12 But it wasn’t yesterday it was back in May - so like all good things, one day they have to run their course. A statement that also applies to the most recent edition of the livestock version of the online Milling School.
Session 10 - Feed Mill Management
by Dr Charles Stark, Mr Ryan Celis and Mr Jon Ratcliff Session 10 sees Dr Charles Stark, the first of three speakers to address the audience, discuss the topic of “Energy management and energy reduction plan”. This talk sees the Kansas State University cover several relevant key points, including the need to conduct energy audits annually, perform proper maintenance to reduce the loss of power and conduct regular energy conservation meetings. When tackling the question of whether long term changes in processes and employee's behaviour require monitoring, Dr Stark states that “whatever you monitor, will change.” The second speaker of the tenth session sees master of the mill Mr Ryan Celis breakdown the subject of ‘Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and the process required to set and monitor for maximum feed plant efficiency.’ Mr Celis then describes the significant advantages and benefits of OEE monitoring including granting mill operators the opportunity to determine where bottlenecks occur, receive performance reporting in real time, understand the true potential of machinery and production process, and compare and improve the performance of individual pieces of machinery. According to Mr Ratcliff, a key performance indicator or KPI is a “measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a company is achieving key business objectives.” High level KPIs are the factors that will determine bottom line company profit, while low level KPIs may focus on processes within departments or teams or individuals. In the feed mill, KPIs are used to evaluate success at reaching targets and for achieving the longer-term aim of reducing manufacturing costs and improving productivity.
Session 11 - Feed mill digitalisation & automation systems
by Dr Charles Stark, Mr Jon Ratcliff and Mr Didier Nguyen Dr Charles Stark got proceedings under way for session 11 by delivering a rigorous examination of the many benefits of feed mill automation. He begins by first introducing the various components of an automation system before discussing monitoring devices. He then concludes his address by making recommendations with regards to reporting any automation issues.
According to Dr Stark input signals from equipment are run through a PLC, which in turn produces an output based on the input signal data. He also adds that SPC charts can be used to summarise large amounts of data that can be used to improve the process. In summary, Dr Stark states that automation systems increase production rate, traceability and dosage control, it can also help operators to collect data, monitor processes more closely and track inventory with a much greater deal of ease. Mr Ratcliff is next to address the assembled virtual audience and he begins by introducing a trend which he says has been happening for the last decade, which is the move to smart feed mill factories. He then describes the holistic approach to automation which includes measures that relate to improvements in quality, consistency, traceability & inventory control. “Automation and digitalisation isn’t a trend anymore, it is a must” begins Mr Nguyen, adding that they also lead to a reduction of operating costs, whilst also increasing productivity, and optimising performance. In order to achieve the smoothest transition to automation possible, Mr Nguyen stresses that choosing the right technological partner is of vital importance, whilst also adding that the right partner will not only be able to offer support during transition but also talk the same local language, have great after sales support and always have the right spare parts available when required.
Session 12 - Feed mill design & construction
by Mr Ryan Celis and Mr Johannes Wick The final session in the winter edition of the Online Milling School sees Mr Ryan Celis address the topic of Feed mill design and planning, whilst CEO Grains & Food Bühler Switzerland Mr Johannes Wick examines the challenges that come with designing energy efficient feed plants. Mr Celis begins by stressing the need to define supply chain objectives or strategic intent at the earliest stage possible when designing and planning a feed mill. Mr Celis then continues by describing how we need to then determine what specific measures are required if we are to meet our supply chain objectives, with the need to address these specific needs a minimal requirement. Mr Wick begins by discussing the four steps in energy proficiency when designing energy efficient feed plants, which include understanding and reducing consumption, optimising the layout with energy efficiency in mind, the implementation of energy recovery measures and energy independency. He then continues by providing an example of these principles in action, which is a Bangladesh based facility called City Group. Through the elimination of interfaces, the factory has achieved no losses of product, no energy consumption required for transport, direct conversion of biproducts, steam generated for parboiling and dryers generated through the burning of rice husks.
Upcoming Autumn editions
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23rd Annual Food Extrusion Short Course Taking place from September 27 - October 1, 2021, the one-week Practical Short Course on Food Extrusion: Cereals, Pulses, Protein & Other Ingredients will be presented at Texas A&M University by staff, industry representative and consultants. The schedule of the course includes a thorough examination of many topics related to extrusion including Food Ingredients (Monday), Textured Protein Applications (Tuesday), Extrusion Processing (Wednesday), CerealGrain Applications & Downstream Handling (Thursday), and Trouble Shooting, Frying and Pulses and Legumes (Friday). This program will also cover information on cereal grains, legumes, soy protein, dry
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The new sensor from Symaga is designed to meet standards EN 60079-0, EN 60079-31 and with Directive 2014/34/EU, which guarantees safe use in the explosive atmospheres that occur inside silos. The SY-SM1 sensor is also Atmospheres Explosibles (ATEX) Zones 20 and 21 certified, with zone 20 possessing the highest explosion risk. One of the main advantages of the new membrane sensor is its integration of a regulation column, which allows for sensitivity adjustment. It is also easy to assemble, with the sensor adapting perfectly to the wavy shape of the silo’s body sheets, whilst it can also be installed in the hopper. It can also detect the minimum level in powdery and granular products with easy flow and with a specific weight between 300 and 2500kg/m³. The new SY-SM1 membrane sensor forms part of Symaga’s continuous 2020 Product Development Plan.
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The Multisize Sample Carousel by Dinnissen With Dinnissen's Multisize Sample Carousel, producers can now take samples of different sizes in an automated sampling process. With this innovation, producers can also determine the order and frequency per sample size. This level of hygienic design is ensured as easy access is ensured for fast but thorough cleaning, whilst all of the product contact parts can be removed without tools. The cleanability of the carousel is an essential factor for the ability to take truly representative samples. The Multisize Sample Carousel collects up to 20 samples in different shapes, without human intervention. Sampling during the production process is an increasingly intensive task. Therefore, it is good to know that you can significantly simplify this task with sampling carousels. Sampling with the new Multisize Sample Carousel significantly reduces the amount of labour required and minimises the www.dinnissen.eu margin of error.
The Gericke GNB Nibbler The Gericke Nibblers have been used in many different industries such as chemical and food for efficient lump breaking and deagglomeration. The new GNB model offers maximum access for inspection and cleaning and adds metal-to-metal contact detection as a feature to increase process safety and reduce machine downtime. The Gericke Nibbler is a coarse grinder and pre-breaker for the size reduction in a broad range of applications. It is used for the deagglomeration, rework and breaking down/size reduction of lumpy or frozen products. Gericke’s experience with real time diagnostic of its equipment also brings metal-to-metal contact detection to this device. If a contact is detected between the basket and the paddles, a signal is sent to the control system to isolate power to the motor. This helps to protect the process equipment and the products and significantly increases the production safety.
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The new Sortex A GlowVision, is a one-machine solution and its host of intricate features and benefits includes a custom-built inspection system, highly accurate double-sided cameras, and flexible chute configuration. The machine also offers a simultaneous re-sort function, which delivers the highest ever reject concentration. The Sortex A GlowVision also comes with Bühler’s built-in monitoring system subscription, which is a cloud-based system. The at-a-glance dashboard of the Sortex monitoring system, which can be viewed on a mobile phone, laptop, or tablet, provides a simple yet comprehensive overview of each sorter, with alarms able to notify the customer when their key parameters are out of specs. It also comes with SortControl – as optional – which helps to integrate the sorter with a local automation system via a compatible programmable logic controller, whilst also meeting the requirements for Industry 4.0 compatibility.
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SPECIAL FOCUS The PLQF56 purifier is an indispensable device when manufacturing high-end and low ash content flour. It is used to purify and grade the different-sized middling and semolina offered by previous plansifter for a second time, thus obtaining pure middling and semolina with improved quality and more consistent particle size distribution. Subsequently, these high-quality intermediate products will enhance the flour quality in durum wheat, wheat or maize mills. The appearance of the whole machine is designed with smooth and soft curves and curved surface, perfectly presented by composite FRP material and aluminum alloy profile. The aerodynamic optimisation of the air compartment, effectively reduces and balances the wind resistance, making the suction air flow much more consistent. The configuration of this machine also allows you to reasonably and scientifically increase the width and the amplitude of the sieve. It is also compatible with the suction system, which effectively increases the output of the equipment by 10-20 percent, whilst also enabling a much more comprehensive purifying effect. The outlet channel is integrated into the sieve box as a whole, sealed perfectly and maintenance-free, whilst the outside of the outlet channel is added with 304 stainless steel cover plate, which effectively prevents the contamination of external materials to the outlet channel and vice versa. The distributing plate is also made of multi-tooth limit structure and POM engineering plastic, so it can adjust the damping smoothly with advantages of accurate positioning, convenient and quick disassemble and cleaning. Integrating 5-8, 9-12 throttle adjustment devices into two groups can also help to reduce the adjustment variables and make the air volume adjustment more accurate and effective. Whilst the
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The PLQF56 Purifier form Pingle’s maintenance costs is effectively cut down by the machine components being designed to be very robust, whilst the intended service cycle is also long. With multiple sieve decks and a generous net sieve width, this particular purifier from Pringle exhibits better processing capacity when compared with similar machines. Technically speaking, the throughput of every single machine could reach in excess of 3t/h. The materials are conveyed at a constant speed to pass through the feed gate, before then being evenly distributed over the sieve. So, continuous production is realised, and a high standard of the final product's quality is ensured. The sieves are cleaned in a reliable way, which means consistent product quality can be reasonably expected, whilst the metal sieve frame is outfitted with a brush cleaner to avoid material accumulation, so your machine will be kept clean without the need for regular hygiene stops. Meanwhile, the optimised aspiration system ensures that there will be no residues, thereby realising sanitary operation and this purifier is meticulously designed and fabricated according to actual applications. The PLQF56 purifier’s maintenancefree transmission also has no lubrication points, so overall maintenance costs are also reduced. The machine also has lighting devices inside of it, with this feature not only affording operators an additional level of peace of mind, it also allows you to monitor the whole operation process; right from the initial material feeding stage right through to sifting.
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GRUB’S UP...
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New European Union PAP Legislation will give novel proteins the green light. This article by James Cooper, who has recently eaten foodgrade insect snacks himself, examines where the appetite for novel proteins and insect meal is coming from and how they will impact feed sustainability and food security over coming decades
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by James Cooper, Milling and Grain Correspondent, UK
t ought to be obvious to anyone with an appetite for the truth that the way we currently produce and consume food is unsustainable – and that structural change must happen if we do not want to end up with half the world remaining obese while the other half is malnourished, and our environment exhausted in an effort to provide more. Our current situation sees animal feed competing head on with human food and fuel production over land, water and fertiliser resources. An increasing scarcity of resources, coupled with the increasing demand for animal proteins worldwide are two key indicators that reflect the urgency to further optimise food-producing sectors. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that the world needs to increase its food production by 70 percent to meet demand, and to do so sustainably. As a result, many countries are positioning themselves to source resources locally that won’t further wreak havoc on the planet, and within this space novel proteins offer great promise. But can they deliver what the feed industry needs - in time and on the scale required? And perhaps more to the point, with rising prices and burgeoning appetite for soy not just from China but across Europe and the developing world, how can the countries who need feed proteins the most afford them? New sources of high-protein feed materials such as insects and algae are entering the market and can add value to low protein grains and other low-value by-products. These novel proteins represent real alternatives to imported soy and fishmeal and is a
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sector developing rapidly across the European Union. However, EU rules regarding the feeding of animals to other animals are tightly controlled, some might say too tightly. Mercifully, following the BSE crisis, the days of indiscriminate feeding of mammalian meals to farm animals has long gone. But we are facing new challenges in the search for sustainable and efficient proteins to support the key, infant growth phase in farmed animals, including fish, but especially in chickens and pigs. It is the responsible sourcing of the high protein component in feed that could make the biggest difference to sustainability. Other fibre, energy and additional nutrition can then be provided locally. So, from a sustainability point of view, the number one pressure facing the feed industry is the responsible sourcing of soy and second, the feed industry is looking at what the alternatives might be to soy. Most of us know what sustainability means, but improved efficiency is key.
The feed producers’ perspective
Nick Major leads on sustainability at ForFarmers, a Dutch PLC producing around 10 million tonnes of animal feed annually for The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Poland and the UK. He’s also a board member of FEFAC which is the European Feed Manufacturers Federation and AIC (the Agricultural Industries Confederation), which is the UK’s agri-supply body. He knows quite a lot about feed and according to Mr Major, the alternatives to soy fall into three groups: “Firstly, consider feeding systems, which is just how you view targets,” he says. “The key here is understanding the specific
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requirements of the animal, so that less crude protein is required across the growth of the animal and therefore less high protein material like soy is needed.” Mr Major describes an ongoing trend to use more European proteins meals like sunflower and rapeseed. As the industry learns more about feeding characteristics, the inclusion levels have gone up and the anti-nutritional factors are being bred out, particularly in rapeseed. Crop research in UK is also aimed at increasing the protein content, the digestibility of the protein, the amino acid profile and new extrusion technology is increasingly playing a part in voiding the anti-nutritional components. “Secondly, we are growing more high protein crops in the UK, in Europe, like peas and beans. They are clearly a potential replacer for soy, but they're not so easy to yield in a European climate. So, there are projects and initiatives to breed varieties of peas and beans that will grow more effectively.” Clearly these must be economic for farmers to grow, but schemes like ELMS (Environmental Land Management Scheme) here in the UK will increase interest. And there is now also the option of a hi-pro soy crop in Europe (see the July edition of Milling and Grain – Page 52). The UK government has signalled its intention to replace both the Basic Payment (BPS) and Countryside Stewardship (CS) schemes with an Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS), scheduled for launch in 2024/2025, which is being developed under the principle of paying farmers public money for public goods. “From our point of view as feed producers, if it becomes economic for farmers to grow them, then as far as we're concerned there is a market for them in feed,” says Mr Major, adding that the feed sector was looking at other soy alternatives too – lupins and sunflower meal as well as other high protein alternatives such as synthetic amino acids. But the third group is the interesting one, and there are three contenders. Milling and Grain - September 2021 | 49
F “Two of them you probably expect which are insects and algae, but we shouldn't ignore the potential reauthorisation of processed animal proteins (PAP),” adds Mr Major. PAP is more of an alternative than novel, because it’s only really novel in the sense that it's about to be reauthorised. The EU is about the lift the original feed ban, so that will effectively allow the feeding of porcine PAP into poultry, and poultry PAP into pigs, under certain conditions, he says. Which as far as feedmills are concerned, will mean separate production facilities, where zero DNA cross-contamination and PCR testing will be key. Obviously, no one wants to see a replay of BSE. In the UK, the legislation that prevents PAP being used as feed is under the control of FSA (Food Standards Agency), and the industry is in discussion now. There is a technical and supply chain element, and clearly a consumer view on it, but if the industry is seriously looking at reducing the reliance on soy and reducing carbon footprints, then PAP certainly looks like a very good raw material alternative. “The first step is to make it legally possible, and then it will be a discussion with individual supply chains and markets that will have different views on it,” says Mr Major. On the other hand, PAP legislation also covers use of insect PAP. All the feed industry plus many food producers are looking at insects. However, there is a second and possibly more challenging part of the legislation, which is what the insects can themselves be fed. Clearly if we’re going to feed insects on animal feed grade materials then what’s the point? We might as well feed those feed grade materials to the animals directly, because one of the big advantages is that insects can consume waste streams.
“We will end up having access to an insect protein meal, of which the dried larvae of soldier flies are presently the most common. The general view is that the legislative and technical hurdles can be overcome … so now it's just a matter of time,” explains Mr Major. To some extent the same thing applies to Algal biomass which, whilst perhaps most interesting to big agriculture as a potential carbon capture technology, can produce a high protein material. The feed component is what's left after some of the high value fractions have been taken out such as oils used for cosmetics or other uses for example, and then the dried by-product represents a valuable protein source. But again, the question hangs over its scalability, although there are several projects sufficiently well developed to indicate that scale production is possible. “Over the next five years we could see production at some sort of scale that would make it worth using within the in the feed industry,” notes Mr Major. ForFarmers are presently undertaking trials using algae and have found a great advantage in compound feed in that there are so many different strains they can (almost) dictate a desired amino acid profile. “Both insects and algae, we're all looking at them; they will come on stream over the coming years. But it's important also to be realistic, short to medium term we're going to need to carry on using soy, as these alternatives aren’t going to be available to us in scale, certainly in the next three-to-five years,” says Mr Major. “Remember, we are nutritionists, so what we're looking for is economic sources of highly digestible amino acids. So, to some extent, from our point of view, whether that comes from soy or algae or insect protein or processed animal protein, doesn't matter.
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“We're looking at accessing nutrition at the best cost, because we also have to ensure our livestock producers remain competitive in Europe and around the world,” Mr Major adds.
Insect protein is more than just the acceptable face of PAP
The high content of digestible protein in dried insect larvae makes them a potent solution to improving protein selfsufficiency in animal feed. Whilst many westerners may find the concept of eating insects repulsive, consumption and farming of insects, in South America and Asia for example, is commonplace, and has been for hundreds if not thousands of years. In many of these regions, legislation is absent or patchy. In Europe insects are classified as farmed animals and can only be fed with feed ingredients that are authorised for farmed animals, such as plant origin material, eggs, milk and derived products. This has created several challenging issues, for example insects cannot be fed with former foodstuffs containing ingredients of
animal origin – on the other hand, insect protein may not be fed to farm animals, except for aquaculture species. A new report published by the UK’s largest retailer Tesco and environmental charity WWF, says total demand for insect meal from the UK’s pig, poultry and salmon sectors could reach around 540,000 tonnes per year by 2050. But, as well as a plea for public funding, it calls on the UK government to research the potential and regulatory requirements for adding extra substrates for insect farming. Insects are fed with a mix of by- and co-products from the agrifood industries and with resources that are currently not being used and not or no longer destined for human consumption, such as the so-called ‘former foodstuffs’. These by- and co-products may also include those derived from grains, starch, fruit and vegetable supply chains. But to upscale insect production it is essential that wider use of former foodstuffs is legalised. In addition, feeding insects with such foodstuffs can play a major role in reducing food waste that might otherwise end up rotting in landfill. Adriana Casillas, President of IPIFF (International Platform
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F of Insects for Food and Feed) and co-founder of TEBRIO, a Spanish company, is leading the industry in raising and transforming the Tenebrio Molitor beetle larvae, or yellow mealworm (YMW). TEBRIO extract protein and the lipids from the larva then finished products enter feed markets. Their amino acid profile corresponds to the dietary needs of fish, poultry or swine animals, with adequate levels of amino acids which are seen as limiting factors (lysine, threonine, methionine and tryptophan). As with all other European insect producers, TEBRIO is governed by the same piece of legislation that controls PAPs so their market is presently limited to aquaculture and petfood. Fertiliser is also a valuable biproduct from the waste produced by the growth cycle. “IPIFF expects that in September or October, the European Commission will say OK to the use of these insect proteins in poultry and pig, and on another hand, of course, it has to be in relation with products that companies can take to the market,” Ms Casillas explains. Her start-up is presently building one of the largest mealworm factories in the world, with 60,000 square metres facility, to produce a staggering 100,000 tonnes of insect products annually. Similar start-ups have appeared across Europe and the UK in the last 10 years or so it’s easy to scoff at these bold predictions, but we only need to consider that in the 1950s, only around one million chickens were eaten in Britain each year – a figure that is now closer to one billion. Ms Casillas is motivated by producing within a circular economy where resources are used and recycled by complimentary industries, because as she observes, “There are no new materials on the planet to feed the world. On the other hand, it should be sustainable, we have no other chance.” The YMW emits neither methane nor ammonia and the carbon footprint is negative. In other words, their existence is entirely beneficial to the environment. In addition, they produce zero waste, contributing to the circular economy. “All products are sold and there is no residue left,” Ms Casillas adds.
Investment in insects
Holding the industry up is a matter of investment in the processing technology to enable companies to be competitive on price and plenty of insect PAP on the market. But scaling up is definitely not a problem. Several food companies have demonstrated serious interested in these proteins. Last year US agribusiness group, Cargill announced a partnership with French biotech firm, InnovaFeed, which together are aiming to feed 20 million piglets with insect oil by 2026. Meanwhile another French company, Innovafeed has raised a total of US$200 million in investments. “There is a lot of money out of there,” states Ms Casillas, but she also emphasises that insect PAP will come down in price. “Today, there are not big quantities on the market, because it is a very new industry. So, we also need time to develop efficiency, but it shouldn't be expensive. I calculate that in 10 years this could be a commodity, so the price should be totally competitive in 10 years, competitive with other protein products that are already in the market,” she explains. According to a recent report (Rabobank, EU Joint Research Centre), the European insect sector’s production capacity is 54 | September 2021 - Milling and Grain
expected to be between half and 1.5 million tonnes of insect protein by 2030. “We believe that in the scale up phase, there won't be a sharp decline in the price of insect protein. So, we expect prices to range from €3500 to €5500 (US$4100 to US$6400) per metric tonne. However, we expect prices to drop by €1000/tonne (US$1170/tonne) after the industry completes the initial scale up phase, and by another €1000/tonne when the sector reaches maturity,” the report says.
YMW - a perfect replacement for fishmeal
There is a problem today in that fish capture, such as anchoveta, for fishmeal are being significantly reduced and is likely to reduce further. The old adage ‘plenty of fish in the sea’ is simply no longer true. The goal of the insect producers is not simply to reduce soymeal use, it is about conserving all natural resources. Conservationists claim the feed conversion rate for fishmeal is poor – up to four kilograms of anchoveta to feed another species like trout, to just to gain one kilogramme new fish. If so it’s very inefficient. There is a very clear relationship between the Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) and soymeal, in terms of the amino acid profile
and the impact it has on infant growth. The motivation driving the growth of the insect sector is not about simply reducing reliance on soy, but about reducing exploitation of all natural resources, especially fishmeal. Ms Casillas is keen to point out that the amino acid profiles of YMW and BSFL are quite different. “There is very clear relationship BSFL with soy, incorporation of amino acids, basically the impact that has on the growth of the fish, etc. But in the case of mealworms, for example, we have a very important paper in front of fishmeal. For example, there are a lot of animals, like fish, pork or chicken, that in some moment of their life they can be fed on fishmeal,” Ms Casillas explains. YMW can be compared to the best fishmeal while BSFL can be compared with soy. Protein content and digestibility are much higher in YMW, and a totally different in fatty acid profile; while YMW has more than 75 percent unsaturated fatty acids, BSFL has around 75 percent saturated. Moreover, their amino acid profiles correspond to the dietary needs of fish, poultry or swine animals, with adequate levels of amino acids which are seen as limiting factors (lysine, threonine, methionine and tryptophan). Mealworm is also a much better conversion than fishmeal,
F around 25 percent more growth on the fish by exchanging one for the other, so we don't necessarily need fishmeal to feed fish. We could achieve this with insects.
Novel proteins are hard sell to UK pig producers
Meanwhile, the UK pig industry is largely taking the view that it's much better to work with the countries that are producing soy, through bodies such as the Roundtable on Sustainable Soy, rather than just demonising soy; albeit looking for alternative protein flows that are potentially going to be cheaper because soy is still expensive. In the UK, pork is among the cheapest meat on supermarket shelves, as low as UK£4/US$5.5 per kilo in Tesco for pork loin. So, what are the economics of using novel feeds in pig farming? “We normally say that pig price equates to wheat price. And when they're not similar, then pig farmers are losing money. It depends on who you sell your pork to, but if the two figures are quite adrift it is a problem,” explains Dr Zoe Davies at the UK’s National Pig Association (NPA). The point is we only eat 40 percent British pork in the UK, which is important, so you know there is always an opportunity for British pork producers to supply more to the domestic market. “But the issue that we've got is that we have a problem called carcass balance so we can't sell the whole pig on the UK market, we must export some, so that restricts what we can produce. “We also have a huge demand for bacon. We have a demand for about 22 million loins, and we produce about 10 million. So, we have to import a certain percentage as well,” Dr Davies explains. The UK also has a growing export market which has been very lucrative in the last few years, especially to China when it was impacted by the recent African Swine Fever outbreak. Their herd has now recovered and the price of pork in China has dropped. But here’s the key point – pork markets are so intertwined that, to be competitive feed costs must have parity. So does China, or anyone else for that matter, care what a pig eats? After all, feed is not something you see on the ingredients list on a packet of pork chops. “The retailers definitely care what your pig eats, and if it was up to them pigs would basically eat organic only, but that's not possible and would price most pork out of the market,” adds Dr Davies. “Gone are the days when the UK consumer would be happy for a pig to eat a swill that has God knows what in it … retailers are very strict about what can go into a diet, and obviously the law directs us at the moment, but from NPA point of view, we don't have any issues with pigs being fed poultry meal and poultry being fed pig meal, there's no scientific issue with it, there's no
Nick Major - AIC UK, FEFAC and ForFarmers, The Netherlands
health risk associated with it, they've never been associated with TSE’s (Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies), unlike the ruminant sector.” While the pig industry would need to get approval from retailers who would in turn need to scope out consumer acceptance, Dr Davies points to a complete absence of pig-only feedmills using PAP. “It’s just not going to work, it’s not like this product is currently going to waste.” And while insect meal will be acceptable from a consumer point of view, the high cost means it will probably benefit the poultry sector before the pig sector, and we should bear in mind that half the PAP is currently going into valuable petfood, so there will not be a sudden, large and very cheap protein source available, he adds. “Most protein sources, when they come online, just find their level amongst all the other protein sources … and there's a problem with soy, in that it’s a perfect protein source for pigs. It has a very good amino acid profile and a very good ratio of what the pig actually needs,” Dr Davies notes.
Novel protein costs to come down
It's time for feed millers to embrace new proteins, but one thing is clear; there is a gap between what the feed miller needs and the lack of scale/ high cost in the novel protein sector. Consumer perception of insect protein seems to be generally quite supportive, after all what's more natural than poultry, for example, eating insects? It’s what they do in their natural environment. But does the consumer want meat reared on PAPs? It may depend on the degree to which the industry can put forward the science and explain how it’s different to the situation that led to mad cow disease (BSE), which was ruminant based. Pigs and poultry are omnivores and therefore viewed objectively, in theory, there’s no reason why it shouldn’t be okay. But insects and algae will play their part in the near future in replacing some, but certainly not all soy, simply because the feed industry works on formulating rations based on price, availability and nutritional specification. Novel proteins will find their place in feed formulations, but to be a serious contender to soy and fishmeal, its level of sustainability will need to improve as the sector scales up. Policy makers, retailers and producers can also effect change by being willing to pay more for protein, because if they don’t, then this could simply be a case of too many words and too few deeds to bring about the change needed to address the fundamental protein dilemma facing the planet.
Dr Zoe Davies - UK National Pig Assocation, UK
Andriana Casillas - IPIFF and Tebrio, Spain
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Healthy, sustainable, protein rich and delicious by Dr Verena Böschen & Dr Werner Sitzmann, Research Institute of Feed Technology of IFF, Braunschweig, Germany orldwide, the demand regarding alternative protein carriers is increasing due to the growing world population. In this context, insects and the resulting industrial developments are
particularly noteworthy. Globally, the development of a newly emerging branch of industry dealing with the fattening and rearing of insects as well as the development or automation of the associated machinery and plant engineering can be observed. For this reason, the German Research Institute of Feed Technology (IFF) organised a three-day online event under the topic “Insect revolution! Healthy, sustainable, protein rich and delicious.” A proud total of 15 nations from three continents participated in this event, with a series presentations and discussions covering the following current topics including legal framework, insects in general, the husbandry and harvesting of insects, how to process them into protein meals and lipids and the properties of these products. The programme also covered animal nutritional aspects, sustainability and economic viability.
Legal framework
The regulatory framework and the estimated future market potential of this newly developing industry was presented in the opening event. As the Statista infographic shows, sales of edible insects alone are forecast to increase significantly in all regions of the world by 2023. The entire global market would then turn over more than one US$1billion (Figure 1). But in line with the market potential, the legal foundations have to be determined first. In June of the last year, the International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF) gave a brief outlook on the rapidly developing new industry and pointed out, among other things, the legal situation in the EU, which differs from the international market (Figure 2). In order to be able to produce and sell a product in a way that creates value, the first step is to obtain legal approval for it. On the part of the EU, insects were included in the group of animal by-products with Regulation (EU) No. 2017/893. Thus, with the amendment of Regulation (EC) No 999/2002 and Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, insects were allowed to be fed to fish in aquaculture since 2017 and accordingly are defined as farm animals. 58 | September 2021 - Milling and Grain
This includes the lifting of the ban on feeding insects to pigs and poultry, which resulted from the BSE crisis 20 years ago. Approval for these two target animal species can be expected by autumn of this year, as only then the EU Parliament will finally discuss the proposal. However, insects can be used innovatively not only in the feed industry – which includes the pet food industry – but also in the food industry, as Figure 1 illustrates. As of January 1, 2018, the Novel Food Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 came into force. Here, the whole insect and parts of insects as well as ingredients derived from insects are considered as novel foods and must be health assessed and approved before being placed on the market. The current relevance of the topic “insects” is reflected, among other things, in the fact that for the first time the EU states have approved a proposal by the European Commission to authorise dried yellow mealworms as a novel food in the EU, as of May 4, 2021. This is the first approval of an insect as a novel food on the EU market.
Rearing & harvesting
However, from the hatching of larvae to the finished end product in the feed or food industry, many process steps and boundary conditions have to be considered (Figure 3). In addition to the choice of location, which is essential for substrate procurement and delivery of the corresponding insect species, the parameters of air conditioning and the life cycle, and coupled to this the harvest time of the insects, play a decisive role. All companies use boxes of various sizes in adapted shelving systems for rearing or fattening the larvae. The larvae grow in these containers and must be fed according to their growth stages. Adapted to the insect species and the requirements of the subsequent user, there are therefore many variation parameters that influence the generation/growth times as well as the harvesting times. For instance, the growth time of the mealworm, which is the larval form of the mealworm beetle (Tenebrio molitor), can be approximately 80 days. Depending on the substrate to be fed and the harvest time, the body composition of the larvae may change if, for example, the composition varies in protein, fat, chitin, as well as water contents as in Figure 4, which shows the life cycle of the mealworm beetle. Following Figure 3, the aspects logistics, air conditioning and harvesting to consider can also be represented as in Figure 5. The area outlined in dashed lines deals with the living insect eggs, larvae and beetles, in mealworm production. Companies operating in this area on the European market include Ynsect in
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Figure 1: Forecasted market volume of edible insects in the food industry by region (in millions of US dollars)1
France, Tebrito in Sweden or Tenetrio in Germany. Following Figure 3, harvesting of the larvae can be done by mechanical methods such as sieving or sifting. In this way, the larvae are separated from the rest of the substrate and the excretions of the larvae (grubs). However, other separation methods can also be used, for example sifting in the case of very dry substrates and corresponding differences in density. For the small animal or reptile market, the process chain is completed at this point and the larvae are fed alive. This option also exists in livestock production (pigs, poultry, fish) and is legally permissible (Figure 2).
Processing of insects
However, for accurate recipe design in the livestock sector or in the food industry, it is beneficial to convert the larvae into their value-determining components such as protein and fat. For further processing, the larvae must therefore be inactivated or
killed. There are various possibilities for this process step, yet no legal requirements. Depending on the further processing strategy, inactivation of the larvae via heat (blanching) or cold (freezing) has become established on the market. Two processes have also become established for the production of a protein meal for the feed or food industry: wet and dry processing (Figure 6). At the end of the process chains, in both cases (wet and dry processing), there is a protein meal and a lipid (fat). However, depending on the preparation strategy, the properties of the end products differ. The properties include, for example, the colour of the protein carrier, the composition of the crude protein due to the amino acids, the varying residual fat contents or the storage stability of the products. With regard to the lipids resulting from the processes, there are similar differences in properties such as colour and storage stability, to name a few. However, the properties of the protein meals or lipids are of
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decisive importance for further use, for example in the compound-feed industry. For example, the residual fat content in the protein meal has a significant influence on further use. Residual fat contents of less than 10 percent in the dry matter are advantageous for optimum formulation design. Yet a dried fly larva or mealworm can have a final fat content of 25-40 percent depending on the substrate fed. Therefore, the different processing methods are used to reduce the fat content in the protein meals.
Properties & use
Figure 3: Possible influencing factors and boundary conditions in insect farming
Assuming the use in the feed industry, the influence of the residual fat content in the protein meal will be examined in more detail on the basis of an example. In the feed industry, about 80 percent of the goods are pelletised. The factors influencing pelleting are shown in Figure 7. In the compound-feed formulation, which is to be pelleted, the residual fat content of the protein meal comes under the chemical material properties into effect. The total Figure 4: Life cycle of the mealworm beetle3 fat content of the formulation remains constant, only the composition of the fatcontaining components in the compound-feed 75 percent in a pig feed formulation at the IFF (Table 1). formulation changes. Due to the residual fat content of 5.5 percent, which was higher In the industrial collective research project for SME “Functional model of an industrial production and fractionation plant (protein, than that of the soybean meal used (3%), the addition of soybean oil was thereby reduced in the formulation. The total fat content fat) of insects” which was funded by the German Federal of the formulation remained constant. Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy via the German As the proportion of the mealworm meal is increased, the pellet Federation of Industrial Research Associations (AiF), the soybean quality increased -lower abrasion values and increasing hardness extraction meal was replaced by a mealworm meal at 25, 50 and 60 | September 2021 - Milling and Grain
F of the pellets produced were measured, for example. The use of the new straight feed (mealworm meal) thus had a clear influence on the subsequent process, pelleting, under otherwise constant conditions.
Sustainability and economic efficiency
Besides the production of alternative protein carriers, another aspect of the topic of insects is the global challenge to produce them in a way that does not result in negative consequences for the environment and climate. The general assumption is that insects can be produced in a climate-friendly, space- and resource-efficient way (Figure 8). Feed conversion is considered good, so under optimal conditions 0.8kg of insects can be produced from one kilogram of feed4. However, since insects are considered as livestock by the feed law, they must also be fed approved feeds accordingly. Due to this, a competitive situation with Figure 5: Illustration of possible process steps for fattening mealworms. conventional livestock farming arises. Only when insects are fed sustainably, the positive characteristics, such as in Germany alone by industry, trade, large-scale consumers and the nutritional value or the low space requirement, can be utilised private households6. optimally. Another advantage of insects is their low substrate specificity, the Insects could make efficient use of this resource, since they larvae can utilise many raw materials as substrate for growing. In utilise, among other things, side streams from the food industry this context, one can turn a disadvantage into an advantage. as feed. Insect products could then be a low-cost alternative to With reference to the food industry, it is criticised that in the fish meal and soybean protein, making them attractive to the production of food approximately one third of the food ends up feed industry and investors. For this to happen, the following in waste on its way from the farmer to the consumer. Along this conditions, among others, must be met. chain, about 11 million tons of food waste per year are generated • Appropriate studies regarding nutrient transformation on M&G_febbraio_2021_ESP.pdf
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yield and product quality must be available. Process steps along the production chain should be known and optimised. The hygienic status and quality of the corresponding insect products along the value chain must be guaranteed.
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Figure 7: Factors influencing the pelleting process.
Figure 8: Nutritional values and sustainability of mealworms and conventional food and feed. (A-D) Nutritional value of 100g mealworms compared to livestock. (E-G) Water footprint per edible ton, global warming potential and land use for each 1kg edible part. (H) Essential amino acids of mealworms, soy and fish meal5
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Many dependencies and influencing parameters
Along the process chain (Figure 3) from larvae rearing to protein meal, many dependencies and influencing parameters were pointed out. In order to economically guarantee a balanced and defined composition of insects on an industrial level, both in terms of the fat-protein ratio and the amino acids relevant for livestock farming, monitoring and control of the feeding of the larvae as well as a corresponding degree of automation are essential. In addition, continuous quality control of raw materials and processes is essential in the production of food and feed, as manufacturers are legally obliged to market only safe products. There is also a need for research on these points. In an industrial collective research project funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy via the AiF, the three research institutes IFF Research Institute of Feed Technology, Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg are collaborating in this respect to investigate the optimisation of the processing of mealworm beetle larvae (Tenebrio molitor) and resulting products by automated process control based on a non-invasive near-infrared measuring system. In order to contribute to more awareness and to advance research, the IFF is offering another application-oriented seminar in October.
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References
[1] https://de.statista.com/infografik/16941/weltweitesmarktvolumen-von-essbaren-insekten/ [2] https://ipiff.org/insects-eu-legislation/
[3] https://www.dlco-ea.org/index.php/about-us/dlcoeamission/26-desert-locust
[4] Edible insects – Future prospects for food and feed security. FAO (2013), Rome, Forestry Paper [5] Grau, T., Vilcinskas, A., Joop, G. (2017). Sustainable farming of the mealworm Tenebrio molitor for the production of food and feed
[6] Nationale Bioökonomiestrategie für eine nachhaltige, kreislauforientierte und starke Wirtschaft, BMBF, Pressemitteilung 003/2020
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Maize is considered one of the world’s most important staple foods and is the largest consumed grain today. With the entry of traditional and specialised products into new markets as well as evolving consumer trends, the potential of maize continues to grow. With the help of Bühler’s expertise and innovative processing technology, the demands of this growing market can be met.
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aize is a truly global food enjoyed by millions of consumers. More than a billion tons of maize are harvested every year. Of these, 175 million tons are manufactured into classic milling products such as flaking grits for the production of corn flakes, brewers grit for beer and spirits, snack grits for tasty in-between meals, breakfast cereals and main meals, and flours used for baked goods and traditional dishes such as polenta in Italy and the Balkans. Dishes like tacos, tortilla chips and arepas from Latin American are growing in popularity around the world. Maize-based products are also growing in demand as a healthy gluten-free substitute for conventional staples. Even in Western Europe, where maize has tended to be seen as an ingredient for animal feed, new products have entered the consumer food markets.
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One of the biggest drivers in demand for maize is the increase in demand for glutenfree products. Whereas only recently such products occupied just a small space in the specialised foods section of supermarkets, today gluten-free products fill entire aisles. Once reserved for consumers with special dietary needs, they have long since entered the mainstream. The retail volume of gluten-free baked goods has increased from 173,500 tons in 2015 to 355,000 tons in 2020. Growth from 2015 to 2025 is projected to be 146 percent. It’s the same story for gluten-free pasta products. Consumers opting for healthier or gluten-free diets are just one reason why maize has become such an important ingredient in the food market. Brewers are also driving demand as they look for ways to cut down on cost. Many are replacing malt with maize as a price-efficient alternative. Craft breweries are also experimenting with the new ingredient and developing new tastes for their consumers. During the Covid-19 pandemic, these trends have accelerated. Another important factor is the rise of snackification. Time-poor consumers demand convenient, tasty and healthy foods that fit in their busy schedules. Traditional and new maize-based products are not just practical but also meet modern consumer tastes and serve our well-being.
Higher yields and food safety standards
On the supply side, unprecedented growth and increased yields have had an impact on the market. Today it is becoming increasingly challenging to source high quality maize because growing demand has pushed seed producers to create breeds that produce higher yields. These varieties tend to become softer, putting more pressure on the dry milling industry to process maize into a diverse range of high-quality products that meet consumer expectations. Bühler’s longstanding experience and expertise in maize processing provides the best technological solution to answer increased demand, efficiently process a broad spectrum of product varieties with specific operating parameters and manage quality challenges. Bühler’s solutions enable food processors to maximise yields, maintain high food safety standards and extend the shelf life of their products. Indeed, food safety is an area of growing focus. In recent years aflatoxin contamination of maize, which has been linked to global warming, has increased significantly. Traditional colour sorters that remove discoloured grains tend to impact yield by removing more grain than necessary. Bühler’s LumoVision system accurately detects infected grains providing a safe and efficient solution to a growing global problem.
More sustainable solutions
A further challenge is how to meet the increasing demand with sustainable solutions. Each of the diverse local product varieties requires specific process parameters. In the traditional nixtamalisation process of tortillas, chips and taco shells, for example, maize is cooked in lime water for several hours before the grinding process begins. This is how the characteristic taste is achieved. But taste comes at a cost – 1500 litres of water is needed to process 1000 kilograms into nixtamalised maize flour. As this water is very high in alkaline and contains a lot of fibre and starch, it needs to be treated in a wastewater purification plant prior to being released back into the environment. To address this challenge, ten years ago Bühler started looking into sustainable solutions for nixtamal Milling and Grain - September 2021 | 65
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maize flour processing and developed a new process based on steaming to replace the traditional water cooking process. This solution is marketed today by Bühler as Prime Masa. The Prime Masa Nixtamal process uses advanced steaming technology to optimise the process. Maize is cleaned and degerminated before the maize grits are treated with lime water and steamed. After the steaming process the maize grits are first passed through a flaker before they enter the drying and cooling process. The grits are then ground into fine maize flour. The Prime Masa process is more sustainable and efficient, without altering the taste of the end-product. According to Bühler’s initial process assessment, 84 percent of water and 52 percent of energy can be saved in the cooking and drying process, while waste is reduced by 96 percent. A further assessment, validated by SGS Tecnos SA, has demonstrated that there is also a beneficial impact on CO2 emissions. The Prime Masa process reduces CO2e emissions per kilogram of maize flour from 0.93 to 0.79 kg. These results support progress toward Bühler’s global sustainability goal to cut energy usage, water consumption and waste by 50 percent along customers’ value chains. The proven technology has been successfully in operation at a plant in the US for five years. In India an additional plant started operations in July 2021 in response to the growing demand for tortilla chips and snack foods. In order to further drive innovation, Bühler’s food application center in Minneapolis has been developing and optimising the leapfrog technology since 2019.
A newcomer with real potential
Tortillas and tacos are already familiar almost the world over, but now another maizebased product is entering markets. For breakfast, lunch and dinner, or as a convenient snack on the go, arepa, which originates from Venezuela and Columbia, is taking the world by storm. As millions of Venezuelans emigrate to countries around the world, they are introducing the tasty maize discs to new markets. Arepa consumption is increasing in traditional south American markets as well in Europe, South Africa and even the Chinese market is predicted to grow. In response to this growing demand, milling plants have been remodeled and new plants and production lines installed. Bühler’s integrated production lines are specifically designed to reach benchmark quality and cover all aspects of the maize processing operation. The pre-cooked arepa flour requires a specialised process to achieve a high degree of gelatinisation. During the intake of raw materials impurities such as small stones, sand, and defective grains are safely removed. The degermination process removes bran and germ to adjust the specific end product requirements. Bühler’s flaking lines consistently deliver the highest pressure required to produce a uniform product such as arepa. The extraordinary growth in the traditional and new markets and evolving new consumer trends present operators in the maize industry with opportunities and challenges. Bühler’s proven expertise in traditional and novel processing technology equips millers with the tools they need to efficiently achieve highest yields and meet consumer expectations. The environmentally friendly processing of maize products ensures maximum sustainability and efficient handling of valuable resources with tangible benefits for operators, consumers and our planet. Milling and Grain - September 2021 | 67
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The rebuilding process begins
Elevating the spirits of tradition and innovation through better knowledge and rice by Nao Ohashi, Public Relations Department, Satake Corporation, Japan
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When Mr Sato decided to return to his family brewery and started studying sake brewing at National Research Institute of Brewing in Hiroshima Prefecture on brewing know-hows and its cutting-edge technology, the Aramasa was in a financial slump. Upon knowing the situation, Mr Sato completed his research earlier than planned and returned to the brewery to start rebuilding it. He gathered trustable colleagues from all over Japan and took the lead in creating new sake based on the knowledge he had acquired in Hiroshima. Amazingly, in his first year of sake production, he won top prizes at various contests. He appeared out of the blue, shocked the sake world, and quickly became a man in the spotlight. “I was a rookie, but I was learning about the latest yeast, koji (malted rice) at National Research Institute of Brewing, so it was not surprising for me that I would win awards. “Of course, I was happy and confident about the results, but at the same time, I began to feel unsatisfied. Even if I used highest quality rice, the most advanced yeast, and the latest machinery to win the prize, the taste would be similar to other breweries, and the brewery would not grow much. “Besides, winning a prize in a contest is not necessarily the same as running a successful brewery and becoming
F a big brand. So, I wanted to make good sake in a way that was more unique and different from other breweries,” he adds. Mr Sato was not interested in gaining fame, he just tried to improve his business by brewing sake that he wanted. He then shifted his focus to producing “pure rice sake that is easier to understand the added value” compared with “low margin normal sake you need to sell a high volume of to make profit.”
The use of pesticide-free rice
Since 2012, Mr Sato’s brewery has stopped using any additives (brewing acids, minerals, enzymes, etc), and has switched to pure rice brewing (rice, rice malt, and water are the only ingredients). In addition, all of the rice used for sake production comes from Akita Prefecture, while the yeast used is “No. 6 yeast”, the oldest commercially available sake yeast in existence, which was discovered by the fifthgeneration brewer of his own brewery, Uhee Sato, around in 1935. “My brewing style is not disadvantageous at all. It requires a lot of time and effort, but it is romantic. In fact, we are able to make better products than before,” he says. After focusing on ingredients, Mr Sato next turned his attention to the use of pesticide-free rice for sake production. “We wanted to remove pesticides from the rice and make it fully organic, so we started growing our own pesticide-free rice, and it took about five years”.
Higher protein content
Compared to Yamada-Nishiki, a most famous rice suitable for sake brewing, rice grown in Akita Prefecture has a higher protein content, making it more difficult to brew good sake with traditional rice milling. For this reason, Mr Sato was an early proponent of "flat rice milling”, or low aspect ratio milling, in which the shape of the rice is left intact, rather than "spherical rice polishing," a common method, to remove outer layers of rice containing proteins, fats, and other unwanted ingredients causing a bad taste or odor in sake. The method is ideal for rice grown in Akita Prefecture because it removes unnecessary ingredients while efficiently leaving useful starch intact. “There is a common misconception that the price of sake is determined by the rice milling ratio. For example, Ginjo sake has a standard of 60 percent or less rice milling ratio, but there are other types of sake that taste better than Ginjo sake even if they do not meet the standard,” says Mr Sato. “No matter how hard we worked to cultivate good rice, we didn't want it to be judged only by the milling ratio and that is the reason why we needed different type of rice milling for more efficiency,” he adds. However, the realisation of ideal flat rice milling was not easy. He tried many times, Milling and Grain - September 2021 | 69
F making several adjustments including reducing the rotation speed of the rice milling rolls, but he could not achieve the result he was looking for, and he was still working on flat rice milling with a sense of uncertainty. At that time, one of the three rice milling machines he owned was due for renewal, and by chance, a fellow sake brewer informed him that Satake was developing a new brewing rice milling machine for flat rice milling.
A reduction in processing time
In the fall of 2018, Satake introduced a new brewing rice milling machine that uses a newly developed milling stone that enables Ginjo or even Daiginjo-like taste without milling to its standard, 60 or 50 percent. In the past, flat rice milling was prone to create rice breakage due to the pressure applied to the rice, requiring a long time to mill the rice at lower gentle pressure. However, Satake's new brewing rice milling machine uses a new type of milling roll, made of cBN (Cubic boron
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nitride), which is sharp enough to handle flat rice milling. Combined with a newly developed pressure control device, the new machine has realised a reduction in the processing time for flat rice milling compared to the conventional machine, which has greatly improved rice milling efficiency. In addition, even if the rice milling ratio does not reach the standard milling ratio, it is possible to produce sake with taste equivalent to Ginjo or Daiginjo sake, due to its milling efficiency in reducing unwanted outer layer. Furthermore, it mills rice with least amount of waste and reduces the cost of raw materials and ingredients. Mr Sato's pursuit of the ideal rice milling machine coincided with the machine's goals, and the new Satake machine became a part of the Aramasa in 2019. "The rice we use now is completely different than before,” says Makoto Uematsu, Toji (master brewer). “Rice produced in Akita Prefecture has a high protein content, and I knew that the flat milling process with Satake's rice milling machine would reduce the protein content of the rice, but the results exceeded my expectations," he continues. “We also perform primary rice milling before flat rice milling. At Aramasa, we want to make clean tasting sake with no miscellaneous flavours. “In order to achieve this, it is necessary to mill the rice without leaving the germ of the rice. Since the germ is full of nutrients, it becomes a miscellaneous flavor in the sake, and it also makes the yeast more energetic. “This means that the yeast will not be able to control itself after the sake goes to the main fermentation process, and the brewing will be finished in a short period of time, which will inevitably result in a lack of flavour. “In order to prevent this from happening, it is better to remove the germ
properly beforehand, so the rice is milled first with Satake's Millmore rice milling machine, then the germ is removed, and the rice is milled flat to 65 percent milling ratio. “As rice is grown without fertilisers and pesticides, the yield of rice production is inevttably small, but since we worked really hard on growing rice, we want to efficiently mill the rice in good quality to produce delicious sake without wasting a single grain. For this reason, primary and flat milling are indispensable," concludes Mr Uematsu. All of the products in this year's Aramasa lineup, including the standard “No.6” and Colors series, with 65 and 55 percent milling ratio, use flat-milled rice. They are particularly proud of its lower priced Colors series Ecru.
An industry to be proud of
Sake is a traditional industry that Japan should be proud to share with the world. However, the consumption of sake has been on a steady decline since 1975. One of the reasons for this trend, according to Mr Sato, is the inability to shed the outdated image of sake, which was mass-produced mockery that was sold during the period of rapid economic growth, with a "bad taste that gives you a headache.” One of the avenues that Mr Sato has chosen to change this image is that he is very meticulous about the design and label of each bottle. As he is a firm believer that a well-packaged product is also a guarantee of the high-quality contents. Aramasa continues to innovate sake without being bound by stereotypes and is no longer just another brand of sake but has established itself as a new genre that represents Japan. We are certain that Aramasa will continue to make sake that will remain in people's memories for a long time.
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by Dr Wenbin Wu, China n July 20, 2021, heavy rain in Chinese city of Zhengzhou in the Henan province, disrupted traffic and subway services, threatening people's lives and leaving many places without electricity, water or internet. A week later, Henan’s Provincial Food and Strategic Reserves Administration held a video conference on flood control and post-disaster reconstruction for the province's grain and material reserve system. The meeting briefed the provincial grain and reserve system on flood control and disaster relief and heard reports on the work of the grain and material reserve departments in Anyang, Hebi, Xinxiang, Zhoukou and Shangqiu. The meeting stressed that all units should adopt one single, decisive train of thought that should apply to all of the country's decisionmaking, including the deployment of human resources and the allocation of provincial government work arrangements. The meeting also stated that saving people’s lives should be the very first priority. To achieve this decisive and strong leadership will be required, whilst a relaxed mood and an overreliance on luck should also be avoided and the summer flood control safety measures will continue to be observed.
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A strict adherence to pre-existing safety protocols was also strongly recommended – as secondary disasters, such as disease or famine, would serve only to worsen the already negative impact of the flood problem.
Supporting post-disaster reconstruction
The meeting also recommended that in the face of complex and changeable weather conditions, the food and material reserve system should quickly organise flood fighting and disaster relief measures, which should make every effort to prevent and protect grain during the disaster and rebuild the infrastructure after it. Further recommendations include the formation of a leading group for flood control and grain protection, with key individuals
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F going to the front line of flood fighting to guide flood control and grain protection. Establishing the three-level emergency duty system of province, city and county in flood season was also considered an important measure, as was appointing a designated person to lead the shift and implementing the 24-hour duty system. These task forces were charged with the responsibility of strengthening the tracking and investigation of flood hit locations, with special attention paid to storage sites affected by the floods. These teams will closely monitor market supply trends and allocate the grain resources to where they are needed most. They will also ensure that they are processed, transported and distributed efficiently - thus ensuring that the affected people have food to eat, whilst also stabilising the market. In order to achieve this, the emergency processing enterprises of grain and oil should be urged to actively put all finished commodities into stock, which should ensure that grain supply is maintained whilst also stabilising market expectations. The commissary department also keeps adequate supplies of food and oil to ensure that there is food for the troops who will maintain order, strengthen the overseeing of grain markets, and crack down on illegal activities such as hoarding and price gouging, in accordance with the law. The organisations should also actively serve the affected farmers by providing technical guidance for grain storage and flood control in disaster-affected areas. Relying on the post-grain service system, they should also provide them with cleaning and drying services, so as to achieve an acceptable standard of classification, sorting and storage. For warehouses inundated by floods, visits from professional and technical personnel will be organised, so that safety assessments that identify the underlying or main hidden dangers, strength and suitability tests of walls and related ancillary facilities in the storage areas, rapid repairs, maintenance, recovery and reconstruction can be carried out.
Strengthening food security management
These bodies will also continue to manage food security in accordance with the law, whilst also accelerating the legislation
of the Food Security Law and the Administration of Food Reserve Security’s regulations. All concerned parties will be kept well informed by in-depth publicity, which will assist with the implementation of the newly revised “Regulations on the Administration of Grain Circulation,” whilst also developing new ways and means of grain law enforcement and supervision, with it implemented based supervision reports. The teams will also focus on the in-depth implementation of the quality grain project, and of the six major actions, which include the improvement of: • Green storage of grain • Grain variety quality and brand • Grain quality traceability • Grain machinery and equipment • Food emergency support capacity • Health consumption of grain saving and loss reduction
Promoting research on grain saving and loss reduction
In order to ensure that the damage from this disaster is not felt for many more years to come, the task force teams will continue to seek to effectively promote research on grain saving and loss reduction. This will encourage those refining grain to focus on the job at hand whilst also encouraging them to do a better job of warehousing, transportation, minimising processing losses, whilst also encouraging them to improve food post sales service with the construction of dedicated centres. Further measures include the implementation of more scientific grain storage measures, including green grain storage at low temperature and the use of more moderate processing technology. The construction of new intelligent and more modern storage systems whilst also making storehouses more resilient will help to improve the efficiency of grain storage and logistics. The overseeing bodies will also look to improve the current system’s standards of safety and hygiene, carry out research on scientific and reasonable processing, and guide healthy consumption, so as to improve the effectiveness of grain saving and loss reduction.
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For part one of this story please see the July 2021 edition of Milling and Grain magazine at www.mymag.info/e/1168
Author - Dr Sergio Antolini, Ocrim & Paglierani of Cremona, Italy
Animals eat when they are hungry, (...) man, hungry even from future hunger, strives. - Thomas Hobbes
ACT I Change to Survive
We are at the end of the last glaciation, in the geosphere: 15,000 years ago, the climate begins to change. The melting of the glaciers creates an abundance of water and life begins on Earth. “And God said, 'Let the earth bring forth sprouts, herbs producing seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit on the earth with seed, each according to its kind.' “And so it happened. The earth produced sprouts, herbs that produce seed, each according to its own kind and trees that each bear fruit with the seed, according to its own kind. " (Genesis 1, 11-12)
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Here we are in the time of the biosphere, in which many people begin to contend for the origins of wheat. In 63BC Strabo, historian, and philosopher citing Aristobolo, identifies the banks of the Indus as the homeland of the seed, Linnaeus brings it back to the Caucasus region, Durbeau de Lamalle indicates Egypt, while Ethiopia is named by Thiebaud de Bernard. The Italian botanist Antonio Bertoloni is unbalanced in favor of the Sicilian origin, comforted by quotations in the Odyssey, while the Russian scholar Vavilov moves the origins of wheat to the Middle East (Turkey and Afghanistan). All the areas listed above may have been the origin of the cereal, but for sure the Middle East, the Fertile Crescent, Mesopotamia, cradle of the ancient civilizations of Sumerians, Babylonians, Hittites, Assyrians and Egyptians, will be the scene of the radical change of history of man. And it is precisely on that territory, in the shape of a half moon, crossed by the Nile, Jordan, Tigris and Euphrates rivers, that the tribes begin to concentrate in the city, where writing is invented and where the first techniques of agriculture are applied: everything this defines the concept of civilization, a prelude to the noosphere. We are in the Neolithic, a period of transformation of stone tools. In the previous Paleolithic Era, with the climatic changes and their improvement, the woods and prairies began to be populated by animals, creating a paradise for nomadic "hunter-gatherers", for whom hunting animals and collecting plants were the only daily food sustenance. They were communities formed by a few individuals and still nomads. Between the end of the Paleolithic and the beginning of the Neolithic, in a middle age that scholars call the Mesolithic, large mammals begin to be scarce (many species disappear) and
F man increasingly feels the need to be able to count on a supply of constant food, also by virtue of the demographic increase, which requires more and more resources. "(...) son of a titan, Prometheus (...) entered into the graces of the so-called 'father of the gods' for his help in the fight against Cronus, (...) he was charged with forging man with the earth and fire. Humans were born: all males [to whom he gave divine fire, after having stolen it from the gods]. Zeus saw dangerous adversaries in humans [and was angry with Prometheus to the point of punishing him by chaining him to a cliff and having him tortured by an eagle that daily devoured his liver]. Towards men, on the other hand, who also had no fault, Zeus was even (...) more subtle, perfidious and evil. (...) commissioned Hephaestus to model a human image, the woman, using water and clay [and from which the beautiful Pandora was born] (...). All the gods were instructed by Zeus to place gifts in her [and with the gods also Zeus]. He gave the girl a vase, forbidden to ever open it, containing all the evils that humanity did not yet know: old age, jealousy, illness, madness, vice, passion, suspicion, hunger, and so on [and only two virtues such as hope and the ability to foresee]. (...) Zeus entrusted the girl to Hermes to bring her as a gift to Prometheus [the provident] who, however, thinking of a deception, refused her. Then Zeus ordered Hermes to take her to Epimetheus [the fearless, the non-provident, the stupid], brother of Prometheus, who as soon as he saw her fell in love with her and accepted her as his wife (...). (...) Pandora, taken by curiosity, opened the box. From it swiftly all the punishments that Zeus had placed there ran like lightning on the Earth (...) hitherto unknown. The only good gift (...) got stuck under the lid that Pandora had immediately closed: it was the Elpis, hope [together with the virtue of foreseeing, which fortunately remained in the container and which from that moment supported the breed. human, even in complicated and most despondent moments] (...). " And thanks to those virtues that remained in Pandora's box, shortly thereafter, an unknown novelty would have made human progress possible and changed humanity forever: the discovery of grass plants fundamental for the diet of men, which thus they stopped traveling in search of food, changing from nomads to permanent settlements and building their first homes. The first villages arose, the oldest of which was found in the archaeological excavations made in Israel, in the Judean desert, at Wadi-en-Natuf. The tribe that lived there was that of the Natufians. Little has been heard of them: living 14,000 years ago, they were the first to harvest wild wheat and barley, recognizing them as useful, and separating them from other inedible plants. They do not yet produce bread, but an ancestor of it, similar to a kind of hard dough. Then, 10,000 years ago, the return of the ice to the European continent and the consequent drying up of the areas of the Middle East, caused a natural catastrophe which was followed by the drying up of the great lake of Galilee in Jordan. No longer a lake, the bed is transformed into a fertile plain, alternating drought, during the summer season, with fertile periods, thanks to the spraying of water from the surrounding hills. The species that thrive in this climate are suitable for surviving the long drought and growing rapidly when the rains resume; they are annual plants, which dry up and die with the arid season,
small in size, but with large, robust and very productive seeds in the wild and, most importantly, edible for humans. The condition favors the permanence of hunter-gatherers even before agriculture is "invented". Soon the Mesopotamian populations changed their habits, from gatherers to farmers, passing from the sole activity of gathering grasses, which first arose spontaneously, to their cultivation. With the permanence there is a great demographic explosion and therefore the demand for food increases, which obliges the first farmers to constantly search for suitable methods and tools to increase the production of the plants then cultivated. It is in this context that the domestication of plants is born: in favor of nature, man exploits both the mutations and the natural crossings that occur between different species, for the constitution of new species, more suitable, for rusticity, for productivity, of those that had originated them and that often, without human intervention, would have disappeared over time. The first cereals cultivated in the Natufian age are probably spelled and two-row barley. During the Neolithic, around the 10th millennium BC, the harvesting of primitive wheat, small spelled, medium spelled and barley was common practice in Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Iran and Palestine. It is thanks to the Natufians that we come to the invention of agriculture, and we owe a lot to them, as they were the first to ignite the spark of civilization. Agrariness becomes the cipher of civilization and culture, the beginning of the phase of the noosphere. The triumph of human adaptability. The Natufians create their own controlled environment, digging the ground and using their food supplies, the seeds, sacrificing them for the future, for their re-sowing. Not limiting themselves to the collection of spontaneous plants, but rather by cultivating them, the Natufians became the first farmers in the world. They didn't know it, but from that moment the history of man changed, forever. A courageous choice, that of the Natufians, to change to survive, a constant bet in the history of man, which can exist thanks to his extraordinary ability to adapt, to change, to invent himself. No animal could have done this because it is the absolute prerogative of human intelligence alone. The population begins to grow and with it the need to spread the technique and technicalities of the agricultural art. Exchange is born, commerce is born. From generation to generation the expansion of the population spreads further and further, until reaching, 8000 years ago, Turkey, Cyprus, Southern Italy, where the local aborigines are not aware of agricultural techniques. The spread of agriculture and the first crops of wheat start from the regions of the Fertile Crescent, particularly from Anatolia, towards Europe, and is relatively fast. First in Hellenic territory, then in Italy, in France, in Spain and in about two centuries it reaches the Balkan countries and expands to present-day Germany. The wheats that accompany this diffusion are mainly small and medium spelled in addition to spelled, also called granfarro, ancestor of soft wheat, also from the chromosomal point of view. The most ancient finds, which date back to 5000 BC in Iraq, suggest that the first plant ever to be cultivated by man was the medium spelled, while the cultivation of the small spelled appears to be later, initially considered naturalized as weed.
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F Later it is spread in the Balkan region and in northern Europe, but nevertheless throughout Europe the medium type takes over. The spelled, long and thin, with about twenty spikelets each, containing 2 or 3 grains, appears for the first time around the Bronze Age in Switzerland and then spreads to northern Europe. The Bible already speaks of it, while the Ancient Romans used it in times of famine distributing it to the plebs for the high nutritional value and the easy sense of satiety generated. A wheat similar to soft wheat, of low size and squat ear, classified as compact wheat, widespread in Egypt, in the Indus valley and in some areas of the Swiss Alps. In central-southern Italy spelled is grown almost exclusively, while in northern Italy, bare kernels are also used (similar to current soft wheat and durum wheat) and it is in these regions that it appears, for the first time in Italy. Moving towards the African continent, the wheat arrives a little later than in southern Europe. It initially appears in Egypt, in the Nile delta, and from here towards the south, without however crossing the Equator, as
Metamorphosis: transformation of one being into another. In zoology, the functional or structural modification of an animal being during development, in the passage from the larval to the adult stage. As well as the vocabulary of the Italian language, so likewise, David in his work. Change to survive.
Metamorphosis Davide Conti
In every knot that tightens against the flesh there is a seed of change: a continuous metamorphosis that creates new possibilities and cognitive spaces. And from the body constrained by the ropes, two multicolored wings unfold, and through the constriction, and perhaps thanks to it and the need to free oneself, beauty is born and reveals itself. A splendor that is not only aesthetic, but also spiritual. A metamorphosis, a journey through which the human and the universal, the known and the unknown are integrated. A long and difficult path, which is no longer just functional or structural modification in passing from the larval phase to the adult stage and a necessary change to survive, but a real path that leads from non-knowledge to knowledge and to discover the true being, one's physical and spiritual identity, oneself in its entirety. No more hands and arms, which remain close to the body, no more legs to move, but the gentleness and power of the wings; no more words to express oneself, but the beauty of color, new tools to face the inner journey. And by observing this new being that rises from the darkness in all its power, one can perceive, as also happens in Ovid's Metamorphoses, all the emotional variations of that fear of the unknown and of that destructive action which in reality is rebirth.
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this belt is characterized by dense and impenetrable tropical vegetation. In the Roman world, grain supplies were ensured by the colonies, especially those of the African Mediterranean coasts, which represented the granary of the Empire. With the invasion of the vandals along the same coasts, the barbarian invasions, the epidemics, as well as the famines, agriculture suffered a dramatic collapse in the fourth century and with it the cultivation of wheat. In the proemial passage Cato, in his work De agri cultura, elevates and affirms the superiority of agriculture, on the social, moral and educational level, but also on that of economic profit, compared to other activities that also procure earnings, such as trading and wear. “... Et virum bonum cum laudabant, ita laudabant bonum agricolam bonumque colonum. Extensive laudari existimabantur qui ita laudabantur. Mercatorem autem strenuum studiosumque rei quaerendae existimo, verum ut supra dixi,
periculosum et calamitosum. At ex agricolis et viri fortissimi et milites strenuissimi gignuntur, maximeque pius quaestus stabilissimusque consequitur minimeque invidiosus, minimeque male cogitantes sunt qui in eo studio occupied sunt ". “... And the man they praised, they called him a good farmer and a good settler; and whoever was thus praised estimated that he had obtained very great praise. Now, I believe those who dedicate themselves to trading are courageous and diligent in earning money, but subject to dangers and disasters. From farmers, on the other hand, very strong men and very valiant soldiers are born, and their earnings are fair and safe from any insecurity, nothing hateful; and those who devote themselves to agriculture are not drawn to bad thoughts. " (Marco Porcio Catone - De agri cultura, praefatio). Only between the eighth and thirteenth centuries agriculture was reborn and with it wheat; with this rebirth also the technicalities and techniques that foresee the rediscovery of ancient practices develop.
The studies on the cultivation of wheat experienced a particular flowering during the eighteenth century by many scholars including Jethro Tull, who exposes the techniques of cultivation of wheat and the control of weeds, and the French Mittelburg, who reclassifies some species of wheat. “Today that peasant, bent between earth and sky, has raised his back; that farmer has become a farmer. He knows when his land is hungry, when it is thirsty and sleepy. His hands take care of his land with new caresses. The treasure that he keeps with the memory of the past and the science of the future is his field and on that field there is no longer a farmer who hopes but a farmer who knows. " (Advertising campaign, The seasons of Italy)
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The best methods for and economic advantages of drying grain by Andrew Wilkinson, Milling & Grain magazine hen grain is first harvested from the field, as well as various items of dry matter that you’d expect to find, yields tend to contain unwelcome levels of water too. Whilst water is necessary for plant growth and grain production, excess moisture after grain maturity can lead to a variety of storage related problems - viewers of Amazon series Clarkson’s Farm will have seen what can happen when this is not done properly. Grain moisture content and temperature play a key role in determining safe storage life and is typically expressed as a percent of the grain weight, so 100 pounds of 13 percent moisture content grain contains 13 pounds of water and 87 pounds of dry matter rice. As a general rule, dryer grain and cooler temperatures increase the length of time that the grain can be stored safely for, with wetter grain and warmer temperatures vastly increasing the potential for pests, insects, mould and fungi - which will in turn have a negative influence on both the quality and market value of your grain. Therefore, the primary objective of grain drying and storage
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should always be to manage the temperature and moisture of the air around the grain, with a view to minimising losses from the previously listed factors, whilst affording us the opportunity to hold grain for longer whilst we wait for the best-selling times to arrive. Maintaining grain quality requires drying the grain to safe moisture content levels after harvest followed by lowering and maintaining the grain temperature within a few degrees of ambient air temperatures. Therefore, in addition to more control of harvest timing, there are potential economic advantages to on farm drying and storage.
Controlling the uncontrollable
The various grain drying strategies found throughout the world often depend on uncontrollable conditions including the volatility of the local climate and the availability of labour. These approaches include field drying, natural air drying, low temp drying, high temperature drying or dryeration, with allowing grain to dry in the field still the most widely used method. In many cases, partial field drying is often used in conjunction with postharvest drying to reach target storage moisture content. The combination and dryeration techniques are done by partially drying grain with high temperature dryers, and then the remainder of the drying process is done with low temperature air
F and fans. Although these techniques are typically faster, they do consume huge amounts of energy compared to the more natural alternatives.
Preserving grain quality & yield
Regardless of the chosen technique, grain drying always begins in the field just after the grain is fully mature, as a layer of tissue is formed between the seed and the plant which blocks additional moisture and nutrient inputs from the plant. At this point the maximum potential grain quality and yield are set and once the grain matures and the layer of tissue is formed between the seed and the plant, the sun and air can remove moisture and dry grain at a rate of 0.5 to one percent per day. Most producers field dry grain to a certain moisture content and then harvest and dry further or market the grain at harvest. The disadvantage with this method is the reduced control of the drying process and potential exposure to weather and pests which causes damage.
Low & high temperature drying
Low temperature drying refers to the process that sees grain bins filled or partially filled with grain and then air, that has been slightly heated, is pushed through the grain with fans. This process typically takes place in bins with a perforated floor or ducts. This method always has potential for drying grain within the accepted moisture contents associated with long term storage. This is contrasted with natural air drying, where outside air conditions may not allow further drying as the transfer of moisture continues until the grain and air are the same. Perhaps the greatest risk associated with low temperature drying is the unpredictable variability of weather, so the same drying strategy may not be used every year. Like its low temperature counterpart, the high temperature drying technique is also carried out within the confines of either a grain bin or in a specifically industrial grain dryer. There are currently four different approaches to high temperature drying that are available to grain farmers and processors alike, which include: • In bin batch • Recirculating bin • Continuous flow bin • Pass Drying time is greatly reduced with high temperature drying. However, grain near the floor often becomes excessively dried while the top layer of grain often stays moist. Stirring devices provide more uniform drying and should be considered in conjunction with this method.
Improving operational efficiency
With showery summers predicted to become more common, to help deal with any extreme seasons to come, the best time to appraise our grain-drying facilities and reinvest where necessary is now. David Perry, managing director of Devon grain-drying equipment specialist Perry of Oakley told Farmers Weekly recently that although some pieces of equipment may be perfectly serviceable, they would benefit from an automation system and/or more efficient burners and is currently refurbishing three or four each year. He also states that although most older systems are run manually from hard-wired control panels and require an attentive operator to take grain moisture readings at intake and outlet and adjust accordingly. 84 | September 2021 - Milling and Grain
A system like Perry of Oakley’s PLC Drier Control uses a number of sensors to monitor dryer performance, then automatically adjusts throughput to hit a pre-set target grain moisture content. Pieces of equipment such as this not only reduce labour costs, they also improve a dryer’s operational efficiency and prevent overdrying, which can have a devastating effect on drying costs. When reducing wet wheat to 14%, if you overdry to 13%, it increases drying costs by 30% through increased energy use and weight loss. Furthermore, as grain is moving through the dryer unnecessarily slowly, dryer capacity also falls by 16%. Where overdried to 12%, costs increase by a massive 50%. Many older units work on the crossflow principle, where a series of chains move a layer of grain through the dryer, forcing warm air through as it goes. Whereas the latest systems offered by companies such as Allmet and Perry of Oakley work on the continuous-mix-flow principle. This system works by constantly agitating the grain throughout the process with the warm drawn rather than driven through.
Finding a more sustainable approach
Although electricity powered grain drying can be energy intensive, some corn is dried in storage bins equipped with drying floors during a short period in the fall using large volumes of air that is heated only several degrees by the heat from fan operation. Natural air drying can be done for less cost and energy use if grain depth is not excessive and drying can continue through the winter at temperatures below freezing, but precautions should be taken when air temperatures are extremely cold to keep frost formation on exhaust ventilation openings in the bin from restricting or stopping airflow. It may also be necessary to stop the drying fan at temperatures near zero, whilst there are a number of other reasons that it might be advantageous to interrupt the drying process by operating the fan only within certain parameters. As previously stated in this article, since the shelf life of corn is inversely proportional to temperature and starting corn moisture content, operating the fan when ambient temperatures are too high would unnecessarily shorten the allowable period for drying the corn, although operating the fan at night if needed to keep grain cooler might still make sense. Under any of these circumstances exercising control with devices such as thermostats or humidistats would offer some advantage. These devices can automatically control when to shut the drying fan off and switch it back on again. However, a further and much more sustainable solution lies in ground heat, which is also known as ground-stored solar energy. Ground heat is relatively inexpensive to access and is the reason that ground source heat pump systems are so efficient. In the Autumn, soil temperatures in the northern hemisphere drop slower and reach minimum values later than air temperatures. The difference between cold winter air temperatures and warmer soil temperatures can be used to heat air for low- temperature grain drying, even without using a heat pump, which is the most expensive part of a ground- source heat pump heating system. The shift in the proposed drying system from most of the cost being for purchased energy inputs to most of the cost being for capital cost, such as the employment of local rather than national contractors. Whether for one or all of the above reasons, drying corn in the manner proposed should lead to a more sustainable and profitable agriculture and less impact on the environment.
Quality concerns as wheat supplies shrink
by John Buckley Although Russia starts this season with a larger carryover stock of 15m versus last year’s 12m tonnes, the new crop forecasts suggest a decline in its export availability for 2021/22 season to 35m from last season’s 38.5m.
Weather issues that could reduce the ratio of milling to feed – or at least lower quality - wheat in this year’s expected big crop have re-ignited a firm market for the grain on both sides of the Atlantic this past month. The first standout event has been the failure of key North American hard spring wheat crops in the wake of severe droughts and heat-waves. At one point recently just nine percent of these were in ‘good-excellent’ condition versus over 70 percent last year, while the ‘poor/very poor’ component expanded to two thirds. Hard spring accounts for almost 30 percent of US output and exports and is depended on by consumers blending up quality of flour made predominantly from lower grade milling wheat. US traders were initially surprised at the extent to which the USDA slashed its crop forecast for this class to just 8.3m tonnes compared with last year’s 14.4m but there may be worse to come. Despite better US winter wheat prospects, USDA has cut its total US wheat production estimate from US51.7m tonnes in June to 46.2m by August. More importantly though, USDA has slashed its Canadian crop forecast from 32m to just 24m over the same period as record heat and poor rainfall take their toll. Canada, of course, is another key quality wheat supplier. As US and other bread wheat users turned from these spring wheats to hard red winter wheat, prices for this class rose sharply too, eventually dragging up the benchmark CBOT soft red winter wheat market in their wake. The nearby delivery month reached its highest since mid-May at US$7.62/bu (about US$280/tonne). The low volume of North American hard spring wheat becomes more important still if countries producing the middling grades of the predominant winter wheat crop have quality issues too. And while rising Australian, European and Ukrainian crop numbers could offset the negative North American trend, Russia’s output estimates have been plummeting with lower than expected harvest yields amid difficult harvest weather in some regions and dry heat in others. That too has sparked further fears of quality issues.
Russia was the biggest shock in the latest USDA monthly forecasts. Earlier it had been forecasting 85m tonnes but in the past month, some local analysts dropped theirs to 76/78.5m. As if trying to avoid getting caught out again, USDA has now slashed its forecast to just 72.5m. Although Russia starts this season with a larger carryover stock of 15m versus last year’s 12m tonnes, the new crop forecasts suggest a decline in its export availability for 2021/22 season to 35m from last season’s 38.5m. There will possibly be a greater temptation now for the top supplier to use export taxes, quotas and other means to protect domestic supplies (or jack the price up). That said, given the likely EU and Ukrainian competition, it’s possible Russia will look over-priced and moderate offers to avoid losing market share. (Romania in particular has been competing hard against Russia for sales to top importer Egypt). In Europe Europe, meanwhile, has its own problems with wet harvest weather in top producer France, number two supplier Germany and another of its big exporters, Poland. The EU total crop will still be much bigger than last year’s but perhaps by a smaller margin than expected a few weeks ago before the weather turned uncooperative. The uncertain harvest outlook alongside USDA’s world crop cuts helped the Paris milling contract briefly touch a new ‘lifeof-contract’ high of €246.75/tonne this month. Even so, the EU in total is expected to raise its export contribution from last season’s 30.75m to about 35m tonnes. Wheat costs, of course, have political implications, driving up the price of loaves in countries as diverse as Russia and Egypt. Ironically, before the recent rise, nearby CBOT wheat futures had briefly hit their cheapest since mid-April while the Paris milling futures market flirted with some of its lowest levels of the year. Ukraine export prices were also easing on the back of an expected big harvest – now seen as much as 33m tonnes versus last year’s 25m. USDA at least sees this supplier exporting about 6.75m tonnes more this season that last at some 23.5m, helping to fill the Russian 86 | September 2021 - Milling and Grain
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gap. Also of note is another massive Australian crop of 30m versus last season’s record 33m tonnes and the previous three-year average of under 18m tonnes. This quality wheat supplier should be able to add up to four million tonnes to its exports at some 23.5m. In total USDA’s August forecasts have the 2021/22 world wheat crop 15.5m tonnes below last year’s and with consumption edging up 2.0m, world ending stocks actually declining by almost 10m tonnes from last season’s 289m and the previous year’s record 298m. While further weather/quality issues could easily get the speculative money flowing back into wheat, with unwelcome impact on consumers (if not growers) some restraint has been demanded by a steep reversal in maize costs. In our last issue we drew attention to these running unusually close to those of wheat, instead of at their usual steep discount, effectively giving the wheat market a free rein to move higher. But assuming a forecast bigger US maize crop comes through (see below), the discount could help keep ordinary/soft wheat prices anchored - even if premiums for proteins and other hard milling characteristics go sky-high on quality shortfalls. What do the futures markets say about how long wheat prices will stay high? This time next year, CBOT wheat is seen around the same
level as now – but at least not appreciably higher. Paris milling wheat futures for September 2022 meanwhile suggest a drop of 10-12 percent. Futures signals, it must be acknowledged, can be notoriously unreliable – at the mercy of weather etc and, as yet unmade sowing plans. Still, might it be feasible that the higher wheat prices of the past year will offer greater incentive for farmers to restore some of the wheat acreage they have taken out in recent years? That’s another potentially moderating, if longerterm influence on prices. Corn prices retreat Hopes of a bigger 2021 US crop have been restraining previously frisky maize prices over the past month or two against shrinking crop estimates from number two exporter Brazil. USDA’s last planted area estimate added just 1.6m acres to its spring forecast compared to market expectations of plus 2.6m. Extra acres had been seen as a comfort cushion in case of weather issues. USDA had also been banking earlier on average yields advancing from last year’s 172 bu/acre to 179.5 despite only 64 percent of the crop in the top ‘good/excellent’ bracket compared with 71 percent at this time last year. That’s now been cut to 174.6bpa, reducing the crop potential from over 385m to under 375m tonnes. It would still be a new record and 14.4m tonnes better than last year’s. However, even with US consumption showing little growth potential and exports expected to drop by 10m tonnes, USDA sees US ending stocks for the new season edging up by only 3m tonnes from this season’s unusually low forecast level of 28m (versus the previous three-year average of over 53m). For the moment, that scenario has tended to stabilise the drop in corn prices, if not causing much of a lasting bounce. Corn prices might have fallen a lot further were it not for much bigger weather challenges in second largest corn exporter Brazil. Back in the spring, before drought and frosts spoiled its harvest prospects, Brazil was expected to ship 40m tonnes in the full season 2020/21. The USDA has reduced its forecast to 28m while some analysts have come down as low as 17m tonnes.
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In what would normally be the peak export season, the effects are already being felt. Brazil’s July shipments dropped to around 2m tonnes and August’s are forecast to recover to only 3m. Argentine corn exports had been expected to overtake Brazil’s but have faced problems with low water levels on the Parana River, main route for grain from the interior to export ports. That may slow trade as well as raise the cost of Argentine origin by reducing tonnages that can be carried on the larger, more economical Panamax vessels. Against that, better supply prospects are seen from Ukraine if it stays on course for the 9.3m tonne crop rise that USDA expects all of which is likely to go to larger exports of 32m tonnes. Maize trade in 2021/22 will also be influenced by how major importers adjust their demand. Last year’s fastest growing market – and now top importer – China has been forecast by some domestic analysts to take less in next season. However, the high maize prices seen earlier this year – a potential deterrent to trade – have dropped sharply over the summer months and China remains in big deficit, so imports by this buyer may hold up, as the USDA expects. It should be noted that massive Chinese demand was the main factor boosting the past season’s total US corn sales, reducing its carryover stocks to half their level of recent years. Prior to 2020/21, China only imported about 5m tonnes of maize a year. Second largest corn importer Europe’s demand, off to a slower start this season, could drop with bigger domestic maize and wheat crops. Wet harvests in some EU countries could also mean more milling wheat downgraded to feed, in competition with maize in this sector. Soy supply risks remain An encouraging trend for consumers, CBOT soybean futures have recently been trading near their cheapest levels of the year, bringing meal prices further down too. Traders cite rising hopes of normal US crop yields versus slower exports and domestic crush. The yield factor is probably the main grey area though. Despite some recent improvement in US weather, earlier heat and dryness have kept US crop condition ratings relatively low at 60 percent ‘good/excellent’ against 74 percent this time last year. That could challenge the crop to meet USDA’s forecast of average yields reaching 50 bu/acre (versus last year’s 50.2) for a prospective 118m tonne harvest (last year 112.6m and 2019 just 96.7m tonnes). As in the maize market, the US is experiencing less export competition (for the time of year) from key rival Brazil whose delayed harvest resulted in it last month shipping out 13 percent fewer beans than last year. However, Brazil is still on track for a larger crop than last year, (plus 8.5m tonnes at a new record 137m, offsetting a smaller one (46m v 48.8m) from third largest supplier Argentina. The latter’s soya exports, biased towards meal, may also be affected by the Parana River problem. Recent slower US export trade has, to a large extent, resulted from a pullback in previously heavy buying by top customer China, turning to new crop Brazilian beans as well as curbing its total usage amid declines in crush and livestock production margins. But even if this adds a little to US carryover stocks, 90 | September 2021 - Milling and Grain
these will still start next month with at their tightest in several years. This season’s US soybean exports are expected to finish about one third up from the depressed levels of the previous two years, as a trade pact and a bigger US crop returned large sales to China. Will it buy as many US beans in 2021/22? Up to August, the USDA had been expecting even bigger total imports by the world’s leading soya customer – 101m versus last year’s 97m tonnes. But Brazilian competition could increase further in 2022 if early forecasts for record planted area are met amid normal weather. Local analysts have forecast output there advancing to as much as 144.7m tonnes. In contrast, Argentina’s Rosario Grain Exchange expects this, the third largest producing country to curb sowings this autumn in a switch to corn. However, it does not rule out a slightly bigger crop next spring if yields hold up. On current supply/demand pointers, the USDA expects next season’s average US farm price for soybeans to increase by 25.7 percent to US$13.70 per bushel, much of that already built into current prices. More encouragingly the forecast for the US meal price is around US$424/tonne, slightly down from this season. Futures actually have both bean and meal prices steady into next year. Rapeseed supplies getting tighter Hopes of rapeseed/canola making a bigger contribution to this year’s global oilseed supply seem to be fading fast with top producer Canada’s crop weather problems. One report from Canadian industry sources this month suggested estimates for the drought/heat-wave ravaged crop as low as 15-17m tonnes versus the initial 20/21m tonne forecasts. Canadian officials estimate end-season carryover stocks of rapeseed at the unusually low levels of 700/750,000 for the
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current and the next season, versus the starting stock of 3.13m. Recent reports suggest Canada will have less than 10m tonnes of canola to export next season (versus around 11m this past marketing year) focusing on maintaining domestic crush around the same level. It’s ironic that this crop shortfall occurs at a time when the crush majors there are expanding operations – a situation that has already helped sharply raise the Canadian seasonal average price forecast. In Europe, the European Commission in August raised its crop forecast by 200,000 to 16.9m tonnes and reduced its import estimate from 6.2m to 6.0m tonnes. Private analyst Strategie Grains offered a similar, 17.03m tonne estimate but still expected the bloc’s low carry-in stocks to tighten further over the marketing year. The Paris futures market meanwhile portrays firm prices right through to next summer, when the next crop might offer a chance to increase supply and moderate costs. Key EU supplier Ukraine’s crop has been trimmed by USDA from 3.1m to 2.9m tonnes while some local analysts are below 2.5m tonnes – about nine percent down on the year. That’s offset by Russia’s estimate rising to 2.75m and Australia (another important exporter) forecast at 4.4m versus last year’s record four million tonnes. Even so, global output is now seen dropping by almost two million tonnes. Strong prices for the raw material on the EU market, boosted by steep premiums for imports from Canada remain a potential
disincentive for crushers on both sides of the Atlantic. Rapeseed, of course, depends for its profitability on returns from its high oil content. As long as demand for the (very expensive) oil holds up, meal can be marketed at an acceptable (i.e. relatively low) price to feed users, indeed must be, as the dominant soya market competes for the same outlets.
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Industry Profile
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Delivering comprehensive service support on a global scale
s an experienced global player in the milling industry and an expert provider of turnkey greenfield and modernisation projects, Alapala knows that technical support and maintenance play a critical role in ensuring the continuity of operations in mills. By combining expertise in manufacturing with global know-how, Alapala is always there for its customers, wherever they may be in the world. From providing spare parts and performing periodic maintenance to prevent downtime to training and immediate intervention through remote connection, Alapala offers a comprehensive range of professional services to support millers around the world. At Alapala’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, a large number of spare and wear parts are manufactured and stored. Thanks to the large stock of raw materials and the collaboration of designers and technicians, a wide range of spare parts can be manufactured and supplied at short notice. With three distribution centers and over 45 offices around the world, the company can provide up-to-the-minute inventory information on request to keep milling plants operating at optimum productivity.
Preventive maintenance is key
As all millers know, maintenance, repair and technical service are key in ensuring that systems run in a highly productive manner at lower costs. Preventive and periodic maintenance is crucial for optimum system lifetime, uninterrupted operation and efficiency. A considerable percentage of breakdowns can actually be avoided through regular maintenance. These costs, which include labour, spare parts, and downtime-related losses, mean that the costs resulting from breakdowns are much higher than those of maintenance.
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Preventive and periodic maintenance reduces downtime and repair costs, ensuring business continuity and allowing millers to meet their business objectives. By offering comprehensive maintenance packages, Alapala provides its customers optimum solution to maintain the high level of productivity and efficiency.
On-site product and plant support
Alapala’s value-added services provide plants with a broad range of service support. Drawing on a unique mix of global and local expertise as well as technology leadership, Alapala’s professional service team can provide troubleshooting, diagnostics, consultancy, engineering support and more, ensuring that milling plants continue to perform with maximum efficiency. By performing scheduled maintenance shutdowns, Alapala improves plant performance and extends the life of machinery. Through optimising operations and enabling service continuity, Alapala supports its customers to ensure their systems run at the highest levels of productivity possible. On-site product and plant support provided by Alapala’s service professionals include problem resolution, plant surveys, automation system support, and customised solutions.
Alapala remote services
By providing comprehensive remote services to support its customers with reliable and proven solutions, Alapala helps them to maximise the reliability of machines, optimise costs and maintain plant operations. Remote system diagnostic services allow for a more rapid and cost-effective diagnosis than plant visits, saving time and money for millers. Applying industry best practices with in-depth knowledge and expertise, Alapala’s remote support packages ensure business continuity, reduce downtime, service disruptions, and operational costs and provide actionable intelligence offering real-time plant information.
Operating on an interactive, application-based software offering support in six languages, remote mechanical pack and Department of Intelligent Online Solutions (DIOS) enables immediate response to machine failures, whilst also vastly reducing the scope for human errors and breakdowns, as well as maintenance costs, through uninterrupted information flow.
Turnkey modernisation projects
With large-scale projects it is critical to have one person looking at the overall picture in order to ensure plant efficiency. As preventive and predictive maintenance is key for maximum productivity and efficiency of milling plants, adopting a holistic approach is highly beneficial for millers. Offering inspection services upon request, Alapala’s Professional Services team evaluates the performance of machinery and systems in milling plants, diagnoses worn out parts that require replacement, and advises on any necessary actions to be taken by double checking maintenance requirements. The full check-up provided by the team includes an action plan for maximum efficiency, as well as a list of spare parts that need to be installed. With its global know-how and unique expertise, Alapala can offer a wide range of modernisation services including the redesigning of milling diagrams and flow sheets, replacement of existing equipment for better performance and improved efficiency, and integration of new solutions and technologies. Through these offerings, productivity and quality can be improved, resulting in an increase in overall efficiency.
Worldwide milling service expertise
Complementing its comprehensive range of professional services with the on-site training services it offers in addition to those provided under the umbrella of its new pilot mill Alapala Academy & Innovation Center, Alapala sets considerably high standards with its customer-oriented holistic approach and shares its expertise in innovative grain milling solutions with many, from milling industry students to workers and professionals. Enabling its customers to get the most of their investments by providing spare parts, on-site and remote technical support, modernisation services, and training programs, Alapala is a reliable and powerful partner for millers across the globe.
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large, Midwestern grain and feed cooperative grew considerably through organic growth, mergers, and acquisitions. In order to sustain this level of growth, the cooperative’s management team initiated an operational improvement plan and was also keen to upgrade the company’s hazard monitoring systems, in an effort to increase the company’s safety, up-time, and reliability. The company had a multitude of facilities that ranged from small to large and old to new that dealt with feed, grain, milling, and fertiliser; all with varying levels of automation and monitoring needs. The company’s 60-plus facilities are also hundreds of miles apart, so reliability, operational testability, remote access, and support were key requirements. The challenge
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for the company was to find a single vendor that could meet all of these requirements.
Innovative and high quality solutions
At the time, the company was using at least six different manufacturers of hazard monitoring systems in their facilities, so they had familiarity with a range of available vendors. After extensive research, consultation and analysis, the company selected 4B Components Ltd as the vendor of choice. The innovative and high quality solutions deployed includes sensors for conveyor speed, bearing temperature, belt alignment, plug condition, slack chain and gate position, Watchdog Super Elite hazard monitor controllers for local control and rapid deployment, Flex-Net System Industrial Ethernet Nodes for remote sensor connectivity, HazardMon.com for cloud monitoring, and testing tools for 100 percent functional testing and verifiability of sensors and controllers.
In addition to providing electronic hardware, 4B toured every facility to assess existing systems and recommend upgrades to ensure successful monitoring, the company also inspected the installation and commissioned start-up of the systems, and it provided product training to plant personnel and management.
Immediate benefits
Once the new system was installed and commissioned, the benefits were felt immediately. A 4B Watchdog Super Elite system alerted operators of a belt misalignment problem on a bucket elevator. Millwrights were also called in to correct the issue and found that tracking the belt was difficult due to
worn lagging on the head pulley. Once the lagging was repaired, the bucket elevator belt tracked true again. While monitoring a facility in real-time via the cloud and HazardMon. com, supervisors noticed a rapidly overheating bearing (see Expansion Card in orange for Tripper 2 Northwest Bearing) and immediately notified the location maintenance manager. The maintenance technician’s lubrication effects can be seen as the bearing temperature returns to normal and a potentially catastrophic failure is averted. Equipment and facility up-time and reliability have also improved as equipment issues are quickly identified and remedied in real-time. One of the greatest benefits to the company has been the help that the management continues to receive as it introduces and reinforces a culture of proactive maintenance. This assistance has also aided the spread of the view that hazard monitoring is a valuable tool for improving personnel and facility safety, whilst also providing insight into equipment operation and maintenance needs.
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14-16 IAOM MEA Virtual Technical Milling Forum Online www.iaom-mea.com 10-12 31st Annual IAOM MEA Conferences and Expo Dubai, UAE www.iaom-mea.com 20-23 Mill Tech Istanbul 2021 Istanbul, Turkey www.milltechistanbul.com
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3-5 AFIA Equipment Manufacturers Conference 2021 New Orleans, Lousiana, USA www.afia.org/events/emc-2021/
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17-18 JTIC 2021 Dijon, France en.jtic.eu POSTPONED UNTIL 23-24 November, 2021
7-9 50th AFIA Liquid Feed Symposium Chicago, Illinois, USA www.afia.org
23-25 VIV MEA 2021 Abu Dhabi, UAE www.vivmea.nl
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21-23 Women in Agribusiness Summit 2021 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA www.womeninag.com
27 September – 1 October 23rd Annual Food Extrusion Short Course College Station, Texas, USA https://mymag.info/e/1170
The 2022 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) has already surpassed 507,000 square feet of exhibit space and has secured more than 1000 exhibitors, with six months remaining until the Expo. Made up of three integrated trade shows – International Poultry Expo, International Feed Expo and International Meat Expo – the IPPE is the world’s largest annual meat, poultry and animal food trade show. The event is sponsored by the US Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the North American Meat Institute (NAMI). “We are excited about offering an in-person 2022 IPPE and are encouraged by our strong exhibitor participation,” remark the show’s organisers. “It demonstrates that our exhibitors are enthusiastic about reconnecting and showcasing the latest technologies and services that will continue to drive the industry forward.” IPPE will be held Tuesday through Thursday, January 25 – 27, 2022, at the Georgia World Congress Centre in Atlanta. The Expo will highlight the latest technology, equipment and services used in the production and processing of animal food, meat and poultry products. Combining the expertise from AFIA, NAMI and USPOULTRY, IPPE will also feature dynamic education programs focused on current industry issues and attendee registration will open October 4, 2021. The health and safety of everyone who attends IPPE continues to remain a top priority. IPPE is monitoring the changing protocols based on the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and will follow state and local government requirements regarding the coronavirus. Regular updates will be provided to all stakeholders as the situation warrants.
December 10-12 Agri Livestock 2021 Yangon, Myanmar www.agrilivestock.net
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INDUSTRY EVENTS GEAPS 2021Exchange declared a success Despite the attendance for GEAPS 2021 Exchange being down by as much as fifty percent, Steve Records, GEAPS Executive Director has declared, “we consider the Exchange a success.” This sense of optimism could be attributed to the fact that these numbers were achieved despite the on-going harvest in many states, along with the continued concerns relating to the Covid-19 virus and the new Delta variant. Taking place August 7-9, 2021 in Columbus, Ohio, those in attendance shared many of the same issues, including supply chain continuation and the seemingly unending concerns over the rising cost for steel, bearings, computer components and the lack of available labour. One of the many topics discussed was workers safety, which, particularly with the lack of labour, more training is happening at every level both in grain and milling sides of the business. The topics covered everything from slip and fall, chemical exposures, ladder safety and fall protection, to bin entry, confined space and entrapment. This are the ongoing issues, and even the "old timers" need these continued trainings to ensure safety throughout any facility. As discussed with many exhibitors, these issues were the same regardless of what business area they represent. Though many businesses are still very busy and continue to quote and complete many projects, the steel and labour costs are long term problems, of which seem to have no end in sight. Collin McClure of PMI, based in the American state of
Nebraska says that although the traffic was light, he had a couple of projects to quote that he would not have had he not attended the Exchange. Representatives of Nord gear reducers also say they had interest in their newest drives, which are sleek and very compact compared to many other older models in the marketplace. First time attendees Erika Bruhnke, Vice President, and Keith Turner, manager of Rules-Training at RailPros, a company that does in depth rail safety training, say the Exchange was a great experience, and they are very much looking forward to the Exchange 2022 in Kansas, City March 26 -29, 2022. Mark Sayler of Central States Hydroseal said although the labour market is extremely tight the company is very busy with both new and existing customers. With their experience and expertise with water ingress in grain elevators, flour mills, feed mills and ethanol plants they can resolve issues other were unable to do. Chris McLean of the Essmuller Company said they have been blessed to continue to be busy throughout the last 18 months and continue to quote many projects. Mr McLean also said quoting new projects is made difficult by the steadily increasing steel prices and most of their raw materials are valid for much shorter time frames than years past. At the Presidents Reception, Dick Bigler, and George Kornstad, International President 1984-1085, were recognised for the 50 years of leadership and commitment to the GEAPS organisation. Fred Norwood was also recognised for his 40 years of service, which included his 2000-2001 Associates President term.
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INDUSTRY EVENTS Women in Agribusiness Summit continues in September At its 10th anniversary event this fall, the Women in Agribusiness Summit (WIA) will continue the tradition it is known for – providing key ag industry business knowledge to help women excel in the sector. This in-person conference, which takes place September 2123 at the Hyatt Regency in the American city of Minneapolis, features a robust agenda that includes expert speakers, plenty of networking opportunities and a special off-site reception. Opening speaker Kelly Lockwood Primus, CEO of Leading NOW, will start the business discussion with The Career Advice You Probably Didn’t Get. This presentation will include Leading NOW’s research on women’s leadership, what's missing from conventional career advice and the barriers women face in achieving executive positions. “Through our research, we have identified traits for success in leadership. These include integrity, transparency, confidence and more, but most importantly, women need to focus on what we call The Missing 33%™,” says Ms Lockwood Primus, who is an advisor to global organisations seeking to change mindsets, behaviours and cultures. “This is the business acumen that sets them apart, and we will discuss this in detail at the Women in Agribusiness Summit this fall.” Others who will share the stage with Ms Lockwood Primus include Scott Sigman, principal advisor at EASE, who will focus on connecting the dots in global trade and examining alternative transport paths; Shawn Jarosz, CEO of TradeMoves, who will
Applications for AFIA Commercial Dry Feed Facility of the year award now open The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), in coordination with Feedstuffs, has opened the application phase for its Commercial Dry Feed Facility of the Year (FFY) program. The program is open to all AFIA member commercial dry facilities. “We are excited to have the opportunity to recognise the commercial dry facilities that go above and beyond in keeping their operations running safely and efficiently,”
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speak to why international trade matters to food & ag; and Beth Sauerhaft of American Farmland Trust, who will moderate a panel of esteemed experts in a discussion on sustainability and climate change. Interspersed with this critical industry content will be the annual highlights that the WIA community has grown to expect and anticipate including - Ag Innovation Hour, Executive Profiles and the Female Producer Panel. Through these, attendees will hear from soybean and egg farmers, and a specialty meats producer. They also will gain valuable career insights from accomplished female executives and be enlightened about the latest agtech innovations that are disrupting the sector. Other sessions at the 10th annual Women in Agribusiness Summit include: • The Fragile Ecosystem: Our Decisions Impact the World • Understanding the Plant-Based Consumer • Transforming the Workplace • The Future of North American Agriculture • Grain Industry Overview Women in Agribusiness initiatives have fostered a year-round community of engaged executives, leaders and professional women.
says Gary Huddleston, the AFIA’s director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs. “The commercial dry category has always had a large participation and we are looking forward to a large participation again this year.” The AFIA has been recognising excellent feed manufacturing facilities since 1985. In 2016, the AFIA created four distinct manufacturing categories to be more inclusive of our industry facilities. In 2021, the FFY program separated each category into its own individual program: liquid feed, commercial dry, premix and ingredient, and integrator, with each
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category having its own facility of the year award. The application phase for the Commercial Dry Feed Facility of the Year is now open and submissions, with the US$100 application fee, are due by September 16, 2021. The winning facility will be recognised at the AFIA’s Feed Education Program at the International Production & Processing Expo, taking place January 26, 2022, in the American city of Atlanta in the state of Georgia. The winning plant manager will receive overnight accommodation and a free registration to the expo.
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INDUSTRY EVENTS Registration opens for AFIA Equipment Manufacturers Conference
Sixth Annual Aqua Feed Extrusion Conference now under development unique opportunity for networking and education on issues and trends relevant to their segment of the industry.” Wirth the theme of “Exceeding the Standard: Food Safety and Biosecurity,” the three-day event kicks off with the annual golf tournament, which raises money for the Institute for Feed Education and Research’s EMC scholarship fund, a program designed to encourage college students to consider careers in the feed or grain sciences. Educational programs at the conference will also include a panel discussion on food safety and biosecurity practices in feed manufacturing, an update on policy issues being discussed in Washington, DC, a session on how to develop a food safety and biosecurity culture in your organisation and more. Early-bird registration will remain open until September 30, with discounted rates available for AFIA members and non-members.
Registration is now open for the American Feed Industry Association’s (AFIA) Equipment Manufacturers Conference, being held November 3-5 in New Orleans, USA. Hosted by the AFIA’s Equipment Manufacturers Committee, this annual conference focuses on updating the equipment sector of the feed industry on current issues and trends, providing an environment for learning from educational speakers and industry leaders, whilst also bringing the industry together to network. “The Equipment Manufacturers Conference addresses many issues pertinent to today’s equipment designers, builders and installers who serve the feed, pet food and ingredient industries,” says Gary Huddleston, AFIA’s director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs. “AFIA members ‘exceed the standard’ every day and we believe the EMC does the same, offering a
The sixth Annual Aqua Feed Extrusion Conference co-organised by VIV, International Aquafeed and Fish Farming Technology magazine and Dr Mian Riaz of Texas A&M University is once again taking place on January 11, 2022 as part of VICTAM and VIV Asia 2022. This edition of the conference will specialise in extrusion and the related equipment for aquatic feeds. The one - day conference will feature a variety of industry expert speakers delivering innovative presentations on how users can make the best use of their extrusion machinery and aqua feed systems. Several companies are already participating including Wenger, Andritz, Clextral, and Reynold Engineering. There are few speaking slots still available and those parties interested in the opportunity to speak at this conference can email Dr Mian Riaz: mnriaz@tamu.edu For sponsorship opportunities, companies can email Tuti Tan: tutit@perendale.co.uk.
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INDUSTRY EVENTS V-Connect Vietnam If you operate in the Feed to the Food industry, then there was only one place to be in July, and that was at V-Connect, with the 'V' in the V-Connect name standing for VIV and 'Connect' reflecting their commitment to facilitating business networking, regardless of location or current restrictions. Developed by the VIV team and co-located with ILDEX Vietnam, the 8th International Livestock, Dairy, Meat Processing and Aquaculture Exposition, the V-Connect Vietnam Edition, saw the fusing of the two events created one digital business-to-business networking event extravaganza for the ASEAN region’s feed to food Industry. Taking place July 21-23, 2021 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in its physical format, V-Connect was also available virtually through a digital platform. Featuring an exciting series of digital events powered by the VIV worldwide network, the V-Connect digital platform was an ideal tool for those interested in learning, networking and deal-making. The information packed program covered all relevant animal protein production markets with dedicated events focused on specific regions worldwide, making it the leading arena for sector learning, networking and making the most successful deals for your business.
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The ever-evolving management platform provides a progressive web-based, smartphone-supported online ecosystem optimised for all attendees to meet, network, and make deals. The V-Connect platform offered users seamless access from your laptop or smartphone with full app integration and no download necessary. Its customisable digital showcase booths afforded exhibitors the opportunity to create unique online displays that were adorned with their own unique on-brand imagery and other relevant marketing collateral, enabling them to position their business at the heart of the feed to food industry by welcoming buyers to 1:1 meetings and group webinars. The platform also allowed attendees to set up meetings with relevant brands that were intelligently selected by aligned business profile interests and elements. During the show, users were able to enjoy three days of interactive, real-time live chat or video call meetingss with new suppliers via the VIV network, with over 100 VIP buyers from the animal protein production supply chain around Asia Pacific region in attendance including CP, Japfa, Malindo, New Hope and Cargill. As well as offering a wealth of promising options to exhibitors, the platform also enabled individuals to attend and present webinars, live stream conferences and more online event formats. Here they were also able to visit themed virtual lounges that hosted group chats, as well as being able to access unique meetings with industry experts, associations and stakeholders. In order to allow businesses to match with exhibitors and to give visitors the opportunity to re-watch the webinar sessions you might have missed during the live days, the V-Connect Vietnam Edition platform remained open to all visitors until July 30, 2021.
INDUSTRY EVENTS The Future of Milling Mühlenchemie invites attendees to first Digital Millers’ Conference This year flour treatment specialist Mühlenchemie is again holding an international symposium on 'The Future of Milling.' In 2021 the symposium will be held digitally for the first time. Taking place from September 16-22, grain and flour experts from around the world will come together to discuss the leading current issues in the milling industry. Each regional conference will focus on the industry challenges of that specific location, which enables millers to access global knowledge for their specific requirements and discuss local challenges and methods with each other. During the five-day Digital Millers' Conference, well-known international scientists, experts and millers will meet in the virtual space. They'll discuss the current trends and challenges in flour treatment, improvement and enrichment, focussing on the current wheat harvest, analysis and milling techniques. Attendees can learn about the latest science, economic trends and technical
innovations in the milling industry and have the opportunity to network with flour and grain experts from science and industry. All of the keynotes revolve around the question of how to meet the challenges of providing high quality nutrition to a growing world population economically as climate and business conditions change. Over 20 leading experts in all areas of the flour industry will report on new digital and other methods and products for the analysis and processing of grain and flour. The organiser, Mühlenchemie, will present its latest findings and developments in the areas of flour improvement and enrichment. Laboratory equipment manufacturers will present the latest state of the art in flour analysis. On specific days attendees of the Digital Millers' Conference can exchange knowledge and ideas with experts in their regions. These sessions make it possible to address the current issues and special challenges of local markets. Regional sessions will be offered for the Middle East and Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Francophone and CIS countries.
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Statec Binder GmbH
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the interview
Dr Clifford Adams BSc, MSc, PhD, Managing Director, Anozene Associates, Belgium
For over 25 years Dr Clifford Adams has worked in the feed additive industry in Belgium and is closely involved in new product development, technical education and writing and EU registration procedures. He also developed some new nutritional strategies under the title of Total Nutrition. In 2007 Cliff established Anozene Nutritional Sciences to focus on research and writing in the further development of nutritional strategies for animals and humans. He has a particular interest in the relationship between nutrition and health through the interaction of bioactive food ingredients, nutricines and nutrients. This impacts upon the efficiency of animal production and feed and food safety. Dr Adams lives in Antwerp, Belgium, and speaks English, French and Dutch. He has published many peer-reviewed scientific papers and magazine articles and has also published four books on animal nutrition and two books on technical writing. Two of his nutrition books have been translated and published in Chinese (www.anozene.eu). What were your interests growing up and how did you settle on nutrition as a career choice?
I grew up in a small village in South Wales in the UK. During my school years I worked on the local farms and was always attracted to agriculture. Consequently, my university studies in the UK, Canada and the USA, were focused on agricultural biochemistry, soil science, crop science and agronomy. This included work on forages and soyabeans, important feed ingredients - although at this time I was not directly involved in animal nutrition.
What was your first job in animal agriculture and the feed sector in particular? After my university time I spent several years in academic and industrial research and then I joined the American company Kemin, at their operation in Belgium. Kemin were, and still are, developing and selling a range of feed additives.
organisation, I became increasingly interested in the relationship between nutrition and health. In these early days nutrition and health was not so closely intertwined. Nutrition was focussed mainly on animal growth and animal health was supported by antibiotics. It became evident to me that many feed ingredients such as antioxidants, organic acids, carotenoids and lysophospholipids were able to support animal health as well as being important feed ingredients. These components I described as nutricines in order to differentiate them from the classical nutrients. This subsequently led me into the concept of designing feeds for health maintenance and disease avoidance expressed as Total Nutrition, where feeds must support both health and growth.
You have worked many years in animal nutrition and the feed industry. What are the key challenges ahead for the industry in your view?
This was my first direct exposure to feeds and animal nutrition. At Kemin, I was part of the international research team and our mission was to find nutritional solutions to improve feed quality and animal performance. My background in crop science and biochemistry allowed me to readily adapt to the new demands of animal nutrition.
A key challenge is to explain more forcefully the great benefits the modern feed industry and how improved animal production has brought benefits to the general population. Food of animal origin has a very high nutritional value for humans and nowadays this food has the lowest cost ever. Food security is taken for granted in the developed countries.
Can you identify one or two highlights regarding product development in animal feeding that you consider has had a significant impact?
Moreover, the feed industry plays a major role in the Circular Economy, recycling many by-products from the human food and biofuel industries. Improved forage management can have benefits by increasing soil carbon capture. The feed industry provides large volumes of low cost food and is becoming a sustainable system.
The introduction of feed enzymes was a major step forward in monogastric nutrition. In the early days this was not an easy project as enzymes were more associated with washing powders than with animal feeds. Fortunately, we were able to develop the energy sparing effect of enzymes and later phytase became available with a phosphorus sparing effect. Nowadays feed enzymes are considered as a normal part of feed production. The widespread use of organic acids both for mould and bacterial control has also had a major impact upon animal health and performance. The discovery that a range of organic acids are toxic to moulds and bacteria but essentially non-toxic to animals and avian species was a major step forward in improving feed safety, and animal health, without the use of antibiotics.
You have authored many papers and publications and continue to do so. Please tell us what the key focuses of your work are and why? After I started working in the feed industry with the Kemin
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Unfortunately, many of these aspects are overshadowed by consumer concerns about the use of antibiotics. Therefore, the second major challenge is to seriously reduce the use of antibiotics and focus on a Total Nutrition approach for health maintenance and disease avoidance. If animals can be kept healthy through nutrition then the need for large scale use of antibiotics falls away.
While the feed industry is still being driven by leastcost, finding alternative protein sources and reducing antimicrobial usage to name just a few factors, what might we be overlooking in your view, and where we should focus our efforts if we are to feed a growing world population successfully by the mid-21st century? A. A major problem in animal nutrition is that only a portion of the feed ingredients is actually absorbed and used for growth and productivity. Generally, less than 50 percent of feed protein is actually absorbed by the animal.
Digestibility of feed ingredients is quite high, but absorption of the digested nutrients is much less efficient. This low rate of nutrient absorption leads to environmental pollution and increases feed costs. There needs to be more focus on nutrient absorption. Quite possibly the microbiome has a role to play here in terms of supporting gastrointestinal health which may in turn lead to more efficient nutrient absorption.
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PEOPLE THE INDUSTRY FACES Milling & Grain magazine welcomes new General Manager - LATAM
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erendale Publishers Ltd, producers of Milling & Grain and International Aquafeed magazines, are proud to announce the appointment of Clarissa Garza de Yta to the position of General Manager Latin America (LATAM).
Currently a Director of Aquaculture Without Frontiers in the LATAM region, she previously served as the Consumer Promotion Coordinator for the National Aquaculture and Fisheries Commission (CONAPESCA) in Mexico. Mrs Garza de Yta also coordinates multifunctional groups for both public and private institutions, to develop projects for aquaculture in rural areas, whilst also developing strategies for increasing seafood consumption in the region. “It's a great honour to join the wonderful Perendale Publishers Ltd team, I cannot be more excited,” says Mrs Garza de Yta, following her appointment.
“I am very passionate about working for a cause as noble as the food industry and as transcendental as the technological one.”
Hamlet Protein appoints new Global Swine Manager
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amlet Protein has recently appointed Jessika van Leeuwen as category manager swine. The Denmark headquartered company has been investing in speciesspecific knowledge, as it aims to increase its share of global piglet, calf, and chick markets.
“I am looking forward to become part of the global team and continue to build on Hamlet Protein’s network and experience,” comments Mrs Van Leeuwen.
“We strive to be a true customer centric company,” states Erik Visser, Hamlet Protein CEO. “In our case that means being able to deliver best in class support to our customers across the world, that is why we are investing in global species managers. “I am confident that Jessika, with her academic and professional credentials, will contribute to further strengthening our position as market leader in soy specialty protein ingredients for piglets.”
Behlen Grain Systems announces new General Manager
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im Snyder has accepted the position of general manager of the Grain Systems Division of Behlen Manufacturing Company.
Mr Snyder most recently filled the role of international market development for Behlen. Prior to working for Behlen, Mr Snyder was with Reinke Manufacturing, developing international markets for their products.
As well as manufacturing farm and ranch equipment, grain storage systems, strip joiners, and metal buildings, Behlen also supplies precision tooling, machined steel components and custom fabricated metal parts. Headquartered in Columbus, in the American state of New England, the company’s inhouse trucking system, BMC Transportation, is able to deliver its products throughout the US and Canada. Mr Snyder will be working closely with sales, engineering, and manufacturing of the Grain Systems Division to continue its path toward continual improvement, striving to provide better products and services to Behlen's valued customers.
Delacon names experienced business leader as new Chief Operating Officer
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ith more than 25 years of experience in the food industry, Michael Fischer has been part of executive boards for 13 years. In his new role with Delacon he will guide the organisation in implementing its vision to unlock the plant universe for better lives.
“I see a very bright future for phytogenics and can highly identify with Delacon’s values: make a difference, grow together, impact life,” says Mr Fischer. “I look forward to growing Delacon’s global footprint and make the world a little bit better with our concepts and solutions, every day,” he concludes.
“With Michael joining our C-Suite, we are strengthening our top management as a base for Delacon’s future growth and development. Together, we will pursue our mission of making phytogenics for health and nutrition available to all.” adds Delacon's CEO Markus Dedl. 118 | September 2021 - Milling and Grain