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Feed Focus • Enzymatic improvement of the quality of pasta and noodles • Heat treatment - precision fumigation with benefits • Key factors in bin usage • Innovation in the milling industry

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FEATURES 32 Not all feed enzymes are created equal

94 People news from the global milling industry

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38 Think Rice - Think Thailand

36 Delacon participates in EU research project

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42 Enzymatic improvement of the quality of pasta and noodles 46 Heat treatment

STORAGE

54 Key factors in bin usage 62 Cereals 2015

68 Industry profile: Delacon

50 Bühler in South East Asia

EVENTS

80 Event listings, reviews and previews

TRAINING

27 Feed manufacturing course to be held at KSU’s IGP Institute

COLUMNS

8 Mildred Cookson 16 Tom Blacker 18 Christophe Pelletier 22 Chris Jackson

2 GUEST EDITOR Davide Oldani

74 MARKETS John Buckley

92 INTERVIEW Claudio Zavatta

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Italian tradition at Ipack-Ima It is my pleasure to open this month’s Milling and Grain Magazine following my time shared with Ocrim at the recent Ipack-Ima event in Milan. The Ipack-Ima event also coincided with EXPO 2015, of which I am an ambassador. It is clear that both man and machine must work together if we are to tackle the challenge of feeding a growing population.

So, a little bit about my passion! For me, cooking is an art. I commenced my career working with Gualtiero Marchesi. After which, I gained international experience, studying with some of the greatest chefs worldwide -Albert Roux (Le Gavroche, London), Alain Ducasse (Louis XV, Montecarlo), Pierre Hermé (Fauchon, Paris) travelling all around the world, from the USA to Japan and Europe.

I returned to Italy in 2003, choosing my home district where I grew up, Cornaredo (a few kilometres from Milan’s western ring road) to open my own restaurant, ‘D’O’.

My cooking philosophy can be defined as “Cucina POP”. My Cucina POP comes from the desire to blend the essential with

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the well-made, to create something good that is accessible, to combine tradition with innovation. I am convinced that the greatness of Italian cuisine lies - not only in the variety and flavours - but also because it is open to continuous re-interpretation.

It was a great honour to be part of Ocrim’s 70th birthday celebrations and to listen to their story. Like my approach to cooking, the Ocrim brand perfectly combines innovation with a deep respect for Italian tradition. A true sense of intrigue captivated the audience during the event, as three surprises were unveiled.

It was clear to myself, and others that Ocrim are a vital part of Cremona and there is a deep link between the people of Cremona and the company.

To mark the occasion, I cooked and dedicated a special dish symbolic of innovation: fregola, crunchy wheat, plum and coffee powder.

I decided to invent this recipe for Ocrim since it too reflects both my approach and the Ocrim story of fusing tradition with a futuristic approach. Then of course there are the ingredients, wheat and flour. Flour, which is a product of technology and the ‘work’ of Ocrim machines (and men!). Again, man and machine meet!

I hope you enjoy this edition and turn to the Ipack-Ima photo review where you will find pictures of the special Ocrim event.

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SOUTH EAST ASIA INDUSTRY PROFILE

STORAGE

Bühler secures rice processing contracts in excess of USD 100 million across South East Asia The contracts, secured over the past two years, have an emphasis on food safety, hygienic production, energy efficiency and sustainability.

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SOUTH EAST ASIA STATS 90 - percent of the world’s rice is consumed and produced in the South East Asia pacific region.

700 - million tons - the projected demand for rice expected by 2025.

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1.8 - The Asian population is growing at 1.8 percent per year at present.

50-80 - the total percentage of daily calories from rice consumed daily per person in the region.

27 - Millions of tonnes of paddy rice produced by Thailand in 2003.

7.5 million tonnes of rice was exported.

25 - The percentage of Thailand’s rice lands which are irrigated.

The rest are rainfed, with a tiny proportion of deepwater and upland varieties.

(Source: FAO)

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Think Rice - Think Thailand Think Rice - Think Thailand’ - That was the challenge delivered to the 500plus delegates, including importers and buyers, attending the 7th Thailand Rice Convention in Bangkok See the full story on page 38

Thailand’s Prime Minister addresses farmer-processor-trader concerns at Thailand Rice Convention 2015 On May 20, 2015, Thailand’s Prime Minister General Prayut ChanO-Cha officially opened the 7th Thailand Rice Convention 2015 See the full story on page 17

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Charles Starkey named American Feed Industry Association Member of the Year

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he American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) named Charles Starkey, PhD, of Balchem Animal Nutrition and Health, its Member of the Year during a ceremony at its board of directors meeting May 12-13, in Arlington, Virginia, USA. Mr Starkey is a staunch supporter of AFIA, known for providing leadership to strengthen the Safe Food/Safe Food program.

The Member of the Year Award Left to right: AFIA President and CEO Joel G. is presented to an AFIA member Newman, Dr Charles Starkey, Dr Jessica (Dunn) Starkey (wife), and former Chairman of the Board, who exhibits the utmost support Dr Alan Wessler throughout the year to help the organisation achieve its goals and objectives. With the exception of the 83 members on the Food Safety Modernisation Act work group who received the 2014 Member of the Year Award, only 33 individuals prior have been honored.

“Charles is a deeply committed member, always willing to vocalise his knowledge and feedback. He has spoken at multiple AFIA events and provided comments on AFIA’s response to FDA on the Current Good Manufacturing Practices and Preventive Controls for Animal Food,” said AFIA President and CEO Joel G Newman.

Mr Starkey currently serves on the feed regulatory, ingredient approval and definition, international trade and pet food member interest groups, regularly attends committee meetings and serves as the liaison between the feed, pet food and rendering industries.

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Trevor Williams

- Plant geneticist who helped establish worldwide network of gene banks to ensure future food security

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he future survival of mankind will owe much to the work of Dr (John) Trevor Williams who has died at 76. He is recognised as making an enormous contribution towards the conservation of the genes of the world’s food crops, report the Daily Telegraph in late April. Dr Trevor Williams died on March 30, 2015.

Dr Williams was the executive secretary of the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (IBPGR) in Rome and its director from 1974-89. He directed the programme of collecting, conserving and sharing the crop varieties that farmers had grown for centuries the genetic resources need for plant breeding and crop improvement.

During that period farmers were adopting new, higheryielding seeds and many traditional crop varieties risked becoming extinct. One way to preserve genetic diversity was to place seeds in a gene bank for long-term conservation.

IBPGR helped to establish an international network of gene banks, culminating in the opening in 2008 of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault – the ‘Doomsday Vault’ – inside a sandstone mountain on the Norwegian island of Spitzbergen. Today millions of seeds are stored for posterity deep beneath the Artic permafrost.

John Trevor Williams was born at Thingwall in the Wirral peninsula, just outside Liverpool, UK, on June 21, 1938. He studied botany at Selwyn College, Cambridge,

Milling News graduating in 1959 and completed his PhD in 1962 at the University of Wales, Bangor. He was a research fellow in Zurich for three years where he was awarded his DSc. In 1969 he joined the department of botany at the University of Birmingham as course tutor for the newly established MSc in Conservation and Utilisation of Plant Genetic Resources. He trained students from all over the world in the theory and practice of genetic conservation.

IBPGR was founded in 1974 under the auspices of the United Nations as an international agricultural research institute.

His dynamic leadership helped many countries set up genetic resource programmes for the first time and sponsored ‘germplasma’ collection trips all over the world.

In 1980 Dr Williams sent scientists to Afghanistan – a country with a rich base of genetically-varied crops – to rescue the contents of the gene bank there in case they fell into the hands of the Russians or were destroyed by the Afghans.

By the time he stepped down as director there were more than 1000 gene banks or collections around the world.

IBPGR subsequently evolved into bioversity International.

He then moved to Washington DC where he advised the management of Diversity magazine and was founder of the International Centre for Underutilised Crops.

The Daily Telegraph reported his many honours and the societies he belonged to. He was a whirlwind of energy who encouraged many students to follow a career in genetic conservation; some of them went on to become leaders of their own national genetic resources programmes. He was unmarried.

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The Earsham Roller Flour Mills on the River Waveney in Norfolk (From The Miller, October 2nd 1893)

Milling Journals of the past at the Mills Archive

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by Mildred Cookson, The Mills Archive, UK he mill, taken over by Rank Hovis McDougall in 1977, sits in the centre of a wheat growing area in the valley of the Waveney. Its history dates back to Saxon times and the mill adjoins an ancient earthworks believed to be from this period.

An early drawing of the mill shows how it looked in 1793 when occupied by Mr Thomas Clarke, who had taken over the mill aged 24.

He learnt his trade from his father who owned and ran a Norfolk mill at Hoxne and he was reputed to be able to carry two 280 lbs sacks of flour, one under each arm. He also united his milling business with farming and baking.

The portraits show two Thomas Clarkes, separated by 100 years, both occupiers of the mill. In January 1856 Mr Robert Harvey Clarke, father of the younger Thomas Clarke, entered into an agreement with Thomas and

Riches and Watts of Norwich. Flour from the mill was transported by water to Newcastle. In September 1871, a Situations Vacant advert in the Norfolk News read “Wanted: an experienced Man as Spoutman, apply to R H Clarke, Earsham Mills”.

In 1877 Mr Robert Harvey Clarke took possession of a site on the banks of the River Yare at Great Yarmouth and there built the Waveney Mills. These were fitted out with Whitmore and Binyon machinery and included some rollers, wheat cleaning equipment and flour dressing machinery. After two years’ experience, he approved of the system and decided to erect a roller plant at Earsham Mills, which he had now purchased from the Duke of Norfolk and was run by his eldest son. The order for the roller mill was once more given to Messrs Whitmore and Binyon of Wicken Market in Suffolk who were to erect it on similar lines to the Waveney mills at Yarmouth.

The roller mill (seen in the drawing from 1893) had the capacity of two sacks of flour an hour. The layout of the mill can be seen in the sectional elevation. Mr Clarke had the reputation of being an excellent judge of wheat and

Sectional Elevation

Thomas Clarke 1793

Early drawing 1793 1940s order invoice

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took possession of the Earsham mills.

In 1863 the mill was rebuilt by the then owner, The Duke of Norfolk and fitted out with new machinery, which consisted of eleven pairs of millstones driven by a waterwheel. It also had auxiliary power from a horizontal high and low pressure engine by Messrs

Thomas Clarke 1893

also a fisherman, catching a salmon trout in the mill pool which weighed 12 ½ lbs and shortly afterwards, catching an eel weighing nine lbs.

In 1900 Charles Marston purchased the Mill and in 1923 was awarded The Miller Challenge Cup. The Marston family continued at the mill till 1937. The order/invoice from the 1940s shows the range of products being offered at that time. The Mills Archive holds many similar documents from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, offering a rich reward for the researcher. Along with old and modern photographs they can bring to life a journey through the history of a mill from its earliest times to date. Our newly launched website https://millsarchive. org contains information and images of thousands of mills throughout the UK and abroad, so take a look! If you have any queries you can contact me at mills@millsarchive.org

Alltech Young Scientist award winners hope to make ‘a world of difference’

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wo university students from 62 countries. The graduate received awards in the winner received US$10,000, and 10th annual Alltech Young the undergraduate winner received Scientist (AYS) program, the US$5000. Alltech also recognised largest global contest of its kind 46 regional and local award winners, that rewards scientific genius and who received up to US$2000 each. experimental application in agriStudents were challenged to pursue science. Students were challenged solutions in animal health and to submit research studies that nutrition, crop science, aquaculture, demonstrate a keen awareness of food science, algae, environmental science and its applications for science and other agri-science related improving the future of the world, areas. specifically through agriculture.

“This year we encouraged students Xiaoqiu (Churchill) Wang, who to push the envelope and to ‘rebel’ in Dr Aoife Lyons (left), director of educational attends Texas A&M University in their search for solutions to today’s initiatives at Alltech, and Dr Inge Russell (right), College Station, Texas, USA, was challenges,” said Dr Pearse Lyons, director of the Alltech Young Scientist program, present Xiaoqiu (Churchill) Wang with his the graduate winner. Rafal Bialek, president and founder of Alltech. award as the graduate winner of the 10th a student at Adam Mickiewicz “Once again this group of students annual Alltech Young Scientist program. Mr Wang is a student at Texas A&M University University in Poznań, Poland, won did not disappoint. We congratulate the undergraduate division. Nearly these winners for rising to the 9000 students from 62 countries had registered for the AYS challenge and demonstrating their potential as scientific this year. leaders.”

Dr Aoife Lyons, director of educational initiatives at REBELation concluded Wednesday, with featured Alltech, and Dr Inge Russell, director of the AYS program, speakers University of Kentucky head basketball coach presented the awards in the famed Rupp Arena during John Calipari and Lisa Bodell, founder and CEO of the Alltech REBELation, an international conference futurethink and author of “Kill the Company.” Mr Calipari exploring innovation, inspiration and world-changing was presented with the Alltech Humanitarian Award.

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“Worldwide recognition of my current research keeps me inspired,” said Mr Wang, adding that his long-term goal is to be an independent scientist “who makes a seminal discovery that makes a world of difference.”

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ADM elects directors at Annual Meeting and declares cash dividend

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rcher Daniels Midland Company announced at its 92nd Annual Stockholders’ Meeting that 13 incumbent directors were elected to its Board. The directors are: Alan L. Boeckmann, Mollie Hale Carter, Terrell K. Crews, Pierre Dufour, Donald E. Felsinger, Juan R. Luciano, Antonio Maciel Neto, Patrick J. Moore, Thomas F. O’Neill, Francisco Sanchez, Daniel Shih, Kelvin R. Westbrook and Patricia A. Woertz.

ADM’s Board of Directors also declared a cash dividend of 28.0 cents per share on the company’s common stock

payable June 11, 2015, to Stockholders of record May 21, 2015.

This is ADM’s 334th consecutive quarterly payment, a record of 83 years of uninterrupted dividends. As of March 31, 2015, there were 625,071,516 shares of ADM common stock outstanding.

ADM also announced its No-Deforestation Policy, with specific actions related to ADM’s palm and soy supply chains. It includes commitments to work with respected third-party experts, including The Forest Trust, to begin mapping the company’s supply chains against high carbon stock forests, high conservation value areas and peatlands, and to develop appropriate action plans to create more sustainable, traceable supply chains that protect these areas. These action plans will also incorporate information gathered through the implementation of ADM’s Commitment to Human Rights. ADM committed to publish the action plans and provide regular updates.

Vital legacy of gender specialist Paula Kantor

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t is with deepest condolences that Milling and Grain magazine mark the tragic passing of International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) gender and development specialist Paula Kantor. Paula was featured in our April edition celebrating the ‘Superwomen of maize and wheat’.

Paula died on May 13, 2015 in the aftermath of an attack on the hotel where she was staying in Kabul, Afghanistan.

“We extend our deepest condolences to her family, friends and colleagues,” said Thomas Lumpkin, CIMMYT’s director general.

“Paula’s desire to help people and make lasting change in their lives often led her into challenging settings. Her dedication and bravery was much admired by those who knew her and she leaves a lasting legacy upon which future research on gender and food security should build.”

A US citizen, Paula joined CIMMYT as a senior scientist (gender and development specialist) in February 2015 to lead an ambitious new project aimed at empowering and improving the livelihoods of women, men and youth in important wheat-growing areas of Afghanistan, Ethiopia and Pakistan.

“Paula was such a caring, committed, energetic and talented colleague,” said Olaf Erenstein, director of socio-economics at CIMMYT. “She inspired everyone she worked with – and it’s so sad that her life and career were prematurely ended. She will be sorely missed – our deepest sympathies to her family, friends and colleagues throughout the world.”

At the time of her death at age 46, Paula had many years of experience in the area of gender and social

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development. She was a respected professional and prolific writer, having published more than a dozen peerreviewed academic publications, some 10 peer-reviewed monographs and briefs, 15 other publications and 10 conference papers during her lifetime.

Dynamic Career

Before joining CIMMYT, Paula served as a senior gender scientist with CGIAR sister organization WorldFish for three years from 2012, working in Bangladesh, Malaysia and Egypt.

“It is such a tragic, shocking waste of a remarkable talent,” said Patrick Dugan, WorldFish deputy director general and CRP AAS Director.

For two years previously, Paula had worked at the International Centre for Research on Women (ICRW) in Washington, D.C., developing intervention research programs in the area of gender and rural livelihoods.

From 2008 to 2010, Paula was based in Kabul, working as director and manager of the gender and livelihoods research portfolios at the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), an independent research agency.

After earning a doctoral degree focused on international economic development and gender from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2000, she taught in the Departments of Consumer Science and Women’s Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

“Paula was a pillar in our gender work and a dear friend to many of us,” said Lone Badstue, CIMMYT gender specialist.

“It was a privilege to work with her. She had a strong passion for ensuring that her work made a difference. It’s hard to imagine how to move forward, but I’m convinced that Paula would want us to do that and to make the difference for which she strived.”

Demeter Award nominations sought for outstanding women in agriculture

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ominations are now being accepted for consideration for the Women in Agribusiness Demeter Award of Excellence, which acknowledges the outstanding achievements of women in the agricultural sector.

The awards will be presented at the fourth annual Women in Agribusiness Summit, hosted by HighQuest Group, this year in Minneapolis, September 28-30 at the Hyatt Regency.

The Women in Agribusiness Demeter Award of Excellence, so named for Demeter, the goddess of the harvest from ancient Greek mythology, will be given in three categories. The categories reflect the mission of Women in Agribusiness Initiatives, which is to help develop leaders, increase industry knowledge and inspire action for women in the agribusiness sector.

They are: Leader of the Year: This category recognises the individual who has worked to expand and diversify the offerings of women’s initiatives within their company, or the achievements of leaders and entrepreneurs who have made accomplishments of significance that further the mission of Women in Agribusiness.

Innovator of the Year: This category recognises the individual who has demonstrated innovation in the initiation, development or launch of gender diversity programs and/or who has affected positive change in her company or the industry with regard to women’s advancement. (NOTE: Nominees for this category should not hold executive positions within their companies.)

Company/Organization of the Year: This award recognises the achievements of a company that has initiated programs to support professional development, achievements and overall growth of women in the industry.

Nomination forms, which are due no later than July 10, 2015, and guidelines for submission are available on the Women in Agribusiness Summit website under Initiatives.

There is no limit to the number of entries in each award category, though there will be only one award recipient in each category. When submitting nominations, any given individual can be nominated for only one category. A person or company may selfnominate. Award recipients will be notified prior to being recognised at the Summit in Minneapolis this September.

More than 500 attendees are expected at this year’s Women in Agribusiness Summit, an industry event tailored to professional women in the sector.

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Summer socials and key conferences ahead Tom Blacker, International Milling Directory

King-size king cake You can get it as a dry cake, with cream, truffle chocolate, or in worldrecord size – king cake, eaten in Mexico since the 16th century at Epiphany. To celebrate 200 years of Mexican independence, Mexico City bakers made a truly king-size "Rosca de Reyes" weighing ten tons and measuring 2360 feet long. The massive cake took 16,684 pounds of flour, 56,880 eggs and 8157 pounds of butter, and cut nicely into 254,000 pieces. But no one knows who found the porcelain figurine that is hidden in every Rosca de Reyes. This will no doubt remain a mystery, for whoever finds it must make tamales for all the guests, later at the "Fiesta de la Candelaria". With this gargantuan cake that would be an impossible task.

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

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Summer is just around the corner and the prospect of another good harvest for the global northernhemisphere milling industries to process means this is an exciting and prosperous time for our industry.

Coupled with worldwide exhibitions and conferences where more new technological products will be showcased means the forecast is positive and bright for a sociable and productive summer!

On the events side, I enjoyed distributing the International Milling Directory at Ipack-Ima, held 19 - 23 May in Milan at the Fieramilano. To meet with many European and North American millers, manufacturers and distributors was a real pleasure. I wish to thank all who allowed me to look at the latest equipment and gave me their invaluable time during the exhibition.

The scale and range of machinery on display was a real testament to how seriously exhibitors invest in this event. Ipack-Ima is officially the number one reference point for grain based food technology, unique in its nature and size. The exhibition and exhibit halls truly came alive with an eclectic mix of cooking shows (Ocrim showcased Chef Davide Oldani – who is this month’s guest editor), Pavan held a ‘Pasta Pleasure Party’, and Bühler generated attention with the spectacular Bühler motorbike. This was not just a reference point for colleagues and competitors alike to exchange information; it was a winning Italian combination of theatre and state of the art technology.

I am personally excited for The Global Milling Conference in Köln, Germany next month, which takes place in conjunction with GRAPAS. The topics on food safety, quality control, nutrition and milling technology, trends and Developments look to be at the forefront of the industry today.

The conference is taking place on 11th June, the final day, in the Rehinsaal 4 and 6 meeting rooms at Kölnmesse (Cologne Exhibition Halls). For just €75 you will hear eleven leading experts in their fields speak on a variety of subjects guaranteed to inspire, inform and amuse anyone involved in anything related to the milling industry. Just visit http://bit.ly/grapas for more information and the registration form today. The team and I look forward to meeting with you there.

There have been a lot of companies successfully updating their online International Milling Directory entry ready for the new 24th edition that will be published later this year. Should you require any assistance, you are always welcome to email me at tomb@perendale.co.uk or call me on +44 1242 267700.

I truly believe the IMD is an invaluable resource for all and is set to go from strength to strength!

Tom Blacker Directory Coordinator

Thailand’s Prime Minister addresses farmer-processortrader concerns at Thailand Rice Convention 2015

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n May 20, 2015, Thailand’s Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-O-Cha officially opened the 7th Thailand Rice Convention 2015 and welcomed a diverse audience from rice farmer representatives from across Thailand to processors, manufacturers and exporters and through to rice traders and rice importers.

In his wide-ranging presentation he had messages for all sectors of the industry and while acknowledging that the world price for rice could not be ignored, he called on all sectors of the industry, both domestically and internationally, to work together to provide farmers with better returns for their labours.

He began by acknowledging the “invaluable contribution” made by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirinthorn to the livelihoods of farmers throughout the Kingdom of Thailand and to the philosophy of “sufficiency economy that is the royal thought of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.”

“Rice is essential to the Thai way of life and is one of the important exporting products which the government has established clear policies and a strategic grain trade in line with the country’s sustainable development approach, to reaffirm to rice importing countries and consumers’ confidence from all regions around the world,” he told the 500-plus delegates and gathered international press.

“Moreover, through integrating all rice shareholders’ agenda including government, farmers and rice traders, it is to assure that Thailand continues as leading manufacturer and exporter of rice in the global trade and remains the world’s best kitchen, steadily and sustainably.

“I am very delighted to have the honour of addressing the importance of rice in Thailand along with the strategies and rice trade policies of Thailand,” he told delegates.

The subjects he covered in his presentation included the role of Thailand in the global rice market, the demand and supply trends for the agricultural sector and strategies and future of Thai rice.

In discussing the global rice scenario he pointed out that while Thailand ranked number one exporter with 10.97 million tonnes exported in 2014 (worth over US$5439 million), rice manufacturing and exporting countries, including Thailand, faced high volatility, market uncertainty and “hindrances” affecting rice cultivation from natural disasters and trade competition.

He called for closer co-operation between ASEAN rice producing countries and other producers in order to manage the supply of rice to the marketplace without causing unnecessary conflict and competition.

He also pointed to external factors, such as the shortages of water in different rice producing regions that is now beginning to have a significant impact on rice supply and demand.

In order to manage the demand and supply of rice that is in line with current situations and market mechanisms he said his government would focus on seven aspects including:

A stable and sustainable development plan for rice

Establish fairness in the rice trading system Promote and push forward the implantation of manufacturing and trade standards to meet international standards • Develop the rice trading system • Encourage rice consumption • Create rice interventions • Enhance the efficiencies in the management of logistics In the short term the government will accelerate the restructuring of the management of rice production by designating rice cultivation areas that are suitable for each variety and producing rice in the quantities that meet the market demand and reduce the areas for off-season rice production in order to keep the rice volume at appropriate levels.

“Moreover, the government will be providing support in production planning, research and development, offering assistance in improving rice production and quality, promoting production of certain rice for niche markets.”

He said his government will not disrupt market mechanisms by focusing its attention on research and development in good rice varieties with better quality and higher yields and lower costs. In addition, it will promote the use of organic fertilisers and bio-fertilisers to maintain the standard quality and safety of plant food.

He would like to see rice yields increase by 25 percent compared to 2015 and for rice production costs to be decreased by 20 percent, all by 2021.

Overall, Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-O-Cha successfully addressed the immediate issues faced by the three main groups represented at the Convention - rice farmers, rice manufacturers/processors and rice traders.

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The Pelletier Column

Beyond nine billion

by Christophe Pelletier In the past few years, the number of nine billion by 2050 has become iconic. Although it certainly indicates the magnitude of the population growth to come, this number must be looked at both with caution and critical thinking.

The United Nations developed several scenarios: low, medium and high population growth. The nine billon number comes out of the medium scenario. Depending on which scenario will come true, the actual number would be in the range of 7.5 to 11 billion. It will be interesting to follow closely the updated forecasts because future strategies will differ significantly between the different scenarios.

The number of humans by 2050 is only part of the whole picture. Regardless of whether it will be more or less than nine billion, the actual goals to feed the planet are about global consumption and that goes quite beyond just the number of people on planet. Consumption patterns will influence greatly what and how much of it the food and agriculture sector needs to produce.

In developed countries, the daily consumption of calories and protein is already almost twice the nutritional needs.

As the economy develops in more and more countries, so does consumption. In a world where all inhabitants would consume in the same way as the people of developed countries currently do, feeding nine billion would actually mean supplying the equivalent of nutritional needs of almost 18 billion.

Consumption habits will influence both quantity and quality. Depending on consumption patterns, the volumes of production that are needed will vary. The effect of diet will not be just about volumes on the consumers’ plates.

The ratio between animal products and vegetal products, both for human consumption as for animal production, will differ between different diets. Within the animal protein group, the choice of which products are popular will also affect the overall agricultural production needed to meet future demand. Since different productions require different amount of energy, agricultural inputs and water, the environmental impact of the diet will also vary.

As more consumers become more affluent, they tend to become more demanding. It is human nature. Maslow’s pyramid of needs describes the process quite well. Once the basic physical needs are covered, people choose something more satisfying emotionally. In the case of food, once food security is achieved, consumers look for something more gratifying, be it in terms of quality, status or societal effect of their choices. Markets are evolving 18 | Milling and Grain

differently between different regions and they will keep on doing so.

In developed countries, consumption will not increase simply because most consumers in these countries already have reached their physical limits to eat more. The aging population do not eat as much as younger people because they have lower nutritional needs and also because they pay more attention to their health.

In these countries, health, environment, origin and production methods will increasingly determine what people buy. In emerging and developing countries, consumption follows a similar pattern to what happened in developed countries in the second half of the 20th century and the wealthier groups already show a similar pattern as the developed countries. It is logical to expect that some of these markets will also reach stagnation and show further differentiation in the future decades. This process will take place at a variable pace, depending on the countries’ economic and demographic conditions.

If consumption markets vary a lot between regions and countries, so do production conditions, depending on their natural situation and their access to production inputs. Not everything can be produced everywhere. Sustainability is a delicate balancing act between the need to produce sufficient affordable food and preserving the ability to do so. It is also a bit of a dilemma between the marketing urge to sell more and responsible production. The future will likely be about producing not just where it is cheaper as it has been in the previous decades, but producing where it is the most sustainable to do so.

It is both the responsibility of the consumers as of the producers to shape the future. To meet all the needs in terms of volumes and at the same time adapt to produce in new environmental conditions, consumers will need proper education and information so that they can consume more responsibly. They will enjoy food better.

In parallel to consumer evolution, producers will have to say stop if something is not sustainable and not produce it anymore. Not all desires can be fulfilled. That is part of responsibility. Producers and consumers will have to accept that markets play a sustainability role as they regulate price. What is rare or expensive to produce must remain pricier. Covering nutritional needs must remain affordable, but not all foods have to be dirt-cheap and their real value must certainly be appreciated more properly.

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

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Lesaffre invest in third drying tower at Biospringer site in Strasbourg

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esaffre continue to diversify in the field of animal nutrition, health and wellbeing. On April 23, 2015, Antoine Baule, Lesaffre’s Chief Executive Officer, Edouard Gestat, Bio Springer Europe, Middle East and Africa General Manager, and Frédérique Clusel, Phileo’s General Manager, inaugurated a new yeast parietal fractions drying tower at the Bio Springer site in Strasbourg. With the adjoining conditioning workshop, this new industrial machinery represents a €7 million investment. The site will now be able to supply Phileo, Lesaffre’s business unit specialising in animal nutrition, health and wellbeing, with close to 4,000 tons of yeast parietal fractions each year.

Lesaffre is a key global player in the field of yeast and bread-making solutions, and is also active on a variety of markets, thanks to our additional business lines: taste and pleasure in food, health and wellbeing, and biotechnologies.

In early 2014, the company announced its intention of raising the shares of those activities’ contributions to 30 percent of total group turnover in the space of five years.

The investments made at the Bio Springer site in Strasbourg are a very concrete illustration of this desire, as well as an indication of the resources that the group is prepared to devote to its fulfillment.

The Bio Springer plant in Strasbourg, which celebrated its twentieth anniversary last year, has been able to adapt and increase its production capacity in line with the market’s increasing demand. Because the two drying towers could not handle any more yeast extracts to dry, Lesaffre decided to invest in a third tower, more specifically designed

for dry parietal fractions of yeasts. This resulted in €7 million being invested in industrial equipment, including a drying tower and an attached line that packages 25 kg bags. The tower was activated in November 2014, and the conditioning line in February 2015.

Did you know?

Phileo has conducted numerous studies to prove the benefits of Safmannan, a premium parietal fraction rich in active compounds (mannans and beta-glucans), in improving the health of many animal species (dairy cows, pigs, poultry and aquaculture species).

Adding Safmannan to feed gives animals natural protection against the risk of disease by trapping certain pathogen and toxin bacteria that are responsible for disease and by reinforcing their natural defenses.

Bio Springer’s Strasbourg plant ramps up its production capacity specialising in the production of yeast extracts, BioSpringer’s factory in Strasbourg spans 30,000 m2 and employs some 50 team members. Its geographic proximity to the Sil Fala plant (a Lesaffre subsidiary) gives us control over the entire yeast production cycle at our Strasbourg site.

Sil Fala manufactures the yeast cream, which is then transmitted to the Bio Springer site just a few yards away, through dedicated pipes. The Bio Springer factory produces yeast extracts and recovers the resulting parietal fractions, all of which is dried and packaged on site. The new drying tower will be able to produce roughly 500 kg of yeast parietal fractions per hour, or approximately 4,000 tons each year.

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Travelling to find new opportunities

by Chris Jackson, Export Manager UK TAG Having said in my last column that part of my job is to find new opportunities for our industry, I have been travelling again and have just returned from China and Indonesia.

Let me tell you a little about Indonesia first, a land of opportunity.

Here is a country with a population of 250,000,000 people who are largely Muslim of whom it is now reckoned that 84,000,000 fall in to the middle and upper classes with disposable incomes, more people than the UK the population, and with a move from rural to urban are looking for food quality and safety.

Their agriculture industry ranges from subsistence farming to large scale and for their development they look generally towards Australia and the USA, they do not realise that the UK has a highly developed agricultural industry with world class research and development that could significantly help their industries’ development.

Their major needs are to develop a cattle and dairy industry to cut their reliance on imports, this very much includes feed and milling along with animal health. Having developed production their need is for high-end slaughter, packing, marketing technology along with co operative marketing for the small-scale farmers. The Government is keen to help achieve these targets and with most SE Asian countries now importing food they would like to develop a significant export industry Along with cattle they are also looking for sheep and goats Rice and Maize production predominate along with a significant vegetable and flower industries.

Also In Bali and Batam there are significant pig industries, the latter based solely on the export market of Singapore because of the demand for pig meat the local Government of East Nusa is wanting 22 | Milling and Grain

to develop an industry to supply exports, a turn key opportunity.

Because of the island nature of the country, logistics remain problematical but the Government is making significant improvements with world-class airports and handling facilities, docks roads and electrical supplies.

So here is a country with natural resources that can be developed in an eco friendly way with opportunities for sales, joint ventures, franchises and direct investment with a Government committed to increasing agricultural outputs.

This year UKTAG will take a delegation to the forthcoming Indo Livestock event to be held in Surabaya at the end of July where we will be able to make presentations to their industry leaders and visit projects and developments I think this is an exciting opportunity and I do hope that our readers will be able to join us at this event.

China remains a primary market for our sector and with its importance, the UK now has an Agricultural Councillor based in our Embassy, very good news for our industry with this appointment our industry can look forward to swift and successful resolutions to any trade difficulties.

The purpose of my visit at this time was to have a stand for our livestock industry at the China Animal Husbandry Exhibition, held this year in Chongqing.

This event gets bigger every year and moves to a different city for each edition.

It is interesting to see how over the past decade, the country has made significant steps for livestock improvement with substantial Government subsidy. They now have extremely good breeding industries but there is still a need for animal feed, health and technology for production and food safety. For the UK we will be present next at the Swine Expo in Xiamen in September.

Before my next column I will have been to World Pork Expo and Livestock Philippines so look forward to having more good cover for you.

To keep up to date you can follow us on twitter @AgrictecExports

Novus International, a global leader in animal nutrition, announces its support as a Platinum Sponsor for the 25th Annual International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) World Conference held this year in St. Paul, Minnesota. The fourday event features a student case competition, symposium and world forum focused on global food security. An international audience of students, academics and industry leaders will gather June 14 -17, 2015, at the St Paul River Centre for the conference.

Alapala’s goal: exporting to 100 countries - Alapala, one of the world’s top 3 companies of its sector, exports to several countries all around the world. The company’s exporting operations started in 1980 and it has sold products to over 85 countries since then; Alapala exported to 55 countries in 2014, 5 of which are new markets.

Selis launched the Novitious with a grand event recently at IDMA. The machine continually angles the rolls as part of ‘DAPS’ (Dynamic Angular Positioning System).

Selis are already receiving a lot of demand for this machine. With parents pending and CE certified for the European Union, there is a great deal of excitement about the innovative Novitious roller mill in the industry. The Eskişehir company say this new machine’s system is solving a big problem for millers worldwide. The machine has been fully tested and comes with a high level of quality, engineering and luxury that is new to the market. Inside, there is no need for cambered rolls because of the angular positioning of the straight, smooth rolls, with tested benefits of a higher yield, longer lasting components and lower energy consumption.

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INDUSTRY GROWTH

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hen grouped into regions, Africa and Latin America saw the greatest growth in 2014.

Asia Pacific, Europe, North America and the Middle East all showed a slight incline.

Several individual countries can be highlighted as bright spots of growth and development. Among them were Turkey, Indonesia, Romania, Tunisia and Bolivia, all of which experienced their second consecutive year of significant increase in feed production.

Top 10 Countries

Country

Total Mil Tons

Pig

Calf

Lay

Broil

China

183

85

6

2

0.2

24

41

0

18

0.4

0

USA

173

21

19

21

0

20

55

7

1

8.5

6

Brazil

66

14

5

3

0

6

31

1

1

2

1

Mexico

31

5

5

3

0.2

4

11

0

0.2

0.9

0.5

India

29

0

8

0

0

9

11

0

1

0

0

Spain

29

14

3

4

0.2

2

3

0.4

.2

0.5

0.2 0

Dairy Beef

Turkey Aqua Pets

Horse

Russia

26

9

2

0

0

4

10

0.6

0

0.5

Japan

24

6

3

5

0

6

4

0

0

0.3

0

Germany

24

10

7

0

0.3

2

4

0

0

0.9

0.3

France

22

5

3

2

0.4

2

3

1.3

0.1

1.1

0.3

Ruminant Highlights

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2014 feed tonnage: 195.63 million metric tons 2013 feed tonnage: 195.6 million metric tons 0.02% increase Ruminant feed production makes up 20% of the total livestock feed production globally • Europe is the leading ruminant feed producer; North America is #2 • Ruminant feed production was UP in Africa, Asia, and Latin America; Down in Europe, North America, and the Middle East • Top Ruminant issues in 2014: Antibiotic free

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Latin America Highlights

3,914 feed mills 2014 feed tonnage: 144.84 million metric tons 2013 feed tonnage: 139.22 million metric tons 4.0% increase (This increase makes it the 2nd fastest growing region this year.)

A few countries were UP – Bolivia, Venezuela, Argentina Poultry is by far the leading species in Latin America (77 million metric tons) Ruminant #2 (27 million metric tons) Latin America produces 8 million metric tons of Aqua feed

Points of Interest • All species were UP in AFRICA, despite the fact that this region had the HIGHEST prices on raw ingredients for feed.

• Africa was the only region to see an increase in production for all species.

• Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America all saw an increase in the number of feed mills. North America had the biggest jump, adding 1,054 mills in the year. The Middle East saw a decrease in the number of feed mills.

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The IGP Institute educates feed manufacturing professionals from around the world on how to apply classroom expertise back to their businesses. Continuing with that purpose, the IGP Institute is offering a feed manufacturing course on July 7-10, 2015, for professionals interested in expanding their knowledge of the feed industry.

Feed manufacturing course to be held at Kansas State University’s IGP Institute “Participants come to this course to learn the new trends in feed manufacturing and to strengthen their knowledge on the important concepts that make the feed production process more efficient,” says Carlos Campabadal, IGP Institute’s feed manufacturing and grain quality specialist and course coordinator.

This four-day course will focus on grain storage, particle size reduction, extrusion, animal nutrition, pelleting and advances in feed technology. The course will also include hands-on workshops at the O.H. Kruse Feed Technology Centre and a tour of Kansas State University’s dairy facilities.

The course will be most beneficial to mill owners, managers, supervisors, merchandisers, equipment manufacturers, and maintenance personnel and managers of livestock, poultry and agriculture facilities.

Former course participant, Christian Bueno, research

and development specialist from Ecuador says he finds the experiences that the instructors have extremely beneficial.

“The instructors have a lot of insight of not only the usual stuff – they have insights of something new, something that is not usually found in these type of courses,” Bueno says.

This is just one example of the trainings offered through IGP Institute. In addition to feed manufacturing and grain quality management, IGP offers courses in the areas of grain marketing and risk management, and grain processing and flour milling. To register, visit www.igpevents.grains.ksu.edu. www.grains.k-state.edu/igp

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Italpack - PACK 50

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

PACK 50 is ITALPACK’s medium capacity packing machine solution. Simple, strong, efficient.

Capacity can reach up to 42 bags per minute.

Automatic packing machine for readymade, block-bottom bags production for sizes from 500g (42 bags per minute) to 2,500g (20 bags per minute) There is also an Inkjet date printer and an optional installation of second volumetric doser.

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Omas - Leonardo Revolutionary, thanks to the cylinder traction system with direct traction torque motors, through which each milling cylinder can be given the rotation desired, perfectly controlled and optimised. In this way, the technologist can set the machine precisely, based on milling requirements.

Unique, thanks to the OPS (Omas Pressure System) pressure measuring system which enables the user to manage the peripheral speed of the two milling cylinders, feeder roller rotation speed and correct supply of power to main motors in the best possible way, only using the energy needed.

Extraordinary, Leonardo is really small in size, saving considerable space in the plant; and is much quieter than other similar machines on the market. Last of all, it is simple to install and reduces ordinary maintenance costs to a minimum.

AS SEEN AT Ipack Ima 2015 in Milan

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Gericke Elbow Type GB This elbow considerably reduces degradation of conveyed material and avoids formation of angel hair through its patented deflection chamber which reduces turbulence and friction.

Replace your worn and product damaging bends with the Gericke elbow type GB. Its longer life saves you maintenance cost and time. The direction of conveyed material is changed without impact on either the elbow wall or a mass of compacted material.

A slowly rotating, self renewing ball of material suspended in air deflects the stream of conveyed materials smoothly without severe elbow wear or particle damage and without additional energy.

• For the pneumatic conveying of granules, grains, grits, sand and powder • For the conveying of slurries and suspensions • Resists abrasion • Avoids product attrition

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Perten - Falling Number® 1000 instrument The Falling Number 1000 is an automatic dual sample analysis system designed for simple operation. The system includes functions for automatic water level control, automatic start and automatic stop at operator set FN target.

It also includes functions for registration of sample ID, calculation of moisture corrected sample weight, mean value calculation, moisture corrected results, altitude correction and calculation of blends and malt addition. The user can also select the optional Fungal Falling Number method. With its 5.7” touch screen, operation is simple and intuitive – including local language options. The FN 1000 has USB and Ethernet ports for printer and bar code reader and results can be readily copied to a memory stick or sent for external collection in e.g. a central LIMS system.

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FOCUS

SPECIAL FOCUS Ipack Ima is a triennial celebration of all processing and packaging products for the cereal and pasta industries. Here for the Special Focus, is one rather interesting product with a range of applications and innovations from Pavan in Italy. Taking centre-stage on the Pavan stand at Ipack-Ima, the Granosichter is introduced by Pavan and Golfetto themselves.

The separator of pre-cleaning and cleaning Granosichter is composed of a central oscillating body with a net sieving area of 24 square metres. Inside, a set of frames ensures an excellent cleaning and separation from impurities.

Application - The machine is used for Precleaning and Cleaning of cereals, ensures the intensive separation of them from impurities such as straw, vetch, sand; designed different versions for an optimum cleaning, even for high hourly capacities of production.

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Granosichter GS 24 Advantages: • Prolonged sieving treatment and a sifting surface considerably greater than the conventional separators.

• Possibility of eliminating extraneous seeds in dimensions different from those of the product.

• Simplification of the cleaning diagram.

• Facilitated maintenance by a single door.

• Composed of a central oscillating body, containing groups of frames, which are fixed pneumatically.

The product enters to the loading group that is arranged by an oscillating movement, is distributed over the entire width of the machine, at the same time an air flow detaches the lighter parts from the cereal reducing the impurities in the entrance of the sifting frames.

The product is distributed uniformly on the lifting frame groups.

At their bottom, the screenings are separated and collected from the sand, while the cereal goes through a separator tarar of decanted dust, which is collected and separated from the clean air in the upper decanter group. A connection of decanted air from dust to an external filter is provided.

The flywheel is extractable to perform easy maintenance; it is also possible to adjust the intensity of oscillation through the displacement of the mass in the flywheel itself.

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For just €75, you can hear eleven leading experts in their fields speak on a variety of subjects guaranteed to inspire, inform and amuse anyone involved in anything related to the milling industry.

13:00 - 13:30

10:00-10:30

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‘Food safety in the milling industry: certification of primary production – the way ahead?’

Dr Friedrich Luedeke is Senior Expert in Training at GlobalGAP. He will be speaking on ‘Food safety in the milling industry: certification of primary production – the way ahead?’

At farm level the scene is set for Food Safety and product quality in the milling industry within the EU, but what about reality? And what about the rest of the world?

Certification at farm level is today the normal procedure in the Fruit and Vegetable sector. For more than 10 years GLOBALG.A.P. has been providing the Standards for the implementation of Good Agricultural Practice around the globe. This also includes Combinable Crops.

Reducing the risk via certified suppliers - the way ahead.

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Optimising the health benefits of wheat products by exploiting variation in grain composition and processing conditions Wheat is a major dietary source of essential nutrients, fibre and potentially healthy phytochemicals. The significant variation in contents and compositions of these components among samples of wheat may be determined by genetics or environment.

They may also be modulated during processing. It should be possible to produce healthier wheat products by exploiting these effects. Professor Shewry will review the evidence that differences in wheat type, milling and fermentation affect the content of bioactive components and health benefits of wheat. He will then present a proposal for a new European research programme to provide definitive information on the relationship between these parameters and health benefits measured in human dietary intervention trials.

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Dr Mian N Riaz is Director of the Food Protein R&D Centre and Head of the Extrusion Technology Program Graduate Faculty, Nutrition and Food Science Department at Texas A&M University.

Dr Riaz will be speaking on ‘Improving the quality and attributes of rice and flour milling by-product.’

The talk will provide an outline on stabilising rice bran using extrusion technology; pre-cooking starch with different levels of cooking for the food industries; using broken rice and converting it to a value-added pre-cooked rice with extrusion; pre-cooked pasta; stabilizing wheat bran and improving its flavor for food uses; cooking wheat germ to make germ nuts; and converting rice and wheat hulls to kitty litter.

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Thursday June 11, 2015 Rheinsaal 4 & 6, Köln Messe Köln, Germany

bread waste - A national success story from •‘Preventing Turkey’

10:00-12:00

SESSION 1:

Food Safety & Quality Control Chair/Co-chair: Roger Gilbert & Dr Simon Penson

by Professor Dr M. Hikmet Boyacioglu, Chairman of Food Engineering Department, Department of Food Engineering, Okan University, Istanbul, Turkey safety in the milling industry: certification of primary •Food production – the way ahead?

by Dr Friedrich Luedeke, GlobalGAP, Germany stones to rollers - The Roller Flour Milling Revolution in •‘From the UK and Europe’

by Rob Shorland-Ball BA FMA CertE, Roller Milling historian and author, Self-employed museums and heritage consultant, United Kingdom

the health benefits of wheat products by •‘Optimising exploiting variation in grain composition and processing

13:00-15:00

SESSION 2:

Nutrition & Milling Technology Chair/Co-chair: Professor Dr M. Hikmet Boyacioglu & Roger Gilbert

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by Dr Peter Shewry, Distinguished Research Fellow, Department of Plant Biology and Crop Science, Rothamsted Research Centre, and Professor of Crops and Health, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading, UK

one step ahead in processing grains into sought•‘Staying after food products’

by Alexander Schnelle, Buhler, Switzerland colourimetric assays for the analysis of alpha•‘Novel amylase activity in ground wheat samples’

by Dr Claudio Cornaggia, Senior R&D Organic Chemist, Megazyme International, Ireland works for flour and rice: New evidence of •‘Fortification health impact’

by Sarah Zimmerman, Communications Coordinator, Food Fortification Initiative, USA

15:00-17:00

SESSION 3: Trends & Developments Chair/Co-chair: Dr Peter Shewry & Roger Gilbert

the quality and attributes of rice and flour •‘Improving milling by-products’

by Dr Mian N. Riaz, Director, Food Protein R& D Center, Texas A&M University, USA to manage the safety and quality of flour’ •‘Technologies

by Dr Simon Penson, Head of Primary Production and Processing, Campden-BRI, Chipping Campden, United Kingdom Overview of Innovation and Biotech Wheat’ •‘An

by Rutger Koekoek, Marketing Specialist, US Wheat Association, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Not all feed enzymes are created equal Key factors to consider when selecting the ideal enzyme for poultry production

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by Gaurav Shah, Business Development Manager, BRI

ne of the largest problems facing poultry producers is the rising cost of feed, which can account for up to 70 percent of total production expenses.

Enzyme feed additives, which improve digestibility and release of nutrients to the bird, allow producers to manage feed costs while optimizing performance and return on investment (ROI).

Why Use Feed Enzymes?

Feed enzymes provide an array of nutritional, economic and environmental benefits for animal producers.

Nutritional Benefits: Enzymes increase the availability of nutrients to the animal. Enzymes make proteins, carbohydrates and minerals easier for the animal to digest, helping to promote cell growth, physiological balance and tissue maintenance.

Enzymes also improve feed digestion by breaking down components in feed not easily digested by the animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s endogenous enzymes. Finally, enzyme supplementation can be used to naturally enhance feed digestion in young animals, which have relatively low levels of enzyme production.

Economic Benefits: By optimising the release of energy sources to the animal, enzymes allow producers to manage changing costs of animal feed ingredients. Enzymes can also reduce the effects of variable feed ingredients by enhancing the animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to obtain nutrients from feedstuffs. Additionally, feed enzymes allow producers to improve animal performance and growth.

Environmental Benefits: When animal feed is supplemented with enzymes, less nitrogen, ammonia and phosphorous are released into the environment. Exogenous enzymes, which are derived from naturally occurring substances, have low toxicity, making them safe for animals, people and the environment.

Classes of Enzymes Used in Poultry Production

There are three main classes of enzymes used in poultry production: phytases, carbohydrases and proteases.

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maintenance and tissue repair. For example, corn, a major component of a typical poultry diet, contains significant amounts of phytate. Adding phytase to poultry feed allows the animal to use more of the phosphorus within the feed.

Carbohydrases break down fibre to improve the digestibility of carbohydrates in feed, thus increasing the amount of nutrients an animal can use for energy and growth. The primary types of carbohydrases used in animal nutrition include xylanase, which breaks down arabinoxylans; beta-glucanase, which breaks down glucans; and beta-mannanase, which breaks down beta-mannans.

Although chickens naturally produce enzymes that aid in the digestion of carbohydrates, they do not produce enzymes needed to break down the fibre within feed.

Proteases break down complex proteins into shorter proteins, called peptides, and amino acids, which are the building blocks of protein. They are also capable of breaking apart proteins that bind starch within feed ingredients, thus making more of the energy found in starch available to the animal.

Selecting a Feed Enzyme Product

Selecting a feed enzyme additive from the multitude of products available on the market today can be challenging. We have identified eight key factors to consider when comparing feed enzymes to help you select the best ones for your operation.

Do you want to reduce feed cost or improve performance?

This is one of the most important questions a nutritionist or decision-maker should ask when considering enzyme options.

Based on your enzyme-use strategy (diet reformulation or on-top application), you can calculate your potential return on investment (ROI). On average, the use of an enzyme feed additive in poultry diets should provide two to five times ROI, depending on feed prices, formulation, quality and the performance parameter being measured.

Reformulation

Use the matrix value information provided by the enzyme manufacturer and least-cost formulation software to calculate potential feed cost savings.

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Nutrient absorption takes place in the hindgut, where pH ranges from neutral to alkaline. Ideally, an enzyme should survive at the low pH ranges but be most active around the neutral pH – the range at which the majority of digestion occurs. A suboptimal pH activity profile may be compensated by higher dosing (adding more enzyme), which also increases inclusion costs. It is important to note that an enzyme’s activity can be reduced or eliminated if its structure is altered. When selecting an enzyme,

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Is the enzyme product thermostable enough to withstand pelleting under your feed mill conditions?

If you plan to mix the enzyme in your feed before pelleting, it is important to select an enzyme product that is thermostable and capable of withstanding the high temperatures inherent in the pelleting process. Pelleting conditions, including temperature, conditioning time, how fast the pellets are cooled, dye size and other factors, have an impact on whether or not the enzyme “survives” the pelleting process. Enzymes achieve thermostability either intrinsically or through coating. Coated products may take longer to break down and dissolve in the animal’s gut, allowing less reaction time with feed. Intrinsically thermostable enzymes are specifically developed to withstand high temperatures without coating and therefore be more effective.

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Is there a proven mechanism of action for the type of enzyme being considered?

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Does the enzyme improve the digestibility of your specific feed formulation?

It is important to select the class and type of enzyme that works well with the feed ingredients being used. This can be broken down into two parts: a. Class (es) of enzymes: The type of feed ingredients impacts the type and amounts of substrates present in the feed. In general, the majority of commercial poultry diets have substrates for phytases, proteases and xylanases, while the need for other enzymes like beta-mannanases, betaglucanases and others may depend on the specific feed formulation. b. Enzyme types (within each enzyme class): Certain types of enzymes within each class work better with certain types and amounts of substrates. For example, certain types of xylanases work better than others in low-fibre diets such as corn-soy.

Whether your feed formulations contain wheat, corn, soybean meal or other ingredients, it is important to select enzymes optimised for those specific diets. Reviewing the results of animal feeding trials and speaking with trusted experts will provide more insight.

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be sure to ask if it will withstand your pelleting process as well as the acidic conditions within the animal’s gut without losing effectiveness.

Are the enzyme(s) compatible with other enzymes you are using?

Supplementing animal diets with a phytase, a protease and a xylanase is becoming more common. Each type of enzyme acts upon different substrates and has a specific impact on nutrient release. Manufacturers of enzymes typically claim a matrix value for their products. It is important to select an enzyme whose individual effect is additive when used with other enzymes and to adjust the matrix to maximise animal performance and ROI. Under what quality standards is the enzyme produced?

Given that enzymes are produced using microbial fermentation, it is very important to work with an experienced manufacturer with proven quality control. While the use of GMP (Good Manufacturing Process) standards provide good general quality control, the European Feed Additives and Premixtures Quality System (FAMI-QS) is the only certification specific to the manufacture of specialty feed ingredients for use in animal nutrition. FAMI-QS certification includes requirements in the areas of quality and feed safety, management systems, traceability and product regulatory compliance. Most suppliers guarantee a certain minimum enzyme activity that can be verified by standard analytical methods.

Does the enzyme product contain other enzymes or side activities?

Certain enzyme products in the marketplace include side activities of other enzymes. While having other enzymes in the product may seem attractive, paying for enzymes that do not provide proven value may reduce the product’s ROI. When evaluating an enzyme blend product, it is important to consider whether all of the enzymes are necessary. This can be determined by the following: • Which enzymes in the product have a clear, scientifically backed mechanism of action?

• Which enzymes in the product have guaranteed activity levels?

• What do the activity numbers (dosage) mean in terms of incremental performance improvement in the animal?

• Is there enough substrate in the feed for additional enzymes in the product?

• Does the animal have its own endogenous version of the same enzyme?

Not all enzymes are created equal. There are a wide range of enzyme feed additive products on the market, and a lot of information to digest. Taking the time to research various options upfront will increase your chances of success in improving animal nutrition, performance and feed costs. www.briworldwide.com

About the author

Gaurav is a biotechnologist with extensive experience in the feed enzymes space. He helps BRI’s customers and network of distributors apply enzyme solutions to reduce feed costs.

Gaurav earned his Bachelors degree in Biotechnology Engineering from Mumbai University (India) and Masters degree in Microbial Biotechnology from North Carolina State University (USA).

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About BRI

Founded in 1999, BRI is a global biotechnology company specialising in the research, development and manufacture of high-performance enzyme feed additives that help poultry and swine producers optimise animal nutrition. BRI products are effective tools for managing rising feed costs and feed ingredient quality variations in a way that is safe for animals, humans and the environment. The company has earned a reputation as a team of trusted enzyme experts who utilise their scientific expertise to create innovative products that solve nutritional and sustainability challenges facing meat producers around the world.

The company recently celebrated its 15th year of innovation animal nutrition, attributing its success to the growing demand for its market-leading protease enzyme (Versazyme®), the launch of a new enzyme feed additive (XylamaxTM) and expansion into new markets through a network of strategic partners in high growth markets, including South Asia and Latin America

Product Portfolio

The BRI product portfolio was launched with the protease enzyme feed additive Versazyme®, which delivers optimum protein digestibility and feed cost management. Valkerase® is a keratinase processing enzyme developed to improve feather processing and the quality of feather meal as a sustainable source of digestible proteins and peptides.

In 2014, BRI introduced two new products, Xylamax™ and XylaQuick™. Xylamax is a high-performance xylanase enzyme scientifically proven to help producers economically deliver more high value protein in a safe and sustainable way.

XylaQuick is a companion qualitative in-feed colorimetric kit for on-site testing.

Research

BRI continues to strengthen its position as an industry leader in the research and development of innovative biotechnology solutions for animal nutrition.

The company recently published new research showcasing the efficacy of xylanase enzymes in boosting feed digestibility and uptake in poultry fed corn-soy diets.

BRI also presented findings from previous research studies at the International Poultry Science Forum (IPSF) earlier this year.

In addition, the company was granted new patents for the use of its protease enzyme in sorghum diets for poultry.

Quality

BRI is GMP and FAMI-QS certified for its US manufacturing facility.

“As a company, we like to talk about our progress in terms of three P’s – People, Products and Processes. Our people have worked tirelessly this past year to meet the challenges of a high-growth environment, making great strides individually and as a team. We continue to leverage our scientific expertise to develop and launch new high-performance products. As our processes continue to improve, we’ve seen our revenue increase at a compounded annual growth rate in excess of 20 percent, and production levels are expected to more than double from 20122015.” Giles Shih, CEO, BRI www.briworldwide.com

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he livestock sector, policy-makers and scientists more and more consider climate change and rising meat consumption as good reasons to take a closer look not only at the economic but also at the ecological sustainability in livestock production. Within the frame of the 'ECO-FCE' project, Delacon and 16 other industry partners, research organisations and universities are conducting research on optimising feed efficiency and reducing the ecological footprint of monogastrics. The project has started in February 2013, takes 48 months and is funded by the European Commission with six million Euros. Initial results were discussed in February.

A better understanding of the interactions between animal genetics and other factors such as the attributes of feed help in developing strategies to improve feed conversion efficiency in pigs and broilers whilst also reducing their ecological footprint.

This is the basis of the whole-systems approach of the ECOFCE project. The consortium of the multidisciplinary project comprises 17 industry partners, research organisations and universities with specialist expertise in the areas of monogastric nutrition, genetics, meta-genomics and statistical modeling, product quality, animal production and animal health and welfare.

Delacon, the global pioneer and leader phytogenic feed additives with headquarters in Austria, is one of the five industry partners.

"The ECO-FCE project has similar objectives as Delacon: better feed utilisation, improved animal health and increased profitability coupled with food safety and emission reduction", says Delacon's Head of Research and Development Dr Karola Wendler and continues: "The ECO-FCE project allows us to investigate relationships between animal genetics, the housing systems, the attributes of feed and feed additives as well as the realisation of extensive

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experiments and the discussion of the results within a very dedicated high-quality consortium. This is a great chance for us.

Emission measurement on high-tech level

Within the frame of the project, Delacon examines the efficiency of phytogenic (100 percent plant-derived) feed additives in optimising feed efficiency and reducing harmful environmental emissions such as ammonia. In several experiments with pigs and broilers various botanical raw materials are tested. The best strategies of the entire project, e.g. for feed formulation and feed additives are then combined, and in further experiments, feed efficiency as well as emissions are re-evaluated. The emission measurement with many repetitions are done at the emission sections at Delacon's research farm in the Czech Republic (Performing Nature Research Centre), which is, in this regard, unique in Europe.

Potential for more efficient and ecologically-friendly pig and poultry production

In February, the project partners have discussed promising initial results at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, which is the Austrian research partner of the ECO-FCE project.

One of the last parts of the project will be to develop several tools for the pig and poultry industries including the ECO-FCE 'hub' with tailored information, an ecological calculator and genomic models.

As a result of this project, Delacon hopes for new knowledge about phytogenic substances, which are then used for developing new products. In addition, the knowledge and know-how garnered in this project will be included in Delacon's Feed Tech Service for customers.

Improving feed conversion efficiency and reducing ecological footprint of monogastrics of pigs and broilers are the key objectives of the ECO-FCE project. Delacon is one of the five industry partners.

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Think Rice - Think Thailand

Thailand Rice Convention 2015

by Roger Gilbert, Milling and Grain

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hink Rice - Think Thailand’ - That was the challenge delivered to the 500-plus delegates, including importers and buyers, attending the 7th Thailand Rice Convention in Bangkok, from May 19-21, 2015.

It was a challenge for many of the speakers as well, who had to address several industry sectors represented by attendees ranging from farmers and farm organisations, to rice millers and manufacturers, and to traders and importers, and none more so than Prime Minister H.E. General Prayut Chan-o-cha who officially opened the Convention.

Organised by Thailand’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Commerce, participants came from over 40 countries.

Celebrated contribution

However, immediately in front of the conference hall was an exhibition area called ‘The Kingdom of Rice’ featuring the work of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirinthorn and celebrating the contribution she has made to farmers, and rice farming in particular and the industry, on her 60th birthday.

It showed off model villages, giving an insight into the uniqueness of farming life in various regions across Thailand.

It was obvious from these displays that Thai rice production remains traditional and adhering to inherited wisdom passed down through the ages throughout Thailand.

Complementing these traditional exhibits were displays showing off the various rice varieties produced in Thailand, highlighting winning crops and displaying the many different products produced today for both local and export markets. A product now finding a place in the market is rice bran oil.

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The overriding impression given to foreign visitors was the connection being forged between modern food products with improved nutrition and traditional farming methods. The full day conference was followed on day two with a visit to the industry’s DNA testing laboratory and a tour of a rice research station and rice mill (which MAG will be reporting on in our next edition).

Thailand’s new Prime Minister H.E. General Prayut Chano-cha, now completing his first year in his new role, opened the convention with a wide-ranging presentation that offered something to all sectors gathered. Despite his military background, General Prayut Chan-o-cha has a firm understanding of the importance of rice production to farmers and to the economy of his country. His messages were clear and direct: that the Thai rice industry had to accept there was an internal market price for rice; that his country’s rice farming industry had to work with other neighbouring rice industries to gain better returns from the market through co-ordinated growing and marketing strategies. He said government policies alone could not deliver higher prices to farmers as had been attempted in the recent past.

However, he spoke of ways to support rice farmers in becoming more efficient, lowering production costs through the adoption of research and development, capitalising on organic production, adopting regional production zones for certain rice varieties and re-focusing on nutritionally-improved rice varieties such as black, purple and coloured rice.

The rice debate

The first order of business as the Convention got down to work was to debate Thailand’s rice industry outlook for 2015-

F 16. The panel was made up of the Director General of the Rice Department Chanpithya Shimphalee from the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Honorary President of the Thai Rice Exporters Association Vichal Sriprasert and the President of the Thai Rice Mills Association Manat Kitprasert.

The government is attempting to manage the stocks of rice that accumulated under the previous government’s rice production support policies. With anywhere from eight million to 18 million tonnes remaining unsold from previous years (no one seemed to know precisely how much rice was in storage and currently overhanging the market), the government has to avoid strategies that will depress prices further to farmers.

Popular policies setting higher prices - meaning that Thai rice could not be sold overseas - were not right. The industry had two bosses - the farmers who sell half their surplus production overseas and traders who are free to buy from India, Vietnam or others.

When they could sell, farmers sold to the government which spent trillions to buy up 34 million tonnes when only about 10 million tonnes could be exported, said the panel in the debate.

“Three to four years later we still have 18 million tonnes in store, according to records.”

The debaters also agreed that while the Prime Minister would like to help rice farmers, there was no opportunity to provide incentives to produce, due to a very low world price of some 8000 Baht per tonne of paddy rice, less than the price of 10 years ago. The price of rice had reached 12,000 Baht per tonne in some years, but today’s prices were bringing misery to both farmers and millers, they said.

Drought was another factor impacting rice production and leading to the cancellation of off-season rice growing. It was

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agreed that several industries, such as the oil and the fracking industries, the iron ore industry through to the iPad, had suffered price downturns in recent months and years while freight had gone up. It was unrealistic not to expect commodity prices such as those for rice to also be impacted. “The world market has shrunk. With no demand, prices do not go up!”

There was general discussion about the markets. The role of China in the marketplace and the fact the industry should wait and see what China might do with regard to purchases and its five-million-tonne quota. “Traditionally, when China buys the price goes up, so let’s observe and study what China does.”

The Director General of the Rice Department Chanpithya Shimphalee from the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives said Thailand is “the golden land with tens of thousands of rice varieties.”

Rice development has been undertaken over hundreds of years, and today Thailand has more than 25 rice research centres working on improving varieties. He saw an opportunity to develop a premium segment for an organic-low GI rice, a mid-segment rice that met Good Agricultural Practices with certification and a third segment of GAP-quality rice that met 40 | Milling and Grain

the required food safety and selling standards required by international buyers.

What inspires confidence in Thailand’s farmers is their professionalism, the fact that they have been growing rice for hundreds of years and today have the capacity to grow rice to the standards required, he added.

As pointed out by President of the Thai Rice Mills Association Manat Kitprasert later in the debate, the government has undertaken to divert the stored excess rice into biofuel production, removing it from the market, which is helping stabilise the sector. He also said the volume of rice in storage was much less than 18 million tonnes.

He said millers were facing smaller production levels to mill, down by 30-plus percent, and that international buyers should not leave it long before making their purchases: “If you don’t buy today, when are you going to buy? Half of what was for sale has already gone,” he added.

Mr Manat Kitprasert went on to say that millers were becoming small scale exporters, especially where organic rice was concerned. He noted a younger generation of millers were coming into the market, producing more specialist rice products.

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Honorary President of the Thai Rice Exporters Association Vichal Sriprasert says his association has been involved in exporting rice for over 100 years. He pointed to per ha yields and noted that production ranged from nine tonnes per ha at the high end to just one tonne per ha at the low end. Egypt and Australia were at the high end while Angola was at the low end. He also quoted costs per ha in US$ to produce rice, with Thailand having some of the highest costs at around US$270/ ha. He said one solution being adopted in the USA was to produce a hybrid rice strain that had lower cost of production.

He suggested that having a vast array of varieties might be a weak point for Thailand and that possibly focusing on a limited number of strains is what is needed for export at lower production costs.

As a final comment, Director General Chanpithya Shimphalee said that Thai rice farmers had to reduce the cost of production and that the cost of seed was one area that offered substantial savings and a way to increase competitiveness.

Notes

Paddy rice is the second most harvested crop globally in terms of tonnes produced. At 749 million tonnes, it is only exceeded by corn yields at 1018 million tonnes. Wheat, interestingly enough, is marginally behind rice at 716 million tonnes.

There are many conflicting data on global rice production, but FAOStat data, released in 2014 and showing production based on the 2012 outcome, shows China with 204 million tonnes of production, India with 153 million tonnes, Indonesia with 70 million tonnes, Vietnam with 44 million tonnes and Thailand with 38 million tonnes.

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by Lutz Popper, Sabine Claußen and Martina Mollenhauer, Mühlenchemie GmbH & Co KG, Germany

he limited availability of durum wheat and its relatively high price induce the search for alternatives that help to save costs while maintaining quality.

The addition of vital wheat gluten is a viable but expensive method, and the application of hydrocolloids such as guar gum is limited to certain applications, e.g. instant noodle flour.

The improving effect of specific emulsifiers and the recently discovered beneficial action of certain enzymes will be the subject of this article.

The properties of pasta and noodle dough differ greatly from those of yeast leavened dough, particularly concerning the lack of gas bubbles that are not desirable in pasta and noodle processing but have to be stabilised and entrapped in bread dough and the like. Instead of dough elasticity, plasticity is preferred, and staling is hardly an issue. Nevertheless, some properties seem to be useful in both applications, for instance protein stability.

In the case of bread, this is a useful trait for volume yield, while in pasta and noodles, good gluten improves cooking tolerance and the eating properties. There are also parallels between the processes in respect of starch: in bread making, emulsifiers such as monoglycerides are used to retard the staling of bread through interaction with starch. In pasta and noodles, the same emulsifier improves cooking stability and reduces cooking losses, because it retards the gelatinisation and thus solubilisation of starch.

Some enzymes familiar from the field of baking have shown themselves to be useful in pasta and noodle applications too.

While hemicellulases can reduce the viscosity of the dough and thus the water addition rate (saving money in the production of dry noodles), some carboxyl esterases have turned out to be very efficient in improving – and modifying – pasta and noodles.

They not only improve the cooking tolerance but also activate the flour’s own bleaching system, lipoxygenase, resulting in brighter

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Figure 1: Firmness of cooked pasta made from hard wheat flour as affected by carboxyl esterase (Pastazym Plus) Control: Pasta from HRW flour without added enzymes

Figure 2: Stickiness of cooked pasta made from hard wheat flour as affected by carboxyl esterase (Pastazym Plus) Control: Pasta from HRW flour without added enzymes

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Materials and methods

HRW wheat flour Protein: 11.7 percent d.b., wet gluten: 26.8 percent, Falling number: 486 s Durum wheat semolina Protein: 13.1 percent d.b., wet gluten: 27.1 percent, Falling number: > 1,000 s

Preparation of the spaghetti

1,000 g of HRW flour or durum semolina (provenience unknown) were premixed with water (15 °C) in a Hobart laboratory mixer at slow speed for five minutes and then kneaded for 10 minutes in a Sela machine type TR-75W at atmospheric pressure to form a crumbly dough. The dough was then pressed through a Teflon dice to form spaghetti with a diameter of 1.9 mm +/- 0.2 mm. The spaghetti was dried in a climate chamber (Binder KBF 240) at 35 °C and 60 percent relative humidity for 24 hours.

The noodles were prepared for testing by cooking 100 grams in one litre of boiling water (0.5 percent salt) for eight minutes. The cooking water was recovered for further testing. The noodles were cooled down by rinsing with one litre of cold water (10°C) for five seconds.

Textural evaluation

Firmness and the stickiness of the spaghetti were tested with the texture analyser TA XT2, equipped with a “Light Knife Blade”, according to AACC method 66-50.

Determination of cooking loss

The cooking water was allowed to cool to room temperature and then stirred with a whisk to form a uniform suspension. 10 ml of this was pipetted into conical tubes (Fisherbrand, capacity 10 ml) and closed with a lid. The tubes were centrifuged at four °C for 15 min at 4,590 min-1 (4,546 g; Heraeus Multifuge 3SR+, Thermo Scientific). After centrifugation the samples were kept for 24 h at 5.3 °C.

Results and discussion

Improvement of the texture A major advantage of durum wheat flour pasta as compared to hard and soft wheat flour is the superior cooking tolerance and the uniform, firm texture of the cooked product. Carboxyl esterase is able to increase the firmness of hard wheat noodles significantly. In previous trials, pasta from soft (German) wheat even achieved the firmness of durum pasta (data not shown).

In the trials presented, the effect was not as strong, but still the enzyme reduced the difference in firmness between durum and hard wheat pasta by more than 50 percent (Figure 1).

Carboxyl esterase splits fatty acids from the glycerol backbone of the glycerides, phospho- and glycolipids of the wheat flour.

The resulting molecules are known to have a stronger interaction with starch, resulting in a higher gelatinisation temperature.

It is also described in the literature that lipids in general and lyso-lipids in particular associate with proteins during the preparation of (bread) dough. This results in an improvement of protein coherence, providing better volume yields in baking. If similar effects occurred during the preparation of pasta dough in spite of its low moisture content, it would strengthen the pasta texture even further. Our results shown in Figure one confirm

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The reduced stickiness of cooked pasta (Figure two) can also be explained by the rise in the starch gelatinisation temperature caused by carboxyl esterase. The reduction of starch leakage (Figure three) probably adds to this effect because both effects reduce the amount of free gelatinised starch in the cooking water, which would otherwise increase the amount of “sticky” starch on the surface of the noodles.

(control) resulted in a much higher sedimentation volume. The reduction of the sediments decreased with increasing amounts of the carboxyl esterase Pastazym Plus. We assume three possible reasons for the reduced cooking losses: • Strengthening of the dough structure through delaying the gelatinisation point; • Additional cross-linking of the dough components through lipoxygenase-induced reactions, and • Stronger lipid - flour interaction.

These effects seem to improve the binding of starch and protein to the noodle structure, thus reducing the leakage.

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the possible strengthening effect of carboxyl esterases in pasta processing too.

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Not surprisingly, durum wheat pasta showed the lowest cooking losses as determined by centrifugation of the cooking water (leftmost tube in Figure 3), whereas untreated HRW flour

Figure four: Cost advantage achieved by using Pastazym Plus (200 ppm) in pasta. Calculation based on data from April 2015.

As we have experienced in the recent past, the prices for wheat are sometimes subject to extreme fluctuations. When the price for high quality hard wheat differs substantially from that for less strong wheat, additives and in particular enzymes can help to lower the cost of a flour mix for pasta and noodles because they make it possible to reduce the use of expensive flour and use weaker flour instead, e.g. soft instead of hard wheat flour or hard wheat flour instead of durum semolina (Figure four).

Care has to be taken not to adjust only the rheological data or the processing properties or the quality of the end product, but to obtain a total performance close to that of the superior wheat flour in order to avoid problems at any stage of production and marketing.

Outlook: improvement of pasta made from durum wheat?

Durum semolina is the best raw material for high quality pasta production and cannot be improved. Or can it? According to the data collected by Marchylo et al. (2004), the cooking score of durum wheat pasta correlates strongly with the protein content of the durum wheat (Figure five). But from the same data it can also be derived that there is substantial fluctuation in pasta quality, in particular in pasta made from high-protein durum wheat. So we believe that even durum wheat flour leaves room for improvement, since improvers can be used to achieve a more consistent end product quality. Trials with various durum wheat qualities will have to be performed in the future.

References Figure 5: Impact of durum wheat protein content on pasta quality (modif. from Marchylo et al., 2004)

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Photo 1: Heat treatment with electrical heaters

HEAT TREATMENT: precision fumigation with benefits

by Vasilis Sotiroudas, Food Scientist, Heat Treatment specialist, Agrospecom, Greece

Use of Methyl Bromide (MeBr) has been banned in most developed countries since 2007. From January 1, 2015, it is not available anywhere as a fumigant for flourmills and other industries. Several fumigation alternatives have been tried around the world with

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heat treatment being one of them. But how good are these compared to good old MeBr? Can such alternatives be used for precise fumigation, i.e. a tightly controlled and monitored fumigation process?

ethyl Bromide has been a good fumigant, but not excellent since the main disadvantage of gas fumigants is that they need airtight buildings. And in the real world, very few buildings are made airtight or can become airtight with proper sealing work. The majority of buildings will never hold the gas, especially on a windy day or when there are significant temperature differences between day and night.

The heat advantage

Heat treatment has been practiced worldwide for a few years and is by now deemed a very effective replacement of MeBr for structural fumigation. Insects die at temperatures above 50oC because the proteins in their bodies coagulate, their salt equilibrium becomes damaged and they dry out. All insect stages

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are affected and no resistance to heat has been observed in the lab or in the field.

Electricity, gas, petrol and steam can be used to generate heat for insect extermination. In our work, we have found out that each type of heater has its plusses and minuses. Electrical heaters (Photo one) are easy to use, easy to handle and efficient; but they cannot be used to treat an empty concrete silo (you need a gas heater for that, with a long ductwork). Gas heaters (Photo two) need to be placed outside the building, so for high buildings you may need to lift heaters by crane to the top floor. In most of the cases, the use of special air ducts through available shafts enables us to treat several floors and sections of a mill at the same time (Photo three).

In comparing recycling of air (electrical heaters placed inside the building) with introduction of new air (gas heaters placed outside), we found out that the increase of pressure in the latter case helps the hot air to enter cracks and crevices. In practice, the merits of electrical and gas heaters can be combined, using both types to treat large mills with speed and efficiency.

No sealing required

A main operational advantage of heat is that it does not need any sealing at all. In fact, when new hot air is introduced in a building we need to leave a top floor window partly open to avoid the increase of internal pressure.

Heat treatment is fast

Proper cleaning of the mill area to be treated is needed, but since no sealing is required preparation time is minimal. With the right equipment, an experienced team will need slightly more than 24 hours to treat a building. In Diagram one, temperatures are plotted from various sensors inside a mill during a heat treatment; as can be seen, lethal temperature levels are reached in

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Diagram 1: Lethal temperatures are reached in about 12 hours

requires a safety zone around each building under treatment, needs several hours of aeration and a professional gas inspection before workers can enter.

Precision monitoring

less than 12 hours. If these levels are maintained for about 12 to 16 hours, complete extermination of all insect stages (including larvae and eggs) is guaranteed with high statistical probability.

Downtime for the mill is really short, especially since an area of a large mill may be under treatment while an adjacent isolated area remains operational.

Safety

Heat is totally safe for people and the environment. Workers can work next door to a heat-treated area, or can even enter for a short time an area during heat treatment. By contrast, gas fumigation

With all gas fumigants from Methyl Bromide to Profume you need several sampling points to measure concentration precisely. You may have two, three, or even 10 sampling points per floor if you are really well organised. With heat, you may have for instance 10 temperature sensors per floor, but you can also enter the building during the treatment and use an infrared thermometer to check literally thousand points per floor. This means unparalleled precision!

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This is a cloud-based service that allows remote monitoring of heat treatments from a smartphone or computer (Photo four).

Temperatures are collected from wireless sensors that provide good coverage even inside concrete buildings and silos, and connect to the therminate.com cloud system via a wireless gateway. Treatment durations and kill statistics are reported, and alarms are issued whenever something requires attention (e.g. a temperature level exceeding safe limits). This allows our team to effortlessly and safely drive the process to eventual success.

A heat treatment with good equipment and an experienced team can never be a failure. But assuming a corner of a building is left under-treated, for whatever reason, you may extend the treatment in that corner only to cure the problem. The unique advantages of multi-point monitoring, along with the option to perform incremental or extended treatments, give heat treatment its highly precise character.

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Bühler secures rice processing contracts in excess of USD 100 million across South East Asia Capitalising on the increasing demand for rice in South East Asia, the Bühler Group, a leader in rice processing and optical sorting solutions has reaffirmed its position as the first choice technology partner for rice processing and reprocessing across South East Asia with orders in excess of USD 100

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million. The contracts, secured over the past two years, have an emphasis on food safety, hygienic production, energy efficiency and sustainability.

ühler’s renewed strategic focus across South East Asia marks a significant 24 months in the company’s continuing expansion in rice processing as well as consolidating its global position as processing technology partner of choice in all of the world’s most important rice producing markets. The company has been awarded major contracts by the largest rice processors and reprocessors across Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia and Myanmar – including Merry Rice, Crystal Rice, Siam Parboiled, TPS Group, Capital Rice, La Suerte, Phung Hoang, Kilang Beras Pek Choo Keok Sdn. Bhd, Yoma Sun and Nine Seas - to increase the cost effectiveness and environmental efficiency of its rice processing lines. The total investment in rice processing plants and related equipment for these projects alone is set to exceed USD 80 million.

Working with rice processors and reprocessors in the region, Bühler offers and develops new market optimised rice processing solutions that add value for its customers through improved yield, performance and efficiency. It also looks to increase awareness of food-safe rice mills to ensure hygienic and safe food for consumers.

Over the past two years, Bühler has experienced significant growth in the region, where over USD 100 million worth of business was conducted, with particular success gained in Thailand. This marked a record period, partly thanks to a smaller number of larger contracts, including the company’s largest ever contract for rice processing for Merry Rice, globally valued at over USD 40 million. The contract, for sixty-two of Bühler’s

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Sortex S UltraVision™ machines, and fifty-two high capacity UltraPoly polishers will result in the world’s largest rice mill, capable of sorting over ten thousand tonnes of rice per day.

Among contracts already confirmed are the first complete rice mill in Vietnam for Phung Hoang, capable of processing 400 tonnes a day. A complete paddy processing plant in Malaysia for Kilang Beras Pek Choo Keok Sdn. Bhd and two complete paddy processing plants in Myanmar for Nine Seas and Yoma Sun. Crystal Rice in Cambodia has also started production and Siam Parboiled in Thailand is in the advanced stages of installation.

Speaking about its success in South East Asia, Mark Ledson, Managing Director of Bühler Thailand, commented: “Over the past two years we’ve consciously changed the way we do business across South East Asia. We’ve dedicated time to listen to our customers’ needs and demonstrate our ability to offer a truly complete engineered solution that is supported by our commitment to Service Excellence.”

Significant product launches in 2014 have also helped grow Bühler’s reach across South East Asia including the new Sortex S UltraVision™ optical sorting machine – widely regarded as the most technologically advanced, intelligent optical sorter available for rice today.

Speaking about the launch, Mark Ledson added: “The response to the Sortex S UltraVision™ has been incredibly positive, many of our customers have confirmed the Sortex S UltraVision™ as taking optical sorting to the next level and sets us apart from the competition as a global leader in this market. We understand the enormous pressure rice millers are under to process rice in the

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most sustainable way, maximising yield and improving quality and food safety standards. We believe high capacity processing is the future, if the industry is to match growing demand.”

In addition to the launch of the Sortex S UltraVision™ optical sorting machine, Bühler teams across South East Asia have also been actively promoting Food Safety as a key concept. With both consumer and customer interest in food safety on the rise, particularly with budding exporters, Bühler is in a prime position to offer end-to-end solutions that guarantee hygienic performance and food safety, including process engineering solutions for rice, solutions for pre-cleaning, silos, drying, rice milling and automated bagging.

Moving forward, Bühler will continue to extend its reach

and presence in the region by completing existing projects and securing new ones. It has developed a fully-fledged factory in Vietnam and has built an accessory workshop in Indonesia. All this demonstrates Bühler’s commitment to its customers across the region. It is also actively building its channels for single machine sales and is establishing country focused technology teams in most of the countries in South East Asia. Developing markets such as Cambodia and Myanmar will also present new opportunities to deliver smaller capacity rice mills, demonstrating Bühler’s ability to cater to the complete spectrum of rice mills across the region.

Commenting on the strategic focus for South East Asia, Rustom Mistry, Director, Head of Rice Processing in Asia, commented:

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“In the past 24 months we have won large rice milling projects in Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam. Looking ahead to the next two years, we will be looking to drive our market share across regions in South East Asia and enhance our Sales and Service structure (including distribution channels) along with developing new midmarket rice processing solutions to give our customers value for money and continue to build the Bühler rice brand image.

By developing and strengthening our technology expertise and service excellence in each country we are better prepared to serve our customers locally and further demonstrate our commitment to the local community and wider industry.”

Bühler will continue to lead the market in the supply of rice processing equipment and mill installations to the Thai and South East Asian rice markets.

This builds on its recent heavy investment in innovative high capacity rice processing infrastructure, expansion of local sales and service channels, provision of energy efficient processing technologies and its strategic partnerships with the leading rice processors and reprocessors in the region, including Merry Rice, TPS Group, Capital Rice, La Suerte, Phung Hoang, Kilang Beras Pek Choo Keok Sdn. Bhd and Nine Seas.

Highlighting Bühler’s recent wins in South East Asia

Bühler’s string of contract wins across South East Asia, valued in excess of USD 100 million, further emphasises its success and position as the first choice technology partner for rice processing and reprocessing.

1 Thailand In Thailand, a portion of Bühler’s growth came as the result of the company’s largest ever contract for rice processing globally for Merry Rice. In addition, confirmed contracts included a pre-cleaning and dryer complex for Capital Rice; various milling machines for Siam Indica; a complete paddy to rice mill for Sirichokchai and seven of Bühler’s Sortex S UltraVision™ machines for Riceland. The team also confirmed sales with Siam Parboiled, 4G Contracting and Bright Lights representing a total investment of over USD 52 million. Siam Parboiled’s new Rice mill was won in late 2013 and is in the advanced stages of installation.

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2 Cambodia In Cambodia, the first turnkey project won by Buhler in SEA was secured in late 2012 for a complete paddy processing plant capable of processing 2000 tonnes per day. The plant is now in production.

3 Indonesia Following Bühler’s recent high value agreement to supply the TPS Group, with two, 17 tonnes per hour rice reprocessing lines, a number of installations have been secured, including a contract with PB. Mulyo for the first Indonesian installation of Bühler’s Sortex S UltraVision™ machine. Further contracts have also been noted across the region driving investment to over USD seven million with further installations currently in discussion.

4 Vietnam New contracts in Vietnam include the first complete paddy mill project capable of processing over 400 tonnes per day. The contract with Phung Hoang, comprises paddy intake, drying, silos and complete rice processing plant featuring Bühler’s Sortex S UltraVision™ machines. The HAACP certified food safe mill also includes a complete sorting, blending and packing station comprising state of the art technology. In addition, contracts with Thanh Hung Enterprises, Thung Thanh Company and Tri Van Phu represented a total investment of over USD seven million.

5 Philippines Orders are continuously being received for milling and sorting and an investment by one of the largest rice processors saw Bühler install a complete paddy processing plant capable of processing over 500 tonnes a day.

6 Malaysia In 2014, a complete paddy processing plant in Malaysia for Kilang Beras Pek Choo Keok Sdn. Bhd was confirmed and is currently in the final installation stages.

7 Myanmar Two complete paddy processing plants have recently been installed in Myanmar for Nine Seas and Yoma Sun representing an investment of over USD two million.

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Key factors in bin usage

by Kirk Nelson, Director of Marketing and Sales, Behlen Mfg. Co.

In the second of a four part series, Milling and Grain take a closer look at the essential elements of bin maintenance.

The way you carry out the initial filling of a bin can have long-term effects over the rest of its life. And any accidents during the process could severely shorten yours. Preparation and initial execution are thus critical.

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verything must be in place - before you even think about putting anything inside the bin, the bin itself must be completely finished. Absolutely everything must be securely in place.

First, the bin itself must be properly anchored to its foundation, with all bolts where they should be and properly tightened.

Guards and shields exist for a reason, and it’s not to annoy you.

It’s to save your life. So put them where they should be. Stick safety decals in the right places too, making sure they’re legible.

If people can’t read them, there’s absolutely no point.

You don’t know when you’re going to need to access any part of the structure, so all ladders, handrails, platforms, stair and steps need to be securely in place right from the start. And again: With all bolts where they should be and properly tightened.

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Function and access are vital

It is also vital to be sure everything is working properly and prepared for any eventuality that might occur when filling the bin for the first time. The unloading equipment and unload gates must function correctly and they must be closed.

The working areas surrounding the bin need to be clean and clear of clutter.

Electrical performance must be checked and lockouts installed (if needed) on equipment. Any temperature cables must be fastened to the floor according to the manufacturer’s recommendations to prevent displacement during filling.

And it may sound obvious, but make certain that everyone is out of the bin before filling it.

Plan for the worst

Whatever you do, know exactly who or where to call for immediate help in case of an emergency or injury. And make sure they’ll be available and able to reach you quickly.

Be patient

On larger bins, filling in several stages may be required by the manufacturer to prevent uneven settlement. Many manufacturers require, or at least suggest, stage loading to prevent excessive uneven differential settlement during the initial fill. Behlen Mfg. Co. recommends that for the first stage the grain bin be filled to 1/3 of eave height. It will then take 10 days for the desired

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Subsequent filling

Unloading the bin

To maintain uniform loads on the sidewalls, grain must be unloaded from the centre of the bin. The centre sump must be opened first. Intermediate sump(s) must not be used until all grain is completely emptied through the centre sump. Failure to heed this practice could damage the structure of the bin.

Never, ever simultaneously fill and discharge the bin.

Simultaneous filling and unloading results in grain behaving more like a fluid than granular material. Increased fluidic behaviour of grain can cause increased sidewall loads. Service life of the bin can be drastically reduced and risk of structural failure, economic loss and personnel injury will increase by simultaneously loading and unloading.

Do not empty the bin through a sidewall door or cut a hole in the bin sidewall. This will cause uneven load distribution and excessive down pressure that may, again, result in bin failure.

It is vital to ensure that there are adequate vents installed on the bin to prevent a vacuum from forming in the upper portion of the bin during unloading. The pressures on the roof caused by such a vacuum could damage or cause structural failure to the grain bin roof.

Never vacuum out of the sidewall door unless all grain has been emptied, by gravity, through the centre sump first, followed by intermediate sump(s).

Sweeping the bin

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When it comes to subsequent filling of the bin (ie, filling after the first operational use), the checklist is almost as long. The initial installation preparations have now been replaced by a still fairly extensive list of tasks required for maintenance.

The bin must be cleaned between fillings. All kinds of problems can result if it is not. The unloading equipment needs to be checked to ensure it is functioning correctly, and all intermediate gates must be closed. If there is a power sweep auger, it should be placed over the intermediate sumps. And don’t forget those temperature cables (if you’re using them): It is essential to attach them to the floor as specified by the manufacturer’s recommendations.

As before, make certain that everyone is out of the bin before filling it. Common sense? Sure. But it’s amazing how often even highly intelligent people will forget to check some of the most basic things. Which is, of course, precisely why we need checklists.

Shut the sidewall door(s) properly, making sure the inner door panels are closed, sealed and latched. Then fill the bin only through the centre, and don’t allow the grain to be pushed horizontally to one side of the bin.

Overfilled bins can, and do, fail. So make sure you know the maximum capacity of yours, and don’t try sneaking in “just a bit more”. Use spout/chute lengths to prevent overfilling.

Continue to fill the bin to the desired level, and not beyond the roof eave-level.

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Checklist for sweeping the bin: • Be certain that no bridged grain or vertical crusting is evident.

• Start to sweep the bin after all grain has flowed by gravity through centre and intermediate sumps.

• If you have a multiple-pass sweep auger, lock out the inner sweep system before adding the outer sweep section.

• Have another person present.

• If the sweep auger fails to operate, call the sweep auger manufacturer.

• Return the sweep to original position over intermediate sump gates.

Ventilation

Grain bin roofs are not designed to withstand excessive air pressure differentials. General ventilation recommendations are 1 ft2 (0.093 m2) of vent area for every 1000 cfm (28.3 m3/min).

Consult the bin manufacturer for the maximum recommended

“Everything must be in place before you even think about putting anything inside the bin, the bin itself must be completely finished”

operate simultaneously with the positive air fans at the base of the bin. They need to be wired so that negative air fans start a few seconds after the positive air fan. This is done so the air has enough time to be pushed through the grain to replace the air that leaves through the roof. Failure to do this could result in roof failure.

Bins with side draw systems

Side discharge is only permitted in bins specifically manufactured for a side-draw flume system. This system must be installed to the manufacturer’s specifications. No corrugated steel bin should be unloaded through the sidewall without the installation of a side-draw system and the permission of the manufacturer. A side-draw should never be added to existing bins without first consulting the manufacturer.

Side-draw systems have interior baffles to channel grain from the top storage to the discharge chute. This is because grain flows off the top of the grain surface when withdrawn from below.

The use of a flume system should be reviewed with a geotechnical or foundation engineer. Geotechnical investigations or past experience may indicate significant foundation level soil variations or a site propensity toward differential settlement, under which conditions side-draw usage may be prohibited or severely restricted. Installation of a flume system may also require installation of additional wind rings and larger-diametre anchor bolts. Installation of multiple systems requires the approval of the bin manufacturer.

Furthermore, a side-draw system should not be the only discharge system available. Such systems are not intended to be used as continuous fill/empty systems. A standard centre discharge and conveyor must be installed.

Refilling after side-draw system use

pressure differential in the roof area. Be alert to the possibility of frost build-up on air passage screens, to a point of complete blockage. This may occur when high relative humidity, high grain temperatures, or high grain moisture levels are combined with freezing or near-freezing temperatures. Running fan(s) during these conditions can create frost build-up and airflow blockage causing the roof to dome. Precautionary measures must be taken to prevent this condition.

Do not pile grain against the roof. Grain piled too high will block the roof vents. Blockage of the roof vents will restrict the effective vent area and can virtually eliminate it. The area above the surface of the grain must allow for free movement of air to the vents. Be aware of the possibility that the screens of the roof vent may collect moisture and freeze shut. This can happen when high relative humidity, high grain temperatures, or high grain moisture levels are combined with freezing or near-freezing temperatures.

Do not run the fan(s) during these conditions. It could create frost build-up and airflow blockage, causing the roof to dome.

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Grain cannot be completely emptied using a side-draw. Before the bin can be refilled after being even partially unloaded with a side-draw system, the grain needs to be leveled or completely emptied through the centre sump. It is important that the sidewall pressure is equal before refilling. Behlen Mfg. Co. recommends unloading the grain through the centre sump until the grain reaches equal wall heights so that an inverted cone is formed in the remaining grain. Formation of such an inverted cone will help evenly distribute the lateral forces on the bin sidewalls. Once this inverted cone is achieved and the sidewall pressures are equal, it is safe to refill the bin through the centre peak ring.

It is important to note that the design of baffles can be used only with a side-draw system. Intermediate sumps located near the side-draw flumes cannot be used as the primary outlet. Unloading must be done correctly through the side-draw, centre sump, and then the intermediate sumps. Never use the intermediate sumps until all grain has flowed by gravity through the centre sump.

Unloading through the intermediate sump initially will cause uneven load distribution that may cause bin failure.

Before a grain bin can be refilled, the bin should be completely emptied. Total clean-out of the bin prevents the build-up of compacted grain, which cannot be emptied by gravity flow. Also, be certain no grain is matted to the sidewall. If matting occurs, remove the mouldy grain with a wire brush and repaint.

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AGI announces completion of Westeel acquisition Financial highlights

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g Growth International Inc. (“AGI”) (TSX: AFN) is pleased to announce that the previously disclosed arrangement to acquire the Westeel division of Vicwest Inc. (TSX: VIC) was completed on May 20, 2015.

Headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Westeel is Canada’s leading provider of grain storage solutions offering a wide range of on-farm and commercial products for the agricultural industry.

“The strategic acquisition of Canada’s leading brand in grain storage further establishes AGI as a global leader in grain handling and storage solutions,” said Gary Anderson, AGI’s Chief Executive Officer.

“AGI and Westeel share a deep commitment to product quality and customer service and combined we create a Canadian-based global agricultural leader with a long history of serving the needs of our customers. Westeel’s complementary product offering expands our growth platform within North America and around the world and we look forward with enthusiasm to bringing this outstanding company into the AGI family.”

“AGI places the highest value on the contributions of its employees and we look forward to meeting and welcoming all of the people at Westeel,” said Tim Close, President of AGI. “We are very excited to get to work on growing Westeel along with AGI and realising upon the enormous potential of the combination of these great companies.”

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The aggregate purchase price for Westeel was US $221.5 million. The purchase price includes net cash on closing of approximately US $13 million and a redundant manufacturing plant with an estimated market value of US $4 million.

The acquisition was financed through the issuance of 1,112,050 subscription receipts at US $46.55 per receipt for gross proceeds of US $51.75 million, the issuance of US $51.75 million of extendible convertible unsecured subordinated debentures, and long-term debt. With the completion of the Westeel acquisition, the subscription receipts have been exchanged for 1,112,050 common shares and the maturity date of the debentures has been extended to December 31, 2019.

Pro forma 2014 revenue of the combined companies is over $600 million. The combination of Westeel with AGI results in a more geographically balanced revenue profile with a pro forma 2014 geographic breakdown as follows: • Canada 44 percent (AGI standalone 26 percent).

• US 39 percent (AGI standalone 55 percent).

• International 17 percent (AGI standalone 19 percent).

Westeel generated adjusted EBITDA of approximately US $20 million in 2014. The estimated adjusted EBITDA reflects earnings of the Westeel business (before any costs associated with Vicwest’s corporate support functions that were not transferred to AGI as part of the Westeel acquisition) less incremental corporate support costs AGI estimates will be required post-closing. For the year ended December 31, 2014, AGI generated adjusted EBITDA of US $78 million, resulting in pro forma adjusted EBITDA for the period of US $98 million.

Management believes the acquisition of Westeel provides significant SG&A, sales and manufacturing synergies with estimated near-term synergies of US $5 million per annum.

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Storage project Westeel Bins completed by FWS in the first of four CWB sites Westeel is pleased to announce its strategic alliance with the FWS Group of Companies whereby it will provide Westeel Centurion bins and Westeel Catwalk systems for four different CWB (formerly the Canadian Wheat Board) locations. FWS was contracted by CWB to construct four new grain terminals in the provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan in Canada.

The first of the four projects for CWB completed by FWS is in Bloom, Manitoba where two Westeel Centurion grain bins measuring 24 metres (78 feet) in diameter and 28 metres (91 feet) in height have been constructed with a 48-metre long (157 feet) Westeel Catwalk. The two bins include Westeel’s patented commercial roof and a total capacity of 609,140 bushels. The Catwalk system boasts a dual walkway, bar grating floor, and a conveyor path measuring 0.70 metres (27 1⁄2 inches) in width.

“We have a long-standing relationship with Westeel and appreciate the precise manufacturing and quality engineering that goes into their products,” said Rori Bouchard, Senior Project Manager with the FWS Group of Companies.

“FWS and CWB are industry leaders in agriculture and it’s a great opportunity for Westeel to partner with them and showcase the high quality manufacturing and construction capabilities we have here in the Canadian prairies” said Denis Tétrault, Business Manager, North America with Westeel.

The other three sites are in Colonsay, Saskatchewan; Pasqua, Saskatchewan; and St Adolphe, Manitoba.

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New conference format packed with technical advice

revamped conference programme at Cereals 2015 will provide growers with key information on some of the hottest topics in the arable sector while allowing them more time to explore the event.

Recognising that many visitors are pressed for time, the technical seminars have a new format. Each session will consist of an intensive 20-minute presentation from a leading expert followed by a 10-minute question and answer session.

Cereals event director Jon Day says: “The condensed seminars will last no more than 30 minutes each but will be packed with advice, while giving growers a chance to put their own questions to the experts.

“The new format will allow visitors to pick up as much information as before from the seminars but in a shorter time, so they can spend more of their day visiting the trade stands, crop plots and working demonstrations.”

Topics to be covered include the Yield Enhancement Network’s role in maximising yield potential; the loss of active ingredients; no-till establishment and the role of data in agriculture to enhance performance and increase returns.

Visitors can also hear about blackgrass control; the role of cover crops; preserving soil organic matter and effective OSR pest management.

The talks will be interspersed with sessions hosted by The Arable Conference at Cereals, partnered by The Oxford Farming Conference. Three debates headlined by industry-leading farmers, scientists, policymakers and environmentalists take place over the two days, with plenty of opportunity for the audience to have their say.

Subject matter includes GM and the potential of novel and non-food crops; where resistant varieties will come from (and whether the sector can rely on the Recommended List) and the role of precision farming in achieving yield potential.

Al Brooks, 2016 Oxford Farming Conference chairman, says: “The line-up of panelists and speakers is outstanding, as is the range of topics being covered.

“We have speakers from around the world joining the panel sessions; and with GM and the reliability of the Recommended Lists being debated, we’re certain to create some animated discussion – something we never shy away from at the Oxford Farming Conference.”

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Calibre to unveil three new technologies at Cereals

At this year’s Cereals Event, Calibre the experts in Grain testing equipment will introduce three new Innovations designed to make the assessment of Grain Quality a simpler and faster task. The new technologies test for the key properties in Grain: Protein, Moisture, Mycotoxins and Falling Number. The equipment will enable Farmers, Grain Stores and Traders to identify quality crops rapidly aiding precision farming and retaining premiums throughout the grain chain. Be the first to see our official UK launch with live demonstrations on how testing has become easier and faster on Calibre stand 1027.

Intelligent dryer control system optimises grain drying

Allmet is helping its customers to reduce drying costs and increase drying capacity thanks to the launch of the Intelligent Dryer Control (IDC) System.

This latest technical advance brought to the UK market is the result of Allmet’s alliance with Tornum AB, a strategic business partnership formed at the end of last year that has seen the two companies share expertise and resources to focus on product research and development.

The IDC, is long-awaited in the grain market and will benefit customers by minimising over drying, maximising obtainable product quality, weight and prices and providing total process control. Allmet will be showcasing the IDC at Cereals in Boothby Graffoe on June 10-11, 2015.

Allmet Director, Charles White explained: “Drying grain precisely is a complex process that you want to get right to maximise the best possible price. When you use manual methods you run the risk of not reaching the desired moisture content levels, or over drying. The IDC takes the guess work out of this by maintaining the average outgoing moisture content of the grain, despite large variations in incoming moisture content.”

To illustrate the benefits of the IDC - overstepping the mark by drying to 13 percent instead of 14 can typically add up to 20 percent to your energy bill, give you an additional 1 percent loss in weight and reduce your dryer’s capacity by up to 16 percent.

Fellow Allmet Director, James White added: “The IDC optimizes the drying process by using intelligent software that adapts to conditions. There’s no need for manual adjustments you have total control over the drying process and can change the grain type and drying recipe where ever you are, at the touch a button either from a PC or a tablet.”

Available in four different standard kits, the system consists of moisture sensors and a control unit with a user-friendly interface.

The first sensor is positioned in one of the upper drying sections and measures incoming moisture. The second is placed in the cooling zone, close to the dryer outlet. Using information about incoming and outgoing moisture content, the control unit sets the speed of the dryer discharge to obtain the desired moisture content out of the dryer - regardless of outside climatic conditions.

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Perry of Oakley Ltd is the UK’s most experienced manufacturer of grain and bulk materials drying and handling equipment. With products ranging from aspirator pre cleaners to conveyors and grain driers Perry of Oakley Ltd have the handling or drying solution to suit your needs.

The latest product to be added to the Perry of Oakley range is the industrial curved combination conveyor. With four casing heights and widths available, this conveyor is capable of capacities from 60 tones per hour to 350 tones per hour; it is also available in angles up to 60° in 10° or 15° increments.

The industrial curved combination conveyor has been designed with heavy duty in mind. It is made from heavy-duty galvanised steel and has an all bolted and riveted construction. It also has a forged steel chain and heavy-duty plastic flights; this means the conveyor is suitable for handling all types of cereals and pulses in agricultural and commercial applications.

This conveyor is ideally suited to feeding a bucket elevator when avoiding having pits in concrete.

The inlet options available for this conveyor include both mechanical receptions and trench intake hoppers.

Principal sponsor HSBC will hold a series of open forums on its stand, including a question and answer session with DEFRA minister George Eustice on Wednesday and a prominent MP on Thursday, both of whom will be joined by NFU president Meurig Raymond.

The first day will also include a session with Jack Bobo, senior adviser for agricultural policy, US Department of State, a world authority on biosciences and GM technology.

The Question and Answer session is open to anyone who would like to listen to and join in some lively debate, says Allan Wilkinson, head of food and agriculture at HSBC.

“We look forward to welcoming the minister and Meurig Raymond to our official opening and Q&A forum on Wednesday morning.

“There is plenty to talk about, including setting the scene for what the newly formed government sees as its priorities, TIFF and the trade gap, as well as wider matters like the government’s response to bovine TB.” Recently introduced Cereals initiatives that proved popular in 2014 return to this year’s event. The CPD trail offers the biggest choice of points yet, reflecting the wide range of technical excellence on show.

A total of 12 exhibitors are offering BASIS points and eight are offering NRoSO points. BASIS members can claim six CPD points per day – two for attending the event and four from the exhibitor knowledge trail. NRoSO members can claim six points for the whole event – two points for visiting and a further four from the trail.

The Inspire Pavilion, sponsored by De Lacy Executive, Massey Ferguson and McDonald’s, highlights the wealth of career opportunities for young people in farming and associated industries.

It offers a packed schedule of activities, including inspirational stories from young people already working in the fast-moving, progressive world of modern agriculture.

A key discussion point at Cereals will be the winning machines in the International Machinery Manufacturers’ Awards, a scheme launched last year to recognise machines that deliver exceptional innovation, effectiveness and value.

There are four categories covering cultivations, harvest machinery, sprayers and tractors. Winners and runners up will be announced on the first day of Cereals and the machinery

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Cereals 2015 Conference program Arable Conference At Cereals Arable conference marquee (stand 830) Wednesday 10 June Session details

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GM and the potential of novel and non-food crops; UK and international perspectives.

Chairman: Al Brooks (OFC 2016 chairman and farmer) Speakers: Jack Bobo, senior adviser for agricultural policy, USDA Prof Johnathan Napier, Rothamsted Research Mark Buckingham, Europa Bio Paul Temple, farmer

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Where will all the resistant varieties come from? Can we rely on the Recommended List?

Chairman: Dr Tina Barsby (CEO NIAB and OFC director) Speakers: Dr Susannah Bolton, HGCA Dr Richard Summers, former BSPB chairman Geoff Hall, Monsanto Andy Barr, farmer & NFU Combinable Crops Board

What’s the role of precision farming in achieving yield potential?

David White: farmer and director of RTK Farming

Thursday 11 June 11.00

Chairman: Martin Davies, Farmland Investment and OFC director Speakers: Steve Keyworth, Ursula Agriculture / Michael Horsch, Horsch Machinery / Clive Blacker: Precision Decisions

Technical seminars Arable conference marquee (stand 830) Wednesday 10 June Session details

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Where is Yield Enhancement Network in maximising yield potential, and what can growers start implementing now?

Chairman: Robert Lasseter, OFC council member Speaker: Prof Roger Sylvester-Bradley, head of crop performance, ADAS

12.30

Losing our active ingredients – where are we and what can we do?

Chairman: Robert Lasseter, OFC Director Speaker: Bill Clark, commercial technical director, NIAB

13.30

All no-till – is it practical and best for soil, farmer and bottom-line?

Chairman: Jane Craigie, British Guild of Agricultural Journalists Speaker: Tom Sewell, farmer & Nuffield Scholar

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The role of data in agriculture to enhance performance and increase returns

Chairman: Jane Craigie, British Guild of Agricultural Journalists Speaker: Nick Tapp, head of client advisory at Craigmore Farming

10.15

A different blackgrass control approach on my farm

Chairman: Andrew Brown, farmer Speaker: Ian Matts, farmer, Brixworth Farming

12.30

Cover crops – what’s best, why use them and how to manage them

Chairman: Andrew Brown, farmer Speaker: Mark Hemmant, technical manager, Agrovista

13.30

Soil organic matter – improving yield through management of soil organisms

Chairman: David Turner, principal at David Turner & Co Speaker: Jackie Stroud, Rothamsted Research

14.30

Oilseed rape – effective pest management for high performance and yield

Chairman: Millie Fyfe, RABI regional manager and OFC associate director Speaker: Caroline Nicholls, research and knowledge transfer manager, HGCA

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HSBC open forums (stand 825) Wednesday 10 June 09.30

Official opening & Q&A forum

DEFRA minister George Eustice and Meurig Raymond, NFU president

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New government, new CAP reform – where now for UK Agriculture?

Mark Berrisford-Smith, head of economics, HSBC and Guy Smith, NFU vice-president

13.00

Can agriculture save the planet before it destroys it?

Jack Bobo, senior advisor for agricultural policy, US Dept of State

15.00

Winning the world cup

Q&A with Richard Hill MBE, a member of England’s World Cup winning team in 2003

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Q&A forum

Prominent Member of Parliament and Meurig Raymond, NFU president

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New government, new CAP reform – where now for UK Agriculture?

Mark Berrisford-Smith, head of economics, HSBC and Guy Smith, NFU vice-president

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Winning the world cup

Q&A with Richard Hill MBE, a member of England’s World Cup winning team in 2003.

Thursday 11 June

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Other familiar Cereals features return, including: Crop plots – an opportunity to see the latest varieties and agronomy in the flesh across 5.5ha of plots.

Machinery – most leading manufacturers will be represented, offering the perfect shop window for new kit.

Working demonstrations – cultivations, drills and guidance systems being put through their paces.

Sprays and Sprayers – innovations and application technology plus over 50 of the latest sprayers in action in Syngenta’s Sprays

and Sprayers arena.

Renewables – showcasing the wide range of opportunities available from renewable energy, renewable fuels and other nonfood crops.

Post-harvest technology – the place to re-assess drying and storage needs to maintain crops in the best condition.

Business area – expert information from rural consultants, banks, and the IT sector to help drive business profitability.

Cereals 2015 takes place on Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th June, at Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire.

Ryetec Smart version mobile drier

Ryetec will launch at Cereals their new Smart version mobile drier from Agrex, Italy’s leading manufacturers of Grain processing, milling and drying equipment. Based on the successful and proven PRT range of mobile driers, the Smart version provides the user with a fully automated system whereby a target moisture content is given to the machine, which then fills, dries to the required moisture content, cools, and empties completely automatically. All this can be monitored at any point by the famer/operator with a special Agrex ‘app’ on his smartphone which indicates the stage of operation, statistics of performance and any faults. This gives the operator the freedom to leave the yard and continue with other jobs whilst the drier gets on with its work or even to monitor the machine if operating during the night with checks being made remotely on the machine and the drying progress.

All Agrex driers benefit from the revolutionary external recirculating/loading auger, this system offers the unique benefit of allowing the recirculating speed of the drier to be increased as the grain dries unlike conventional systems where the recirculating speed of the grain is only adjustable when the hopper is empty which means the speed is limited by input moisture (the wetter, the slower).

Agrex driers can be speeded up as the grain dries vastly reducing drying time, allowing for a more even heating of the grain (and avoiding hot spots) and therefore saving fuel and speeding output. The new Smart system also controls this function automatically speeding up recirculation speed as the grain dries.

Alltech Crop Science to feature at Cereals 2015

Alltech Crop Science, a division of Alltech, a privately-held natural animal health and nutrition company, will be exhibiting at this year’s Cereals 2015. Alltech Crop Science will be joining more than 25,000 farmers, agronomists and industry suppliers at Cereals 2015, the leading technical event for the arable industry hosted annually in the UK. Alltech Crop Science will showcase naturalbased products and solutions that it provides to the industry which tackle the agronomic and horticultural challenges facing producers across the globe. Alltech Crop Science aims to seamlessly bridge the gap between science and sustainability, naturally, providing solutions to address issues facing the production of citrus to silage and everything in between.

Since 1994 Alltech Crop Science have conducted research on 69 crops in 29 countries to form the scientific basis for our products and have a strong regional presence in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Middle-East, Africa and Asia. Our global brand portfolio addresses each stage of crop development, providing plants with precision nutrition and offering growers biological solutions that enhance traditional programmes.

In 2014, the United Kingdom saw an increase in planted areas and yield in comparison to 2013 due to improved weather conditions.

Yields have been aided by good crop establishment and adequate moisture through spring and summer. However, it is important to note that it is not just good weather that plays an important role in crop production. Soil life plays a major role in many natural processes that determine nutrient and water availability for agricultural productivity.

A healthy agribiome is the foundation to any crop reaching its full natural genetic potential. Alltech’s unique technology is designed to revitalise soil and increase beneficial soil microbes which assist in the breakdown of residual crop material, improve the availability of nutrients and enhance root growth. By providing a balanced source of essential nutrients in the soil and improving the root system 66 | Milling and Grain

it bridges the gap between crop potential and performance, thus yielding a superior harvest without damaging the environment.

“The Alltech Crop Science research programme is built on improving productivity in the soil and the plant itself,” said Robert Walker global general manager, Alltech Crop Science. “We must focus on nutrient efficiency and end product quality as market demand rises, all while identifying the environmental challenges.

The Alltech Crop Science team are eager for the opportunity to meet the farmers, agronomists and growers who will visit Cereal 2015.

The team are serious about all things soil and arable, we would not miss this event or the opportunities it presents.”

Amid the ever changing environment, providing your crop with a catalyst for growth at a precise time can make all the difference.

Equipping crops with a framework of essential nutrients they require to sustain themselves is a complex balancing act that requires more than traditional fertiliser programmes. Through Alltech’s global performance range of biostimulants and plant activators crops become more robust and resilient. Healthier plants are higher in sugars and production is uniform in size and colour which improves marketable yield.

“Recent evidence has shown that we need to be more careful in planning going forward, focus must be placed on an integrated, non-chemical, pest management control system. We must go back to basics and focus on the genetic basis of the crop for example farming, rotation, sowing date and crop establishment methods. We need to have a broad strategy. Planning is essential and we need to focus on a sustainable solution whereby we can continue to produce food profitably, efficiently and safely, in an environmentally friendly way,” continued Walker.

To find out more information on how to improve performance and production naturally visit the Alltech Crop Science at stand 322 during Cereals 2015. Here you can you can speak with members of our global team on optimising your arable crops, in both yield and quality, using natural, residue free solutions.

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Trust in the power of nature

ounded and grown as an Austrian family business, Delacon has been the pioneer and global leader in phytogenic feed additives for more than 27 years. The world’s most trusted provider of phytogenic solutions for livestock production, Delacon, offers a product portfolio that caters for swine, poultry and ruminants.

The vision of company founder Helmut Dedl to replace antibiotic growth promoters by phytogenic feed additives and thus to ensure sustainable, profitable life production and food safety, still applies to current CEO Markus Dedl as a guideline of corporate strategy.

The company’s headquarters and modern production facility is based in Steyregg, Austria. From there, Delacon’s products are exported to more than 50 countries worldwide. Delacon has a global team of 120 employees at 16 offices and cooperates with 50 distribution partners around the world. The team continues to grow from strength to strength with recent appointments in North America and the growth of the team in Austria.

Since the inception of the company in 1988, Delacon have exemplified a key commitment to their core values of sustainability, innovation and excellence. This has also been officially confirmed by the European Food Safety Authority who awarded the company the highest classification, the gold standard, in feed additive registration: the EU registration as zootechnical feed additive.

In addition to that, Delacon’s success has been recognised by various institutions - with the STEP award (2013), the Pegasus Gold trophy for export success (2012), the “Austria’s Leading Companies” award (2012), the Austrian Export award (2009) to name the most recent.

Commitment to Sustainability Delacon raise awareness of the importance of forests and trees

On March 21, 2015, the International Day of Forests took place. This day was initiated to provide a platform to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests and solitary trees. To mark the occasion, Delacon staff members Martin Brötel and Susanne Reisinger visited the Baan Lankha Community Forest in Thailand, where the company joined the ‘Plant A Tree Today’ Foundation (PATT) and planted over 500 native trees in 2014.

“With our tree planting activity, we would like to make a visible sign that environmental action and climate change is in the hands of everyone. It is everybody’s own responsibility to take a share in making this world a better place, and this activity is a reminder to think about this topic every day”, explains Delacon’s CEO Markus Dedl. All trees that were planted on that day are native, partly indigenous and thus, highly beneficial to the local community who takes care of the maintenance on-site.

So far, the survival rate of the plots planted in 2014 is more than 90 percent and the community replanted trees to replace the ones that did not survive from the previous dry season.

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Martin Brötel from Delacon inspecting the site with locals

“ We trust in the power of nature and its processes.

Continuously studying and releasing nature’s massive potential is what makes us the global leader in phytogenic feed additives” Trees with orange rope at the site have been ordained by monks. The trees are protected and safe from poachers and logging explained Sudrat (Sue) Sangkum of PATT

About the Ratchaburi project

The central aim of the Ratchaburi project of the PATT Foundation is to reforest unproductive land or areas that have suffered illegal logging or deforestation within the Ratchaburi province.

Furthermore, it is essential that local communities maintain a connection with the forest and see a benefit in preserving such a resource for future generations.

A successful way of achieving both, habitat restoration and improving community connection and management of forests, is through the establishment of community forests such as the Baan Lankha Community Forest. Delacon’s CEO Markus Dedl states: “What we like about this project of the PATT Foundation, is that it not only creates awareness for better environmental practices and takes action against climate change by implementing tree planting projects, but also educates and supports the social community in the areas where they work.”

The Delacon-PATT Tree planting project site is located in Yanghak Sub-district, Pak-Tor District, Ratchaburi Province.

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Innovation in the milling industry at Walk Mill Modern screener in old water mill produces high quality flour

by Henry Alamzad, President, Kason Corporation

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f visitors from centuries past returned to a familiar footpath by the River Gowry in northern England, they might be shocked by changes that have taken place, but there would be one comforting sight, the old mill with its large water wheel. Powered by a stream diverted from the river, the wheel works through gears to grind wheat into flour for making bread.

Inside the mill the wheat is ground between two flat, 135 cm diametre millstones, a method employed for hundreds of years. However, our time traveller would likely be puzzled by some of the equipment, in particular an electrically driven centrifugal screener. The Centri-Sifter™ centrifugal sifter, as it is called, was supplied by Kason Corporation (Millburn, New Jersey, USA) and recovers the mill’s two basic products: white and whole meal flours.

There has been a water mill at the site since the 13th century, but the present building, Walk Mill, is no older than the screener, despite its aged appearance. Rebuilt as a replica of an earlier mill, the new facility started up in 2008.

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was left, says Ben Jones, a partner in the family-owned business, who is in charge of mill operations. “We dug the foundations to find the footprint of the building and we also had a lot of photographs of the old mill. From the footprint and the pictures we were able to construct a building that is exactly like the old mill on the outside.”

Wheat is at hand

Located on the fertile Cheshire plain, close to the historic city of Chester, Walk Mill is surrounded by roughly 405 hectares of wheat fields that were acquired by the Jones family some years ago. “We have always been farmers, says Ben Jones, “and after we bought this land we decided to rebuild the mill.”

Wheat is harvested from the fields, dried to reduce the moisture content and cleaned to remove chaff. It is then taken to the mill in a sealed trailer and loaded into a hopper on the first floor. The hopper

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has a capacity of 2000 kg, which is enough to meet the mill’s needs for four to six days, depending on the rotation speed of the water wheel.

From the floor hopper, the wheat is moved by an auger conveyor to a smaller feed or transit hopper of 50 kg capacity, located above the millstones. The grains fall from the bottom of the feed hopper to the millstones, where they are ground into flour.

Walk Mill uses two burr stones, made of hard, dense French granite. The stones are positioned horizontally, one above the other.

The lower stone, called a bedder, is fixed, while the upper one (the runner stone) rotates. Wheat from the hopper falls into a hole in the centre of the upper stone and gradually moves to the periphery of the stones via shallow grooves in the stones. The tiny gap between

the stones is adjusted to produce white or whole meal flour, the latter being coarser because it contains bran.

Both the stone rotation and the feed rate from the hopper are governed and synchronised by a shaft that is geared to the water wheel. The bottom end of the shaft is attached to the runner stone and carries the weight of the stone as well as rotates it.

An old damsel controls the flow

Grain trickles from the hopper along a vibrating wooden trough, called a shoe. A forged metal device, called a damsel that is attached to the upper end of the shaft, imparts the vibration. The damsel, incidentally, was retrieved from the earlier mill.

“It’s self regulating,” says Jones.

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“If the water flow increases, the feeding and milling operations increase at the same rate.” Jones adds that a shaft rotation rate of about 40 rpm yields the best quality of flour. The relatively slow, gentle and cool process avoids overheating of the flour, he says, and preserves all the good parts of the grain: protein, oils, vitamins, sugars, starches and bran.

As the flour leaves the periphery of the millstones, it is swept by a blade attached to the upper stone and falls into a 12.5 kg transit hopper. An auger transfers the product to a spout that feeds the Centri-Sifter screener, which separates the desired flour from the rest of the material. The model GOB-SS machine has a sifting area of 1103 square centimetres. It is driven by a 1.5 kW motor and can process up to 700 kg per hour, well

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beyond the mill’s capacity of 80 kg per hour.

The screener is a compact centrifugal machine, with a cylindrical sifting chamber that contains a cylindrical screen of nylon mesh.

Flour is fed pneumatically into a vertical feed inlet at one end of the unit, and then redirected by a feed screw into the chamber, which is oriented horizontally.

Centrifugal force makes for efficient separation

Rotating helical paddles within the chamber continuously propel the flour against the screen and the centrifugal force accelerates the particles through the screen openings. The rotating paddles, which make no contact with the screen, also break up soft, agglomerated material. The separated flour is directed to a chute, from which it drops directly into a 25 kg sack for shipping. When the sack is full the auger is stopped until a new sack is in place.

Walk Mill uses two screen sizes: 38 mesh (500 µm) for white flour and 12 mesh (1500 µm) for the coarser whole meal flour.

“Typically we produce white flour for four days, because we sell more of it, and wheat flour for one day,” says Jones.

In the case of the finer, white flour the product passes through the screen for bagging, as explained above. Coarser, waste material is retained by the screen and moves along the chamber to the far end, where it is recovered through a second discharge spout. In the case of bran, fine waste material is ejected through the screen, while the bran is retained and collected from the second outlet. All the waste is bagged and used for feeding pigs.

The company found the centrifugal sifter through an Internet search and bought it after seeing a demonstration at Kason’s facility in Stoke-on-Trent. The screener achieves a very good separation, with no wasted product, and the quality of the flour is excellent, says Caroline Jones, Ben’s daughter, whose principal responsibilities are baking and running the company tearoom for visitors (her mother handles the accounts and her brother farms the land).

“The machine is very easy to operate and there is no problem with screen clogging,” she says. “We occasionally dust it down, but basically it cleans itself Walk Mill serves two markets. The 25 kg sacks are shipped to upscale restaurants and hotels that make their own bread. For the retail market, flour is delivered in 1.5 kg bags that are filled by hand from the larger sacks.

In addition to white and wholemeal flour, Walk Mill sells two other types of flour: malted flour, which is white flour plus malt flakes and malt extract, and self-raising flour (white flour plus baking powder) for making cakes. Malted flour is packaged for both wholesale and retail sale and self-raising flour is sold only retail.

MARKETS OUTLOOK Another giant grain crop on the way?

by John Buckley “After a record three-year boom in production, world soya crops had been expected to decline in the coming 2015/16 season as farmers reduced area and yields deflated from the past year’s unusually high levels.

However, the USDA’s first take on the new crop balance now suggests otherwise, pitching the world crop at 317m tonnes – level with the past season’s record output. ”

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FUNDAMENTALS have tipped further in favour of the grain and feed consumer since our April review as an ever loosening new crop supply outlook promises an extended period of cost restraint. Until recently, the popular view among analysts had been for an inevitable decline in crop yields from last year’s above normal levels and, in several key supplier countries, some cutback in sowings in response to this season’s grain surpluses and low prices. But it was also assumed the massive stocks carried over from the current season of plenty would cushion the forward market against the crop decline – so no reason for any drastic price increases.

In late May, it looks more bearish than that, however, thanks to a relatively mild winter, ideal growing conditions in most of Western Europe, improving weather in the US and the CIS countries, better spring planting conditions across North America, much bigger than expected maize and soyabean crops being harvested down in South America etc etc.

Yes, wheat and maize crops may still be down a bit from last year’s record levels but only by about 7.5m and 6m tonnes respectively, according to the US Agriculture Department’s first official WASDE* forecasts.

The global maize crop figure is the more surprising of the two, since several analysts were talking, just two months ago, of a decline for this grain of 40m to 50m tonnes, based on smaller crops expected in the USA, West Europe, South America and the former Soviet Union. However, USDA is now looking for a US decline of only about 15m tonnes, South America down by perhaps 2.5m, Europe 5m or so and the CIS less than 2m. Also, partly offsetting these, is a forecast 12m tonne-plus crop increase for China, the world’s second largest corn producer and consumer.

If the USDA is right (and there is a world of weather to get through before the main northern hemisphere corn harvests actually start, from September onward) the global maize supply will actually be about 19m tonnes larger next season than this when carryover stocks of 192.5m are added onto the smaller crop. The world, then, may still be relatively awash with corn supplies this time next year.

Global maize consumption, in turn, is expected to jump by about 13m tonnes next season due to gains in China (+4m), Brazil (+2m, the US (+1.6m) and a host of moderate/smaller consuming countries boosting their feed consumption of this now relatively cheap grain.

Even with these increases, however, maize demand will not outstrip the slightly smaller world crop, leaving ending stocks by September 2016 at an almost identical level to this year’s with stock/use ratio at a comfortable 19%.

Chances of actually reaching the 990m tonne world corn crop are currently favoured by several factors in the big five producing centres.

In the USA, the crop is piling in ahead of schedule, favoured by recent plentiful rains and may even beat the USDA planted area forecast.

Even the recent talk of an El Nino climate event – which can be a big problem for some Asian crops in terms of a dry summers - has a more positive effect on the Americas, tending to promise moister, heat-wave–free conditions.

So USDA’s 346m tonne US crop forecast might even prove the low end of possibilities.

European maize area is also expected to fall somewhat after last year’s record harvest but crops here have so far been going in under mostly favourable conditions. Output might drop by about 5m tonnes but carry-in stocks are

larger than last year’s and, if consumption here gets to the 78.5m tonnes forecast by the USDA, there should be no difficulty in sourcing the required extra 4m tonnes or so of imports.

Concerns had been expressed about the CIS countries cutting back on spring crop planting including maize because of credit problems abnd inflating input costs resulting from their chronically weak currencies in the wake of the hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, western sanctions against Russia and the collapse of the latter’s oil export revenue caused by falling crude oil prices. In the event, neither country appears to be dropping maize acreage much, Russia possibly even planting more. CIS maize yields may fall if less inputs are used but so far, the USDA is expecting the two big regional maize producer/exporters to still turn out about 38m tonnes – just 2m less than last year.

South American maize crops – while technically included in the 2014/15 global balance – do have a big impact on the calendar year supply and 2015/16 season dynamics, being still in the midst or tail end of their harvests as we go to press. USDA has actually raised its estimate for the two big regional suppliers – Brazil and Argentina – by about 3.5m tonnes in total although some local analysts think this continues to under-rate Brazil’s contribution by as much as a further 4m tonnes. Either way, Brazil’s slower than expected export campaign (disrupted by transport and port worker strikes) is leaving it, for the second year running, with far larger than usual carryover stocks to bring into 2015/16 – about 17-18m tonnes. The early outlook for the next Latin American crop is again for ample supplies. USDA sees Brazil cutting back on maize sowings a bit in response to farm credit issues and

lower prices (although its weak currency has to a large extent protected farmers by bringing in more valuable dollars). However, along with the large carry-over stock, it should have no difficulty meeting its foreign customers’ import needs. USDA even has it raising exports by 2.5m tonnes in 2015/16 (whether or not yet

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more stocks might be added to its supply balance if its 2014/15 crop forecast is eventually raised by the aforesaid 4m tonnes).

Finally, there is China’s ever growing maize crop which always, somehow, seems to pace its consumption growth, enabling it to minimize dependence on imports. These are far cheaper than the maize China produces at home and its feed makers do from time to time take advantage of that. However, despite its possible long-term potential as a ‘mega importer’ China shows no sign yet of fulfilling the forecasts made a few years back that it would need 10m to 20m tonnes off the world market to meet its burgeoning feed needs.

Also, what maize imports it is making seem to be switching to Ukrainian suppliers under long-term supply pacts. Although the US has enjoyed some windfall sorghum export trade to the PRC,the Beijing authorities seem to be trying to clamp down on this too.

Apart from China, growth in world corn demand in recent years has been mainly centred on Brazil, Argentina, Europe (especially in big crop years like the last one), Mexico and the big Asian feed importers. In the US itself, the corn ethanol bandwagon has slowed while feed demand is starting to recover from the damage done by high corn costs two or three years back – although a birdflu outbreak is currently causing concern about demand from the maize-rich poultry-feed sector.

Summing up, the world that used to depend so heavily on US maize exports now has quite a choice of alternative, usually cheaper, suppliers. Barring a summer weather upset in the US or Europe (East or West) this summer, there is nothing really bullish on the horizon for maize prices. Futures portray gently rising forward prices, ranging up to 10% over the current deliveries for July 2016 but it would not be surprising to see the actual price similar to –even lower than it is now - based on the current supply/demand outlook. Even the USDA is projecting stable average US farm prices of corn for the coming season ($3.553.85/bu or about $140-152/tonne).

Among the other coarse grains, the USDA’s new season outlook also expects a similar barley crop to the past season’s as smaller EU and CIS crops are largely offset by larger production in Turkey, Morocco and Australia. For a second year, production will slightly lag consumption but the resulting stock drawdown will not create a tight market. Amid the abundance of corn and wheat supply, barley prices can’t get too far out of line without risking losing custom. Sorghum output is seen rising slightly, staying just ahead of forecast consumption. In total, coarse grain stocks are seen staying at high levels for a third consecutive year.

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Weather jitters stall wheat price dip Halfway through the period under review, wheat prices seemed to be in free fall again, weighed down by rising world crop estimates and some periods of lackluster import demand. The bellwether CBOT market by early May was trading $4.60/bu ($169/t) - a loss of about 15% over the previous month’s value. This was also just under the five-year lows this market traded last September.

Europe’s own wheat futures market was meanwhile faring little better, the nearby months trading down to the low €160’s/tonne – almost 18% below their mid-March highs, if just over their September 2014 lows.

However, in the space of a few weeks, the picture has been transformed again into one of relative strength. Chicago was recently back up to the $5.20s and Europe nudging €180.

The main catalyst has been a series of weather threats reminding the trade that the vaunted big world what crop for 2015/16 is still some way off harvest (some of it in the southern hemisphere not yet even sown).

In the US, the main concern has been a period of excessive wet weather threatening to damage quality and possibly reduce volume too, for the key hard red winter breadwheat crop, now approaching or ready for harvest. Although US winter what crops are in considerably better condition than at this time last year, they remain below the long term average rating after prolonged droughts and periods of frost exposure. Although the usually high quality US spring wheat crop was being planted early this year, that too was coming under a threat of frost and dryness in the more northerly states where these classes of wheat are mainly grown. Canada’s mainly spring-sown crop was also said to b at similar risk of dry, freezing weather stressing vulnerable newly emerged plants. Whether much damage was actually done is unlikely to be fully proved until these crops are more fully developed/harvested. Our guess at this stage is that US total wheat output won’t be far off the USDA’s latest forecast for a slight gain on the year. Given adequate carry-in stocks from last year and persistent low demand for US wheat from the world’s buyers (it has now been overtaken by the EU as top supplier) that would be a more than sufficient supply. The same applies to Canada, currently expected to produce something close to last year’s 29m tonnes, which was one of its largest crops ever.

Other weather issues cited during late May included dryness in eastern Australia, much of Russia and parts of Ukraine. India has lost a few million tonnes of wheat to rain, hail and floods in some areas and, rather than exporting to an ample-supplied world market, has been starting to import some higher grade wheat to make up for quality losses. The broader media publicity given to the strengthening odds on a disruptive El Nino climate event have also caused some excitement, despite its mostly low correlation with wheat crop performance in the northern hemisphere where the crop is mainly sown.

As in North America, there is a fair chance that none of these regions will suffer major losses but it has made for more sellers’ caution – not least among the US market’s highly exposed fund community who recently built a record short (sold) position on the CBOT exchange, betting on continual wheat price falls. Their scramble to cover these as the market began to bounce back certainly enhanced that move considerably but, when things have died down (assuming weather normalizing) it’s quite likely that prices will retreat again.

Another reason for this assumption is Russia’s recent return as a major export seller. In the past month it has felt confident enough about its own crop prospects – and the large stocks it is carrying into the new sason – to drop its controversial export tax (imposed when exports seemed to be draining internal supplies too quickly at a time of crop uncertainty). Russia has already stepped in to sell new crop wheat at cheap prices to Asia customers and will doubtless soon be competing hard for the markets most contested with other suppliers around the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region.

EU and other exporters are already concerned that, along with cheap Ukrainian offers, this will push down the price at which they can expect to trade overseas and, in turn, what producers will get for wheat on the domestic EU markets.

World wheat consumption is not expected to grow much in 2015/16, according to the USDA forecasts – less than 0.2% after this season’s 1.7% and the previous year’s 3.6%, as booms in European and Chinese demand taper off. That suggests world stocks will increase again from an already large 201m to over 203m tonnes - a 28%-plus stocks/use ratio that is hardly constructive for wheat bulls. CBOT wheat futures do show price premiums going forward of 8-10% but the EU futures market is

pressed to offer more than about 3% (spring 2017, rising to 6% into the following year.

Europe’s own what crop is expectd to drop by about 6m tonnes this year which, even with consumption at a relatively buoyant 123.5m and exports again at the heady 30m-tonne-plus level will leave the Union with large seasonal ending stocks in mid-2016. Provided crops perform as advertised, none of this supports significantly higher raw material costs going forward.

However, with returns from growing wheat remaining low in comparison with production costs, farmers in many countries may justifiably continue to grumble about whether it’s worth growing the crop.

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PROTEINS – where will all the soya go?

After a record three-year boom in production, world soya crops had been expected to decline in the coming 2015/16 season as farmers reduced area and yields deflated from the past year’s unusually high levels. However, the USDA’s first take on the new crop balance now suggests otherwise, pitching the world crop at 317m tonnes – level with the past season’s record output. Even that may under-estimate the eventual out-turn if the USDA, as many private US analysts suggest, is under-sating US planted acres at 84.6m. Some of these other estimates ar 1m or more acres higher still. Moreover, the USDA is looking for a fall in average US yields to 46bu/acre from last year’s record 47.8bu. A month or two back that seemed a reasonable suggestion. But the US crop has been sown far earlier than usual and is currently in better condition than at this time last year. With no immediate weather threat (even the dreaded El Nino phenomenon can actually be quite beneficial to US crops in terms of preventing droughts and heatwaves), it’s quite possible that the US will have an above trend yield again and a crop not far off last year’s record 108m tonnes.

Moreover, Latin American soya crop forecasts for the 2014/15 season (still finishing harvests as we go to press) are still rising.

For the two main suppliers, Brazil and Argentina, some local observers have these as much as 3m to 4m tonnes over the USDA’s total 153m tonnes. Even without that extra supply, these two producers are expected to finish the 2014/15 season with record high stocks of about 57m tonnes. This buildup resulted not only from their record large crops but from farmers holding back supplies as a hedge against inflation and collapsing local currencies. Both Brazil and Argentina have also been beset with labour problems affecting transport to ports, loading onto ships and crushing at port mills to supply soya meal export markets.

The threat to export execution has dissuaded some foreign customers from getting as committed as they might to Latin American soya purchases until these problems are sorted out, diverting more late season demand to US suppliers.

While that has helped the US enjoy a bumper period of soyabean exports (and crush for meal exports) the largest supplier will still have about 9.5m tonnes of soyabeans on hand at the end of its own season in September against just 2.5m last year. Going into 2015/16 season, then, the world will have about 85.5m tonnes (maybe more, if Lat-Am crops are revised up).

That’s quite a supply cushion against any weather upsets to the 2015/16 crops.

One surprise in the USDA’s new crop forecasts is the even bigger (new record) harvest it expects for Brazil (in early 2016) – despite a lengthy period of economic stress during which crop finance was expected to b a prim casualty. This is currently seen at 97m tonnes versus this year’s 94.5m. Although Argentine output is expected to retreat a little, world supplies – new production plus stocks - will be about 20m tonnes bigger than last year’s already massive 380m. The bounty goes on as, based on the USDA’s crush forecast for 2015/16 (266m tonnes), global soyabean carryover stocks (into 2017/18) will expand yet again to 96m – equal to a normal whole year’s production from the US or Brazil.

Global demand for soya meal is seen growing next season by about 5% or 10-11m tonne, led by China (+3m) and Europe (+1m). Clearly the raw material supply is there to cater for far larger growth than this.

Soya meal accounts for just over two thirds of all global oilmeal supply and it’s also the leading high-protein, quality benchmark so where it leads, other sectors of this market will have to follow.

For feed consumers this is a useful equation in a year of stagnating production of other major oilmeal sources as it will keep prices under control across the sector. The second largest oilmeal source, rapeseed, for example, is expected to see its crop dip by about 5% due to cutbacks in Canada and Europe, albeit, at about 68m tonnes still one of the largest crops ever.

Sunflowerseed output next season is seen stable at the past year’s slightly lower level, cottonseed declines by about 6% while groundnut meal increases by about 4.5% - though most of the latter two meals are consumed mainly in the Asian countries of origin. While soya will be called upon to supply just about all the (10m tonnes) growth in global oilmeal demand in 2015/16, it could clearly do that several times over on current supplies. While the futures markets have small discounts on forward soya meal prices it seems likely that these under-state the extent to which costs could decline under this rich supply scenario.

KEY FACTORS AHEAD - WHEAT • The size of Russia’s crop –as low as 53m or as much 58m?

Either way it has large carryover stocks too and a reputation to patch up as a reliable supplier. That should keep it in the van of competitive sellers including Ukraine, helping to keep global

imports but there should be no lack of supplies at competitive prices.

• Competition for coarse grain custom will continued between large maize, wheat and adequate barley supplies, helping to contain feed costs.

• US ethanol use of maize (40% of the country’s consumption) has perked up recently as grain costs fell but probable longerterm weakness in crude oil markets should eventually rein this trend in.

• China continues to curb import more sorghum and barley as well as growing ever larger domestic maize crops, gainsaying forecasts that it would soak up world maize surpluses.

OILMEALS/PROTEINS • Huge soyabean crop surpluses across the Americas continue to offer potential for cheaper global oilmeal costs as 2015 progresses.

• Will lower costs and ample supplies of inputs encourage more demand than expected for these products in countries developing livestock production systems – China, India, Indonesia etc? Developed consumers like the USA may also use more as high meat prices boost profitability. There is plenty of room to meet bigger demand without tightening supplies or raising prices.

• Soya meal will continue raise its already dominant share of the protein market, demanding price restraint across the sector.

and EU wheat prices down.

• Will mostly favourable weather to date and higher crop ratings presage a bigger than expected EU wheat crop this summer?

Dry sunny weather in the run-up to harvest will also be needed to ensure milling quality but at this stage – again buttressed by high carryover stocks - it looks promising for consumers.

• Is global wheat consumption growth under-rated by USDA as some analysts suggest? The problem with this argument is the often bigger ‘swing factor’ – how much wheat gets substituted by maize in the feed industry, in turn dependent on maize output. And what will happen to ethanol use of wheat in Europe under the low oil-price scenario?

• World stocks of wheat carried into 2015/16 continue to offer a thick cushion against any crop weather problems in the months ahead.

• The further drop in wheat values close to or, for some farmers below, cost of production remains an issue that may affect future sowing plans.

COARSE GRAINS • Will the US maize crop forecast be revised up if current ideal growing weather continues? Either way, hefty stocks should keep this market amply supplied in tyee season ahead.

• Ukrainian maize output will likely fall this year but remain large in comparison with the previous decade, maintaining its role as a cheap exporter to markets including the EU. • Along with ample maize supplies from Latin America, this should maintain the more competitive global export market for maize seen in recent years – another restraint on prices.

• A forecast smaller EU maize crop this summer may need more

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Industry events 2015 n 02-04 June

Grain & Feed Asia Indonesia http://www.grainandfeedasia.com

n 09-11 June

FIAAP, VICTAM & GRAPAS INTERNATIONAL Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany www.victam.com

Milling and Grain event: GRAPAS/Global Milling Conference Thursday June 11, 2015 http://www.gfmt.co.uk/grapas15

n 09 June

IGC 2015 Grains Conference Grosvenor House Hotel. London, UK http://www.igc.int/en/conference/confhome.aspx

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he IGC Grains Conference, one of the longestrunning and well established events on the grains and oilseed calendar, will take place in London at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, England on 9th June 2015. The conference, now in its 24th year, will bring together traders, policy makers, business leaders and government officials from across the globe under the theme “Building on success, responding to challenges.”

Providing a fantastic opportunity to network and build relationships with some of the world’s most prominent grains and oilseed professionals, the agenda also features a pre-conference welcome reception on the previous evening.

The main programme is split into five distinct sessions, where panels of top industry experts will examine the current challenges facing the global grains economy through an assessment of supply and demand fundamentals, futures markets and environmental issues.

Confirmed speakers include Tim Andriesen, Managing Director – CME Group, Lu Jing Bo, Vice Administrator – State Administration of Grain, China and Stefan Vogel, Head of Agri Commodity Markets Research – Rabobank. www.igc.int/en/conference/programme.aspx

n 11-13 June

VIV Turkey 2015 Istanbul Expo Center, Turkey http://vivturkey.com

n 24 June

Livestock Philippines 2015 Expo Manila, Philippines http://www.livestockphilippines.com

n 27 June

Whole Grains Summit 2015 Oregon, USA http://wholegrainsummit2015.com

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n 29-31 July

Indo Livestock 2015 Expo & Forum - Indonesia Surabaya, Indonesia http://www.indolivestock.com

n 18 August

GLOBALG.A.P. TOUR 2015 - Chile Puerto Varas, Chile http://www.tour2015.org

n 09-11 September

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

n 21-23 September

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

n 08-10 October

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

n 27-29 October

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

n 31 October - 03 November

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

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oin in Dubai this year for our 26th Annual District Conference & Expo on 31-October through 3-November, 2015. Dubai is a cosmopolitan oasis, a futuristic cityscape that towers over the Arabian Desert. This is a city of superlatives, home to the world’s largest dancing fountain; tallest building (Burj Khalifa); only 7-star hotel (the Burj al-Arab); largest artificial islands (the Palm Islands); and largest natural flower garden (the Miracle Garden). Rent a dune buggy for a desert adventure, bargain at the open-air market, or cheer on your favorite humped hoofer at the Camel Race Track.  Registration information will be available at www.iaom-mea.com, including details of available accommodation and optional tours. For advertisement and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Meriem Karoui, conference manager. info@iaom-mea.com

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

n 17-19 November

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

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East Afripack 2016 to be held in Nairobi

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he second edition of East Afripack will be held in Ipack-Ima Spa, in Joint venture with: PMMI, The Association Nairobi (Kenya) from October 12 – 14, 2016. This for Packaging and Processing Technologies. processing, packaging and converting exhibition has In partnership with: UNIDO (United Nations Industrial been recognised as an important contribution to the emerging Development Organisation), EAC (East African Community) economies in sub-Saharan East Africa. East Afripack was and the Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise added to the list of key exhibitions promoting the Italian Development of Kenya. manufacturing and industrial sector on foreign markets www.ipackima.it F/V/G(Island):2015 28/10/14 09:46 Page 1 developed by the Ministry for Economic Development.

Organised by Ipack-Ima Spa in joint venture with PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies in the USA and in partnership with UNIDO, EAC and the Ministry of Industrialisation and Enterprise Development of Kenya, East Afripack 2016 will receive the support provided by the Italian Government in its Extraordinary Plan 2015- 2017 developed to increase the competitiveness of Italian exhibitions which are ranked fifth on the international ranking. The plan will fund specific actions identified as strategic for 9 – 11 JUNE 2015 • COLOGNE EXHIBITION HALLS, COLOGNE, GERMANY the development of SMEs in new markets.

East Afripack 2016, which comes back to the Kenyatta International Conference Center (KICC), Nairobi, is rooted in the success obtained by the exhibition’s debut in 2014 and the significant rebooking requests Feed Ingredients Feed Production Machinery Flour Milling Technology Nutrition Ancillary Equipment Storage & Handling Systems received from over 50 percent of the Additives Formulation Quality Control 136 international exhibitors.

In line with its commitment to Specialist conferences: For further information please contact: The FIAAP Conference 2015 Victam International BV contribute to technology upgrade Petfood Forum Europe 2015 PO Box 197, 3860 AD Nijkerk, The Netherlands and to focus the importance of The IFF Feed Conference 2015 T: ++31 (0)33 246 4404 packaging as a strategic springboard Aquafeed Horizons International 2015 F: ++31 (0)33 246 4706 E: expo@victam.com Global Milling Conference with for the technological upgrade and Free online visitor registration is available GRAPAS INTERNATIONAL 2015 increased competitiveness of local from 1st January 2015 at: Biomass & Biomass Pelleting 2015 www.fiaap.com SMEs, the East Afripack brand will GMP+ International 2015 www.victam.com organize once again a scientific www.grapas.eu conference that will take place in See us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+ Uganda at the beginning of 2016 or scan the QR codes: emphasising on development priorities of the East Africa region.

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50th anniversary for

It is not often these days to hear about an exhibition organiser celebrating 50 years of holding shows. But this is exactly what will happen in June this year when the doors of Koelnmesse in Cologne open on the 9th June.

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he first Victam was held way back in 1965 at the Jaarbeurs Exhibition Centre in Utrecht, which is in the Netherlands. This first show mainly consisted of Dutch exhibitors and the visitors were principally from the Benelux region. Exhibitors and visitors were impressed with the show and it was decided to repeat it regularly. Over the years the show grew and grew, as did its success and its reputation spread and spread and eventually it became a truly international exhibition for the animal feed industry.

The Board of Victam recognised the enormous potential of Asia and ran a pilot show in 1991 in Bangkok, Thailand.

In fact it was held in a car park of a hotel, as there were no purpose built exhibition venues in Bangkok then. Victam Asia was born.

Both shows continued to prosper and in 2011, Victam International moved to the ultra modern and efficient exhibition venue in Cologne – Koelnmesse. The venue is very flexible, modern and offers excellent facilities and amenities for visitors, conference delegates and exhibitors.

It was also at this event that FIAAP, a feed ingredient show and conference and GRAPAS, a flour milling and grain processing show and conference were successfully added to complement the core Victam show.

It was in 2012 it was decided to move Victam Asia from its home in the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre in downtown Bangkok to the newly constructed purpose built exhibition and conference centre known as BITEC (Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre). FIAAP and GRAPAS events were also now included in the Asian show. The move to BITEC was prompted by a number of important factors, these included modern purpose built facilities, larger exhibition halls, good transportation (important in Bangkok) and the ability to cater for the expanding number of visitors who were coming from both Thailand and increasingly from all over South and South East Asia.

The next Asian event to be organised by Victam is in 2016 and this will also be their 25th Anniversary of organising events in Asia.

Victam International’s General Manager told Milling and Grain:

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Bühler to present various innovations at VICTAMGRAPAS

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he Bühler technology group will again be prominently represented at the combined trade fair Victam-Grapas from June 9 - 11, 2015 at the large exhibition ground in Cologne. Victam is the world’s largest trade fair for animal feed (livestock, pets, fishes) and biomass pelleting, while Grapas is an exhibition for grain milling and grain processing.

The Bühler business areas of Grain Milling and Feed will be presenting various new developments and innovations in hall six at the joint booth D041/E041 covering several hundred square metres. As a world premier the Bühler millwrights will be showcasing the new roller mill Antares Plus. The further development of the successful Antares model ensures a constant, optimal milling result while reducing energy consumption at the same time because of its integrated measurement and regulation of particle size distribution.

Bühler is also presenting its new impact machine, Matador, which destroys insect eggs in flour and semolina at a mortality rate of ≥ 99.5 percent. Bühler’s sorting competence is proven by the colour sorter in the series Sortex A with its sophisticated and multifaceted sorting functions.

In addition, Bühler is exhibiting a new impact bran finisher in Cologne. The machine separates the adhering flour particles reliably from the bran and significantly increases flour yield thanks to an optimised number of beaters and peripheral speed. The beltless direct drive reduces energy consumption by up to 30 percent.

Finally, three new online measuring systems can be seen at the Bühler booth: The Online PSM for continuous particle size measurement, the NIR Multi Online Analyzer for determining moisture, protein, ash and starch damage and a measurement sensor for color and speck measurement during running operation.

REVIEW “2015 is a milestone for Victam, half a century of serving the international feed industry is an achievement of which I am especially proud, as is my staff. It is fitting that in this special year that our international event has grown yet again; we now have 270 exhibitors from all over the world that will be displaying an amazing range of products and services.

Of course now the profile of the show has expanded, Victam for instance is no longer profiling just feed processing and production technology, it now encompasses biomass pellet production. And now we have the FIAAP exhibition and conference, which looks at, feed ingredients and additives whilst our other new show and conference GRAPAS profiles flour and rice milling and grain processing.

The synergy of these industry profiles is the key to the continued success of the events.”

Besides these specialist systems there will also be a very wide range of auxiliary equipment that are used throughout a mill – silos, conveyors, PC’s and programs, elevators, bagging, etc.

All of this and more will be on show at these exhibitions.

Visitors to the shows will be able to see, touch, and handle much of what is on display. You will be able to sit down

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with experts from companies who have designed and engineered the technology and ingredients. You will be able to get a better understanding of how they can assist your production line and save you money! You can sit down and have serious discussions.

If you are looking to update your mill, want to look for alternative ingredients, maybe a totally new mill, whatever. Come and see. You will not be disappointed.

Visitor registration:

Our on-line visitor registration system is an easy system to use, visitors need only to go to one of the following websites – www.fiaap.com, www.victam.com or www. grapas.eu and click on the visitor registration button and follow the simple instructions. These instructions will also be in a number of languages. To assist in the registration process and to receive your entrance badge pre-registered visitors are requested to proceed to the desks marked “preregistered”. Those who have not pre-registered should complete an on-site visitor registration form which will be found in the visitor reception area and when completed the form should be taken to the “On site registration” desks for processing.

Please note there is no charge for entry into the exhibitions for industry related visitors if you pre-register.

On-site registration will cost €40 per ticket. Any ticket will enable entrance to all three shows.

You can learn even more by attending the series of technical conferences that will be going on during the shows.

Tuesday June 9, 2015: The FIAAP Conference Aquafeed Horizons 2015 Biomass and biomass pelleting

Wednesday June 10, 2015: Petfood Forum Europe - Feed Safety Assurance certificate – Organised by GMP+ International.

A one-day conference for flour, rice and cereal millers.

Thursday June 11, 2015: - The IFF Feed Manufacturing Conference - Global Milling Conference with GRAPAS International 2015

Covering: Flour and Rice Milling Technology Storage and Handling Systems Quality Control

Industry tours: - Victam International will organise a number of different activities for visitors attending the FIAAP, VICTAM and GRAPAS exhibitions.

FIAAP and VICTAM: - In honour of the 50th anniversary Victam International BV, in co-operation with Vitelia Feeds and the Feed Design Lab, will organise a feed industry tour on Monday June 8th and Friday June 12th, 2015 to the Vitelia Feed Mill and the Feed Design Lab, both in the Netherlands.

Visitors wishing to join the free tour should enquire at the Victam Information Stand within the exhibition.

Three two-hour sessions: Food Safety /Quality Control

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IPACK-IMA 2015 Key Facts and figures: • 2,0000 exhibitors from 54 countries • 160,000 square metres of exhibition space on • 11 pavillions • 500 delegates from 53 countries • More than 100 events, conferences, seminars and workshops

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pack-Ima is among the most attractive international exhibitions for suppliers of technology and materials for processing and packaging. It was held between May 19-23 2015 at Fieramilano, Milan, Italy. Ipack-Ima is a large system exhibition showcasing the very top solutions in food and non-food sectors for industry professionals; in particular it is world renowned for its display of dry pasta technology.

A rich programme of meetings, conventions and seminars flanked the global event for the duration of the five exhibition days: these events all had a common keyword, sustainability.

More than 40 events took place, focusing on the main issues and trends of each business community.

“Designing a Resilient Future: Food, Technology, and Sustainable Development” was the central theme of Ipack-Ima and was developed – in concordance with “Feed the planet.

Energy for life” – (the theme of the Expo 2015) - through an international convention scheduled on May 20th 2015 and organised in partnership with UNIDO and the UN Food Agencies. The main issue under discussion was sustainability, the leitmotiv of all side events to the 2015 shows, and the conference aimed to enhance the possible evolution of food technologies in the future.

Mr Michele Darderi and Mr Claudio Zavatta from Pavan group in conversation with Olivia Holden (Milling and Grain Magazine)

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Guests gathered in abundance at the special event held by Ocrim on May 21 at Ipack-Ima. It has been an incredibly special year for the company who have marked a 70th anniversary. The celebrations commenced with Mr Sergio Antolini and Mr Alberto Antolini discussing the origins of Ocrim and their proud affiliation with the city of Cremona - the historic setting of the company’s headquarters.

Following this, the Vice Mayor of Cremona, Maura Ruggeri joined the Antolini family on stage affirming that there is a deep link between Cremona and Ocrim. Ocrim machinery is being exported all over the world she said, and with it, a prestigious image of Cremona.

A video was played showcasing ballet dancers performing in Cremona’s Cathedral Square. In Cremona, many of those not even working at the company are aware of Ocrim’s presence due to the unique way in which the Antolini family involve the residents of Cremona in cultural and educational events. A true passion for ‘milling art’ exuded from both the Antolini family and members of Ocrim.

Next, a second surprise ensued. “The new born” Superior Time RMI-S range of roller mill machines was unveiled to the audience. One in white, and one in black, the machines evoked 1950s design elements. It was aptly described as a ‘post-modern’ machine, as cutting edge as possible.

A great deal of intrigue was shared amongst audience members who gathered around the machines.

The new design is certainly a testament to the Italian brand whose combination of tradition with a futuristic attitude is a winning formula.

What caught our eye was the retro design fused with innovative technology – we were given a live demonstration of how control and operational recording can be carried out via a tablet app!

The final surprise was renowned chef, Mr Davide Oldani who prepared a special dish in honour of Ocrim. He was chosen due to his approach to cooking art, respecting tradition, whilst remaining open to the avantgarde.perendale IDL 15 1-2 hal cetak.pdf 1 2/23/15 5:11 PM

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Food Safety: the greatest challenge for the food industry Béatrice Conde-Petit, (food safety officer, Bühler) explained at the Bühler press conference how food is increasingly being processed industrially around the world. Consumers are changing their consumption habits, are cooking less frequently, and are increasingly delegating food safety assurances to food processors.

The conference highlighted how Bühler equipment, such as the Sortex is the cornerstone of processing safe food. Ms Conde further highlighted building links with research institutions and partners, ensures safe food and effective, sustainable value chains. Also addressed at the conference was the rising global demand for gluten free food. Bühler, demonstrated the results of gluten free pasta as a result of their Polymatik pasta press to guests. Former Miss Switzerland took part in the daily Bühler show which illuminated how many of us come into contact with the company everyday without realising.

17th Annual Practical Short Course on

Food Extrusion: Cereals, Protein, & Other Ingredients August 16-21, 2015 o discussion and live equipment demonstrations following lectures on four major types of extruders o 30+ lectures over a wide variety of food industry topics o one-on-one interaction with qualified industry experts o at the internationally recognized Food Protein Hands-On Experience R&D Center on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas o various shaping dies, flavoring & seasoning, ingredient functionality, high protein, whole grain, nutrition, recipe formulation, and MUCH MORE!

For more information, visit http://foodprotein.tamu.edu/extrusion

or contact Dr. Mian N. Riaz mnriaz@tamu.edu 979-845-2774

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Next Stop: Puerto Varas, Chile 18 August 2015 organized with DNV GL

#GGTOUR2015 | www.tour2015.org

See our full review of Ipack Ima as part of our special ‘Italian Tour’ feature.

Omas: Pietro Barbalarga, Luigi Nalon, Laura Nelti, Danilo Carloni

Suzan Kizilok from Bastak

See all of our photos from Ipack Ima 2015 on the Milling and Grain Facebook page link: on.fb.me/1DIRuMA

Business opportunities in East African Community: Mpoko Bokanga, Guido Corbella, Hon. Jesca Eriyo, Wilson A. Songa, Philippe R. Scholtes, Joseph Nyongesa

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the interview

Claudio Zavatta

The Pavan Group are among the worldwide leaders, in the design and engineering of technologies and integrated product lines for cereal-based food. Operating in the food industry as global suppliers of industrial solutions, from the handling of raw materials to the final packaging, the group operates through eight prestigious brands: Golfetto Sangati, Pavan, Mapimpianti, Montoni, Toresani, Foodmac, Stiavelli, Dizma and Pizeta, all leading Italian brands in the food processing industry. Mr Claudio Zavatta commenced his career with the Pavan Group in 1983. As CEO of Golfetto Sangati, he explains how people and an innovative approach remain at the very core of the company’s success.

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and your background in the milling industry?

My educational background is in mechanical engineering in Padova University. In 1983, I entered Pavan and was placed in charge of the snack division. In 1995, in addition I took the responsibility of Toresani-Foodmac, companies that operate in fresh and filled pasta technology. In 2005, a big re-organisation of the group integrated of all the technical divisions (pasta, snack and fresh and filled pasta), including engineering, manufacturing, installation and aftersales service. Until 2010, I was the technical manager of the group.

In 2010 the group entered in milling industry through the purchase of the GBS Group, that become Golfetto Sangati and I was nominated CEO of this company

What are the origins of Golfetto Sangati and how has the company grown?

Both Pavan, and Golfetto have their roots firmly in Italy, commencing life as family run companies. Pavan was set up in 1946, and Golfetto in 1926.

Golfetto was originally founded in Padua and specialised in the engineering of cereal manufacturing plants. It was followed by Sangati’s Foundation, in 1929, a company that in just a few years became a renowned name in the milling industry.

Golfetto Sangati’s story is comprised of an intertwined history of mergers with three separate companies (Golfetto, Sangati, and Berga S.p.A) becoming GBS S.p.A. In 2010, Pavan acquired the assets of GBS, giving birth to Golfetto Sangati (part of the Pavan Group).

As you can see, it is particularly common in the North East of Italy that companies grow horizontally, putting together shared knowledge and strength. The integration and fusion of family companies is a winning policy.

Where are your main markets and which areas do you predict future growth?

We are currently experiencing our biggest area of growth in the North of Africa, particularly in Algeria and Morocco. The growth that we are experiencing will probably mean that Pavan will have an office in Algeria in the not too distant future. Specifically, Golfetto has an international reach with three global sites; we are based in Treviso in the north of Italy, also in the south of Italy and in Bejing. Of course, China is a big market for everybody. India is an important market for us, as is Peru in South America and, of course, Italy. But from a general point of view, I must say that even in the countries where we have big business during these last years, our sales organisation spans all over the world.

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What makes Pavan unique in the marketplace of today?

The key point of the Pavan group’s success can be attributed to our flexibility and innovation. Our international point of view and presence all over the world has helped us to grow from strength to strength. In 2014, 95 percent of our total sales were exported, and 75 percent of our total sales were exported out of the EU. With regards to our milling business, we are selling a service and an end product that comes from our machines, starting from the raw materials (grains, cereals). I firmly believe we do not only sell machines; we sell processes. We are geared towards solutions and efficiency and place a great emphasis on our Research and Development department, not only at Golfetto Sangati, but also at Pavan. Whatever a customer needs to improve their margins, we will deliver a complete service. We design everything to give more than just the standard options.

Furthermore, people are part of the story of a company and having the right people helps to create success. Moreover, I believe, even if we have success we cannot relax. We must remember that tomorrow, something may change – this is why we must always be prepared and have the mindset of innovators.

Your company slogan is ‘technology to feed a growing world’. What are your unique, personal views regarding the link between sustainability and technology?

We are in an industry that is constantly changing. Even as the world changes, our ability to move and see what others are doing is increasing. Everybody can see what others are doing, including the end consumer. People can easily acquire knowledge, and at the same time they desire it.

With regards to the need to feed a growing population, if we look at somewhere like China, the population there are now eating in a completely different way to how they used to eat 20 years or so ago.

It is our role to help make and sell products that will help satisfy these increasing needs and tastes, this in turn contributes to providing secure and stable food. Even if the world population does not grow in the way that it is predicted, increasing globalisation means that we must be prepared to produce the types of food demanded in these areas.

“We must remember that tomorrow, something may change – this is why we must always be prepared and have the mindset of innovators”

PEOPLE THE INDUSTRY FACES Gary Huddleston joins AFIA as feed manufacturing safety and environmental affairs manager

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he American Feed Industry Association is excited to announce Gary Huddleston as its new manager of feed manufacturing safety and environmental affairs from May 1, 2015.

With 30 years of service in manufacturing, Mr Huddleston will manage AFIA’s efforts surrounding regulatory issues involving the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Gary Huddleston US Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation. Huddleston, who will report to Dr Henry Turlington, AFIA director of quality and manufacturing regulatory affairs, will also be tasked with the development and coordination of AFIA education and training programs.

“Mr Huddleston’s extensive experience in feed manufacturing will complement AFIA’s feed safety certification programs and trainings by providing an outlook on how feed safety affects the producer and the consumer first hand,” said Mr Turlington.

Mr Huddleston is a previous employee of Southern States Cooperative, Inc, which he joined in 1984 post graduation from Tennessee Technological University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness and economics. Mr Huddleston performed numerous roles while at Southern States - from sales to manufacturing - and since 1998 has worked as the plant manager of the Southern States Park City, Kentucky location. Under Mr Huddleston’s guidance, the Park City plant was recognised as AFIA’s Feed Mill of the Year in 2007 and 2014.

Coceral elects Jaana Kleinschmit as President

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aana Kleinschmit, member of the management board of ADM Hamburg Aktiengesellschaft, General Manager of Germany GmbH and representing the German grain trade association (VdG - Verein der Getreidehändler der Hamburger Börse e.V.), was elected President of Coceral by the General Assembly that met on May 22, 2015 in Antwerp.

Jaana Kleinschmit

Succeeding Paul Della Tolla, Jaana will serve a two-year term until 2017. After being elected, Jaana said she will strive to reinvigorate the commitment of members and to reinforce the cohesion of national associations towards Coceral.

“We live in a time when there are many opportunities for a thriving agricultural sector that also faces challenging constraints coming from EU policies. Coceral will unite its membership to ensure that innovation and better regulation become the real guiding principles of EU policies, especially for agriculture. We need liberalised markets for agricultural trade that also meet increasing demands from consumers for healthy diets at affordable prices.”

Jaana looks forward to working with the newly elected Presidium to bring fresh energy and ideas to Coceral.

Cargotec appoints Michel van Roozendaal to head MacGregor business area

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ichel van Roozendaal (M.Sc. Aerospace Engineering; MBA INSEAD, Fontainebleau; b.

1963) has been appointed President of the MacGregor business area. He will be a member of Cargotec’s Executive Board and report to President and CEO Mika Vehviläinen.

Michel van Roozendaal joins from Ingersoll-Rand where he has been heading the Thermo King Global Marine, Rail and Bus businesses. Prior to this he has held global general Michel van management roles with companies such as United Technologies, Danaher, JCI and Honeywell. With Roozendaal over 25 years in technology businesses with exposure to product development, manufacturing and sales, van Roozendaal has been responsible for delivering integrated solutions to customers in a variety of different fields.

“I am delighted to welcome Michel to Cargotec. We have initiated several development programmes to raise the MacGregor business to a higher level and with Michel’s experience I am confident we will succeed. Despite the short-term challenges in MacGregor’s markets we have a strong brand and competences to build on,” says Cargotec’s President and CEO Mika Vehviläinen.

“I am truly excited to be joining MacGregor, a clear leader in its industry. The marine sector is undergoing constant change but is a sector that will continue to benefit from increased globalisation and growth in trade,” says Michel van Roozendaal.

Michel van Roozendaal will start in his new role during August 2015.

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