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Jordans mill• Cross-functional role of
trace minerals
• Hidden hunger
• Feed formulationsoftware
• Algae’s key role intaking care of consumerexpectations
• SPACE Event review
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44 Jordans mill
The London and South East Millers Societyheld another great meeting for its industry
members in early September. This meetingwas at a former ourmill, Holme Mills in the
UK, which is now a heritage mill.
REGIONAL FOCUS Asia 4
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VOLUME 126 ISSUE 10
NEWS 6-27
FEATURES
32 Cross-functional role oftrace minerals
34 Protecting againstcombustible dust buildup
38 Feed formulation software
42 Integrity across the‘farm to fork’ chain
44 Jordans mill
48 Algae’s key role intaking care of consumer
expectations
52 Hidden hunger
STORAGE
62 Processing and throughput
evolved
2 GUEST EDITORBryan McGee
66 MARKETS John Buckley
90 INTERVIEWHao Bo
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EVENTS74 Event listings, reviews
and previews
COLUMNS8 Mildred Cookson10 Johan den Hartog
16 Tom Blacker
18 Christophe Pelletier
22 Chris Jackson
FACES94 People news from the
global milling industry
TRAINING29 GEAPS/K-State
operations courses
PRODUCT FOCUS 30
CASE STUDY 64
Grain & Feed MillingTechnology magazinewas rebranded to Millingand Grain in 2015
OCTOBER 2015
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Most of this year’s
cereal crops in the
northern hemisphere
have now been
harvested and, outside
those regions sufferingstrife and civil unrest,
food security has been
assured for another
year. This security
results largely fromthe highly developed
technology we now enjoy for the storage,
transport and processing of those cereals.
It has not always been thus and it has only
been possible to ensure such security since the
industrialisation of our industry, which itself
only dates back for a little over a century. The
most signicant of the technical advances which
enabled production of staple foods to matchthe rapid rise in population was the so-called
‘Rollermill Revolution’ and its associated
‘Gradual Reduction’ system as pioneered in
Austro-Hungary. This combination of discoveries
in the 19th century was rapidly adoptedthroughout Europe and North America and thence
through the English speaking countries andelsewhere in the world.
My whole career was spent in the milling
engineering industry where I developed a huge
respect for the engineering pioneers, especially
Henry Gustav Simon and his contemporaries.
It became increasingly clear to me that this
rollermilling revolution in the industry has beensomewhat taken for granted and never adequately
recorded and told as a continuous story.
In retirement I have been fortunate to be able towork with and assist specialists with experience
in documentation and recording of historic,
industrial material.
Initially I helped Glyn Jones in his huge quest to
produce ‘The Millers – a story of technologicalendeavour and industrial success, 1870 –2001’
published in 2001.
This research revealed that there was far more
material waiting to be discovered, so I was
delighted when asked by Nabim to assist Rob
Shorland-Ball in a project funded by English
Heritage to identify and record details of mills
in England which were, and are, of signicance.Again, this investigation made us aware of the
wealth of latent material awaiting discovery.Having completed this somewhat exploratory
project, we were fortunate to nd that the well
established charity, The Mills Archive (www.
millsarchive.org) in Reading, was more thanwilling to expand its remit into the rollermilling
era and we have been working with them ever
since.
It is timely that the Jordan brothers, David and
Bill, have created a heritage centre based around
their historic water driven rollermilling Holme
Mill in Biggleswade to demonstrate to a new
generation the technologies involved.
This journal, Milling and Grain, with its own rootsdating back to 1891 in the midst of that revolution,
has been enormously supportive and now includesa monthly feature by the Mills Archive to keep
readers up to date with its progress and to provide
snippets of interesting facts from their exhaustive
les.
I hope you nd these comments add to your
enjoyment of this edition of Milling and Grain
and please feel free to contact me if you wish to
participate in this quest.
Bryan McGee
Consultant
“The Heritage of the past is the seed thatbrings forth the Harvest of the future”
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Meet the Milling and Grain teamThe team are travelling across
the globe to industry events.
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ASIA
REGIONAL FOCUS
317,000,000 tonnes – the totalamount of RICE India produced
2012 - 2013
450,544,269 tonnes – the totalamount of RICE Southern Asia
produced 2012-2013
188,390,000 tonnes – the totalamount of WHEAT India produced
2012 – 2013
252,128,227 tonnes – the total amountof WHEAT Southern Asia*
excluding Sri Lanka produced
2012-2013
Source: Statistics retrieved from FAO
ASIA STATS
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completely authentic taste under perfect hygienic conditions.See the full story on page 31
Rice Milling around theWorld; early approaches A Chinese legend says that rice is the
gift of animals rather than the gods.
After a series of disastrous oods, all
plants had been destroyed and no food
was available.People survived through hunting, but
it was very difcult, because animals
were scarce. One day a dog ran through
the elds with bunches of rice seeds
hanging from its tail.
See the full story on page 8
Hao Bo
Zhengchang, established in 1918,
has made constant innovations
in feed machinery industry andaccumulated a wealth of experience
in tackling the various challenges
facing feed companies over the past
almost 100 years.See the full story on page 90
Sixth GrainTech India 2015
The sixth annual GrainTech India
exhibition has concluded at the Bangalore
International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) in
Bengaluru, India.
See the full story on page 84
INTERVIEWEVENT
NEWS
FEATURE
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NewsMilling
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Benchmark tool forFEFAC soy sourcingguidelines nowavailablebit.ly/1QL9lEu
AFIA says proposedchanges to fair labourstandards are hurtful nothelpfulbit.ly/1O86kQM
GAIN: The ArushaStatement on FoodForticationbit.ly/1MGqjTG
Yara Prize winnershonoured for theirprofound impact onAfrican farmingbit.ly/1VrmVxY
Audio: USGC Managerof Global Tradediscusses recent trip toChinabit.ly/1Ghp2O9
E-conference:‘Utilisation of Food Lossand Waste as well asNon-Food Parts asLivestock Feed’ 1-30October 2015bit.ly/1MGrq5C
NGFA news roundupbit.ly/1YONwtx
EP wants animal cloningban extended tooffspring and importsbit.ly/1iLv3Nm
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professionals globally
Featuring Alapala technology,
Turkey’s largest capacity single-line
ourmill starts production in Mardin
Karaboğalar Flour Mill in the Mardin Organised Industrial Zone was nished
in a record time of about ve months, and started production in July 2015. It
boasts a wheat processing capacity of 600 tonnes per day.
The facility, constructed to meet the demand for quality our, particularly in
Iraq and Syria, is the largest capacity single-line ourmill not only in Turkey but
also the entire region. The project has been completed to the highest standards,
with hygiene as a priority.
The mill is equipped with fully automatic PLC controls, and Alapala’s latest
technology - notably Smilago II, Arion and Aurora milling machines - has been
employed.
Housed in an eight-storey building with many high-level technological and
operational features, the mill clearly demonstrates the success of Turkish industry
in the international arena.
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A Chinese legend says that rice
is the gift of animals rather
than the gods. After a series of
disastrous oods, all plants had
been destroyed and no food
was available. People survived
through hunting, but it wasvery difcult, because animals
were scarce. One day a dog ran
through the elds with bunches of rice seeds hanging from
its tail. The people planted the seeds, rice grew and hunger
disappeared.
At the Mills Archive we have in our library numerous
journals, books and catalogues, as well as many images,
on rice production from all corners of the world. These
range from hand winnowing to milling by modern day
methods. This article concentrates on the early primitive
methods, largely dependent on muscle-power, either from
animals or humans. Subsequent articles will look at ourcoverage of the introduction of water power and the early
stages of industrialisation.
One of our journals, The Miller (7 August 1882), has
many articles on rice milling from different countries. A
report from Burma indicates that the paddy was sown
in June after the rains had fully set in, rst in the higher
lands where it was sown on the surface of the water,
forming nurseries. After the plants had reached 18 inches
they were pulled up by the roots and tied in bundles to
be transplanted into elds lower down, which by this
time had been ploughed ready to receive them. The
transplanting took place in September and was performed
by the women and children. It was hard work as itrequired stooping all day long in ankle deep water. One
article suggests that there is no more beautiful sight in the
world than the fresh emerald green of the tender young
rice plants!
Once transplanting was done no further care was
necessary beyond driving off the birds as the crop ripened
and seeing to the water supply by opening sluices.
Occasionally, with a late or heavy monsoon, thousands of
acres were sometimes submerged and the crops ruined, as
happened in 1876 and 1877 when there was great suffering
among the populace. The journal issue is well-illustrated,
featuring a series of images of different processes fromearly times to some which are still used today.
Rice milling in China, before the invention of modern
machinery, was carried out in local villages by muscle
power using millstones or a single large stone. The rice
would be threshed rst to remove the husk, then crushed
between stones pulled round by an animal, usually
donkeys or oxen, or by hand. It must have been heavy
work as most illustrations shows two men, one pulling
and one pushing the heavy stone round to decorticate or
remove the husk.
Unmilled rice, known as paddy (Indonesia and Malaysia:padi; Philippines, palay), was usually harvested when
the grains had a moisture content of around 25 percent.
In most Asian countries, where rice was almost entirely
the product of small farms, harvesting was carried out
by Mildred Cookson, The Mills Archive, UK
Milling journals of the past at The Mills Archive
Rice Milling around the World;
early approaches
Rice winnowing by hand
Winnowing and grinding rice
Winnowing of rice in Japan
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manually. A familiar sight in several Asian countries was
paddy laid out to dry along roads in the sun. The drying
had to be carried out quickly to avoid the formation
of moulds. Harvesting is followed by threshing, either
immediately or within a day or two.
The seeds of the rice plant are rst milled using a ricehuller to remove the chaff (the outer husks of the grain).
One illustration shows this process being done by water
power using wooden stamps, a topic I’ll return to next
month. At this point in the process, the product is called
brown rice. The milling may be continued, removing
the bran, for example, the rest of the husk and the germ,
thereby creating white rice. White rice, which keeps
longer, lacks some important nutrients; moreover, in a
limited diet which does not supplement the rice, brown rice
helps to prevent the disease beriberi.
Raw rice may be ground into our for many uses,
including making many kinds of beverages, such as
amazake, horchata, rice milk, and rice wine. Rice ourdoes not contain gluten, so is suitable for people on a
gluten-free diet.
We have many old postcards that show the various
processes of rice production in Japan, China, India and the
Philippines. Some of these illustrate this article, showing
several of the stages in the process to produce polished
rice. After initial threshing and winnowing to remove
the husk, it would be passed through stones to remove
impurities, and then it would be milled again to provide
rice that could be used for cooking. To complete the
process to obtain polished rice the grains would be put in a
rotating drum with perforations to polish the seeds.These articles only give a brief glimpse of the several
million records held by the Mills Archive Trust. If you
would like to know more please email me at mills@
millsarchive.org
Donkey and Chinesewomen husking riceat the FranciscanMissionary Union, Chan-Tong, China
Rice mill in India powered by oxen
3 Shanghai family milling scene
Native rice huller Philippines
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Weather conditions during
cultivation and harvest; procedure
changes in cultivation; transport
or processing of (raw) feed
materials; human failure or
even fraud; many elements can
negatively impact feed safety.
Our early warning system (EWS)
teaches us that each year bringson new challenges. “Sharing information from EWS through
the feed chain strengthens the management of current
threats, risks and incidents and consequently contributes to
safe feed”, says Johan den Hartog, Managing Director of
GMP+ International.
With its recent publication of the ‘Annual Report Early
Warning System 2013-2014’ GMP+ International reports
62 EWS notications in 2013 and 74 in 2014. The numbers
increased compared to the previous years, a trend that seems
to continue in 2015. The notications are dominated by
mycotoxins.
This threat counted for more than 50 percent of all noticationsin 2013 and one-third in 2014. In 2013 Europe was hit by a
serious incident with Aatoxine B1 in maize (harvest 2012)
from the Balkan region. Less Aa-problems were reported in
2014, but more Don (Deoxynivalenol), Zea (Zearalenon) and
Ergot. Rainfall during cultivation and harvest in the Balkan
region and specic parts of France and Germany were the main
natural causes for fungal diseases in the crops and harvest.
Non-manageableWeather conditions are non manageable. “That’s why it is
hardly surprising that feed materials are mostly involved
in EWS notications. Over 80 percent of the notications
in 2013 and 90 percent in 2014 concerned feed materials”,states Den Hartog. Compound feed, additives, premixes and
former foodstuffs caused less problems
to the participants of the
GMP+ Feed Safety
Assurance
module
(GMP+ FSA). In feed materials pesticides seriously
increased in 2014 (12 notications, in 2013 only 3). Dioxin
was another problem threatening feed safety (reported seven
times in 2013 and six times in 2014).
The summer of 2014 was marked with the Furazolidon
incident found in soy mix, soy meal and milled grain. This
was serious, the consequences signicant. It demonstrated
the importance of executing the utmost care in selling,
purchasing and processing feed materials, once again.Den Hartog: “For GMP+ International, the evaluation of
this incident resulted in improvements in our feed safety
management system. And it was a substantial input for the
profound renewal of the integrity policy within GMP+ FSA
which was running at that moment.”
Important role“We keep learning from individual notications and
information from EWS-evaluations”, Den Hartog
explains. GMP+ International assesses each EWS
notication, to nd the source and cause of the problem
e.g. contamination and, if it is necessary, alerts GMP+ FSAparticipants about the occurrence of a contamination in
the market. This prevents contaminated material spreading
in the market and contributes to reduce the size of a feed
safety emergency.
EWS also provides relevant information for risk assessment
(at other certied companies) or contributes to future
prevention. Companies that are involved with the EWS
notication, have to inform their suppliers and customers,
block unsafe batches, (also) investigate the cause and source
of the contamination and take corrective measures.
Publication of EWS warnings helps other individual
companies to understand the occurrence of a concrete unsafe
feed event in the market. So they can increase alertnessregarding this specic risk and adjust their risk management.
Den Hartog concludes: “It will make companies and the
feed sector as a whole more resilient to cope with everyday
challenges to deliver safe feed for safe food.”
GMP+ International recently issued its ‘Annual Report
Early Warning System 2013-2014’. GMP+ FSA certied
companies are obliged to report unsafe situations
or feed materials posing a threat to feed safety.
Additionally, raised awareness of arising and known
threats and risks will contribute to a more efcient
exchange of information as well. So EWS gains an
important role in feed safety management systemslike GMP+ FSA, next to the three other
main components: normative references,
assurance and corrective action tools
and the rules of certication.
by Johan den Hartog, GMP+ International
Improving through sharing with early warning
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Eberhard Paech-Award 2016announced -Creativity for bread
For the 16th time the Eberhard
Paech-Award will be awarded
in 2016. Only once every three
years this signicant price of the baking
industry will be awarded for outstanding
work in the development of technology,
the reputation and the presentation of the
bread. The next award ceremony will be
held in Berlin in October next year.
The Eberhard Paech-Award
was awarded in 1971 for the rst
time. Since then, 25 outstandingpersonalities of the baking industry
have received this award.
The award criteria are outstanding
achievements and contributions in the
elds of:
• Science, Research and Education
• Technology of bread and bakery
products production
• Product development and quality
improvement
• Bread in your nutrition
• Bread marketing
• Bread and bakery in the
performing arts
The Eberhard Paech-Award is worth
€10,000.00, it will be awarded as a
whole or in two equal parts. The priceis always awarded to natural persons,
irrespective of their nationality. Also
research or working groups will be
awarded, except business enterprises.
The initiator of the award is
Eberhard Paech (1910 - 2000), whose
life goal was to put his ideas into
creating high quality bread. For him,
bread was the most important staplefood, a living thing, an essential part
of everyday life and culture. His
creativity, his pioneering spirit and
his ability to connect overall social
developments with the practicalities
of the industry, and his ability to
link ideas of many together, have
made him one of the pioneers and
ambassadors of producing good bread.
In 2000 the founder handed over the
foundation to the “Vereinigung Der
Backbranche e.V.”A jury consisting of practitioners,
academics and business
representatives throughout the baking
industry will evaluate applications and
proposals.
MathewsCompanyawarded grantfrom Propane
Educationand ResearchCouncil (PERC)
Mathews Company, a global
manufacturer of grain
dryers, has been awarded
a product development grant for the
redesign of its Legacy Series grain
dryer by the Propane Education and
Research Council (PERC).
The Council works diligently tosupport research and development
of innovative, propane-powered
technology that reduces emissions
and saves money for end-users. The
project encompasses a complete re-
design of the Legacy Series prole-
style dryer.
According to company president
Joseph Shulfer, the initial
commercialisation of this product
took place more than 30 years ago.
“The Legacy Series product linehas always been a reliable workhorse
for the company, with very minimal
updates over the years. However,
the product is in need of a revamp to
better align its features and operation
with the technological advancements
available today,” says Mr Shulfer.
The proposed solution is to take
the experience and knowledge
that Mathews Company has
acquired over the past ve
years redesigning two of its
other products, and apply those
principles to this project.
“The end result will be a
product that offers producers
and commercial grain facility
operators something that
does not exist at this time: a
‘prole’ style dryer, but with
the advantages, features and
overall operational efciencies
associated with a tower-style
dryer,” says Mr Shulfer.
Mr Shulfer believes that despite the
low equipment sales in agriculture
right now, timing is excellent for this
project.“Low commodity prices are driving
farmers, especially those that lease
land, to nd savings where they can
to help their bottom line. Mathews
Company is stepping up to offer
products with energy efcient
technology that lower operational
input costs.
“The fact that the majority of grain
producers have established operations
with reliance on Propane and that
the new prole dryer won’t requirenew wet holding storage or bucket
elevators required of tower dryers,
will be enticing to end-users looking
for ways to save costs,” says Mr
Shulfer.
Cinch Munson, PERC’s Director of
Agriculture Business Development
agrees.
“Mathews Company and PERC
share a common goal of helping ag
operations cut their operating costs by
using high-efciency grain dryers thatrun on clean, American propane.”
Mathews Company plans to shorten
its normal product development
lifecycle in order to bring the new
dryer into prototype testing in 2016.
“We want to be aggressive in
bringing this new offering to market,
however, we will do our due diligence
with in-eld testing to make sure
it performs as expected,” says Mr
Shulfer.
“We fully anticipate that the newdryer will make an economic case
for on-farm grain drying stronger
by bringing elements of tower dryer
technology to the prole-style dryer,
thus making it more efcient with
lower costs to operate.”
Mathews Company’s 2011Legacy 1 model grain dryer
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The European Parliament (EP)
beefed up the Commission’s
initial proposal to ban animal
cloning to include the cloning of all farm
animals, their descendants and products
derived from them, including imports
into the EU, in a vote on 8 September.
“The technique of cloning is not
fully mature, and in fact, no further
progress has been made with it. Themortality rate remains equally high.
Many of the animals that are born
alive die in the rst few weeks, and
they die painfully. Should we allow
that?” said the environment committee
co-rapporteur, Renate Sommer (EPP,
DE).
The legislative report was adopted
by 529 votes to 120, with 57
abstentions.
“Up to now, we have been able to
import reproductive material from
third countries. We are washing ourhands letting others do the dirty work.
We want to ban comprehensively.
Not just the use of cloning techniques
but the imports of reproductive
material, clones and their descendants.
Traceability is possible. There are
pedigree books, breeding books, stock
books available. I’d like to ask the
European Commission to rethink this
whole thing. Sometimes, politics have
to set the limits,” said Ms Sommer.
“We need to take into account theimpact on animal health, but also on
human health,” said the agriculture
committee co-rapporteur, Giulia Moi
(EFDD, IT).
“This report sends the message
to our trade partners that we are
not willing to put our own health,
our families’ health, and future
generations’ health at stake using
products of dubious quality of this
nature,” she said.
“Our farmers are currently faced
with major competitive pressure
from Asia particularly, due to certain
practices, including cloning. ButEurope is based on values and that
includes quality. We want to be sure
that we don’t go down a path from
which there is no return,” she added.
While animal welfare would be
respected for the descendants of
cloned animals born by means of
conventional sexual reproduction, the
high mortality rates at all development
stages of cloning their progenitor
raise signicant animal welfare and
ethical concerns, says Parliament. It
therefore extended the ban to coverthe germinal products of animal
clones, descendants of animal clones
and products derived from them.
The ban should also cover animals
which are already derived from
clones in certain third countries, says
the EP. It says imports into the EU
should only be allowed if the import
certicates show that animals are not
animal clones or their descendants.
The ban should also apply to imports
of animal germinal products and foodand feed of animal origin.
High mortality rates and
abnormalitiesThe EP points to ndings by the
European Food Safety Authority
(EFSA) from 2008 that the health
and welfare of clones are adversely
affected, often severely and with
a fatal outcome. The resulting low
efciency rates in cloning (6 to 15
percent for bovine and 6 percent for
porcine species) make it necessary to
implant embryo clones into several
dams to obtain one cloned animal.Furthermore, clone abnormalities and
unusually large offspring result in
difcult births and neonatal deaths.
Public opposition to cloningMEPs also refer to consumer
research ndings indicating that a
majority of EU citizens strongly
oppose the consumption of food
from animal clones or from their
descendants and that a majority also
disapprove of the use of cloning for
farming purposes, on animal welfareand general ethical grounds.
The amended text converts the legal
act into a regulation, which has to be
applied directly in all member states,
rather than a directive, which would
require further national legislation.
Parliament also extended the ban’s
scope to cover all species of animals
kept and reproduced for farming
purposes and not only bovine, porcine,
ovine, caprine and equine species as
proposed by the Commission.
Next stepsThe co-rapporteurs will now start
negotiations with the Council of the
EU on the nal shape of the law.
European Parliament wants animal cloning ban
extended to offspring and imports
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Chinese and Irish dairyinsights shared at uniqueeducational initiative ledby Alltech
Prestigious members of the Chinese dairy
industry met with leading gures in
Irish agriculture on September 1, 2015
at Alltech’s European headquarters in County
Meath. The meeting was designed to encourage
closer collaboration between China and Ireland,
particularly with regard to their dairy industries.
For the past several weeks, students from the
China Agricultural University, Beijing, interned
on Irish dairy farms to gain experience with
Ireland’s unique grass-based dairy system, which
stands in contrast to the Chinese housed method.
With a growing world population set to hit nine
billion by 2050, agricultural production will need
to increase by 70 percent to meet the growingdemand for food.
“Exciting opportunities are available for the
Irish dairy industry in China,” said Kevin Tuck,
managing director at Alltech Ireland.
“While Chinese milk output has increased
exponentially over the years, it will never be in a
position to meet its population’s growing demand
for dairy. Ireland is in a unique position to share
its unfair advantage with the Chinese. By unfair
advantage, I refer to our production surplus and
proven commitment to sustainability with Bord
Bia’s Origin Green programme.”China Agriculture University is the leading
agricultural educational institution in China.
Professor Li Shengli, the chief scientist for the
Chinese dairy industry, concentrates on nutrition
and genetics. This unique visit was his rst time on
Irish soil.
“My experience in Ireland has been amazing, and I
am impressed with the passion Ireland possesses for it
agriculture,” Professor Li said.
“My aim is to establish scientic and technology
relationships with the Irish beef and dairy industry. Seeing
is believing, as we say in China; now that I have been to
Ireland, I believe!”Professor Li addressed the current situation for the
Chinese dairy industry and its continuing development.
“The 2008 melamine scandal has resulted in slow
increases in dairy production in China and an obsession for
safety. An important development for the industry has been
the increase in large-scale dairy farms, (each) with more
than 100 head of cattle, leading to 90 percent of Chinese
raw milk now produced with a mechanised system. It is
very important for milk to be affordable in China. While
Chinese consumption of dairy products is very low
compared with Europe, I predict this will increase with
reform of the one-child family policy.”Brendan Gleeson, Ireland’s deputy secretary general
for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine,
addressed Ireland’s advantages, including its large food
production surplus, score of zero in terms of water stress
as measured by the FAO and commitment to food safety as
set out in Food Wise 2025.
“More Irish dairy product was exported to China in the
rst six months of this year compared with 2014,” said Mr
Gleeson.
“Three of the world’s leading infant formula
manufacturers are located here in Ireland, which proves
the condence they have with Irish dairy. We continueto make signicant progress with market access to China
for Ireland’s agricultural food and drink products. Adding
value through research and development will insulate the
industry from global market volatilities.”
Attendees concurred that agricultural science must rise
to the global challenges the industry faces. Alltech’s Dr
Richard Murphy highlighted the company’s commitment
to this task, noting that Alltech has established 23 research
alliances with leading universities and institutions around
the world, including eight in China. Alltech have a
dedicated team of 90 scientists around the globe working
in three bioscience centres, one of them located inDunboyne, County Meath, Ireland.
The importance of the visit by the Chinese delegation
was widely recognised by attendees, many of who
expressed hope that they will bring Ireland’s message of
sustainable agriculture home to China.
Ofcials and students from China Agriculture University, representatives
from Keypak Group, DongYing Austasia Modern Dairy Farm, Tianjin JiaMade Livestock and staff from Alltech at its European Headquarters andBioscience Centre in Dunboyne, County Meath, Ireland
From left to right: Alltech’s Professor Maurice Boland discusses recentdevelopments within the Chinese dairy industry with Professor Li Shengli,China Agricultural University and Dr Mark Lyons, Alltech vice president,corporate affairs
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I write this month’s column ahead of important
meetings, exhibitions and conferences taking place
throughout October. This month has the AnnualGeneral Meeting of London and South East Milling
Society (LSEMS), IAOM South East Asia meeting,
IAOM Middle East and Africa meeting and also JTIC
2015, taking place in Paris. These events will take the
directory around the world.
I am looking forward to the meetings, discussions,
developments and showcasing of milling technology. My colleagues Roger
Gilbert and Tuti Tan shall be attending IAOM South East Asia. This is an
important meeting in Jakarta and it’s an exciting time for the growing economies
in those developing regions and markets.
The vast amount of our-based food eaten in Asian cuisine, from buns to roti
bread involves certain challenges for the industry in the milling processes -whether this is milling Atta our or milling our with lower gluten levels. I
expect to see a lot of the industry at these various international meetings too, so
I wish you safe travels and the best of success. I look forward to meeting with
clients and friends alike across the globe.
Another thing I must mention is that the newly published 2016 Media Guide for
this magazine now includes print and online circulation statistics, information on
industry sectors and advertising details. There are print copies soon to be sent to
all our networks so do look out for yours arriving in the post over the next few
weeks.
You will also note a slight change in name regarding the International Milling
Directory, updated for 2016; we have chosen the new title of ‘The International
Milling and Grain Directory’.
This is to reect its reach across the grain handling and storage sectors and in
closer terms with the feed, our and rice milling industry. Additionally, it cements
ties with the brand association to this magazine.
Over the years, the directory and magazine have grown and been distributed
together but their functions and purposes remain different. As an annual print
publication, it is a resource for all to keep on the shelf throughout the year,
compared to the regular monthly magazine with up-to-date news and features.
Finally, I will nish on a thank you to all, because this month is the rst
anniversary of the website. Your co-operation is valued and I hope that it
continues for many more years to come.
Tom BlackerDirectory Coordinator
Tom Blacker, International Milling Directory
Growing economies in developing regions
A Flour World
Museum story
No. 3
www.muehlenchemie.de
Finale in the mill
“Thank God! There’ll be no more
mischief!” After seven nasty pranks,
tricksters Max and Moritz meet their
end in a mill. Author Wilhelm Busch
set the final scene of his story there
because of his youthful friendship
with a miller’s son, Erich Bachmann,
whose home offered a wealth of
inspiration for Busch. Thoroughly
conversant with milling processes,
in his most famous illustrated story
he has the two mischievous boys
end up getting ground into coarse
flour. The stories with Widow Bolte,
Tailor Böck, Teacher Lämpel, Uncle
Fritz, Master Baker, Farmer Mecke and
Master Miller were a huge success in
Busch’s lifetime, and were translated
into ten languages soon after they
were published. Today Max and Moritz
is one of the best-known works of
German children’s literature, and has
been translated into more than 280
languages.
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 devel-
opment and importance of flour. It is
the only one of its kind in the world.
www.flourworld.de
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Legumex Walker announces sale ofSpecial crops division to The ScoularCompany
Legumex Walker Inc have
announced that it has entered
into a denitive agreement with
The Scoular Company pursuant to
which Scoular has agreed to acquire
substantially all of the assets of LWI’s
Special Crops Division for CAD$94
million plus the amount of net working
capital at closing, on a cash free debt
free basis, paid in cash.
The sale represents a CAD$174.6
million transaction value for LWI, based
on LWI’s working capital as at June
30, 2015. The actual purchase price
and transaction value are subject to
working capital and other adjustments
in accordance with the Agreement (allgures are in Canadian dollars).
Scoular is a leading US-based
agricultural marketing company that
manages supply chain risk for global
suppliers and end-users of grains,
oilseeds, and other feed and food
ingredients.
As announced previously, the Special
Committee of the Board of LWI
oversaw an extensive process starting in
March 2015 and considered a number
of alternatives to maximise shareholder
value.
As a result of the Strategic Review,
and in light of the challenges facing
the Company, the Special Committee
unanimously determined that a sale of
the Special Crops Division was most
likely to maximise shareholder value.
“Following careful review of the
transaction by the Special Committee
in consultation with our external
nancial and legal advisors, we believe
this transaction represents excellent
value and is in the best interests ofLWI shareholders,” said Bruce Scherr,
Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Legumex Walker Inc.
“This is a highly strategic addition
to our existing global feed and food
ingredient merchandising business and
US-based grain-handling network,”
said Bob Ludington, Scoular’s Chief
Operating Ofcer. “The transaction
will signicantly increase our product
and geographic footprint, which in turn
will increase our ability to serve new
and existing customers worldwide.
We expect to operate Scoular Special
Crops much like LWI operates the
business today, but with the nancial
capacity to expand operations, product
lines, and distribution channels. As
a result, we will be able to provide
additional value to Canadian producers
and pursue opportunities to serve a
global customer base seeking specialty
products associated with healthy food
trends.”
“The goal for our Special Crops
Division was to bring together
several exceptional businesses in
our industry, diversify across our
product offerings, growing regions and
customers, and create an exceptionalplatform that would thrive as it grew,”
said Joel Horn, President and Chief
Executive Ofcer, Legumex Walker
Inc. “Coming off a record year for
Special Crops, we are proud that an
organisation of the caliber of Scoular
recognises the value that we have
created.”
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It is not the rst time that our
natural environment changes.
Finding successful solutions to
deal with it really are about our
ability to adapt and to preserve
our future, as it has been the case
in the past. The challenges may be
of a magnitude like never before,but so are our knowledge, our
technical abilities and the tools present and future.
From an agricultural point of view, adapting to a new
environment is about nding the type of production that
thrives under new conditions. It may mean different areas
of production for some species. In North America, there
is already a shift for corn. Iowa has traditionally the main
grower, but the corn production area is now expanding
north. Minnesota is now producing more corn than in
the past and so are the Canadian Prairies. Similarly, the
production area for soybean is shifting north. Minnesota
is growing an increasing volume of soybean and even inthe province of Manitoba in Canada, soybean production
attempts have been carried out since a few years.
It is the result of better production conditions and the
development of new varieties that can adapt to new less
favorable climatic conditions. Because of the local supply
for soybean, the development of aquaculture with local
soybean products for sh feed is now considered a long-
term possibility in Minnesota among others. In Europe,
corn production regions also saw a shift to the north for
corn during the 1970-80s thanks to the development of
new varieties, which largely contributed to the growth
of dairy production in these new areas through the
widespread use of corn silage.
For the future, there is no doubt that genetics will
contribute again to ensure food security. There is currently
a lot of work done to develop varieties that can withstand
droughts, oods or soil salinity. The ability to know the
complete genome of species, to spot genes through gene
markers, to be able to create new varieties that are less
sensitive to diseases help speed up the development of
crops that can thrive under future conditions. The recent
developments in synthetic biology are quite interesting.
Research conducted at the IRRI (International Rice
Research Institute) on the development of rice varieties
that can have a higher photosynthesis efciency and thushigher yields could open new perspective for a more
productive and more sustainable production.
Next to the development of better and more adapted seeds
and genetic material, the development of new technologies
that I described in a previous article will bring a number
of effective solutions as well. In particular the rise of
precision agriculture is certainly quite promising. The
ability to deliver to the crops exactly what they need when
they need it at the right time and at the right place in the
right quantity will help reduce the environmental impact
of agriculture while offering the possibility of delivering
higher yields.
Similarly, in animal production, there still is room toimprove feed efciency. It can happen through further
genetic improvement, the use of more efcient feed
ingredients and feed composition and through better farm
management. The latter is denitely an essential facet of a
better future for food production. Better and updated skills
for food producers will help being more efcient, more
productive and more sustainable at the same time.
An area that is often forgotten when it comes to the future
of food is the functioning of markets. If demand for certain
products, and in particular animal products, increases faster
than supply, price will go up and there will differential
increases between the different types of products. As mostconsumers, unlike what marketers sometimes tend to make
believe, still choose what they eat depending on the price
of foods, there will be shifts. Some productions will thrive
while others will struggle.
As prices still will be an essential driver of the location
of the various vegetal and animal productions, markets
and environmental constraints will increasingly have
a joint effect. In the future, the dominant economic
model of producing where it is the cheapest to produce
will evolve. As the pressure on water supplies, soil
conditions and pollution issues will keep increasing;
the model will include an increasing share of negative
externalities. They are the long-term costs that are never
factored in the production costs but that will affect future
production economics. Externalities are the hidden side
of sustainability and they will determine the future map
of agriculture, as it will no longer be possible to ignore
them. Choices will have to be made between short-term
nancial performance and the long-term ability of various
regions to be able to produce, and to keep producing, the
volumes and the quality specications that are needed by
the different food markets of the future.
How Nature may reshape food value chains – part twoby Christophe Pelletier
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”.
The Pelletier Column
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Satake's optical sorter demonstrates greatsuccess amid the coffee boom in Taiwan
Taiwan is in the midst of a
coffee boom. In order to
meet the desire for high
quality coffee, the number of coffee
companies wanting to install optical
sorters is on the rise.
Annual consumption of coffee
beans per head in Taiwan increased
by 1.73 times from 0.55kg in 2004
to 0.95kg in 2013 (FAO). Cafes
continue to open one after another in
the capital Taipei in response to this
coffee explosion.Coffee traders who own coffee
houses import premium coffee beans
in order to serve such specialty
coffees to their customers. In order
to ensure product quality they have
turned to using optical sorters.
There are two applications for
coffee bean sorting: for green coffee
beans and for roasted coffee beans.
Green coffee beans are mainly sorted
to remove insect-damaged beans and
foreign materials such as stones.Roasted coffee beans are sorted to
remove any non-uniformly roasted
beans. By sorting coffee beans in
such a manner using optical sorters,
coffee-houses can serve coffee that
is both safe and of high quality
whilst customers can relax and enjoy
coffee that is rich in aroma and taste.
The Satake Pika-sen α (alpha)
small-scale optical sorter has a rated
capacity of one ton per hour. It is
increasingly being employed by
coffee traders and coffee houses,
because the volumes traded of
specialty coffee beans are much
smaller than that of middle-level
coffee beans.
The Pika-sen α is highly regarded
by the industry for various reasons -
condence in its Japanese reliability,
its user-friendliness and also its
affordability.
More and more coffee-houses are
installing a Pika-sen α (alpha) in
their cafes. Consumers in Taiwan
are particularly aware of food safety.
Sorting the coffee beans on the spot,
in front of customers in the cafe
helps create a favourable impression
that their coffee is certain to be both
safe and high in quality.
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Nutreco renamesanimal nutritionresearch divisionand commits todoubling R&Dinvestment
Nutreco announces that its
global animal nutrition
research centres will be
renamed to Trouw Nutrition R&D.
This change is part of the
strengthening of its global animal
nutrition activities under one brand.
Trouw Nutrition R&D encompasses
ve research centres operating in
The Netherlands, Spain and Canada.
Nutreco will also double its investment
in R&D and innovation over the nextfew years.
With production facilities in 25
countries and sales in over 90
countries, Trouw Nutrition is Nutreco’s
global animal nutrition brand. The
renaming of its R&D centres is part
of Nutreco’s objective to accelerate
innovation in closer contact with
customers and will help in bringing
technology faster to the market.
“Our R&D strategy remains
unchanged and our innovative
strength is focused on three areas: Life
Start, Health and Welfare and Feed
Efciency,” says Leo den Hartog,
Director Trouw Nutrition R&D.
“We believe that technological
advancements in animal nutrition must
play a central role in improving the
environmental footprint of the food
industry as a whole and in feeding a
growing world population.”
To underline the importance of
technological advancements, both
from a customer and sustainability
perspective, Nutreco has committed
itself to double its investment in R&D
and innovation both in animal nutrition
and sh feed over the next years.
Research centresTrouw Nutrition has three research
centres located in The Netherlands:
the Ingredient Research Centre, theRuminant Research Centre and the
Swine Research Centre. The Poultry
Research Centre is located in Spain,
and Agresearch in Canada is one of the
largest animal R&D facilities in North
America focusing on dairy, swine and
poultry.
Nutreco’s sh feed business operates
under the brand name Skretting. Its
research activities are clustered in the
Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre
(ARC). Skretting ARC is based in
Norway and has additional research
units in Italy, Spain, China and Japan.
Additionally, Nutreco has a Food
Research Centre in Spain. There is
an ongoing interchange of ideas and
knowledge between the research
centres to capture synergies.
Global research networkThe Trouw Nutrition Research and
Development Centres encompass a
broad range of scientic disciplines,
including nutritionists, veterinarians,
animal physiologists, molecular
biologists, microbiologists,
immunologists, biochemist and
technical engineers.
Product registration and IP
management are also covered. In-
house research by over 100 experts
is complemented by more than 50
long-term research collaborations withleading universities, research institutes
and other organisations.
Trouw Nutrition R&D has also
established an exclusive research
partnership with the Ministry of
Agriculture Feed Industry Centre
(MAFIC) of China. To further validate
and test research results in practice, it
has eld research farms in many key
markets, including China, Canada,
Brazil, Spain, Belgium and The
Netherlands.
MFS/York/StormorLaunches NewWebsite
MFS/York/Stormor, a leading
world-wide manufacturer of
grain storage and handling
equipment, has announced the launch
of their new website, www.mfsyork.com. The new site has been designed
to offer the ultimate user-friendly
experience with intuitive navigation
and functionality. It provides visitors
access to detailed information on both
the company and their full portfolio of
on-farm and commercial ag products.
According to MFS/York/Stormor
President Dan Faltin, “ The new
site and the enhancements were
all designed with our customers
and visitors in mind. Simplied
site navigation, search capabilities
and constantly updated product
information and specications have
been developed to make it fast and
easy for visitors to nd the product or
information they need.”
Other website features include:
An easy-to-use “Find My Dealer”function that allows visitors to locate
the MFS/York/Stormor dealer(s)
nearest them based on proximity and
desired product
Video Vault page where visitors can
view all company videos, as well as
videos from other Global Industry
divisions
A highly unique “Dare To Compare”
section where visitors can view and
assess MFS/York/Stormor products
and components side-by side with
competitive products
News and Events sections including
schedules of upcoming tradeshow
participation around the world and
the latest updates on innovative new
products
“The development and creation of
the new MFS/York/Stormor websitehas been in the works for quite a
while,” Faltin continued. “We felt the
investment in time was a small price
to pay in order to launch a site that
provides our dealers and customers
with quick and easy access to all of the
information and materials they need to
determine the best solutions for their
grain storage and handling needs.”
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COMPANY
UPDATES
ADM Opens Tech Centre inErlanger, Kentucky. Archer
Daniels Midland Company hasannounced the opening of its new
information technology and support
center, which is located on the samecampus as ADM’s WILD Flavors
ofces in Erlanger, Kentucky. The
New facility will eventually create
up to 200 jobs in the region.
ConAgra Foods Announces $300Million Efciency Plan,
Establishes Chicago Headquarters.
ConAgra Foods have announced
restructuring plans to improveprotability, advance its growth
agenda and unlock shareholder
value. ConAgra Foods expects
to realise at least $300 million of
efciency benets within the nextthree years through a combination
of reductions in SG&A and
enhancements to trade spendprocesses and tools.
Glencore has taken proactivesteps to position the company towithstand current commodity
market conditions. The businessremains operationally and
nancially robust with positive
cash ow, good liquidity and
absolutely no solvency issues. Inthe ofcial release, the company
state, “we are getting on and
delivering a suite of measures toreduce our debt levels by up to
US$10.2 billion. Glencore has no
debt covenants and continues to
retain strong lines of credit andsecure access to funding thanks to
long term relationships we have
with the banks. We remain focused
on running efcient, low cost andsafe operations”.
I feel that I am a
very privilegedperson travelling
a lot and seeing
our agricultural
industry
from many
perspectives,
from business
farming through to family farming and
subsistence farming; all of which play a
very important role in our ability to feed
the world and all of which need different
levels of input.This week the GM argument has come
to the fore again. I am no scientic expert
but I do wish those who publish views
on this matter would understand the need
to continually develop technologies to
improve production and increase outputs
and maintain farmers livelihoods, basing
their arguments on proven science rather
than opinions that arguably do not stand up
to modern scientic scrutiny.
As a livestock breeder and farmer in the
UK and with farming interests in Australia,
I would like to ask people if they have everstopped to consider that without continued
crop and stock development over the ages,
successfully achieved over a very long time
our world would be very short of food. Now
thanks to modern science we are able to
develop breeds much more quickly and have
them commercialised for the benet of all.
Farmers over the centuries have
been very good at adopting science
and innovations to improve both their
production and incomes - a vital necessity
given that worldwide consumers wantcheap food. One has to wonder where we
would be if all of our farmers were pushed
out of business if they could not adapt new
methods of production.
Of course, whilst we, the farmers are
doing this we have to bear in mind the
long- term effects that short term decisionshave on our planet. Look at the reduction
in the rain forests using better technology -
do we need to reduce these further?
Let us rather concentrate our efforts
on getting 100 percent of the crops and
livestock produced to the consumer.
Technology correctly used along with
education both at farm level and through
the distribution chain should be able to
make this aim a possibility.
This week I am visiting one of the
world’s foremost farming countries, theUSA to attend World Dairy Expo where
some of the best dairy producing animals
are on show but, they are dominated by the
Holstein Breed understandably as it can
produce more milk than any other breed.
But I make a plea to worldwide
governments to preserve intact other breeds
(preserving their breed integrity) that
cannot compete with milk yields. These
will keep a genetic diversity available to
our industry. I say Governments should
be involved because other breeds cannot
necessarily produce the yield of milk andincome that the properly managed Holstein
can. The argument being why should an
individual farmer beer the cost of keeping
other breeds and genetics available?
Cattle, sheep, pigs and goats worldwide
are not an endangered species like
the panda or tiger but, we have many
indigenous breeds of livestock within
species that are and we have already
permanently lost breeds.
There needs to be a concerted effort to
maintain all of our breeds both animal andplant that may not now be commercial but
which could possibly contain genes that
will be needed in the future
@AgrictecExports
by Chris Jackson, Export Manager UK TAG
The GM debate and Breed Preservation
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Mühlenchemie –we never sleep.
As the international market leader in flour im-
provement and flour fortification, Mühlenchemie
operates in over 100 countries worldwide. Our
branches in Germany, Singapore, Brazil, China,
India, Mexico, Russia and Poland advise our
customers on the spot and collaborate closely
with our own laboratories and trial bakeries,
of which we have several around the globe.
So when the staff of our facility in Wujiang, near
Shanghai, make their way home at the end of
the day, work has already started in Mexico
City – and of course no-one turns the light off
before an individual solution has been found
for each of our customers.
German Quality made by Mühlenchemie.
• Flour improvement
• Flour standardization
• Fortification with vitamins
and minerals
• Flour analysis
• Applications services
• Metering equipment
for micro-ingredients
A member of the Stern-Wywiol Gruppe [email protected] www.muehlenchemie.de
Celebrating the
th anniversary
of Mühlenchemie
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Biomin inaugurates newglobal headquarters inAustria
Located sixty kilometres west of Vienna in the Erber
Group campus, the 11 000 square metre building
sets new standards for staff friendliness and energy
efciency. It is the rst platinum Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) building ever constructed
in Austria - a testament to how the rm values employees’
wellbeing and respect for the environment.
The bright, spacious ofces are equipped with ergonomic
height adjustable desks, biodynamic light sources, plenty
of natural light and a geothermal-powered cooling system.
Situated on 20 hectares including wooded areas and a
recreation area with running track and swimming ponds, the
site offers room for further planned building expansions.
The company had outgrown its former headquarters in
Herzogenberg, Austria ve kilometers away and relocated
earlier this year.
Biomin has continued to see double-digit sales growth
supported by geographic expansion and recent product line
successes with Digestarom®, a phytogenic feed additive,PoultryStar®, a multi-species probiotic for poultry, and
the recent launch of the fth generation of Mycox® for
mycotoxin deactivation.
The opening ceremony took place on August 28, 2015,
with Austrian Finance Minister Hans Jörg Schelling and
Governor of Lower Austria Erwin Pröll in attendance.
Biomin founder and President of Erber AG, Erich Erber
explained, “From the beginning my goal was to nd a new
way to promote animal health that privileges natural and
innovative solutions that benet animals, producers and the
environment.”
Longstanding cooperation with leading researchers at theInter-University Department of Agrobiotechnology (IFA)
in Tulln and other research institutions worldwide have
helped Biomin to become a global champion in mycotoxin
deactivation and gut performance management.
From left to right: Pulling on one string University Professor Dr RudolfKrska, Austrian Finance Minister Hans Jörg Schelling, Governor ofLower Austria Erwin Pröll, Erber Group Founders and co-ownersMargarete Erber and Dr hc Erich Erber(Photo: Erber AG/APA-Fotoservice/Bollwein)
New Biomin headquarters: Erber Group Campus in Getzersdorf,AustriaBIOMIN has just opened its new global headquarters inGetzersdorf, Austria
Biomin opens new Panama plant
Biomin has further expanded its
global production network with
the opening of a production
plant in Panama. The inauguration
marks the latest milestone in the rm’slocal presence that stretches back
nearly two decades.
The new plant will allow for growth
and quicker delivery to Biomin
distributors and customers in new
and existing markets throughout the
Americas.
The plant produces Mycox®, an
innovative mycotoxin deactivating
feed additive, with plans to produce
PoultryStar®, a multi-species
probiotic for poultry, in the future.
The site was planned with a long-
term perspective and an expectation
of growth in mind. It has an installedproduction capacity of 3120 tons
per year based on one packaging
station and a single shift. Its starting
production goal is 6240 tons per year
with two shifts. Maximum production
capacity can reach 12,480 tons per
year with the addition of a second
packaging station.
On August 20, 2015 Christian
Seiwald, Chairman of Erber AG,
and Esteban Giron, Vice Minister of
Agricultural Development joined in
the cutting of the ribbon inaugurating
the plant in Panama alongside Biomin
Managing Director, Marcelo Ribeiro,
marking a momentous occasion for
the company and the region.“A strong, longstanding commitment
to scientic research has allowed Biomin
to deliver leading products in an ever-
increasing number of markets across the
globe,” commented Mr Seiwald.
Also in attendance were Ruben
Beltran, Managing Director of
Biomin USA along with 50 invited
guests including key distributors and
customers from throughout the region.
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Japanese millers trade team visit will help supportfuture market share
In 2016, the US Wheat Associates (USW) will mark 60
years with a marketing ofce in Japan, so it comes as
no surprise that in marketing year 2014/15, Japan was
the single largest buyer of wheat from the United States.
In the same year, Japan was also the biggest market for US
hard red spring (HRS) and soft white (SW) wheat. To learn
more about the high quality wheat to which their customers
have become accustomed over the past 60 years, a team
of mid-level managers from Japanese our mills will visit
Oregon, Idaho and Montana on September 20 to 26, 2015.
Millers on this team are executives from milling
companies representing Japan’s National Cooperative of
Millers. The rst trade team from this group of millersvisited the United States in 2014. USW collaborated with
the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee, Oregon Wheat
Commission and Idaho Wheat Commission to organise and
host this year’s visit.
“These mid-level managers will eventually ascend to
senior management positions and hopefully take with
them an understanding that the United States produces the
highest quality wheat for Japan,” said Steve Wirsching,
USW vice president and director of the West Coast Ofce
in Portland, Oregon.
“This trade team visit creates an opportunity for us to
increase their positive view of US wheat and ensure we cancontinue to compete in Japan in the future.”
This trade team will bring individuals involved in milling,
quality control and marketing to the United States to learn
more about the effective wheat export supply chain and
give them the opportunity to discuss logistical and quality
assurance systems with the people who manage the US
wheat supply chain.
The milling managers will begin their trip in Portland,
hosted by the USW West Coast Ofce, where they will be
briefed by the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS)
and Wheat Marketing Centre. While in Oregon, the team
will also tour the Columbia Grains export terminal and
visit OMIC USA. Continuing their trip in Boise, Idaho,the team will meet with Scoular Grain and the Idaho State
Department of Agriculture, and will tour the Swan Falls
Dam and lock system on the Snake River.
To complete their tour of the Pacic Northwest, the team
will travel to Montana to tour shuttle train loading facilities
operated by Gavilon Grain in Chester and United Grain
in Moccasin. Other stops include the Central Ag Research
Centre near Moccasin and Myllymaki Farms outside of
Livingston. Throughout their trip the team will have the
opportunity to hear from each of the sponsoring state wheat
commissions.
United States-Japan Partnership in Wheat“The Japanese domestic milling and baking industries
are highly advanced and fully automated, and demand
consistent, good quality US wheat. It is crucial to provide
appropriate information on US wheat to the Japanese
wheat industry because they must address concerns from
an increasingly sensitive consumer base on issues such
as pesticides, allergens and biotech products. USW will
continue with trade servicing for Japanese customers to
help them gain a deeper understanding of the true value of
the US wheat system from farm to table.”
USW 2014/15 Unied Export StrategyIn 1949, the Oregon Wheat Growers League (OWGL)
organised a trade delegation to investigate opportunities for
expanding US wheat sales to Japan. That trip resulted in a
variety of marketing and education activities, including a
“Kitchens on Wheels” school lunch program that promoted
wheat foods to Japanese consumers in rural areas.
Today, those efforts continue to pay off with a well-
established market for US wheat. Japan has purchased
signicantly more US wheat than any other country,
including more than 3.5 million metric tons (MMT) on
average the last ve years. Japan issues consistent, large,
bi-monthly tenders for US western white, a sub-class of
SW, HRS and hard red winter (HRW) wheat classes.
Sophisticated Japanese our mills and their customersdemand very high standards of cleanliness and uniformity
in addition to the variety of wheat classes to make the wide
range of our products for hundreds of different wheat
food products - and US wheat producers consistently meet
those standards.
USW’s efforts in Japan and through trade team visits to
the United States focus on providing up-to-date market
information and collaborating with Japanese industry
groups. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and
Forestry (MAFF) carries out all wheat purchase in Japan
and then sells the wheat to Japanese our mills. The
Japanese grain trade acts as intermediaries between MAFFand overseas sellers, and OMIC, Ltd., in Portland, OR,
provides testing and inspection services.
The trust between USW and the Japanese industry allows
for open dialogue between the two countries, to foster a
mutually benecial, long-term trading relationship.
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TrainingMill
Registration is now open for two November grain operations
courses from the Grain Elevator and Processing Society
(GEAPS) and Kansas State University (K-State). The online
courses cover management tactics for grain facility supervisors
and advanced materials handling. Courses run from November
2 – December 4, and registration closes October 27. Courses
are open to anyone, even if they are not a GEAPS member or a
student enrolled at K-State.
GEAPS 501: Management Basics for Grain Facility Supervisors.
This course will provide an extensive overview of the main
duties, responsibilities and expectations of grain operations
supervisors and managers. It will cover essential duties, topicsand roles supervisors and managers need to understand, and why
they are important.
GEAPS 552: Materials Handling III
This course aims to introduce students to key information about
powered-transmission design; system design and other afliated
systems used to move and store grain and related commodities.
While not required, it is recommended that participants complete
GEAP 550: Materials Handling I and GEAPS 551: Materials
Handling II before taking this course.
GEAPS 501 is one of six courses required to earn the Credential
in Grain Operations Management (CGOM). The CGOM is the
rst formal credential in the grain industry, and can be augmented
with Specialist Credentials in Grain Quality Management, Grain
Handling Equipment Management and Property and Casualty
Risk Management. Completion of GEAPS 552 counts towards the
Specialist Credential in Grain Handling Equipment Management.
Anyone who completes the CGOM and all three specialistcredentials earns the Master Credential in Grain Operations
Management (MCGOM), the highest certication available in the
industry.
Tuition for GEAPS/K-State continuing education courses is
US$640 for GEAPS members and US$815 for non-members.
For more information about the courses or the GEAPS/K-State
Distance Education Program, visit the GEAPS website or contact
Chuck House at [email protected].
GEAPS/K-State offer twooperations courses inNovember
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NaOClean - for all your hygieneneeds
NaOClean manufacture disinfecting systems such as disinfectantgenerators for the processing of sh, meat, vegetables and otherfoods. Their products are also used in the agricultural sector.
Many companies use their systems because they are operatorfriendly with no toxic or harmful materials involved.
Established in the early 1980s, NaOClean has developed a systemthat generates sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) from a small amountof salt (NaCl).
The sodium hypochlorite produced in this way has an antibacterialaction about three times more effective than other chemicals. It isalso a very effective odour-remover, with no harmful by-productsor side effects. Ithas very differentantibacterial and
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M48 Bucket ElevatorMFS/York/Stormor, a division of Global Industries, Inc, announcedthat York has recently released an innovative bolt-together M48bucket elevator, work platform and distributor platform design.
The new M48 bucket elevator designoffers capacity ranges from:
10,000 bushels/hour (255 metric tons/hour) to 30,000 bushels/hour (762metric tons/hour).
The new design consolidates threeprevious head proles into oneoptimised design that not onlyminimises wear but signicantlyimproves ow.
The bucket elevator head nowcomes equipped with a convenientthree piece hood for easier access
and serviceability, while theexpanded work and distributorplatforms allow ample room forservicing.
PRODUCT FOCUSOCTOBER 2015In every edition of Milling and Grain,we take a look at the products that willbe saving you time and money in themilling process.
IN OUR NEXT ISSUESee the full write up of theMPAS Seginus from Bühler
MPAS SeginusBühler has expanded its plansifterseries with a top-performer, theMPAS Seginus.
The Seginus sifts andsorts grist and our-typeproducts in wheat, rye,corn and durum wheatmills. In addition, it sorts
coarsely-ground productor free-owing granulatereliably. With its new drivesystem, the Seginus is atrue innovation with manyoptions for use: as thelittle brother of the squareplansifter Sirius MPAK or as areplacement for the smallplansifters MPAR and MPAQin existing plants or for usein new plants in the controlsifting.
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DA 7440 process NIR sensorThe DA 7440 is a new type of process NIR sensor for over-beltplacement. It uses advanced diode array technology to measureaccurately even as recipes, ingredients or process conditionschange.
Diode array is an established, advanced NIR technology, whichmeasures accurately without re-calibrations even as raw materialsor process conditions change. The Diode Array instrumentcollects all wavelengths simultaneously averaging multiple, fullspectrum readings every second. By doing so it provides accuratemeasurement of complex parameters including moisture/ovenvolatiles, fat, nicotine, sugars,seasonings and many more.
This enables processors tooptimise moisture content,reduce scrap, improvequality and decrease timefor product changeovers - allwithout laborious samplingand reference methodtesting.
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SPECIAL FOCUS Bühler innovates a century old tradition for Atta Flour
Bühler’s Atta process with PesaMill™ is the rst industrial
process technology for the production of Atta our with a
completely authentic taste under perfect hygienic conditions.With this fully integrated all-round process, just one PesaMill™
can replace as many as twenty traditional Chakki mills – with a
whole load of further advantages: higher yield, reduced energy
consumption and the possibility of producing several types of
our qualities in the same plant.
Traditional/Authentic Atta ourThe innovative circulation system with the PesaMill™ ensures
the production of authentic Atta our. Taste and mouth feeling
are identical with Atta our produced on traditional Chakki stone
mills.
Higher yield
The extraction rate of the new Atta solution can be adjusted tothe market requirements, typically between 93 percent and 97percent. Compared with traditional stone mills, the PesaMill™
delivers a plus of one percent to two percent yield.
Greater exibility in productionPesaMill™ provides the basis for exibly adjusting the properties
of the our to individual requirements. Starch damage, water
absorption and granulation can be simply and swiftly adjusted for
different types of our qualities (for example, North Indian Atta,
South Indian Atta etc.).
Maximum food safetyThe use of high-compression steel rolls rather than stones for milling
means that hygiene standards are very much higher. Contamination
by stone abrasion or chemicals becomes a thing of the past.
Lower energy consumptionThanks to the effective, integrated and energy-efcient processtechnology, by using one PesaMill™ rather than a lot of isolated
traditional stone mills saves up to 10 percent of the energy costs.
Reduced operating costsIn traditional stone mills, by contrast, the millstones need to be
redressed or replaced frequently. Hence downtimes are minimized,
productivity is raised and the system can operate reliably 24/7.
Protected investments
Thanks to innovative technology and a robust design, backed upby the highest standards