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Ardent completes greenfield
project in Tampa
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20 A ‘differentiated world-class facility’
Ardent Mills’ new flour mill in Tampa, Florida, US,
features several nuances that set it apart.
42
goals, and lead to higher food prices.
departments
06 Editorial
38
08 Calendar
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14
World Grain News
Grain Market Review: Oilseeds
26
16 Country Focus: Spain
64 Supplier News
73 Archive
74 Advertiser Index
longer a luxury
European Correspondent Chris Lyddon
China Consultant Fengcheng Wang
PUBLISHING STAFF
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Technology has benefited tives Small Business Subcommittee on Sales Enablement Specialist Whitney Hartman
agribusiness in myriad ways, health and technology recently reported Audience Development
an anonymous group of bad actors con- that 60% of small businesses (defined Director Michael Barbee
tinue to threaten the industry in ways as 100 employees or less) fail after a Audience Development Analyst Dustin Pickman
that perhaps weren’t envisioned when cyberattack. However, a recent MMA Audience Database Specialist Hannah Carney
the World Wide Web was first intro- survey of agricultural companies found Audience Development
duced as a widely available technology that only 56% of respondents ranked Coordinator Lauren Juliana
in the 1990s. cybersecurity as a top-five risk man- Director of Digital Media Jon Hall
A report from CrowdStrike in 2021 agement priority. Eighty-two percent Digital Advertising Manager Carrie Fluegge
noted that of the 160 computer hack- believe they are prepared to prevent a Advertising Manager Nora Wages
ing groups that the company tracks, 13 cyberattack, yet only 45% said they had Advertising Coordinator Kayley Kerns
were identified as targeting the agricul- a plan in place. Even more troubling is Design Services Manager Elisabeth Spillman
ture industry. The US Federal Bureau of that 87% of all agribusinesses surveyed Senior Graphic Designer Brian Peterman
Investigation reported that at least eight did not have a contingency plan to man- Production Specialist Marj Potts
hacks of agriculture companies occurred age security breaches. Senior Design Consultant Becky White
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grain cooperatives in Iowa and Minne- excelled in business strategies focusing Promotions Media Designer Abby Chronister
sota that were partially shut down for on production, safety and efficiency,
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The threat appears to be growing, a luxury but a necessity, as ransomware Chief Financial and
with ransomware costs totaling an esti- and other cyber threats are only going to Administrative Officer Staci Greco
mated $6 trillion (yes trillion, with a t), increase in the coming years. Chief Operating Officer
and Executive Editor Meyer Sosland
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Chief Marketing Officer Jim Saladin
And with geopolitical tensions boiling rity isn’t simply an IT function; it’s a
over, the threat of state-based cyberat- way of doing business that must start Morton I. Sosland 1925-2019
tacks on other nations, which could in- at the executive level and filter through
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
OILSEEDS
Sunflower oil monthly price
(US dollars per tonne)
1,500
1,200
Military conflict in Ukraine
900
sends prices sharply higher
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by Chris Lyddon
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The invasion of one of the world’s two main producers of
sunflower oil by the other one has sent oilseeds prices, in an 0
already tight market shooting higher. Russia’s invasion of Sep 21 Oct 21 Nov 21 Dec 21 Jan 22 Feb 22 Mar 22
Ukraine has closed ports, ended shipping movements and Sunflower oil, US export price from Gulf of Mexico
likely will have a profoundly adverse effect on future crops.
The International Grains Council (IGC) explained the im-
portance of the two countries to the market in sunflower seed premium-priced oil in many import markets due to its status
and, in particular, sunflower meal and oil, in its March 17 as a non-GM oil. It is the preferred oil in markets throughout
Grain Market Report. the Middle East and North Africa with consumption growing
“Although being important exporters of sunflower seed, rapidly in India and China.”
both Russia and Ukraine are the dominant suppliers of sun- The record sunflower oil prices are expected to result in the
flower meal and sunflower oil to the international market, consumption of alternative oils like canola, soybean, and palm
their aggregate share of traded volumes averaging about 80% oil, the ERS said.
over the past five years,” the London-based organization said. “Since they are main substitutes, international soybean and
“As a consequence, the Black Sea conflict has had, and will palm oil prices followed suit and increased this month by $219
continue to have, significant ramifications for global shipment and $238 per tonne, respectively,” the ERS said. “Soybean
flows for the foreseeable future, with volumes in 2021-22 and oil nearby prices (FOB Brazil) surged to $1,752 per tonne in
beyond expected to be significantly restricted. March, which is $551 higher than the same period last year, a
“Taking sunflower oil as an example, export prices for ship- 46% increase. Similarly, palm oil prices (FOB Malaysia) have
ment from Ukraine initially spiked higher in late February and advanced to $1,778 per tonne, 72% higher than in March 2021
the early days of March on heightened concerns about the im- and the highest since 2007-08.”
pact of Black Sea events on world market availabilities. Given The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in its
disruption to trade flows and with exports now governed by an April 8 Food Price Index, said that global vegetable oil pric-
export license system until the end of 2022, fob prices are no es had risen by 23% in March compared with the previous
longer freely quoted. Nevertheless, the impact can be gleaned month, to reach a record high. The FAO noted increases for
through recent trends in values at relatively minor origins, Ar- sunflower, palm, soy and rapeseed.
gentine (Up River) offers surging to a record of about $2,400 “International sunflower seed oil quotations increased sub-
fob, up by around 70% in just a single month.” stantially in March, fueled by reduced export supplies amid
Source: International Monetary Fund
The USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS), in its April the ongoing conflict in the Black Sea region,” the FAO said.
12 Oil Crops Outlook report, noted that sunflower oil prices in “Palm, soy and rapeseed oil prices also rose markedly, buoyed
Rotterdam swelled by over $1,000 in March to a record price by rising global import demand in the wake of sunflower oil
of $2,570 per tonne in anticipation of lower supplies spurred supply disruptions.”
by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
“With limited port access in the Black Sea, reduced sun- Chris Lyddon is World Grain’s European correspondent.
He may be contacted at: chris.lyddon@ntlworld.com.
flower seed crush, and potentially reduced new crop plant-
ings, sunflower oil prices are likely to remain high in the com- We want to hear from you — Send comments and inquiries to
ing months,” the ERS said. “Historically, sunflower oil is a worldgrain@sosland.com. For reprints of WG articles, email reprints@sosland.com.
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COUNTRY FOCUS
KEY FACTS
Capital: Madrid
Population: 47,163,418 (2022 est.)
Religions: Roman Catholic 58.2%, atheist 16.2%,
agnostic 10.8%, other 2.7%, non-believer 10.5%,
FOCUS ON
unspecified 1.7% (2021 est.).
Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the
SPAIN
Mediterranean Sea, North Atlantic Ocean, Bay
of Biscay, and Pyrenees Mountains; southwest of
France.
Government: Parliamentary constitutional mon-
archy. Chief of state: King Felipe VI (since June
19, 2014); head of government: President Pedro
Sanchez Perez-Castejon (since June 2, 2018).
Large-scale livestock industry is Economy: After a prolonged recession that be-
gan in 2008 in the wake of the global financial cri-
major consumer of grains sis, Spain marked the fourth full year of positive
economic growth in 2017, with economic activity
surpassing its pre-crisis peak, largely because
by Chris Lyddon of increased private consumption. The financial
crisis of 2008 broke 16 consecutive years of eco-
Spain’s domestic consumption of flour is growing, but much nomic growth for Spain, leading to an economic
contraction that lasted until late 2013. In that
of the focus of its grains sector is on supplying a large-scale
year, the government successfully shored up its
livestock industry. However, pandemic restrictions and chang- struggling banking sector — heavily exposed to
ing demand for meat exports have affected consumption, par- the collapse of Spain’s real estate boom — with
ticularly of higher-value products. the help of an EU-funded restructuring and re-
In its March 17 Grain Market Report, the International capitalization program. The unemployment rate
rose from a low of about 8% in 2007 to more
Grains Council (IGC) put Spain’s 2021-22 grains production
than 26% in 2013, but labor reforms prompted
at 23.8 million tonnes, down from 25.4 million the previous a modest reduction to 16.4% in 2017. High un-
year. The total includes 8.2 million tonnes of wheat, up from employment strained Spain’s public finances,
7.8 million in 2020-21. Corn production was an unchanged 4.2 as spending on social benefits increased while
million tonnes. Barley output was 8.9 million tonnes, down tax revenues fell. Spain’s budget deficit peaked
at 11.4% of GDP in 2010, but Spain gradually re-
from 10.9 million the year before. Rye production is put at
duced the deficit to about 3.3% of GDP in 2017.
300,000 tonnes, down from 400,000. Spanish output of du- Public debt has increased substantially — from
rum wheat is put at 700,000 tonnes, down from 800,000 the 60.1% of GDP in 2010 to nearly 96.7% in 2017.
year before. Strong export growth helped bring Spain’s cur-
The European Grain Trade Organization COCERAL, in fore- rent account into surplus in 2013 for the first time
since 1986 and sustain Spain’s economic growth.
casts issued in March, forecast Spain’s total grains production
Increasing labor productivity and an internal de-
in 2022 at 20.998 million tonnes, compared with valuation resulting from moderating labor costs
23.055 million in 2021. That includes 6.12 and lower inflation have improved Spain’s export
million tonnes of soft wheat (previous competitiveness and generated foreign inves-
year was 7.308 million), 765,000 tor interest in the economy, restoring FDI flows.
Spain’s borrowing costs are dramatically lower
tonnes of durum, up from 728,000
since their peak in mid-2012.
the year before, 8.159 million GDP per capita: $36,200 note: data are in 2017
tonnes of barley, compared dollars (2020 est.); inflation: 0.7% (2019 est.); un-
with 2021’s 8.966 million. employment: 14.13% (2019 est.).
COCERAL put Spanish corn Currency: Euros (EUR): 0.93 euros equal 1 US
dollar (April 19, 2022).
production in 2022 at 3.621
Exports: $392.85 billion note: data are in current
million tonnes, up from year dollars (2020 est.): cars and vehicle parts, re-
3.739 million, with rye out- fined petroleum, packaged medicines, delivery
put at 293,000 tonnes, down trucks, clothing and apparel (2019).
from 302,000, the crop of Imports: $373.67 billion note: data are in current
year dollars (2020 est.): crude petroleum, cars
oats at 1.253 million tonnes,
and vehicle parts, packaged medicines, natural
down from 1.191 million and gas, refined petroleum (2019).
the triticale crop at 762,000 Agriculture: 2.6% (2017 est.) of GDP and 4.2% of
tonnes, down from 793,000. the labor force.
Spain’s sorghum production is Internet: Code: .es; 42.54 million (2021 est.) us-
ers.
forecast unchanged at 27,000 tonnes. Source: CIA World Factbook
resulted in a related increase in retail sales of grain-based Spanish agricultural policy forms part of the European
food products despite the reduction of sales through HRI Common Agricultural Policy, which will operate in a re-
channels and tourism,” the attaché said. formed version from the start of 2023. The changes give
the Member States of the European Union much greater au-
Flour milling tonomy through the CAP Strategic Plans each has to draw
According to the Spanish flour millers’ association AFHSE up. Spain submitted its 3,381-page plan on time, by the end
(La Asociación de Fabricantes de Harinas y Sémolas de Es- of 2021.
paña), citing data collected Dec. 31, 2019, the sector has Spain’s plan, according to the strategic statement it in-
101 active flour mills and eight semolina plants. The asso- cludes, “aims at the sustainable development of the agri-
ciation described the sector as being almost entirely made culture, food and rural areas to ensure the food security
up of small- and medium-size family businesses, often go- of society through a competitive sector and a living rural
by L. Joshua Sosland
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n deciding how to construct a new flour mill, the first the opportunity to bring in both ocean vessels and shut-
since the company was established in 2014, Ardent tle trains.”
Mills, LLC was determined to build a “differentiated, A single ocean vessel has the capacity to deliv-
Virtually all world-class facility,” said Steve Neely, plant manager er 800,000 to 1 million bushels of wheat to a flour
flour milled at of the Port Redwing, Florida, US, mill. mill, more than double the 400,000 to 420,000 bush-
Port Redwing More than just the newest flour mill in the United els a 110+-car unit train can hold. The mill has CSX
is shipped States, the facility built along the Gulf coast in met- Transportation rail service.
EXPERIENCE
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“We have online instrumentation for real-time analysis,” carry tablet computers that allow them to track mill op-
Neely said. “That’s in at all phases of the operation. We erations, including the real-time monitoring system.
have tested online systems at a few other mills, but the “Tablet computer automation is having the controls
analysis is most comprehensive at Port Redwing.” at your fingertips,” Neely said. “It’s having the tools at
By all phases, Neely means from wheat receiving point of use. If you’re on the sixth floor and you’re hav-
and blending to processing and loading. ing a problem on another floor, and the control room
“You are able to see the whole process from start to fin- is on the second floor, you are still able to correct the
ish, tip to tail,” he said. “It gears up the operators to making issue real time from wherever you are.”
immediate adjustments, enhancements, maintaining con- The tablets not only represent a step forward for
sistency to our customers with the online instrumentation. automation at the Port Redwing mill, the devices also
Ardent Mills’
If they want to be sure to maintain a specific protein and play a central role in the mill’s sustainability program.
new flour mill
avoid variability, it allows them to see exactly what it is “Anything we can do on a tablet, we are working to
in Tampa is
unique in that happening real time and make adjustments up and down automate those processes and log them electronically,”
it brings in as necessary.” Neely said. “We are targeting zero waste and expect to
wheat via ocean Principal flour quality parameters — moisture, pro- be close to the target within five years.”
vessels and tein and ash — are monitored continuously, Neely said. Other steps taken to enhance sustainability range
shuttle trains. Within the mill, members of the Ardent Mills team from installing high efficiency motors to distributing
operators their own reusable cups to cut down on use
of disposable paper and styrofoam.
While the mill was completed nearly on time and on
budget, Neely said the pandemic created challenges
for the construction project. COVID-19 struck right
at the start of the project, necessitating safety proto-
cols associated with COVID and resulting in supply
chain challenges.
Supply chain delays affected a wide range of build-
ing materials, from nuts to bolts, wood and especially
cement, Neely said.
Construction challenges
Central Florida has been an attractive market for the
Tampa mill since Conagra acquired the property in the
1970s, but operating a flour mill in Florida poses chal-
lenges, and building a mill at Port Redwing presents
additional difficulties.
“This is basically beach,” Neely said. “It is dredged
land. From a structural perspective the challenge was
ensuring we had the proper foundation to support all
the structures we were building, so thousands of pilings
had to be installed underground for proper support.”
The effort involved repeatedly drilling to bedrock,
about 75 feet, and pumping concrete to support the
structure.
Numerous features of the mill were added as a re-
sponse to the elevated risk of storms in Florida. Neely
said Ardent Mills wants to be sure to keep customers
supplied in the event of a power outage.
“We have a very large generator in the event of a hur-
ricane or inclement weather,” he said. “With the large
bulk flour storage, we would typically have a lot of
time to plan for a hurricane. It is not like a tornado that
comes up immediately. You are aware of the hurricane
coming; you’ll plan toward it and fill those bins as full
as you can. In the event there were a loss of power the
by Hannah Hoeflinger
A
gribusiness is increasingly incorporating inter- size operations. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation
net-enabled technologies and data-driven so- noted a few of the larger breaches:
lutions into farm production, food processing, • In July 2021, a US baking company lost access
supplier industries, logistics, client communications and to its server, files and applications, halting pro-
sales marketing. Farming operations that have adopted duction, shipping and receiving as a result of
precision farming are even more dependent on advanced Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware. It was deployed
technology to carry out their day-to-day business. through software used by an IT support man-
Improving internet access is making it easier for ag- aged service provider. The baking company was
riculture businesses to adopt efficiencies and reduce shut down for approximately one week, delaying
costs through enhanced technology, but it also widens customer orders and damaging the company’s
the cyber-attack surface and threat landscape. reputation.
As the industry utilizes cloud-based storage for large • In January 2021, a ransomware attack against a
data sets, open-sourced or cloud-based software and US farm resulted in losses of approximately $9
corporate management of proprietary software, there million due to the temporary shutdown of opera-
will be more opportunities for data access and mali- tions. The unidentified threat actor was able to tar-
cious activity by unauthorized users. get their internal servers by gaining administrator
Agriculture is now more vulnerable than ever to level access through compromised credentials.
phishing campaigns that house malicious links and at- • In November 2020, a US-based international
tachments; ransomware that leads to lost revenue and food and agriculture business reported it was un-
business disruption; exposure of confidential data; and able to access multiple computer systems tied to
even data integrity issues due to negligent security. its network due to a ransomware attack conduct-
ed by OnePercent Group. The threat actors used
Ransomware’s costly impact a phishing email with a malicious zip file attach-
In 2020 and 2021 there were several major cyber inci- ment and were able to download several terabytes
dents that had an impact on agricultural businesses of of data through their identified cloud service
all sizes, from large corporate farms to small- and mid- provider prior to the encryption of hundreds of
folders. The company did not pay the $40 million in partnering with and relying on companies that may
ransom and was able to successfully restore its lack proper cyber security.
systems from backups. Agriculture has had a traditional focus on perfor-
• Minnesota agricultural firm Crystal Valley mance and safety — not security — and that can lead to
Cooperative was targeted in a ransomware attack major cybersecurity gaps in the entire production and
in September 2021 and was forced to take sys- distribution chain.
tems offline due to cybersecurity incidents. The The growing complexity of precision agriculture
attack left Crystal Valley unable to mix fertilizer makes it difficult to manage and secure critical data
or fulfill orders for livestock feed. and functions.
• Russian hackers leveled a ransomware attack on Information firms specializing in agriculture are a
an Iowa farming co-op in September 2021, de- potentially vulnerable point of attack.
manding $5.9 million to unlock the computer net-
works used to keep food supply chains and feed- Methods of attack
ing schedules on track for millions of chickens, Cyber criminals attack agriculture in a variety of ways.
hogs and cattle. New Cooperative in Fort Dodge, They include:
Iowa, US, was forced to take its computer net- Business email: Using email to impersonate someone
work offline to isolate the incursion and shuttered the farmer may know and trust and convince them to make
its soil-mapping software as a precaution. an urgent payment or to change their account details.
Text and phone scams: Phishing calls and scam
Why is agriculture a target? texts attempt to trick targets to reveal personal informa-
The interdependency of information technology and tion or click on a link that downloads malware.
bio-data output of agribusinesses provides ample op- Phishing emails: Cyber criminals can now convinc-
portunity for biosecurity threats. Cyber criminals can ingly mimic branding and content of well-known orga-
earn a significant profit exploiting this industry because nizations, which means many people blindly trust them.
of its foundational importance in the economy, the val-
ue of new bio-automation techniques and the despera- Costly technology risks
tion companies could face when business-critical data There are two kinds of precision agriculture business-
are held hostage. es: ones that have been hacked and ones that will be.
Globalization has created an extended supply chain Being highly connected and successfully handling
that is far more difficult to secure, and that often results information flow represent the two key factors that cre-
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ate a successful digitally managed farm operation. But
these best practices also become the highest vulnerabil-
cyber risks facing agribusiness ity to cyberattack to disrupt food production.
• Business interruption resulting in critical delays and Cybersecurity in agribusiness isn’t something that
lost opportunity should be assumed is simply an IT function or a task
• Theft, loss, or unauthorized disclosure of corporate outsourced to a vendor. It’s a way of doing business
personal information that needs to start at the top and permeate the entire
• Unauthorized access or theft of valuable assets organization for cybersecurity to work.
like the advances in plant and animal varieties and Larger operations may be able to weather cyberattacks
genetics such as phishing, but small farms or businesses are of-
• Manipulation of critical automated, technology- ten unable to absorb that kind of financial loss. The US
based processes (e.g., thermal processing time and House of Representatives Small Business subcommittee
temperature for food safety) on health and technology has reported that 60% of small
• Unauthorized control of robotics or autonomous businesses in the United States fail after a cyberattack.
vehicles (e.g., failure to perform, overriding of
precise function) Different types of exposure
• Misinformation influencing the reputation and trust Errors by well-intentioned (but often under-trained)
of agriculture and food processing among consumers employees can cause serious harm, as can direct attacks
• Theft of customer and third-party information by disgruntled, rogue employees. Phishing attacks are
• Access to personal information on other prevalent, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
organizations’ servers Scams can range from the obvious “Nigerian Prince”
• Corporate espionage by competitors attacks to falsified invoices from supposedly real ven-
• Manipulation of vehicles, machinery, HVAC systems dors to what is known as “Spear Phishing,” which is
and more. highly targeted attacks that appear to be from a trusted
source such as the company president. businesses, need to provide additional safeguards for
All agricultural organizations have health care data sensitive information as well as update and monitor
stored for employees and independent contractors as data collection, retention and removal protocols.
well as being access points for third-party data. This
information is highly regarded by cybercriminals, even Are agribusiness firms prepared?
more so than credit card information. The most recent MMA Cyber Survey showed that 56%
Furloughed employees who have become disgrun- of all respondents ranked cybersecurity as a top-five
tled with the company may use their own social media risk management priority, down from the last survey.
accounts to defame their employer as well as distribut-
ing sensitive or even false information. While this may
create a media liability risk, some cyber insurance poli-
The interdependency of
cies will cover it. information technology
Corporate social media accounts can be hijacked to
spread misleading claims about the organization. That and bio-data output of
could produce a negative image, especially if the com-
pany is well-known or publicly traded.
agribusinesses provides
Both the European Union’s GDPR (General Data ample opportunity for
Protection Regulation) and the CCPA (California
Consumer Privacy Act) requires any company that col- biosecurity threats.
lects and shares data to get user consent, provide trans-
parency regarding use of the data, and protect that data. Eighty percent were confident in their organization’s
Penalties for non-compliance or breach of privacy are ability to manage and respond to a cyber event, which
steep, so all companies, including agriculture-related is a significant increase from the last survey. Eighty-
two percent believe they are prepared to prevent such
an attack, yet only 45% of respondents said they actu-
ally had a plan in place.
As mentioned previously, less than 20% are confident
PROTECTION that their data — and the data from connected sources
IN THE PALM — are secure. About 87% of all agribusinesses did not
have a contingency plan to manage security breaches.
OF YOUR Preparing for and managing cyber risk
HAND. Just as the goal of food safety regulations is to protect
human health, prioritizing cyber security in agriculture
is a significant protective step to secure a food supply.
The first step is to identify sources of potential risk.
This should include conducting audits to fully under-
stand how employees access and use critical and sensi-
tive data. The audit should determine who has access to
information and critical systems and examine existing
capabilities for monitoring inappropriate system access
and potential security vulnerabilities.
Next, institute formal, written policies on the use of
corporate networks, and ensure that access to sensitive
There is nothing more important than protecting your
grain harvest. Tri-States Grain Conditioning systems will data is restricted only to parties that require it.
help you remotely monitor your grain, save on energy Agribusinesses should also:
costs and improve your overall grain storage. • Develop and test a detailed data breach response
plan to help the organization act swiftly, decisive-
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE CONNECTED ly, and effectively
TO YOUR GRAIN STORAGE.
MONITORS YOUR GRAIN FROM • Encrypt all sensitive data and the devices that
THE PALM OF YOUR HAND. A N N I V E R S A R Y
house that data
SIMPLE AND ACCURATE.
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encrypt, segregate and regularly check the func-
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Quality. We can assure it, because we monitor the development and production
processes from start to finish. It starts in the test processing of grain lots in our
own milling machines as a basis for precision flour analysis – and that’s just the
beginning. German thoroughness meets the latest technology, to give the whole
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• Use a secure email service that filters for poten- • Assess the cybersecurity processes of any third
tially malicious activity parties that access or retain critical data
• Implement Endpoint Detection and Response • Build favorable “hold harmless” agreements into
(EDR) software to manage threats contracts with third-party vendors.
• Train employees and educate suppliers on how to
identify, avoid, and report potentially malicious
activity on corporate networks, like phishing
Larger operations may be
scams. able to weather cyberattacks
• Limit access to sensitive information with privi-
leged access management such as phishing, but small
• Protect against unauthorized access with frequent
password changes and multi-factor authentication
farms or businesses are often
• Regularly review and update software, firewalls unable to absorb that kind of
and security patches
financial loss.
Cyber insurance
Cyber insurance coverage The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers (CIAB)
First-party coverages calculates that the average breach costs nearly $4 mil-
Business interruption/extra expense Reimbursement lion across all sectors.
for lost revenue and expenses caused by a technology To help plan for and mitigate the risk of a cyberat-
failure, computer system outage, or cyber-attack, with tack, cyber insurance can serve as a means of protec-
the option to include: Contingent business interruption tion on both the back end to help cover the costs of a
resulting from a third-party/supply chain event breach and also on the front end. Outside consultants
Internet of Things products/services used in distribu- can help bolster cybersecurity and work with employ-
tion, inventory, and warehouse operations. ees to help raise awareness of vulnerabilities and the
Information asset protection Costs to recreate or re- importance of good cybersecurity practices.
configure information and electronic data assets, with There are still unanswered questions around regula-
option to include cost to replace hardware or to rebuild tory enforcement and how organizations are prepared
systems. for investigations and claims of financial injury from
Breach/event management Costs for notification and consumers and the ever-creative plaintiffs’ bar, regard-
investigation of privacy and security breaches, including less of whether a security or privacy breach occurred.
legal and forensic services, with the option to include The cyber security insurance marketplace can help ad-
losses from unauthorized price alteration. dress this evolving risk with many carriers providing
Cyber extortion Ransom and investigative expenses affirmative coverage for wrongful collection events (al-
associated with threats to steal confidential information, though the current cyber insurance marketplace typi-
introduce malicious code, corrupt computer systems, or cally requires a security or privacy incident trigger).
hinder system access. According to the 2019 NetDiligence Claims Study
Report, which analyzes actual paid claims, small- to
Third-party coverages mid-size companies have been hit with an average
Privacy liability Failure to prevent breaches of confi- of $178,000 per breach, with crisis services costing
dential personal information — electronic or hard copy $112,000 and legal costs averaging $181,000.
— or to disclose an event, with the option to include Lost income for small and mid-sized firms aver-
coupons, discounts, and goodwill payments in settle- aged $343,000 and the expense to recover systems and
ments and costs. files cost an average of $45,000. Equally as bad, there
Network security liability Actual or alleged failure of were an average of 280,000 records exposed to hack-
computer security to prevent or mitigate an IoT or com- ers, which produces a per-document cost of $234 on
puter attack. average.
Regulatory Defense Costs to defend regulatory ac-
tions and for certain fines and penalties. Hannah Hoeflinger is national cyber risk operations leader for Marsh &
McLennan. She may be reached at Hannah.Hoeflinger@MarshMMA.com.
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and forensic investigations. to worldgrain@sosland.com. For reprints of WG articles,
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RUSSIA / UKRAINE
COVID
by Arvin Donley
W
ith shipments to parts of Asia falling short In addition to Kazakhstan, other major exporters
of expectations, the International Grains downgraded from the previous forecast are Turkey
Council’s (IGC) forecast for global wheat (down 600,000 tonnes), Ukraine (down 300,000
flour trade in 2021-22 has been reduced by 900,000 tonnes) and Egypt (down 200,000 tonnes).
tonnes (wheat equivalent), to 13.9 million tonnes, a de- India, which recently has emerged as a signifi-
cline of 6%. cant wheat exporter, also is taking on a bigger role in
The report, issued by the IGC on April 21, showed flour exports.
that the figure for the current year, which ends June 30, “At around 400,000 tonnes, India’s wheat flour
was slightly higher than last year’s 13.7 million tonnes shipments in the July-January period already exceed
traded but nearly 4 million tonnes below the record set its full-year volume of 2020-21, with sizeable year-
in 2016-17. on-year increases in deliveries to Indonesia, the UAE,
The IGC said the bulk of the quarterly revision is Sri Lanka, and parts of sub-Saharan Africa,” the
linked to reduced outlooks in what traditionally have IGC said.
been the world’s top wheat importers. Iraqi imports In the IGC’s initial outlook for 2022-23, it forecasts
are forecast to fall 500,000 from the previous quarterly global flour trade to expand by 6%, to 14.8 million
projection and Afghanistan’s intake is expected to de- tonnes, including larger imports by Iraq, “where poor
cline by 300,000 tonnes. production prospects are likely to keep import needs at
“Nonetheless, imports by Iraq are still expected to a historically high level.”
post a sizeable increase year on year, to 2.2 million Imports by Afghanistan also are projected to edge
tonnes (up from 1.9 million last year), following a dis- higher in the upcoming season, assuming a rebound in
appointing domestic wheat harvest,” the IGC said. shipments from its key supplier, Kazakhstan.
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A year-on-year decline of flour imports by The Council foresees Turkey remaining the world’s
Afghanistan, from 2.5 million tonnes to 1.7 million, largest exporter in 2022-23, with a projected increase
largely can be traced to a 22% drop in shipments from in shipments supported by a potentially larger wheat
Kazakhstan, which has limited wheat and flour exports harvest and strong overseas demand.
due to food security concerns since the start of the If realized, the IGC’s projection for wheat flour trade
Russia-Ukraine war in February. in 2022-23 would be the largest since 14.7 million
The IGC noted that projections for smaller flour im- tonnes were traded in 2019-20.
porters such as China, Syria, Yemen and parts of sub-
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Study:
NON-GM FEED
HAS ITS COSTS
Researchers say increasing GM-free feed output would conflict with
environmental and sustainability goals, and lead to higher food prices
by Arvin Donley
T
he potential costs of increasing use of feed pro- GM traits (from reduced labor and fuel use to improved
duced free from genetically modified (GM) in- crop yields and soil health), a significant premium
gredients would butt up against competing de- would be required to entice a farm’s return to non-GM
mands of rising food prices, greenhouse gas concerns seeds, according to the study. The study found that GM
and other environmental and sustainability goals, ac- seeds are more expensive than non-GM seeds, but her-
cording to a new study spearheaded by the Institute for bicide costs for GM corn production can be higher or
Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER). lower than non-GM herbicide costs, depending on the
Funded by IFEEDER, Dairy Management Inc., MFA area of production and chemicals used. For soybeans,
Inc., the National Corn Growers Association, the US GM seeds typically are priced higher than non-GM
Poultry and Egg Association and other partners, re- seeds, but the herbicide costs are typically significantly
searchers from Iowa State University and Decision lower than non-GM production.
Innovation Solutions, the study investigated the poten- “In most cases, the higher costs of GM seeds are off-
tial economic and environmental impacts that increas- set by lower costs for herbicides, insecticides and field
ing GM-free feed production could have on farms, at operations when compared to non-GM production,”
grain elevators and in feed mills. the researchers concluded.
“The research found that fairly large-scale, systemic The study, which examined land use in primary crop-
changes would be needed to accommodate increasing producing states across the United States from 2007-
production of non-GM grain in grain handling, as han- 16, found that a shift away from non-GM seeds creates
dling two differentiated product streams deviates from land-sparing benefits. For example, the use of GM seed
the high-volume commodity system that has developed traits produced between 6.8 million and 15.9 million
in the United States,” the study noted. acres of land sparing and 35% to 65% less land con-
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Weather problems
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South and North America each facing grain production challenges
by Drew Lerner
D
ryness has returned to Mato Grosso, Brazil, days of May. The longer it takes to get moisture into
just in time to hurt Safrinha corn yields during the Safrinha corn and cotton areas of Mato Grosso, the
reproduction. The moisture stress that was be- more yield loss is possible. Most pollination already
coming more widespread in the state at the end of April will be complete by the third week in May, and if sig-
will be closely monitored for about three weeks. In the nificant rain has not occurred by that time, most of the
meantime, the market focus is quickly shifting back to second season corn will come up with reduced yields.
North America where there is much talk about weather Some analysts already have reduced the crop and more
adversity. cutting is expected through the first half of the month.
The Brazilian situation is not good. The area impact-
ed is mostly Mato Grosso and Goias, but they collec- Problems looming for North America
tively represent a large portion of the anticipated second North America is the next big production area in the
season crop this year. Dryness during the reproduction world that is vulnerable to adverse weather in 2022 and
is never a good thing and yields are sliding lower. A any problems there, especially in the United States,
little more than half of the corn crop was reproducing could create food shortages and send market prices
at the end of April and the remaining crop was expected even higher.
to reproduce in the first half of May. Topsoil moisture North America weather problems already have
was rated very short in many areas at the end of April evolved. Southwestern Canada’s wheat and canola re-
while subsoil moisture was rated marginally adequate gion is still much too dry while excessive April pre-
to short. Crop stress was present and increasing in the cipitation from North Dakota to Manitoba, Canada, has
last 10 days of April, but production cuts could still be stopped most farmers from entering their fields. The
minimized by generalized showers and thunderstorms. situation is unlikely to improve enough for fieldwork
There is potential for some precipitation, but monsoon- until possibly the middle of May.
al rains have ended for the season, leaving mid-latitude Farther to the south in the US Midwest, Delta and
frontal systems as the only method for bringing rain to Tennessee River Basin, spring planting of rice and
the region. corn has been delayed by too much rain and cooler-
Argentina does have potential to be colder than than-usual temperatures. The wet-biased environment
usual in May and that could send a cold airmass into was peaking in the first week of May with little to no
southern Brazil and a frontal system into Mato Grosso, progress occurring in many areas, but there is still time
Mato Grosso do Sul, Parana and Goias. Such a frontal for improved weather and successful planting. In the
system would bring rainfall to the area and could re- meantime, US hard red winter wheat areas are suffer-
verse the declining yield trend. However, there were ing from all kinds of adverse weather and production is
no strong frontal systems expected through the first 10 expected to be cut.
Similar to this time last year, drought is present from solution, but this combination of weather features has
northern Mexico through most of the west half of the a nasty reputation of negatively impacting agriculture
United States and into the southwestern Canadian and production. Delayed planting in the western Corn
Prairies. The drought has been driven by a unique com- Belt because of a wet start to spring followed by dry-
bination of weather patterns all reinforcing one and ness during the summer would not bode well for 2022
another. La Niña has prevailed for 21 months and any production, and until there is a trend change that pulls
time that phenomenon prevails this long there is poten- the plug on this environment the assumption is that at
tial for drought in North America and possibly in a part least a portion of the United States is going to come up
of Central Asia. La Niña’s persistent presence at this short on production. The debate is on about determin-
time in the 22-year solar cycle often is involved with ing production losses, but it is still too soon to have
multi-year droughts and this drought has been around much confidence in any of this since crops are not in
since 2020. Having a persistent La Niña in the 22- the ground yet.
year solar cycle while the Pacific Decadal Oscillation
(PDO) is negative (meaning colder-than-usual ocean La Niña’s impact
water off the West Coast of North America and warm Changes in weather influences are underway that raise
water farther to the west) leads into strong summer the potential for changes in North America, especial-
ridge building in the central United States and that can ly in Canada’s dry region. La Niña is peaking in its
extend north into Canada. intensity and should begin weakening in May. That
In the past when all three of these significant weakening trend will continue into June. While this is
weather influences have occurred at the same time and happening, the lingering effects of stratospheric warm-
with significant intensity, the result was almost always ing that took place in March, causing cold weather in
drought for the US Plains and a part of the Midwest. North America during April, also is abating. The reduc-
Weather patterns do not always have to have the same tion of influence from these events raises the potential
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although the change in weather will not
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drier and warmer because of the high-
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Problems with South America weath-
er and crop production are about over,
but there is a relatively good chance that
problems in North America, particularly
the United States, may be just beginning
and could extend our food inflation is-
sues out possibly another year.
An international market leader in the field of of existing machines. 4B’s electronic division
elevator and conveyor components and elec- specializes in level controls, electric sensors
tronic monitoring equipment, 4B Group serves and safety control systems that prevent costly
a large range of industries from agricultural to downtime and reduce the risks of explosions
heavy-duty industries. in hazardous areas. With an extensive range of
4B has a large range of elevator components ATEX/IECEx/CSA-approved hazard monitor-
and is a leader in elevator bucket and bolt ing systems, misalignment switches, bearing
4B Group design and manufacturing and supplying the temperature monitors and level indicators, 4B
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Email: 4b-uk@go4b.com design service for new can be operated either
Internet: www.go4b.com bucket elevators and as a stand-alone system
conveyors and upgrades or connected to a PLC.
Alapala is a leading global machinery produc- · Machinery for grain cleaning, milling, han-
ers and solution providers in grain milling tech- dling and packaging
nologies since 1954. Today, Alapala is a leading · Pre-engineered steel mill buildings
exporter in Turkey of food processing machin- · Mill automation systems
ery and grain milling categories. The company · Spare parts and after sales services
is also among the top 1,000 exporters of Turkey. Alapala provides turnkey services including
Alapala has 650+ turnkey project references manufacturing, project design, process en-
Alapala in four continents and over 120 countries. It gineering, project management, installation,
Yeşilköy Mah. Atatürk Cad. EGS has a local presence in more than 48 countries. commissioning and training services. Alapala’s
Business Park Alapala builds turnkey flour, manufacturing plant in Co-
Blokları B - 3 Blok Kat: 14 No: 431 semolina, maize, and feed rum, Turkey, utilizes advanced
34149 Bakırköy İstanbul / Turkey mills, and recently pasta pro- manufacturing technologies,
duction plants integrating: including laser cutting, robot-
Tel: +90 212 465 60 40
· Grain intake, handling, ic bending and welding, and
Email: info@alapala.com
and storage systems automated painting systems.
Internet: www.alapala.com
ALTINBILEK, founded in 1974, is a leading and large investments has been applied to use
manufacturer of cereal transport systems. Its modern technologies in manufacturing.
success in the last 46 years has been based on ALTINBILEK operates across four platforms:
the vision of a highly trained and effective team integrated grain storage systems; grain ter-
and achieving customer satisfaction and loyalty. minal ports; flat storage facilities; and animal
In this competitive world, one of the key fac- feed mills.
tors for success is R&D capability and invest-
Altinbilek ment to expand business to be forward-think-
Organize Sanayi Bölgesi 9. ing and innovative in order to stay ahead and
Cadde No:5 26110 meet market demand. Design and engineering
Eskisehir, Turkey services offer ideal mechanical works solutions
Tel: +90 222 23613 99 as tailor-made projects. The company’s qual-
ity management system plays a central role in
Fax: +90 222 236 1397
defining its primary goal to keep customers
Email: abms@abms.com.tr
satisfied. Continuous expansions of its facility
Internet: http://www.abms.com.tr/
With more than 100 years’ experience, Balaguer requirements of Balaguer Rolls as well as of the
Rolls is a global leader in manufacturing cen- client. To do so, Balaguer uses the most accu-
trifugally chilled cast iron rolls for flour milling rate equipment available on the market.
industries, compound feed, soybeans, coffee, The patented Optical Fluting Test is the
chocolates, paintings, salt biscuits and chemical. world’s only device that is able to check roll
Balaguer rolls and machines are 99% exported fluting profiles by optical vision. The ISO 9001
directly to 130 countries into five continents. quality control stamp certifies that Balaguer
Balaguer Rolls The use of the cutting-edge technology and Rolls meets the most demanding quality re-
03430 Onil-ALICANTE, Spain the commitment to quality are part of the com- quirements.
Tel: +34 965 564 850/ +34 965 564 075 pany’s DNA, which results in obtaining rolls with Balaguer’s R&D department is continuously
Fax: +34 965 564 966 the highest quality standard. Quality control is engaged in innovations because the best way
Email: info@balaguer-rolls.com the cornerstone on which the company excel- to keep the company on track is by achiev-
Internet: www.balaguer-rolls.com lence is built. Quality controls are carried out at ing excellence every day. Its know-how is its
every single stage of the production process, weapon, and it is the most valuable asset of the
ensuring that the rolls always meet the quality Balaguer Rolls company.
BBCA Storex, established in Tekirdag Corlu grain terminals, silo temperature and ventila-
European Free Zone in 2011, has a total plot tion systems, feed manufacturing plants, seed
of 43,000 square meters and a 20,000-square- and legumes processing plants. BBCA said its
meter closed manufacturing area. BBCA Storex quality raw material, (S350GD+ZM310), high
manufactures steel storage silos for grain. technology manufacturing capabilities and
BBCA Storex maintains and controls the qual- punctuality have made it reach a great height in
ity of the product during storage and grain this market today.
BBCA Storex handling, as well as providing convenience,
Avrupa Serbest Bölgesi reliability, efficiency, and profitability in the
Karamehmet Mah.Avrasya management of customers’ plants.
Bulvarı No:29 Many port and grain terminal projects that re-
Ergene,Tekirdag, turkey quire intense capacity for handling equipment
and grain storage have been implemented
Tel: +90 282 691 12 55-59
by the company. Its fields of activity include
Fax: +90 282 691 12 60
Billions of people come into contact with safe finished products for human and animal
Bühler technologies as they cover their basic nutrition. Furthermore, Bühler is doing its part
needs for food and mobility every day. Two to protect the climate, producing machinery
billion people each day enjoy foods produced that makes cars, buildings and machinery more
on Bühler equipment, and 1 billion people energy efficient. Bühler’s purpose is creating
travel in vehicles manufactured using parts “innovations for a better world.”
produced with Bühler machinery. Having
Bühler AG this global relevance, Bühler is in a unique
9240 Uzwil, Switzerland position to turn today’s global challenges
Tel: 41.71.955.11.11 into sustainable business. Bühler contributes
Fax: 41.71.955.33.79 to safely feeding the world as a front-runner
in the global production and processing of
Email: buhler.uzwil@buhlergroup.com
wheat, corn, oats, rye, rice, pasta, cereal and
Internet: www.buhlergroup.com
pulses. Its Grains & Food solutions and digital
technologies help producers make healthy and
CESCO EPC GmbH, formerly known as PET- and belt conveyors, bucket elevators and vari-
KUS Engineering GmbH, is an internationally ous silos complete with steel structures, such as
operating German company, which designs machinery towers, bridges and walkways with
and supplies industrial plants for grain lo- all accessories as well as process equipment in-
gistics and deep processing with handling, cluding pre-cleaners, filters, dryers, and MMW
storing and milling systems. The products and milling equipment
services offered by CES- CESCO offers complete
CESCO EPC GmbH CO are divided in four service from concept to
Röberstraße 9 business areas: domestic detailed engineering,
D-99848 Wutha-Farnroda grain terminals; inland procurement, manu-
Germany grain storage plants; facturing, erection, and
Tel: +49 7531 122860 grain port terminals; and commissioning for large
Email: info@cesco-group.com dry milling plants for industrial plants for grain
deep processing. storage and dry milling
Internet: www.cesco-group.com
CESCO produces chain for deep processing.
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FEATURE: EUROPEAN PROFILES
Cimbria is one of the world’s leading compa- lineup of products for individual processes or
nies within industrial processing, handling and for installation into new or existing processing
storage of grain and seed, as well as animal lines. Learn more about conveying, drying, pro-
feed, foodstuffs and other bulk products. Cim- cessing, optical sorting and storage solutions at
bria designs, develops, manufactures, installs Cimbria.com
and services custom-built solutions, whether Cimbria is more than the equipment it pro-
the need is a complete processing line or a duces. It is professionals who thrive on building
A/S Cimbria large turnkey project with highly advanced creative solutions to bring the customer’s vi-
Faartoftvej 22 7700 automation and management sions to life, since 1947. Cimbria
Thisted Denmark information systems. combines the right technology
Tel: +45 96 17 90 00 Cimbria has the right tech- with the right team to bring it
Email: cimbria.holding@agcocorp.com nology to enhance quality all together. Customers can feel
and the right team to bring it confident, because they have
Internet: www.cimbria.com
all together. It develops and an expert at their side – helping
manufactures a comprehensive them grow into the future.
DENIS is a family business established in 1855, and know-how of a leading manufacturer, with
located near Paris and manufactures 5,000 specially adapted equipment, well-finished.
to 6,000 items a year with a range of leading- DENIS’ staff offers various solutions with the
edge machines in a facility of more than 24,000 production of a wide range of equipment for
square meters situated on an industrial site of the mechanical handling and cleaning, includ-
eight hectares. ing bucket elevators, chain or belt conveyors,
DENIS is present worldwide through subsid- various types of screws, cleaners, discharge or
DENIS iaries, partners and sales representatives and extraction devices, etc.
15 Avenue Louis Denis has built up an international DENIS equipment can offer
28160 Brou – France reputation in its specialist handling and cleaning equip-
Tel: +33 237 97 66 11 fields, based on a thorough ment with capacities up to 400
Email: export@denis.fr understanding of the process- tph, which can be installed in
es its customers use in their different fields: grain and feed,
Internet: www.denis.fr
various trades. Customers thus co-ops, industries, farms, seed,
benefit from the experience milling and animal feed.
DSM has supplied science-based products, Solutions + BIOMIN portfolio offers functional
services and groundbreaking innovation fun- nutrition needed for the industry to meet the
damental to the health, well-being and sustain- challenges of sustainability, animal welfare and
ability of farm animals. With growing demand feed quality.
for sustainable animal protein that is safe, nutri- The feed enzyme portfolio enhances the well-
tious and affordable, DSM helps the industry being and performance of livestock by unlock-
transition to a more sustainable future to meet ing nutrient potential in feed and lower feed
DSM this complex challenge. costs. One of these products is HiPhorius, a
Het Overloon 1 Through its three business lines, DSM offers phytase that delivers consistent improvements
6411 TE Heerlen customers an end-to-end portfolio of prod- in animal performance through efficient phos-
Netherlands ucts, solutions and services for sustainable phorous utilization.
Tel: +31 45 578 2951 and profitable animal farming. Its Performance
Internet: www.dsm.com
FrigorTec GmbH has produced and distributed successfully in operation, are cooling wheat,
cooling units and heat pumps for industrial barley, maize, rapeseed, rye, mixed feed, oats,
and food applications since 1961. A prominent rice, soybeans, peas, potatoes, grass seeds,
part of the company’s product range is the paddy, millet, cacao beans, coffee beans
GRANIFRIGOR cooling unit, which is designed and more.
specifically for grain preservation. It is used in Grain cooling with the GRANIFRIGOR system
numerous applications worldwide. offers the most natural way of grain preserva-
For European countries, FrigorTec offers the tion and provides protection against insects
FrigorTec GmbH Europe series. For countries in the tropic zone, and microbes, without chemical treatment and
Hummelau 1 FrigorTec offers the GRANIFRIGOR Tropic and independent of ambient weather conditions.
88279 AMTZELL/ GERMANY Subtropic series and for the world’s dry and GRANIFRIGOR grain cooling is an ecological,
Tel: +49 7520 91482 0 hot regions, the company has developed the safe and natural option.
Fax: +49 7520 9148222 GRANIFRIGOR Desert series.
Email: info@frigortec.de Several thousands of GRANIFRIGOR units,
Internet: www.frigortec.com
Turnkey mills
As one of the original innovators of industrial brings higher reliability, better operational
milling, Henry Simon is known for developing safety, and consistent quality in the milling
machinery to improve processes, increase reli- process. State-of-the-art sensors enable
ability, quality and efficiency. This continuous real-time tracking of a machine’s operating
technological advancement is still at the heart status and environmental conditions to detect
of Henry Simon today and the company keeps fluctuation during the operation. At Henry
driving the technological improvement in the Simon, implementation of digital technologies
milling industry. Its professional team provides cuts operational costs, significantly decreases
Henry Simon Milling global thinking and the ability downtime, and improves efficiency.
Horsfield Way, Bredbury Industrial Park to react to local diversities and Having built the first complete
Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 2SU needs. Having 400-plus turnkey automated roller four mill plant
United Kingdom. projects worldwide, its service in 1879, Henry Simon provides a
Tel: +44 (0) 161 804 2800 team with local offices is ready to complete range of machinery and
Email: info@henrysimonmilling.com provide high-quality service. equipment for wheat, maize and
Advanced Sensor Technology semolina mills.
Internet: www.henrysimonmilling.com
Mill Service S.p.A. (MS), Padova, Italy, is a tomation systems of various levels and for the
world market leader in the field of cereal mill- reduction of the energy consumption.
ing plant and grain processing systems. The Mill Service operates in five continents, and
company, founded in 1999, has already built is able to meet local needs both in terms of
more than 100 plants worldwide with the turn- product to be ground (durum wheat, tender
key formula. wheat, corn, rye, etc.) and of finished products
It specializes in the production of flour and such as Atta, Maida, Arepa, Noodles, Semolina,
Mill Service S.p.A. semolina for the bakery and pasta industry, in- Grits, etc.
Via A. Meucci, 2 - Z.I. cluding systems for mixing flour with additives Moreover, it is specialized in the installation
35037 Teolo - Padova / Italy and for feeding pasta lines and scraps milling. of plants for the production of flours for feed-
Tel: +39.049.8978743-8978744 The company’s experience makes it particu- ing bioethanol processes. These kind of plants
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4/14/2022 in Belgium
PM and in the UK and
with a solid technical background for the modi- others are under construction in Germany and
Email: info@ms-italia.com
fication or expansion of plants, to improve the in Belgium.
Internet: www.ms-italia.com
milling efficiency, for the implementation of au-
Mysilo is one of the leading grain storage storage silos and handling equipment.
systems manufacturers with an annual Main products include grain storage silos,
capacity of 4 million cubic meters. The handling equipment, bucket elevators, chain
company has installed more than 1,000 conveyors, belt conveyors, aeration systems,
projects for approximately 600 customers in fans, temperature monitoring systems,
52 countries. Mysilo specializes in design, electrical panels, catwalks and steel towers.
manufacture and installation of grain
MySilo/Siloport
Organize Sanayi Bölgesi 1.
Cadde No: 52/B,
Aksaray, Turkey
Tel: 90.382.266.22.45
Fax: 90.382.266.22.52
Email: mysilo@mysilo.com
Internet: www.mysilo.com
NEUERO is a specialist in pneumatic ship un- through the use of closed conveyor systems and
loading and mechanical ship loading for bulk dust control systems.
goods. NEUERO follows the “Made in Germa- NEUERO’s GSD is a solution when the area
ny” tradition with more than 100 years of activ- in the port needs to be shared with other port
ity in the production of reliable and individual- activities. It can be situated on the quay or on
ized conveyor systems. With more than 5,000 the ship’s deck and has a capacity up to 180 tph
facilities in more than 80 countries, NEUERO’s of grain.
goal is to offer the best ship loaders and ship
NEUERO Industrietechnik unloaders in the world to make it easier for its
GmbH customers to work on ports and to ensure the
Neuerostrasse 1 supply of bulk goods worldwide.
49324 Melle NEUERO ship loaders and ship unloaders are
Germany used for loading dry bulk goods, particularly from
Tel: +49 5422 950 3 0 the food sector. All types of inland or deep-sea
Email: neuero@neuero.de vessels can be loaded. This is done “dust-free”
Internet: www.neuero.de/en
OBIAL is one of the world’s leading compa- ventilation and more. The range of stock
nies for grain storage systems. OBIAL is DIN silos’ capacity is from 70 up to 15,000 tonnes
EN ISO 9001 accredited. The design, produc- with flat-bottom bins and from 70 up to 1,600
tion and management processes are closely tonnes with conical-bottom bins.
monitored according to the requirement of The company also provides design,
ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems. production, assembly and after-sales service
OBIAL is able to meet all kinds of demands for axial ventilators, cooling pads, poultry
OBIAL from international markets quickly and effi- control panels, silo stock/motor groups, light
Erenler Organize San. Bol ciently. It offers design, production, assembly deflectors, shutter sets, chicken/chick feeders
M. Altinsoy Blv. 27/A Merkez Aksaray/ and after-sales services of steel silos for grain and feeder line lifting systems (winches),
Turkey. storage and all necessary transport equip- feed and grain stock silos and other
Tel: +90 38 22 66 2120 (10 lines) ment such as elevators, chain conveyors, poultry equipment.
Fax: +90 38 22 66 2130
Email: info@obial.com.tr
Internet: www.obial.com.tr | www.al-fan.com
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FEATURE: EUROPEAN PROFILES
Ocrim, based in Cremona, Italy, is known for formula is also envisaged for the supply of
being a reliable partner for the construction compact and customizable Superior mills.
and supply of milling plants, feed mills and Within Cremona, Ocrim has two offices: the
grain processing plants and end-of-line plants. historic headquarters in via Massarotti, which
The important commitment in the field of houses the offices and part of the production
research, customer care, training and communi- and the headquarters of the canal port, where
cation has always served as an incentive for in- there are some important production depart-
Ocrim SpA novative and productive teamwork. One of the ments, logistics offices and also the new grind-
Via Massarotti, 76 strengths of Ocrim are the turnkey ing pole; and the Milling Hub, which
26100 Cremona Italy projects, a choice increasingly wel- aims to strengthen the Italian agri-food
Tel: +39 0372 4011 comed by customers who decide to chain, giving those without their own
Fax: +39 0372 412692 rely on a single interlocutor able to milling plant a chance to have a cus-
guarantee a high professional level tomized plant and all the technical and
Email: info@ocrim.com
and to offer complete management technological skills of the Ocrim team at
Internet: www.ocrim.com
of the entire process. The turnkey their disposal.
As an internationally active specialist for sam- the dust and light material, carries out the siev-
pling and grain measurement technology, ing and automatically weighs the two fractions
Pfeuffer has over 70 years of experience in of small grain and quality grain. The automatic
equipment for agriculture, bulk sample cleaner weighs the two frac-
handlers, flour mills, mixed feed tions, calculates the percentages
plants, seed breeding, malting based on the initial weight and
plants, and breweries. The prod- shows them on the display. The re-
Pfeuffer GmbH uct portfolio covers the entire area sult consists of the cleaning loss (as-
Flugplatzstraße 70 of grain quality control. The fea- piration discharge, straw and sand
tured product is a new designed sieve) and the quality grain and
97318 Kitzingen
Auto Sample Cleaner for dockage small grain proportions and can be
Germany
testing, sorting and weighing. The transferred automatically to ERP/
Tel: +49 9321 9369-0
automat weighs an initial sample merchandise management system
Email: info@pfeuffer.com of grain, starts up the cleaner, op- or to USB flash memory.
Internet: www.pfeuffer.com erating the de-awning, aspirates
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Satake Europe, a member of Satake Global ics resulting from collective research and devel-
Corp., is the EMEA base for sales and aftersales opment from Japanese and European design
service for Satake Rice Milling, Reach modular hubs, provides the industry with Intelligent Mill-
rice systems, Henry Simon Milling and Satake ing Solutions. Unique sensor technology is inte-
Optical Sorting equipment. Situated close to grated into the machinery to provide enhanced
Manchester, the home of Henry Simon, and with plant efficiency and preventive maintenance
Satake trained engineers and technical sales data for the smart mill of the future.
Satake Europe managers located across the EMEA region, Satake Europe is also a market leader in the
Horsfield Way, Bredbury Industrial Park Satake Europe is ideally positioned to serve development and production of rice process-
Bredbury, Stockport, Cheshire, the industry. ing technology, machines and turnkey rice
SK6 2SU UK The Henry Simon range of flour milling ma- milling systems. Recent developments include
Tel: +44 161 406 3888 chines and complete Simon Systems are mar- the modular “Reach” rice mill systems featur-
keted, engineered and serviced by Satake Eu- ing the latest whitening, polishing and optical
Email: sales@satake-europe.com
rope. The original pioneering spirit, combined sorting technology.
Internet: satake-europe.com | henrysi-
with the ground-breaking design and aesthet-
monmilling.com | satake-reach.com
Symaga’s reputation as a major reliable manu- silos, 12 meters in diameter with 45-degree
facturer is founded on the number of silo in- hopper and 2,643 cubic meter capacity,
stallations delivered across 145 countries, with with double-welded compression ring, with
50 million cubic meters of storage built, and 60-degree and 66-degree hopper.
12,000 projects over more than 35 years. The versatility of the products makes them
The 150-person team is devoted to design, available for different industries such as
manufacture and deliver storage solutions breweries and malting, animal feed, port
Symaga SA ready to be integrated in your projects. facilities, flour mills, ethanol, drying, and rice
Ctra. de Arenas, km. 2,3, 13210 Symaga Silos is a Spanish company spe- facilities, seed, oil plants, and storage of raw
Villarta de San Juan, Spain cializing in designing, manu- materials for the plastic industry
Tel.: +34 917 26 43 04 facturing and marketing of and biofuels.
Fax: +34 913 61 15 34 galvanized steel silos for grain The silos are recognized
storage. Symaga supplies a worldwide for their strength,
Email: symaga@symaga.com
wide range, flat up to 25,000 durability, reliability and easy
Internet: www.symaga.com
cubic meters, and hopper assembly.
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1992 in the United States, where Cargill Ukraine has exported 17.3 million 1986
David Sugden, independent consul- leads the market. Conversely, Cere- tonnes of grain since the beginning
tant to the grain industries and con- star has 12 plants in Europe, com- of the current marketing year (start- 1987
tributing columnist to World Grain, pared to Cargill’s two, as well as a ing July 2011), an increase of 87% 1988
was appointed director of business 300,000-tonne starch plant in Chi- from the previous marketing year,
development for flour milling en- na, where Cargill only has one feed Interfax reported on April 24. The 1989
gineering company Satake Robin- mill. The board of directors will be country’s grain supply is estimated
son. In this newly created position, headed up by Pierre Morallion, who at 63 million tonnes in the current 1990
Sugden will lead Satake Robinson’s has been chairman and chief execu- marketing year, Leonid Sukhomlyn, 1991
expansion into Europe and help to tive officer of Cerestar since Octo- a representative of the Ukrainian
increase business in North America ber 2001. agrarian ministry, said at a press 1992
where a milling division has been conference. Thus, there is no need
established with Satake (USA) Inc., The American Feed Industry As- to restrict grain exports. In January 1993
Houston, Texas, US. Sugden has sociation (AFIA) and the China it was reported that the Ministry 1994
more than 30 years of experience in Feed Industry Association (CFIA) of Agriculture Policy and Food of
milling and baking. are close to signing an agreement Ukraine expected grain exports in 1995
of cooperation that will allow the 2011-12 to reach 26 million tonnes.
Azteca Milling Co., an international two feed organizations to better Wheat exports were estimated at 7.8 1996
supplier of maize flour, is expand- serve their members and offer them million tonnes. 1997
ing its Plainview, Texas, US, pro- increased global opportunities. The
duction facility. The new produc- agreement will strive to harmonize Bunge Ltd. announced on April 4 a 1998
tion unit will represent the third sig- international feed industry posi- transition of leader-
nificant capacity increase since the tions, collaborate on developments ship at Bunge Eu- 1999
original facility began producing impacting feed regulatory issues, rope, Middle East 2001
Maseca brand maize flour in 1981. establish dialogue on trade policies, and Africa (Bunge
The expansion will increase milling and strengthen the feed industry’s EMEA). Jean-Louis 2001
capacity by 50%. voice on global issues. Gourbin Gourbin, chief exec-
utive officer, Bunge 2002
Charles W. Deyoe, head of the De- 2012 EMEA, retired May 2003
partment of Grain Science and In- Sistema JSFC, the largest diversi- 1. Tommy Jensen,
dustry at Kansas State University fied public financial corporation in currently chief oper- 2004
since 1977, is resigning that posi- Russia and the CIS, announced on ating officer, Bunge
tion effective July 1. He will con- April 4 that along with RZ Agro Jensen EMEA, succeeds
2005
tinue as a professor in the depart- Ltd., it is establishing an agricul- Gourbin as CEO and reports direct- 2006
ment and as director of the Food tural joint venture to be named RZ ly to Alberto Weisser, chairman and
and Feed Grains Institute and the Agro Holding Ltd. RZ Agro Ltd. CEO of Bunge. 2007
International Grains Program at was created in 2009 and is affili-
KSU. University officials said an ated with the Sierentz Group, both ADM Alliance Nutrition Inc., a
2008
acting head of the department will controlled by members of the Louis wholly owned subsidiary of Archer 2009
be named and that a national search Dreyfus family. Sistema acquired Daniels Midland Co., announced
will be launched for a successor. two grains and oilseeds farms on on March 26 that it will build a 2010
the Rostov Region of Russia, with feed premix plant in Effingham, Il-
2002 a total acreage of 406,000 hectares. linois, US. The facility will include
2011
In the largest transaction of its kind These farms will be part of the joint enhanced controls and processes 2012
in Cargill’s 137-year history, the venture along with the existing ag- to meet the highest standards in
company has purchased Montedi- ricultural holdings for RZ Agro safety and quality for pet food pre- 2013
son’s 56% shareholding of Cerestar, Ltd., which consist of management mixes and specialty blends. The
the global manufacturer of starches, company Russkaya Zemlya LLC plant will incorporate state-of-the-
2014
sweeteners and derivatives. Cargill and three grains and oilseeds farms art stainless-steel conveyances and 2015
now will file a public tender offer in the Rostov Region with a total processing equipment. Automation
for the remaining 44% shareholding acreage of 41,5000 hectares. Upon will enable real-time tracking of 2016
held publicly, at €33 per share. The completion of certain conditions every ingredient through bar coding
2017
merged business will create a strong in 2013, Sistema will own 50% of and lot-controlled number systems,
global presence: Cerestar is weak the venture. ADM said. 2018
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