Milling and Grain - July 2016 - FULL EDITION

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Turkey
NEWS
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PRODUCT FOCUS
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CASE STUDY
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FEATURES
44 Helping to feed the world
sustainably
48 Konyas milling culture The Alaybeyi flour mill
50 Cooked pasta and
B-Vitamins
54 Safe fortification
FACES
112 People news from the

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58 Nutritional strategies to
support intestinal health in
poultry
62 Bagging systems
66 Selsaf an organic
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70 The Mills Archive Garden

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74 A lesson in innovation
80 Global Industries, Inc. to

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EVENTS
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TRAINING
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COLUMNS
12 Mildred Cookson
26 Tom Blacker
28 Christophe Pelletier
34 Chris Jackson
2 GUEST EDITOR
Dr Cheryl Kalisch
Gordon
90 MARKETS
Andrew Wilkinson
110 INTERVIEW
Ismail Kemalolu
Guest
Editor
Australia A reliable supplier of quality grain
The cultivation of
high-quality milling
wheat is a source of
great national pride for
Australians.
Wheat has been
grown in Australia for
commercial purposes
almost as far back as
European settlement in
1788: a long time for us,
but short in the history of many others.
Of course the actual practices by which it is grown
in 2016 are unrecognisable when compared
with those used even 100 years ago. In the early
nineteenth century wheat farming in Australia was
a hard, dusty business. Planting was carried out
using rudimentary horse-drawn machinery. Wheat
was harvested by hand and stored in hessian bags.
Today the Australian grain farmer deploys state-ofthe art technologies including global positioning
systems and specialised precision agriculture
software. Tractors and harvesters are almost
completely automated and digital tools allow for
the collection and use of great swaths of data.
Our farmers now measure everything from soil
moisture to seed penetration, yield and protein
variability across fields, employ variable rate input
technologies and increasingly rely on sophisticated
forecasting tools.
One thing remains the same though the hot, dry
Australian climate an ideal environment for
growing high quality milling wheat.
The Australian grainbelt starts in southern
Queensland and wraps itself inland down through
New South Wales, Victoria and along the bottom
edge of South Australia through to south west
to central Western Australia. In any given year,
planting of cereals, oilseeds and pulses across the
grainbelt amount to some 23 million hectares.
Australian grain farmers grow a range of winter
crops including wheat, barley, canola and pulses,
which are sown during April-May and harvested
from late October through to December. In some
areas summer crops, such as sorghum, are also
important. Wheat however remains the backbone
of Australias grain production, accounting for
more than 55 percent of production.
Eight main classes of wheat are grown in Australia
wheat types or varieties are grouped into classes

depending on what end-use they are most suited
to. Each classification varies slightly in its quality
attributes. In general though most Australian wheat
classes are considered to be among the worlds best
for milling.
Australias grain sector is predominately exportfocussed about 65 percent of all Australian grain
is exported. On average 75 percent of all wheat
grown is exported and this accounts for over 50
percent of all Australian grain exports.
Flour millers in the important North Asia, South
East Asia and the Middle East markets source
Australian wheat for its superior milling properties.
These properties include high flour extraction rates,
bright white flour and low moisture content. Our
wheat is also sought out for its white seed coat,
fit-for-purpose protein levels and starch qualities.
Together these qualities mean Australian wheat
produces flour that is versatile enough to be used in
a wide variety of end uses.
Importantly, high extraction rates means Australian
wheat provides procurers with value for money,
while low moisture levels ensure Australian wheat
can be stored for long periods of time without
spoiling.
The global consumer is becoming increasingly
concerned about food safety and origin.
Australia has an international reputation as one
of the cleanest environments in the world and is
a world leader in the delivery of a clean and safe
food-grade product.
Australian farmers are also considered leaders
in managing environmentally sustainable
cropping programmes. Ongoing research into
environmentally sustainable cropping as well the
quality and functionality of Australian grains, pest
and disease management, and grain safety are
crucial to the future of our industry.
Australian grain farmers annually contribute 1
percent of the gross value of their sales to underpin
research into these elements. Australian grain
farmers are committed to maintaining Australias
future as a reliable and responsible supplier of
quality, fit for purpose grains to the growing
demands of the worlds grain customers.
Dr Cheryl Kalisch Gordon - Manager, Trade
and Market Access Grain Growers Limited, of
Australia
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Letter to the Editor

Global Standards (ISO/TC 293) for Feed Machinery
a threat to innovation and free trade
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Dear Sir/Madam
It is critical for industry to respond to the December 2015 article Breaking new ground with feed
machinery standards (page 38-39) on the ISO/TC 293.
Unfortunately, the only accurate statement in the article is the continued global growth of the feed
machinery market.
The US Coalition of Feed Machinery Manufacturers for Fair Trade is in agreement regarding the
importance of safety, quality and other related items raised in the article.
However, the coalition unanimously did not support this initiative when it was pushed forward by
a single company in China through ISO and our concerns were expressed to ANSI, along with those
from AFIA and others, in initial opposition to the proposal to form a new ISO Technical Committee.
As sufficient support was received from various other countries around the globe, ISO/TC 293
was approved. At the present time, each of our groups are participating in the ISO/TC 293s US
Technical Advisory Group to insure that the interests of US companies are properly represented.
We want to communicate to the feed industry at large that we did not support the proposal for the
following reasons:
Standards and regulations in the USA and other countries already exist and must be adhered to by
industry
Each country, in which our members sell their product, has its own unique standards that also
must be adhered to - a single global standard would interfere with the ability to adapt products to
meet local standards
Each customer/client also has its own individual standards - a single global standard would interfere
with the ability to adapt products to meet the standards requirement by an individual company
The standards would lead to a commoditisation of the feed industry - a manufacturers strength
is based on its ability to differentiate its product from others - standardisation would undermine
and remove this differentiation.
Each company producing a feed or food product has its own unique business model and approach
to its own market. As such, and in order to be successful in meeting its own client needs,
equipment manufacturers must have the innovation and flexibility to tailor products offered
according to a clients need. Commoditisation only serves those who seek the lowest cost
manufacturing and not the innovation and specialisation so vital to a vibrant and growing industry.
Our members believe these types of standards programs as a marketing tool to show that all
products are of the same quality when in fact there is a range of qualities available. An example
of this was in the appliance industry - the manufacturers in the proposing country would get the
standard brand mark to show consumers that they had a high quality product but the product
they were actually producing was of lower quality.
The standards would quash innovation and would be a critical threat to the well being of the
industry and in the end the development of the overall market.
Unique tooling, process approach, etc. are what drives this industry. A set global standard would
require an added step for each manufacturer to get approval of each innovation since it would
deviate from the standard. This step would also allow competitors to get access to intellectual
property, which is already a major issue.
In short, these standards can be indirectly used to gain strategic advantage while undermining free
trade, competition and innovation which are the lifeblood for a
healthy, growing high-quality global feed machinery
market which consumers, producers and manufacturers
all benefit from today.
Your sincerely
The US Coalition of Feed Machinery Manufacturers
for Fair Trade
Have your say!
We have set up a survey to allow our readers to voice there

opinion on this issue. We will be compiling a report that will
be presented to the governing bodies that are involved with the
implementation of the ISO standard.
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TURKEY
FEATURE
Konyas milling culture
In the centre of Konya, along the Ankara road, there are many
flour mills: Plain, Hekimolu, Aynnalp, Agile, Great Hekimolu,
Meram, standalone, Yeni, AVS, Alba and Alaybeyi. Alaybeyi
Flour Mill is owned and managed by Mr Fatih Alaybeyi, who
is directly related to Dr. Omer Lufti Alaybeyi of Molino milling
machinery manufacturers, also based in Konya.
See the full story on page 48
INTERVIEW
Ismail Kemaloglu
TURKEY STATS
Source: FAO
Mr Ismail Kemalolu graduated

from Ankara University Faculty of
Political Science and began his career
as an auditor at the Turkish Court of
Auditors. Following this, he worked
as General Manager at Turkish Grain
Board (TMO), Deputy Secretary of
Ministry of Food Agriculture and
Livestock, General Director of Turkish
Meat and Milk Board, manager of food
companies in the private sector and
Head of Inspection Board of Ministry
of Food Agriculture and Livestock.
1.73 Percentage annual growth rate

for Turkish wheat production
during the period 2006-2011. By
comparison, meat production rose
by over 10 percent annually in the
same period.
4.75 Millions of tonnes of wheat

imported by Turkey in 2011, at
a value of US$1.6 billion. 2.06
million tonnes of wheat flour were
exported the same year, at a value
of US$0.93 billion - Turkeys
highest value export commodity
that year after hazelnuts.
55.62 Percentage of agricultural
labour force in Turkey that was
female in 2015; in 2000 it was
below 50.
NEWS
Turkey issues postage

stamp for International
Year of Pulses
A new postage stamp commemorating

2016 International Year of Pulses has
just been issued in Turkey. Featuring the
International Year logo with its heartshaped spoonful of colorful beans, the
stamp was produced by the Postal and
Telegraph Corporation of Turkey at the
request of the countrys Ministry of Food,
Agriculture and Livestock. It has a face
value of 2.8 Turkish lira.
COLUMN
A bridge between
Europe and Asia
The directorys Turkish members

now number in excess of over 100.
This is a comprehensive yet growing
part of our directory.
They say that Turkey is a bridge
between Europe and Asia and yet in
this industry at least, there are even
more bridges from Turkey out to the
rest of the world.
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JUL 16
Milling
Compound feed production
in 2015 up 0.6 percent on previous year;

downward trend expected in 2016
ccording to data provided by FEFAC members,

compound feed production in the EU-28 in 2015
reached 157.3 million tonnes, up 0.6 percent on 2014.
While cattle feed dropped by 0.7 percent, pig feed and poultry
feed grew by respectively 0.6 percent and 1.2 percent.
Feed costs remained low and even decreased compared to
2014, due to a good 2015 EU cereals harvest and a sufficient
supply of oilseed meals globally. This compensated the still
decreasing pigmeat quotations somewhat, while pigmeat
production continued to increase by close to 4 percent in
2015.
For cattle feed, the picture is varied across Europe,
depending on weather conditions for forages production. The
lifting of quotas, with a +2 percent milk delivery in 2015 vs
2014, only really showed a visible effect in Ireland and the
Netherlands.
Poultry feed production kept growing, boosted by an
increase per capita in meat consumption (+2.7%), which
primarily benefited poultry meat (+4%). Thus, poultry feed is
the leading segment of EU compound feed production, now
well ahead of pig feed.
Of the largest EU producing countries, Poland and Spain
have been the only good performers, with annual growth
close to 4 percent. Germany recorded a significant decrease
(-2.9%) after 5 consecutive years of growth; the UK dropped
more than 4 percent, especially because of bad results in
poultry feed. France, Italy and the Netherlands saw limited
changes.
Germany and Spain are equal leaders in the EU for total
compound feed production, well ahead of France.
FEFAC market experts are relatively pessimistic concerning
2016. They think poultry feed demand will still rise, though
at a slower pace than in 2015 (+0.5%), and pig feed demand
will fall (-1.5%), in line with forecasts on EU pigmeat
production. Overall, this would lead to a 0.7 percent decrease
in compound feed production in 2016 vs 2015.
Quality concerns about the EU cereals harvest 2016 due
to bad weather conditions in several EU states may result
in higher supply of feed wheat. However, prudence will be
required as regards the sanitary quality. Concerning proteins,
after the low South American soya harvest 2016 combined
with a higher global demand for soybean meal, attention is on
the US soya harvest forecast, which is currently quite good.
Deepest condolences
Terror attack on Turkey has wider
significance
Finally, all of us on Milling and Grain would like to take
this opportunity to extend our deepest sympathies to
Turkey following the horrific terror attacks of June 28,
2016.
In this, our Turkish edition for 2016, we would rather
have opened by recalling the positive future and all the
great success Turkey sees with regards to its milling
industry, as a huge number of companies are linked with
the flour and feed milling industries either based here or
have major operations on Turkish soil, but sadly, instead,
we find ourselves mourning with a country who have
experienced 17 similar attacks in just over the past year
alone.
Turkish officials have reported that so far, among the 41
dead are 23 Turks, two Iraqis, an Iranian, five Saudis, a
Chinese national, a Tunisian, an Uzbek, a Jordanian and
a Ukrainian. The attacks, which were instigated in the
international departure area in Istanbuls main Ataturk
airport, are demonstrative of the fact that this is not just an
attack on Turkey, but an attack on the freedoms of citizens
from across the globe.
Beyond the tragic human loss, which is indeed
immeasurable, there is something else at stake here,
which is to infringe on the civil liberties of people around
the world.
We are hearing reports of the Turkish peoples resilience
to this, and this stoicism in the face of such adversity is
recognised by us and our readers. Many of our esteemed
colleagues and friends live and work in Turkey and we
extend our sincere condolences and warmest regards to
them at this time.
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BUSINESS AS USUAL
DESPITE BREXIT
Agriculture and Horticulture

Development Board (AHDB)
Commenting on the UKs vote to leave

the EU, the Agriculture and Horticulture
Development Boards Chief Executive, Jane
King, had this to say:
The AHDB focus remains unaffected by the decision
to leave the EU - to equip levy payers with the tools to
become more competitive and sustainable.
Amongst other issues, the decision to leave brings to the
fore the need for UK Government to target the best new
trading relationships we can for UK food and agriculture
both with the EU and other countries.
AHDB has the skills and expertise to contribute to this
work in areas such as market prioritisation, market access
negotiations and facilitating relationships between UK
exporters and overseas buyers.
We stand ready to support the industry in identifying
how it can best compete outside the EU, she adds.
These issues will take time to resolve, but AHDB will
play a full part in ensuring UK agriculture is a leading
player on the global stage.
The United Kingdoms referendum on the

European Union membership
Thursday, June 23, 2016, the skies over London crashed
with thunder. This wondrous display of pathetic fallacy
came to echo what political commentator Andrew Neil
referred to as Britains crossing into the most significant
political watershed in our lifetime.
The die was cast as a majority of 51.9 percent to 48.1
percent voted to leave the European Union.
It is an issue that has given rise to bipartisan politics, and
witnessed an astronomic rise in voter turnout, while at the
same time causing deep division and a heightened sense of
unrest.
We at Milling and Grain an international publication have maintained our neutrality, however, we would like to
bring you some of the reactions from across the industry.
We have received several press comments from
industry bodies and societies about what Brexit means
to them. There is a recurring theme of business
as usual, combined with a collective sense of the
necessity for a calm measured response, working
collaboratively with our neighbours to reach an
outcome suitable for all.
National Farmers Union (NFU)
The NFU, while acknowledging the diversity of views

among its membership, resolved that, on the balance of
existing evidence available to us at present, the interests of
farmers are best served by our continuing membership of
the European Union.
It recognised that the issue crosses numerous areas that
are all essential to British farming, but is resolute in the
following principles:
To achieve the best possible access Europes markets,
which will remain extremely important to Britains
farmers
To get access to markets in the rest of the world, while
ensuring protection from imports which are produced
to lower standards
To ensure farmers and growers can get the necessary
supplies of labour, both seasonal and full-time
To build a British agricultural policy which is as
simple as possible, adapted to its needs and guarantees
parity of treatment with European farmers, who
will still be its principal competitors. There must
be a common framework of a British policy, while
allowing a necessary degree of flexibility to devolved
governments, says the NFU.
Regulations and product approvals must be
proportionate and based on risk and science.
The NFU has also created a site about what Brexit means
for the farming sector at: http://www.nfuonline.com/
news/eu-referendum/eu-referendum-news/what-does-thereferendum-result-mean-for-your-farm/
National Association of Animal Health (NOAH)
The National Association of Animal Health responded to

the news of Brexit with the following statement that the
UK animal medicines sector is vital for a healthy future.
Dawn Howard, Chief Executive of the National
Association of Animal Health (NOAH) made the following
statement:
We are committed to working with the UK regulator,
government representatives and other stakeholder
organisations on any forthcoming changes to regulations or
market access conditions.
We recognise that the process of leaving the EU is not
clear and that this will be a lengthy process of negotiations.
NOAH will continue to robustly represent our sectors
interests and work hard to ensure continuing access to all
veterinary medicines to benefit the health and welfare of
our animals and promote innovation across our UK animal
medicines sector.
These so far are the reactions we have received to the
news of Brexit, please watch our blog The Global Miller
for other news updates concerning the agricultural and
farming industry.
Of course, we are aware that the process of Brexit is far
wider reaching than just the UK and Europe, with global
socio-economic and political ramifications again we
will act as the conduit for these opinions and reactions
from the food and agriculture sectors as and when we
can.
We would like the echo the sentiments above: we
understand there will be of course diversity of opinion
among our readership, and while there is unfortunately still
no clear pathway towards a successful Brexit, that working
collaboratively and supporting industry is the best way to
move forward following the unexpected outcome of this
referendum.
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FEED DIGESTIBILITY REVOLUTION

A
NEW ADVANCE CAN IMPROVE THE DIGESTIBILITY OF ALL FEED NUTRIENTS WHATEVER THE TYPE OF DIET
10-year research program in bio-engineering and
animal nutrition, is about to revolutionise feed
digestibility.
A new feedase enzyme solution from Adisseo, called
Rovabio Advance, can improve the digestibility of all
feed nutrients, including amino acids, phosphorus and
calcium, whatever the type of diet.
Arabinofuranosidases - the key debranching

enzymes
Rovabio Advances efficacy is explained by the unique

presence of arabinofuranosidases (ABFs); a very important
kind of debranching enzyme.
These enzymes work synergistically with xylanases to
efficiently break down complex fibre structures in plant
cell walls.
By removing hampering branches from fibres, these
enzymes open room to allow the xylanases access to the
backbone of the fibre chain, greatly boosting their efficacy.
In addition, there are two newly expressed kinds of
xylanases (XynC, XynG) in Rovabio Advance, as well as
an increased presence of XynB and XynD compared to the
former product, Rovabio Excel.
This large range of xylanases, in combination with ABFs,
explains the consistency of the results regardless of the
feed composition.
An innovative approach
The classical method to produce an enzyme is the

random integration of the gene of interest in the strain.
However, this method allows production of only a single
enzyme, explains Olivier Guais, PhD, Biochemistry
Development Manager at Adisseo.
We had to think outside of the box for the development
of the most efficient combination of enzymes.
Specific work on the regulation of the transcription of
genes coding for enzymes of interest expression by the
fungus Talaromyces versatilis was carried out. This led
to an overproduction of the targeted key enzymes while
keeping versatility thanks to the broad range of enzymes
produced by this microorganism, such as beta-glucanases,
cellulases, pectinases, mannanases, and several others.
Proven efficacy
Robust testing across a variety of diets shows that

Rovabio Advance provides improvement in the order of
three percent in the overall digestibility of organic matter,
supported by a higher digestive retention of starch, protein,
and fat.
Thanks to the degradation of the cell wall of vegetable
raw material, nutrients accessibility to endogenous
enzymes is improved.
Whatever the type of diet (wheat- or corn-based diets) or
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Performance trials proving the potential of Rovabio Advance to save three percent AME and dAA
energy level of the diet, a consistent improvement of three

percent AME, three percent dAA and P and Ca availability
has been proven.
Many trials evaluating the performance and carcass
parameters of broilers based on reformulated diets for a
reduction in nutrient level confirm that, with the addition of
Rovabio Advance, AME and dAA content in feed can be
reduced by three percent, ensuring the same performance
(FCR and BWG) compared with a positive control diet
(see graphics).
Thus, Rovabio Advance is the only feedase, the perfect
combination of enzymes, to improve the availability of all
nutrients of the feed, whatever the type of diet.
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The product is now authorised in most parts of the world
and is available in different forms (powder at 50g/MT of

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This is a major innovation for the feed industry, leading
to an unmatched reduction of costs and reduction of
nutrient losses, says Frank Chmitelin, Vice-President of
Global Sales and Marketing Director.
With a potential to replace three percent of the AME
and digestible amino acids, Adisseo offers the possibility
to decrease the feed cost by 12/MT of feed treated with
Rovabio Advance.
In a feedmill producing 100,000 MT of broiler or turkey
feed per year, Rovabio Advance generates an extra
margin of at least 300,000 per year compared to former
generations of NSP enzymes.
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A maths formula offers

global impact for
millers by improving
flour yield from wheat
esearch by a University of Huddersfield scientist

could aid the development of new strains of wheat
that yield higher quantities of extra-nutritious flour.
Professor Grant Campbell is a leading expert in cereal
process engineering and is based in the Universitys School
of Applied Sciences at the University of Huddersfield in
the UK.
The milling of wheat and the complexities of its kernel
are central to his work.
Now his latest co-authored article analyses the different
breakage characteristics of hard and soft wheats.
It has been discovered that in certain strains, an
intermediate layer may crumble more readily, so that it
becomes easier to separate the hard outer shell of bran
from the endosperm the flour which can also remain
united with an inner layer named aleurone.
Generally speaking, the layers all stick together and
become bran.
But if we can get the aleurone to stay with the
endosperm, then that would increase our quantities of
flour and it is also highly nutritious, said Professor
Campbell.
More than half of the worlds food supply consists of
cereals, with wheat for bread the most important in terms
of global trade, international relations and the security and
affordability of the food supply. This means that although
flour milling has already achieved high efficiency, any
improvement in yields has the potential to make a massive
global impact.
Now Professor Campbells research into the composition
of wheat particles has enabled him to develop a
mathematical formula that leads to greater understanding
of the way that different wheats break up during the
milling process.
Although millers can gain valuable practical insights
from the new discoveries, it is also hoped that plant
Professor Grant Campbell (pictured) researches

wheat processing for food and non-food
uses, including co-products from bioethanol
production in cereal-based bio-refineries
breeders will adopt Professor Campbells mathematical

equations. This would enable them to breed new wheats
that incorporate the crumbly intermediate layer, resulting
in higher yields of nutritious flour with exceptional breadmaking characteristics.
Grant Campbell relocated to the University of
Huddersfield where he is Professor of Chemical
Engineering in 2014. He is leading new teaching
Wheat grain front and back
programmes in chemical engineering and continuing his

long-standing research in cereal process engineering for
food and non-food uses.
Originally from New Zealand, he came to the UK to
study at Cambridge and had a long academic career in
Manchester following a period in industry as a food
researcher.
Note: The article entitled A compositional breakage
equation for wheat milling was published in the Journal
of Food Engineering. Professor Campbells co-authors are
Silvia P. Galindez-Najera, Prasan Choomjaihan, Ccile
Barron and Valrie Lullien-Pellerin.
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A German Roller Flour Mill: The New Roller

Flour Mills of Mr C Scholtz at Loewen (Silesia)
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by Mildred Cookson, The Mills Archive, UK
In reading through old copies of
the important Victorian journals
at the Mills Archive my attention
was drawn to an article in The
Miller that appeared on page 362
of the issue dated November 5th
1888. The article describes in
detail the new mills of Mr Scholz
recently built in Loewen in
Silesia (now part of Poland and known as Lewin Brzeski),
some 60km south west of Wroclaw (formerly Breslau).
Mr Scholtz had a Seck system installed and next month
I shall write more about Messrs Seck Brothers with
illustrations from their works in Darmstadt. The Loewen
mill was situated on the banks of the Neisse, a tributary
of the Oder, from which the mill got its source of power.
Two turbines were used, one of 75hp and the other 45hp.
The installations were so arranged that when water was
low only one of the turbines would be in operation and
so made use of its full capacity. The main building,
containing the mill itself and the screen room, separated
by a wall, had a length of 140 feet and a width of 50 feet.
There was one other building on the site, which was used
as a warehouse.
Secks engineers, in planning the working diagram
of the plant had to take into consideration that the
machinery would be required to work on wheat and on
rye alternatively. This problem was solved in an ingenious
manner, and the equipment was arranged to enable the
miller to pass over from one operation to the other by
simply turning a few valves and changing the direction of
a few spouts.
How the mill was run
The run of the system was as follows: leaving the
warehouse, the grain was conveyed automatically to the
mill where it passed through a dressing reel into a large
silo. From here it went through an automatic weighing
machine, and afterwards was conveyed by an elevator to
the fourth floor, where it entered the screen room proper.
The screening machines were arranged in the following
succession: one Eureka zig-zag separator; one aspirator;
two large cockle cylinders; one aspirator with magnetic
apparatus; one Secks patent wheat polisher and one
Secks brush machine. After having passed through these
machines the grain would go on to a pair of cracking rolls,
and from there it fell into a large hopper above the first
break roller mill, entirely cleaned and ready for being
ground.
On the ground floor of the mill, the main shaft was fitted
on solid stone foundations and driven by the two turbines.
This shaft traversed the whole of the building and drove
the roller mills and millstones on the floor above. At the

centre of this floor were the elevator bottoms arranged in
one row, to receive the produce from the rolls and stones
above by means of worms fixed to the ceiling.
The first floor was entirely filled by the roller mills and
millstones. There were twelve pairs of Secks fluted rolls
and ten pairs of smooth rolls as well as three pairs of
millstones, all of which were fitted in a single row. All
the roller mills were of solid construction and evidenced
first class workmanship; the woodwork was of polished
walnut, giving this floor a very pleasing effect to the
visitor. The second floor contained the large bin for
cleaned wheat, and a flour chamber for the finished flour.
There was also three Secks improved middlings and
semolina purifiers as well as two dust collectors, one
The Mills of Mr Scholz on the banks of the River Neisse
Longitudinal Section of the Loewen Roller Mills
Cross Sections of the Loewen Roller Mills

and the Wheat Cleaning Department
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of which took the dust from the
purifiers and the other one from
the rolls. Two centrifugal dressing
machines were on the third floor for
dressing the flour; these were each
driven by a half twisted belt from a
long shaft below. Also on this floor
were the semolina and middlings
sizing reels. On the top floor there
were the ordinary scalping reels,
intermediate centrifugals, detachers
and elevator tops.
The mill was working at the
highest satisfaction
The reporters gathered that the mill
had been working to the highest
satisfaction from the time it was
set to work and that all concerned
had said that the same system turned out equally good
results on rye as it did on wheat. At that time Mr Scholtz
had given Messrs Seck Brothers an additional order
for enlarging the mill and fitting up a complete silo
arrangement.
At this time, The Miller was giving prominence in their
advertising for Seck Brothers, Milling Engineers of
Seething Lane, London to the factory at Darmstadt in
Germany and the foundry and works at Oberursel, later
more famous for producing engines for World War 1
fighter aircraft and later part of Rolls Royce Deutschland.
All four Seck Brothers were millwrights. Wilhelm
Seck founded his business in 1865 in Bockenheim near
Frankfurt. In 1870 he went into partnership with two of
his brothers Charles (Karl) and Christian. Seck Brothers
moved to Dresden in 1873 on the death of Christian. It
Secks roller mill manufacturing

floor in 1923
appears that later, the youngest brother, Heinrich was

responsible for the success of the Dresden business,
making it one of the leading roller mill manufacturers in
Germany and Europe.
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Imas expands projects

with Viteral in feed
industry
mas Machinery, one of the leading companies in

the milling industry, is delivering two more projects
through its newest brand Viteral which operates in the
feed machinery and equipment industry.
Being one of the leading brands in turnkey milling
systems, Imas Machinery continues to increase its projects
in the feed industry through its Viteral brand. The company
is preparing to deliver two more feed plants with 20 and 25
tonnes/hours capacity under the Viteral brand in 2016.
Imas Machinery are carrying out large feed plant projects
in Turkey and abroad through the Viteral brand with the
experience they gained through Milleral, their powerful
brand in the milling industry. They turn Viteral feed
milling machines that they produce with high technology
into efficient feed plants with a flawless engineering
approach and add value to their customers.
Imas Machinery is proactive about responding to all the
requirements of its customers in a fast and accurate way,
ranging from machinery and equipment production and
automatic control systems to process design and after sales
training and services.
At the 5th Global Feed & Food Congress and Victam
Asia 2016 exhibitions, the company staked a claim among
the leading companies in the feed industry and the interest
of the sector shows that they are on the right track. They
work harder with this awareness. As Viteral, they are proud
to deliver two projects: one with 25 tons/hour capacity for
Selet Entegre Et ve St rnleri A and the other with
20 tons/hour for Kolar Yem A, with high technology
machines and a flawless engineering approach.
Bactocell on-track for EU

authorisation for use in minor
avian species and minor
porcine categories
allemand Animal Nutrition is pleased to announce

that the Panel on Additives and Products or
Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) of
the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has given
a positive scientific opinion for use of Bactocell as a
zootechnical feed additive in minor avian species, such
as duck and game birds (fattening and laying) and minor
porcine categories (weaned and for fattening), including
boar.
The opinion is also positive on the re-evaluation of
Bactocell for pigs for fattening and chickens for fattening.
The opinion covers both Bactocell for use in feed and
Bactocell Drink for use in livestock drinking water.
Bactocell is currently authorised in the European Union
for use in laying hens, chickens for fattening, weaned
piglets, pigs for fattening and aquaculture (all fish and
shrimps).
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Brabender release new

universal
laboratory
roller
mill
2016
ASIAS LEADING EVENTS
FOR THE GRAIN AND FEED
INDUSTRIES
rabender have announced the release of a new

roller mill for user-friendly laboratory flour
preparation.
The Brabender Quadrumat Junior is a universal
laboratory roller mill for milling wheat, spelt, rye,
barley and rice.
In one passage, the multi-stage grinding process
produces laboratory flours that are almost equivalent to
commercially produced flour in terms of ash content,
yield and baking quality.
These can be used for subsequent analyses such
as standard tests with Farinograph, Extensograph,
Amylograph, Alveograph or Falling Number.
The new version of the mill offers enhanced usability.
Cleaning is facilitated by an easily removable round
sifter.
A more robust housing, larger drawers for flour and
bran as well as a lower noise level are substantial
advantages of the new Quadrumat Junior.
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Wheat sequencing consortium

releases key resource to the
scientific community
ollowing the January 2016 announcement of the

production of a whole genome assembly for bread wheat,
the International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium
(IWGSC), having completed quality control, is now making
this breakthrough resource available for researchers via the
IWGSC wheat sequence repository (at https://wheat-urgi.
versailles.inra.fr/).
Wheat breeders and scientists around the world will be able
to download and use this invaluable new resource to accelerate
crop improvement programs and wheat genomics research.
The dataset will facilitate the identification of genes associated
with important agricultural traits such as yield increase, stress
response, and disease resistance and, ultimately, will make
possible the production of improved wheat varieties for farmers.
Since the January announcement, the IWGSC project team
has been fine-tuning the data so that the genome assembly
released to the scientific community is of the highest quality
possible. The resource released today based on Illumina
sequencing data assembled with NRGenes DeNovoMAGIC
software accurately represents more than 90 percent of
the highly complex bread wheat genome, contains over 97
percent of known genes, and assigns the data to the 21 wheat
chromosomes.
This data release represents the IWGSC continued effort to
produce a gold standard reference sequence the complete
map of the entire genome that precisely positions all genes and
other genomic structures along the 21 wheat chromosomes. The
wheat genome is large five times that of the human genome

and complex, with three sets of seven chromosomes.
The IWGSC policy has always been to make all data publicly
available as soon as they have passed the quality checks,
explained IWGSC Executive Director Kellye Eversole.
As is customary in the scientific community, the dataset is
being made available for breeding and research under the
Toronto statement, which outlines rules for prepublication
data sharing, under which the IWGSC reserves the right to
publish the first analyses of the data. Detailed information on
how to access the data is available on the IWGSC website.
Over the coming months, the IWGSC project team will
continue its work towards completing a high quality, ordered
sequence of the wheat genome that includes annotating and
identifying the precise locations of genes, regulatory elements,
and markers along the chromosomes, thereby providing
invaluable tools for wheat breeders. The final result will
integrate all genomic resources produced under the umbrella of
the IWGSC over the last decade, including individual physical
and genetic maps.
As the global population grows, so too does its dependence on
wheat. To meet future demands of a projected world population
of 9.6 billion by 2050, wheat productivity needs to increase by
1.6 percent each year.
In order to preserve biodiversity, water, and nutrient resources,
the majority of this increase has to be achieved via crop and
trait improvement on land currently cultivated rather than
committing new land to cultivation. As for other major crops, a
well annotated reference genome sequence will be an invaluable
resource towards this goal by providing the detailed maps of
genes and gene-networks that can be improved through breeding.
www.wheatgenome.org
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EU animal nutrition innovations

caught in slow regulatory
approval process
n June 9, 2016, held a on Innovation in Animal

Nutrition was the subject of a joint high-level EU
Conference in Brussels on June 9, 2016, held by FEFAC
and FEFANA and which attracted over 170 participants.
In the context of the feed sectors political and economic
framework, the event showcased a series of solutions that
animal nutrition can provide.
The programme featured European Commission officials,
feed industry representatives and speakers from the
farming sector, academia and the banking sector.
FEFANA is the EUs Association of Specialty Feed
Ingredients and their Mixtures is the united voice of the
specialty feed ingredients business in Europe. FEFAC, is
the EUs Compound Feed Manufacturers Federation and
represents 25 national associations in 24 EU member states
as well as associations in Switzerland, Turkey, Serbia, Russia
and Norway who are observers or associate members.
Dr Vytenis Andriukaitis, Commissioner for Health
and Food Safety, emphasised in his keynote speech the
important role of science and innovation to address key EU
challenges and objectives.
The Commissioner underlined the example of the EU ban
on antibiotic growth promoters in 2006, which triggered a
rush of innovative feed additives coming to the market to
restore competitiveness of the EU livestock sector.
Innovation in animal nutrition is a vital element in
increasing animal health as well as an important step

forward on AMR, the Commissioner stated.
FEFAC and FEFANA presented the vision of a modern
feed industry that intends to shape a smart, resourceefficient Europe through innovation and public-private
partnerships. In a vision document, the two organisations
outline the feed industry solutions to meet current and
future challenges to the EU livestock sector.
FEFAC President Ruud Tijssens stressed the role of
animal nutrition in the food chain circular economy.
It is thanks to animal nutrition science that the feed
industry is able to annually convert 90 million tonnes of
co-products into high-value feed ingredients for foodproducing animals.
Innovation in the area of alternative feeds as well as feed
processing technology make it possible to continuously
reduce the feed industrys environmental footprint, he said.
FEFANA President Marco Bruni stated the feed sector
has a huge innovation potential to improve the feed
efficiency of the EU livestock sector, however, the
regulatory approval system for the authorisation of new
feed additives needs speeding up.
There is a strong market demand for the products we
deliver, but we often find ourselves caught in a slowly
operating regulatory approval process.
The feed industry vision is therefore also a call on policy
makers and risk assessors to streamline the process.
Furthermore, investment in scientific research in animal
nutrition and in innovation, as well as more stakeholder
dialogue, are prerequisites to making the vision happen,
Bruni concluded.
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[ Museum Story No. 5 ]
DONT LET THE

SUN GO DOWN
A bridge between Europe and Asia

Tom Blacker, International Milling and Grain
Directory
Dominican Republik, Effie Business Corp.

Hermanos San Pedro de Macoris
The sun. From time immemorial man has regarded it as

a regular, life-giving source and a cosmic power. And it
comes into direct contact with cereal crops. For the
strength radiated by the sun enters the corn and is stored
in it. Grain, like the celestial body, is part of the basis of
our human existence.
Grain was the beginning
With its collection of over 3,000 flour sacks from 130
countries around the globe, the FlourWorld Museum in
Wittenburg, near Hamburg (Germany), is unique in the
world of grain. It is an initiative and cultural project of
Mhlenchemie and a token of thanks to all millers. The
museum shows the history of flour and its significance for
mankind: FLOUR IS LIFE. Every new sack with an interesting motif is welcome in the Sackotheque and will find a
permanent home there.
www.muehlenchemie.com
www.flourworld.de
The month of July brings a

very encouraging number of
new registrations and updates
again to the directory. There has
been a range of new companies
joining this month: PacMoore
of the USA, SS Milling of India,
Nordstrong of Canada, Fiorini
of Italy.
Updates have been received from Adifo of Belgium, TMSA
of Brazil and Cultura of the UK. I am always grateful for
the effort and care that companies make to the directory. Its
a real partnership to be involved with companies as they
make themselves and their products more accessible with
us.
Another interesting note to make is that this magazine issue
is focused on Turkey. The directorys Turkish members now
number in excess of over 100. This is a comprehensive yet
growing part of our directory.
They say that Turkey is a bridge between Europe and Asia
and yet in this industry at least, there are even more bridges
from Turkey out to the rest of the world. As you know I
spent an extensive week touring Turkey again and having
interesting meetings for flour and feed milling.
The associations of feed and flour milling are committed
and focussed to developing and improving their domestic
market and its place in the world. According to the
association, Trkiyem-Bir (www.yem.com.tr) in 2015, feed
milling is producing double the quantity of flour milling.
This is a trend that feed and flour milling are growing
in tandem, and is part of Turkeys overall economic
developments and successes.
As you will know, Turkey is a developing country with a
huge 20 percent of worlds flour trade in exports. Other
rising factors such as the Konya Borsa being a new
local market for grain trading this magazine has recently
covered means Turkey cannot be ignored by the worldwide
agricultural industries.
A good recent success story for the industry has been this
magazines Turkish language website with over 25,000 hits
in just 6 months.
Visit our Turkish website now at: www.millingandgrain-tr.
com.
AND GRAIN
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EVERYTHING!
Turkey issues postage

stamp for International
Year of Pulses
new postage stamp commemorating 2016

International Year of Pulses has just been issued
in Turkey.
Featuring the International Year logo with its heartshaped spoonful of colorful beans, the stamp was produced
by the Postal and Telegraph Corporation of Turkey at the
request of the countrys Ministry of Food, Agriculture and
Livestock. It has a face value of 2.8 Turkish lira.
Pulses are a type of leguminous crop harvested solely
for the dry seed. Dried beans, lentils and peas are the most
commonly known and consumed types of pulses. Turkey is
among the worlds major producers of pulses.
In its resolution establishing the Year, the UN General
Assembly assigned FAO to take the lead. FAOs
communication campaign for pulses highlights their
nutritional value, economic affordability, health benefits,
and environmental sustainability.
Since designation of 2016 as the International Year
of Pulses by the United Nations General Assembly in
December 2013, Turkeys Ministry of Food, Agriculture
and Livestock has carried out numerous activities
including both national and international events to focus
public attention on the benefits of pulses.
Turkey is playing an extremely important role in the
global campaign to increase production and consumption
of pulses, said Yuriko Shoji, FAO subregional coordinator
for Central Asia. Development of the new stamp is one of
many high-profile initiatives.
The new postage stamps will be shared with international
organizations and foreign missions of the Republic of
Turkey, and used for postage to increase public visibility
for 2016 International Year of Pulses.
http://www.fao.org/pulses-2016/en/
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The Pelletier Column
Is a comeback of meat and bone meal (MBM) in feed a realistic scenario?
by Christophe Pelletier
The memory is still quite vivid
of when the mad cow disease
scandal hit the UK some 20
years ago. I can also very
clearly recall the stack of faxes
from my British customers
on my desk when I arrived
in the office of the poultry
slaughterhouse that I worked
for that morning. They were all pretty much identical.
They all contained the same faxes they received from
British retailers. The message was simple but the
solution was far from it, Sign the form saying you do
not use MBM in your feed. For those of you who are
too young to remember, let me describe the situation in
three words: panic, panic, and panic!
Those times were not made for those who like to talk
about rational science, as the emotional side of the
problem completely dominated the debate. The BSE
outbreak was a game changer for the animal protein
industry. The negative impact of the crisis went
beyond just MBM and just beyond animal protein. It
triggered a suspicion about how food was produced
and a breach of trust towards both the industry and
governments.
Production systems, traceability and transparency
All the issues about food safety, food production
systems, traceability and transparency that are
currently shaping todays food production all originate
in some form from the BSE crisis. Todays production
and marketing strategies of food companies and also
of retailers and food service are greatly influenced by
what happened 20 years ago.
The current momentum and the desire to meet
consumer demand is a result of the European ban on
MBM. The trend is not just in the EU but it is global,
even in countries where the uses of MBM may be
allowed.
In these conditions, is it realistic to consider the
reintroduction of MBM in animal feed? The answer to
that is a bit complex. As usual with food, the rational
and the emotional do not go in parallel. For many
consumers, the ban on MBM is perceived as a progress
towards better food. From that perspective, they would
see the reintroduction of MBM as a step backward.
Business, politics and progressing towards better food
It would be highly likely that they would see it as a
reinforcement of their perception of how business
and politics mix that caused the crisis 20 years ago.
I suspect that the reaction against a non-consensual
reintroduction would be quite forceful, even with all
the limitations that the EU is considering putting on
the use of MBM.
On the production side of things, the rational ones will
pinpoint the high protein content and the nutritional

value of MBM. In the current environment of
awareness about food waste and the need to reduce it,
the question of what to do with the source of MBM
is certainly a valid one. The problem, as usual, is to
reconcile the emotional and the rational, and in the
food industry, we all know how difficult that can be!
If reconciling both points of view was at all possible,
the only way to do this in my opinion would be to do
it softly, one step at a time and through an open and
candid dialogue where it should be made clear that
the opinions of all stakeholders matter and that the
outcome is not predetermined. Reintroducing MBM
by force would probably have a negative impact on
consumption of industrial animal protein and it might
not be the best strategy to follow.
Personally, I believe it would be good to have a
conversation between all stakeholders. It would not
happen 20 years ago and back then was not a suitable
time to have such a conversation. Back then, I tried
many times but even though my customers could see
the pros and cons of using or banning MBM, they
simply were not interested in a dialogue on the subject.
They had to make business choices and the ban was
the only one that seemed sensible for them; which is
fair enough.
It is just a pity that there has not been any attempt
since then to have a conversation with the market
about the issue. After 20 years of keeping silent, trying
to change the rules of engagement in the Brussels
corridors without an open dialogue is the surest way
for a new rejection, and this time I believe it will be
final. I also believe that such a dialogue will take time,
so there must not be any rush; unless we want to see
how the law of action and reaction works.
Consumers have a right to choose
Most important of all, I believe that it must be clear
that there is no predetermined outcome and that the
conversation must be carried out with mutual respect
between stakeholders. If the market does not want it,
then so be it! MBM producers and suppliers will then
have to find other applications for their products.
At the very least, both sides need to meet somewhere
where consumers can see that MBM has also some
positive sides and producers accept that consumers
have the right to choose.
Christophe Pelletier is a food and agriculture strategist

and futurist from Canada. He works internationally. He
has published two books on feeding the worlds growing
population. His blog is called The Food Futurist.
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Lasting legacy of Grain Trade

Australia CEO, Geoff Honey
ustralia lost an internationally-respected grain trader

in mid-June when Geoff Honey, the CEO and
Company Secretary of Grain Trade Australia and a
GTA representative on the International Grain Trade Coalition
(IGTC), died suddenly from a heart attack while cycling.
Its an extremely sad day, to lose Geoff who was a true
gentleman and a real champion of the industry, said GTA
Chair Peter Reading who reported an incredible response
throughout the industry at the shock news of Mr Honeys
death, from grower groups, grain traders, bulk handling
companies and government officials.
Mr Honey held Australian government ministerial
appointments including Chairman of the Grain Export
Certification Reform Program (2009 2011); a member of
the Wheat Industry Expert Group (2008); a member of ther
Grains and Plant Products Export Industry Consultative
Committee (2004 present).
He was Australias representative on the International
Grain Trade Coalition (IGTC) from 2006 to the present.
IGTC is a global coalition of like-minded grain trade
Mozambique to
Fortify Five Foods
ozambique published
legislation on 18 April 2016
to fortify five food vehicles
as part of its multi-sector plan to reduce
chronic undernutrition. The mandate
calls for fortification of wheat flour,
corn meal, cooking oil, sugar, and salt.
The law gives industries six months to
meet the new requirements. When fully
implemented, wheat flour and corn meal
will be fortified with iron, zinc, folic
acid, and vitamin B12. Fortifying flour
with vitamin A, thiamine, riboflavin,
niacin, and vitamin B6 is optional.
Cooking oil and sugar will be fortified
with vitamin A. Salt will be fortified
with iodine.
Mozambique has 13 industrial roller
maize mills with a capacity of at least
60 metric tons a day, 13 medium
hammer mills with average daily
production of 20 metric tons a day, and
10 industrial wheat mills. Small-scale
mills which provide services for family
organisations tasked to facilitate the commercial functions

associated with the global trade in grain estimated by the
FAO to be 500 million tonnes per year.
He was IGTCs delegate Team Leader to the UN Biosafety
Protocol meetings in Korea in October 2014. Meeting
outcomes were extremely successful for the global grain
trade. In 2011-2012 he was the chair of Business Planning
Development Committee that led to a business model to form
IGTC into a formal legal structure and represented IGTC at
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Asia/
Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) commodity forums.
Its a great loss not only for Geoffs family but also
for the entire agricultural industry and theres been a
tremendous response from everyone, added Mr Reading.
The Australian Export Grains Innovation says Mr Honey
was widely respected as a person who could effect change.
He discharged his duties in servicing his membership in a
very effective and efficient manner.
Grain Trade Australia (previously called NACMA) was
formed in 1991 to standardise grain standards, trade rules
and grain contracts to enable the efficient facilitation of trade
across the Australian grain industry.
Over 95 percent of all grain commercial transactions
conducted across the Australian grain supply chain are now
conducted using GTA contracts and and/or grain trading
standards. GTA is internationally.
Grain Producers Australia Chair Andrew Weidemann said
Mr Honey had worked hard at GTA to develop standards for
grain trading and marketing, and improving market access,
in the post-AWB single desk era, leaving a positive legacy.
He leaves three children and wife and journalist Lucy
Broad who is also a well-known person in the Australian
agriculture sector.
consumption or do not package their

products for the market are exempt from
the fortification legislation.
During a workshop earlier in June,
Mozambique leaders learned to use
FORTIMAS (Fortification Monitoring
and Surveillance) as a monitoring tool.
FORTIMAS analyzes trends over
time using existing data to determine
if fortification is being implemented as
expected. It can also identify whether
health trends are improving as expected.
FORTIMAS is available in English and
French. (FORTIMAS: Une Approche
pour le Suivi de la Couverture
et de lImpact dun Programme
dEnrichissement de la Farine).
The Mozambique legislation is a
significant milestone after years of
collaborative efforts by fortification
advocates. A multi-sector National
Committee for Food Fortification was
established in March 2012. National
leaders have included people from the
Ministry of Industry and Commerce,
Ministry of Finance, Ministry of
Agriculture as well as the Ministry
of Health. International partners have
included the Global Alliance for

Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Helen
Keller International (HKI), Irish Aid,
the United Nations Childrens Fund
(UNICEF), the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations
(FAO), World Food Program, and
Population Services International.
Representatives from Mozambique
have attended multiple training events
led by Smarter Futures, a publicprivate-civic partnership working
to improve health in Africa through
fortification of wheat and maize flour.
Smarter Futures partners include HKI,
the International Federation for Spina
Bifida and Hydrocephalus, the Food
Fortification Initiative, the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands,
and AzkoNobel. The Smarter Futures
partnership also developed FORTIMAS
then provided the French translation.
With Mozambique, 86 countries
have legislation to fortify at least one
industrially milled cereal grain. The
maps on our website are now colorcoded to reflect the grains required in
the legislation.
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Sustainable farming, food safety and the importance of
motivating the next generation
by Chris Jackson, Export Manager UK TAG
This month, I am
writing my column
to you from the
USA where I am
attending one of the
worlds premier pig
farming exhibitions
held annually in Des
Moines - the state
capital of Iowa.
Catering for a worldwide audience, the World
Pork Expo is purely for pork producers; where
the latest technologies are showcased along with
seminars and educational visits.
This exhibition is of global importance to this
particular sector of our industry, where over
the three days more than 20,000 pig farmers
attended, meeting with exhibiters from nearly 50
countries.
The show highlights what has been achieved,
and perhaps most importantly, some of the
issues that lie ahead for the industry with some
suggested remedies. For instance, we saw
companies that can change dirty wastewater into
fresh water that is fit to drink.
Worldwide, the provision of clean drinking water
may be a bigger challenge than fossil fuel has
been in this and the last century.
Efficiently producing food from our
worlds diminishing resources
A major part of the three day event is the
opportunity to network not only with the hightech companies that are so essential to modern
food production, but also with the end users,
the farmers. Looking at the equipment and
technology on display, and although this is a pig
farmers event, there was the opportunity for this
to be used and adapted for other sectors of our
industry in order to produce food more efficiently
from our worlds diminishing resources.
At the show, we saw genetics being used for
crop production and efficient land use. However,
we also saw a positive movement, driven by
consumer demand, for livestock production
that does not rely on constant and regular use
of antibiotics and artificial growth promoters.
Genetics can play an important role with animals
bred to produce efficiently and profitably without
artificial aids.
This move forward is not only a significant
development for the livestock industry, but for
human health. With food safety now a major
factor in the drive by world governments to
improve productivity, the widely held belief

is that this move will in turn improve farmers
profits, which will then enable more sustainable
production.
In order to feed the increased numbers of
animals, we are now seeing the novel adaptation
of products such as seaweed, algae and insects
being developed as alternative sources of protein
and nutrients that can benefit both the diet and
health of the animals.
Motivating the next generation
As I travel around, I see far too many young
people not wanting to stay on farms as primary
producers. Here in the US the industry is
actively encouraging a change of attitude
and has developed a National Junior Swine
Association. This year alone has seen more
than 1200 young people are taking part in
competitions demonstrating their livestock skills
and knowledge.
I would like to see this sort of initiative
adopted worldwide, as all of our agricultural
industries need to motivate the younger
generation to become involved in primary
production and for them to be justifiable
proud of their skills and expertise and most
importantly for these skills to be recognised by
the ever increasing urban populations who do
not have an understanding of how their food
and water is brought to them.
Agricultural production is no longer a simple
occupation, it is now a multifaceted occupation
that is carried out by a highly multi-skilled
workforce, one that our urban cousins would find
incredibly difficult to even conceive.
Looking ahead to Indonesia
From America, I will first return to the UK;
where I will see how our industry is coping with
a very late spring and what the harvest prospects
are looking like before returning to Indonesia at
the end of July.
Along with the team from Perendale, we will
then be attending IndoLivestock in Jakarta and
running seminars that will demonstrate the
need for high quality feeds to improve livestock
production along with Aquaculture.
I hope that we will see some of our readers at
this event in a country whose Government has
a determination to raise both food production
standards and safety.
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This year marks two

significant milestones for
Symaga. In addition
to celebrating its 30th
birthday, the company has
accomplished 6000 grain
installations worldwide.
Growth has been
exponential, particularly
over the last three years:
from 15 to 24 million square
metres of grain storage
installations completed.
In 2015 Symaga took part
in a venture setting up
23 different installations
of 60,000 tons each - the
biggest storage project
in the world that year. In
Indonesia, the company was
involved in the construction
of the most modern grain
port terminal in the country
and also installed the worlds
largest rice reprocessing
facility.
On June 1, Viterra Inc

hosted an official grand
opening event at its new
high throughput grain
terminal near Grimshaw,
Alberta, Canada. Viterra
customers, employees and
local government officials
gathered to commemorate
the companys significant
investment in northwest
Alberta. The facility has
30,000 tonnes of grain
storage and loading capacity
for 104 railcars. It is the
companys second new build
in the region in recent years,
having opened a state of the
art terminal at Sexsmith in
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How Feed Safety Assurance in the supply chain can improve

Argentinas corn export position
by Johan den Hartog Managing Director of GMP+ International
Argentina is one of the largest
economies in Latin America. Its
valuable natural resources, largescale agricultural and livestock
industry, are an important basis
for the countrys large food
production. Not only is it one of
the worlds largest beef exporters
but it is also a leading producer of soybean products.
Besides that, corn is a substantial crop in Argentina.
Market developments
The total corn production in Argentina is about 30 million

metric tons annually, but 50 75 percent of the produced
volume is exported. It is the fourth biggest corn producer
worldwide. The recently elected government creates more
export perspectives.
South East Asian countries and Middle
East are seen as important export
destinations, where corn is used as such
as feed ingredient, but also in the milling
and starch industries (see figure 1). The
processing of corn results in corn gluten
feed, an attractive feed material.
South East Asia and Middle East have
not only quantitative need for feed
materials, but are also more demanding
on the quality and especially feed safety
aspects. Food safety is a topic with
growing interest in these subcontinents, and feed safety has
a huge impact on it.
When the Argentinean corn exporters fully implement
feed safety control in the whole supply chain, their
competitive advantage for Asia and the Middle East will
considerably increase.
Preventing feed safety hazards
Feed safety hazards may occur in the several stages of

the corn supply chain: cultivation, transport, and storage.
Possible pollutions in corn could be about:
Insecticides,
Mycotoxins (like fumonisins
B1 and B2; aflatoxin B1) and
Micro-bacterial
contamination (salmonella
and enterobacteriaceae).
Insecticides are used during
cultivation and storage.
However, improper use may
lead to residues in corn that
exceed the maximum permitted levels. In some cases,

we have noticed contamination with insecticides due to
combined storage of corn and the use of insecticides.
Mycotoxins can be caused by fungal growth during
cultivation, harvesting and storage due to moisture and
temperature conditions. In cases of improper storage,
combined with excessive temperature and moisture levels,
the result in micro-bacterial growth.
GMP+ FSA participation
Currently, approximately 60 companies in Argentina

have a GMP+ FSA certificate (see figure 2). These are
mainly oil seeds crushing plants, as well as traders and
storage companies involved in the soybean meal and corn
business.
Raised export of corn and soybean meal to Middle East
and Asia will trigger more Argentinean companies to

demonstrate proper feed safety control (see figure 3).
Feed safety incidents with cargoes of corn or soybean
meal delivered to export markets in Europe, Middle East,
and Asia Pacific may result in hampering in sales or
depression of the prices.
Therefore, it is in the interest of the Argentinean
exporters of these products but also of the whole supply
chain that actors (traders and storage locations as well
as transport companies) in the whole Argentinean supply
chain are GMP+ FSA certified
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Bowmans refocuses for future growth
K-based Jas Bowman & Sons Limited is

withdrawing from the milling market to
concentrate on its highly successful ingredients
business.
The move will enable the family business to
consolidate its 160 year heritage, and to build on
its global presence in the food ingredients market.
Bowmans will focus its energy, innovation and future
investment in this area.
With a heritage in milling dating back to 1857,
Bowmans diversified successfully into the ingredients
market in the early 1990s. The business counts major
blue chip food processors amongst its customer
portfolio. Bowmans has ingredients operations in South
Africa, Australia and Thailand as well as the UK.
To support the growth of its ingredients business,
Bowmans made a significant investment in a blending
plant in Hertfordshire, UK in 2012. This pioneered
standards of consistency and product traceability in
order to deliver the brand protection required by major
customers. In July 2016 it will open Europes first
dedicated production site for gluten-free coatings.
This investment reflects the companys leading role in
meeting the fast-growing demand for specialised freefrom production.
The blending plant at Bowmans in Hitchin,
Hertfordshire, UK
As part of this programme of innovation and
rationalisation Bowmans is implementing a plan to
move away from flour milling. This move reflects the
continued consolidation within the milling sector. Future
supplies of high-specification flour will be guaranteed
through a new supply chain with strict criteria and
quality control. This approach is already used
successfully by Bowmans in its international operations,
and the change will be seamless and invisible to the
customer.
Whitworth Bros Ltd Flour Millers will purchase and

continue to run Bowmans Whitley Bridge flour heat
treatment plant. The Whitley Bridge flour mill will be
contracted to mill for Whitworths Bros. Ltd. until late
2016, at which point it will cease production.
Milling operations at Bowmans site in Ickleford in
Hertfordshire will cease in September 2016, though the
companys Head Office, R&D centre and ingredients
manufacturing facility will continue to operate from the
site.
Some staff will be affected by the moves and the
management team is working with them and their
representatives to minimise the impact of the changes.
Rory Bowman, Chief Executive of Bowman
Ingredients comments: This is a positive move for the
company, its customers, suppliers and staff; and will
further strengthen our position in the global market.
Bowmans has a great track record of sector-leading
innovation. We led the move to heat-treated flour, which
re-invented the food coatings market and has enabled
the company to grow a significant coatings business.
The move out of milling enables us to concentrate on
those areas that we predict will account for considerable
business growth.
Looking towards the future, Mr Bowman comments:
There are already 21 million allergy sufferers in the
UK. One in 100 people are diagnosed with coeliac
disease and more are gluten intolerant. With cases of
food allergy continuing to rise, the pressure is on food
producers to secure legitimately free-from production.
Our new gluten-free plant in Bedford delivers a
quality of product that can only be achieved in a fully
gluten-free environment. It is clear that the ability
to produce free-from products is going to deliver
considerable commercial advantage in coming years
and Bowmans structural changes free us to lead the
response to these trends.
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Last June 14, 2106, about fifty students, belonging to high

schools of Cremona and its province, visited the main
production areas of OCRIM historical headquarters. They also
attended a lesson held by the Sales Manager, Stefano Mazzini,
and by Eng. Daniele Rossini of OCRIM technical department.
Successful student training at

OCRIM historical headquarters
These students, even if belonging to different schools and
training addresses, have a common purpose: they all want to
acquire the right tools and knowledge to orient themselves
properly in order to take the right university address.
This training day is part of a project commissioned by Universit
Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Piacenza and Cremona and
coordinated by Fabio Antoldi, Professor of Business Strategy.
Maurizio Galbignani, OCRIM Operative Manager, welcomed
the students and explained the general modus operandi of the
company to them. Then, Daniele Rossini explained technical and
engineering aspects of OCRIM production and Stefano Mazzini
talked about business and marketing strategies.
The collaboration between OCRIM and Universit Cattolica
del Sacro Cuore is also witnessed by two conference lessons,
held last April, still by Stefano Mazzini and OCRIM Export
Manager, Fabrizio Baccinelli, which were about The competitive
strategies in the field of milling plants: how to build competitive
international level advantages. During the conference lesson,

the students understood how fascinating and complex the
international milling market is.
The OCRIM team has always been (and continues to be) a
strong supporter of initiatives linked to the world of training and
research. The team believes that students, once graduated, before
facing any type of work, must have experience in the world of
work and involvement in some training days in order to have a
concrete perception of what they could become one day.
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JULY 2016
In every edition of Milling and Grain,
we take a look at the products that will
be saving you time and money in the
milling process.
The HD-STAX is Maxi-Lift Inc.s patented, stackable elevator

bucket designed for long life, more capacity, improved
reliability, and optimisation of shipping and storing costs. The
HD-STAX is designed to stack (nest) together, and results in
almost three times more buckets per box, skid and container
significantly reducing the unit cost of shipping to international
destinations.
The HD-STAX also features thickened wear surfaces that give
the bucket fantastic durability and performance. The smooth
surfaces of the bucket aid in excellent fill characteristics
and smooth discharge to eliminate
performance issues found with other
bucket designs. The HD-STAX is available
in 23 sizes from 5X4 to 18X8, and is
manufactured from virgin HDPE
material to meet FDA food grade
standards.
The HD-STAX is stocked by distributors
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Infratec NOVA- Grain Analyser for

grain and flour
Infratec NOVA is the best- in- class whole grain analyser using
globally recognised near- infrared transmittance technology to
simultaneously test multiple parameters (moisture, protein, oil,
starch, etc) in a broad range of grain and oilseed commodities.
Offering unparalleled levels of speed and usability, Infratec
NOVA can test grain at
rates up to 20 percent
faster than other NIR
solutions. True networking
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required for consistent
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The following products are

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to the grain processing
and storage element of PIX
AMC, which demonstrate
the wide variety of useful
technology and inspiring
innovations on display for
attendees
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Mixolab, for a simple and

complete control of flour quality
Evaluating dough rheological performance is an essential
part of flour quality control, to help ensure the smooth
running of the manufacturing process and the quality of
finished products. For example, water absorption determines
economic performance and technological behaviour of the
dough, mixing behaviour impacts its development, and starch
retrogradation influences the shelf life of the finished product.
The Mixolab 2 measures the dough rheological characteristics
during mixing while assessing the quality of the protein network,
amylase activity and starch gelatinisation and retrogradation
properties, from 50g of flour. For this, the device applies a
heating/cooling cycle to the dough and records the torque
produced by the dough between the two blades.
The Mixolab 2 also features a tool called
Profiler that converts the curve
obtained into 6 qualitative indexes
for the user to quickly identify if
the flour is in accordance with the
specifications.
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Evidence Investigator
The Evidence Investigator, the multi-analyte screening analyser
from Randox Food Diagnostics, utilises patented Biochip Array
Technology to ensure that the detection of mycotoxins is
accurate and efficient, offering laboratories comparable results
to that of LC-MS/MS.
The semi-automated analyser allows the user to simultaneously
screen up to 10 of the worlds most prevalent mycotoxins from
a single sample of grain or feed. This offers major efficiencies in
comparison to traditional methods, including minimal sample
preparation and significant cost savings, without compromising
on quality.
The analyser uses unique image processing software
to translate a light signal generated from the
chemiluminescent reactions which take place on the
surface of the biochip. Specialist software, designed
in-house by Randox Food, then translates data into a
quantifiable result per toxin.
Combined with an extensive globally trusted screening
portfolio, the Evidence Investigator analyser forms a
powerful tool for any laboratory or testing facility.
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Golfetto Sangati Semolina HP55 Purifier: +10
New Semolina HP55 Purifier: +10 percent sifting surface,

innovative sieves configuration, -12 percent footprint, 4 air-flow
adjustment points per each sieve, increased global efficiency
Evolved from the proven Semolina HP50, the HP55 has
innovative features that place it at the top of its category for the
accuracy in the classification of semolina, extraction efficiency,
productive capacity and functional efficiency.
By configuring the purifier to have four rows of superimposed
sieves, each composed of three sieves, the separation
efficiency of the semolina flour is considerably more precise.
Furthermore, the purification surface of the HP55 has been
increased by 10 percent due to utilising
550mm square sieves.
The newly designed configuration
of the sieves allowed the overall
footprint of the machine to be
reduced by 12 percent. In addition
to saving floor space within the mill,
the reduction in size contributes to
reducing the energy requirement for
the eccentric movement of the machine.
To maximise the purification efficiency
of the Semolina, there are four air-flow
adjustment points per sieve length on the Semolina HP55 which

enables the miller to precisely control the air flow and maximise
the performance based on the current mill operating conditions.
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Helping to feed the world sustainably

by Ines Martinez Luengas and Alessandro Mereu, Yara Animal Nutrition
All organisms must have access

to sufficient phosphorous to
survive and grow
ertilizers and crop-nutrition programs
help produce the food required for a
growing world population. In addition,
these industrial products and solutions
contribute to reduced emissions, improved
air quality and support safe and efficient
operations.
Yara, a global manufacturer of highly
digestible, traceable and reliable feed
materials and feed additives, has its strength in being a fullyintegrated manufacturer, leveraging a world class global logistics
network.
We delivers solutions for sustainable agriculture and the
environment. Yara was founded in Norway in 1905, and has a
worldwide presence with sales to more than 150 countries. Safety
is our top priority.
Our production sites are located in Helsingborg, Sweden;
Kokkola, Finland; Durban, South Africa; Le Havre, France and
Brunsbuettel, Germany. Our production is certified according
HACCP, ISO14001, GMP+, FAMI-QS.
Meat production quadrupled
Yaras Animal Nutrition division offers high-quality feed

phosphates, feed acidifiers, purified phosphoric acid and feed
grade urea to support the health and the efficient development

of poultry, pigs, cattle, horses, aquaculture species and pets.
Products are delivered to customers in over 70 countries
worldwide, with a major presence in Europe and expanding
markets in Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
The amount of meat produced worldwide quadrupled in the last
50 years. In per capita terms it almost doubled in the same period.
Thereby our objective is to contribute feeding the world in a
sustainable way.
The use of inorganic feed minerals is widespread in the feed
strategies for all species. Feed phosphates are marketed under the
Bolifor trade name. Our products contain highly bioavailable
macro minerals and offer the state-of-the-art in safety and quality
guarantees for the feed chain and the welfare/performance of
animals.
Yara feed acidifiers, branded under the Bolifor trade name offer
a unique formula of organic acids precisely absorbed onto a special
carrier made of diatomaceous earth, itself coated by sorbic acid. This
allows specific uses, cost performance and return on investment.
Table 1: Typical content of heavy metals in Bolifor MCP
Cd
520
g/kg
Pb
960
g/kg
Hg
<5
g/kg
As
1500
g/kg
Ni
5,2
g/kg
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Today, feed acidifiers are one of the
preferred alternatives to antibiotics in
animal feeds. They help promote healthy
growth in animals by controlling harmful
bacteria and therefore improve digestion
and feed efficiency.
Rumisan is a feed grade urea, which is
considered within the European Union
as a feed additive. It is authorised for its
use in ruminants and it is by far the most
demanded, non-protein nitrogen source in
commercial practices. The final product
is 99 percent feed grade urea with low
humidity and ash. The nitrogen content
is 46 percent (288 percent as protein
equivalent).
Figure 2: From mine to market - The production process of feed phosphate products is fully
integrated
From mine to market
Phosphate rock is a general term that refers most frequently

to apatite. This rock contains high concentration of phosphate
minerals, which can be commercially exploited, either directly or
after processing.
The world phosphate resources are distributed, according to
their type, approximately as follows: 75 percent from sedimentary
marine deposits, 1520 percent from igneous, metamorphic and
weathered deposits two-to-three percent from biogenic sources
(bird and bat guano deposits).
The story of Yara inorganic feed phosphates, starts in the soil
with a phosphorous-rich source: the apatite mined from our
volcanic deposit in Siilinjrvi, Finland, and converted on site by
Yara into phosphoric acid.
The phosphoric acid is the core raw material in the manufacture

of phosphorus contained in inorganic feed minerals.
In the feed phosphates plants the phosphoric acid is reacted
with milled limestone to produce Bolifor MCP (monocalcium
phosphate) and with magenesium and sodium carbonate to
produce Bolifor MGP and MSP (magnesium phosphate and
monosodium phosphate respectively).
The reaction between the dry raw materials and the phosphoric
acid takes place in the granulator. Dosification of the raw
materials is controlled via a DCS system thus reaching an optimal
reaction and product quality.
The granules formed in the granulator are dried in a rotary drier
and subsequently screened to obtain an optimal particle size
distribution. The granules are sent to the cooler and then stored.
From the storage BOLIFOR can be delivered in bulk, or
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bagged in 1150, 1000, 50 or 25kg bags.
Yaras control of the entire industrial
process, together with the quality
of this exclusive deposit, allow us to
manufacture and deliver high-purity
products that are naturally low in heavy
metals. Typical content of heavy metals
in Bolifor MCP are detailed in the Table
1.
Cadmium (Cd) in particular, is
considered one of the most toxic
elements in the environment. The Cd
content of BOLIFOR is very low.
Yara Bolifor feed phosphates
Figure 3: Yara`s Bolifor feed phosphates product portfolio and its specifications
operations add value on top of
phosphoric acid in several stages of the
be oversupplied and excreted.
value chain. Yara has five phosphate bulk terminals in Europe
Digestible mineral P sources are very important for the delivery
(Brake in Germany, Goole in UK, Brest in France, Budapest in
of sufficient levels of digestible P to the animal and to avoid P
Hungary and Castelln in Spain), product is send on a regular
excretion in the manure, leading to environmental pollution.
basis by vessel from either Kokkola or Helsingborg where
Yara Bolifor range offer a comprehensive range of high quality
Bolifor feed phosphates are manufactured.
minerals suitable for all feed production.
The terminals are located in strategic regions to satisfy local
Our products provide high-digestible macro minerals with
demand.
guaranty of purity and low levels of heavy metals. The Bolifor
From those terminals the market demand is satisfied either by
bulk or bagged material.
product range of feed minerals complies with the modern, highKokkola and Helsingborg also export product to markets in
yielding production and remains the preferred choice to obtain
Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Yara South
the highest animal performance.
Africa is also producing feed phosphates in Durban to attend the
local market.
An overview
As an overview, the unique benefits of Yaras inorganic
phosphates are:
Bolifor feed minerals
Yara-owned high quality source: its phosphates are of a
Macro-minerals, such as phosphorus, calcium, magnesium and
consistently high quality because they are from very a clean
sodium, are essential elements to sustain healthy and productive
volcanic deposit in Siilinjrvi, Finland
animal growth. They are part of many biological pathways such
Reliable supply: continuity of supply is guaranteed not only
as bone and muscle formation or the energy cycle.
because Finland is a stable democratic country but also
Inorganic feed phosphates and magnesium supplements,
because Yara owns the apatite mine and phosphate production
supplying those macro-minerals, are essential ingredients in feed
facilities in Siilinjrvi and so controls its whole phosphate
diets in order to meet animal requirements.
production. Yara is dedicated to the animal nutrition and has
Phosphorus in particular plays an essential role in animal
been active in the sector for half a century
nutrition, only Ca is required in higher quantities. All organisms
Consistency: Yaras inorganic phosphorus products
must have access to sufficient phosphorous to survive and grow.
are consistent over time in composition and physical
Aproximately 75 percent percent of phosphorous is stored in
characteristics. Therefore, they are utilised consistently by
bones and the remaining 25 percent takes part of high biologic
animals, eliminating under or over formulation to a large
value molecules such as DNA, RNA, ATP and phospholipids. In
extent, thereby ensuring the animal gets enough of the
addition, phosphorus is involved in many biological functions
appropriate nutrients at the appropriate time
such as cellular metabolism, including storage and transport of
Digestibility and cost-effectiveness: Yara ensures a high level
energy (e.g. ATP production), in cellular regulatory mechanisms,
of digestible phosphorus, meaning higher absorption rate, that
and in bone mineralisation.
avoids P excretion in the manure, leading to environmental
In plant materials, about 65 percent of phosphorous is present in
pollution and making these feeds cost-effective
the form of phytate.
Environmental benefits: because less unutilised phosphate is
Monogastric animals lack phytase, the enzyme necessary to
excreted out into the environment, Yaras mineral feeds are
degrade the phytate, resulting in a low P-digestibility of feed
more environmentally friendly and can help farmers meet
ingredients of plant origin. The addition of highly digestible
environmental regulations. Unutilised phosphates can pollute
inorganic phosphates to the diets is needed to fulfill the animals
the environment, especially in areas with a high concentration
P requirement.
of intensive animal farming
Inorganic digestible phosphorus inclusion in diets requires
Homogenity and easy to handle: We produce different sized
adequate attention because of the physiological requirements
granules suited to different applications. We offer a constant
of the different animals and the currently limited phosphorus
and homogenous particle size
reserves in the world, the cost of the diet and the excretion of
Our branded feed minerals are designed to reach criteria of
phosphorus into the environment.
superior quality, excellent nutritional value, high digestibility and
Optimisation of the available phosphorus content in the diet
traceability.
requires reliable and up to date knowledge of the content and
In a world of generic commodities, the Bolifor brand is a fine
digestibility of phosphorus in the feed ingredients, otherwise the
supply to the animals may be compromised or phosphorus may
source of high quality products.
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THE ALAYBEYI FLOUR MILL
n the centre of Konya, along the Ankara road, there

are many flour mills: Plain, Hekimolu, Aynnalp,
Agile, Great Hekimolu, Meram, standalone, Yeni,
AVS, Alba and Alaybeyi. Alaybeyi Flour Mill is
owned and managed by Mr Fatih Alaybeyi, who
is directly related to Dr. Omer Lufti Alaybeyi of
Molino milling machinery manufacturers, also
based in Konya.
This close network assists him and his company
in achieving its aims, and as a result it has become a flour-mill
with a very high reputation. Alaybeyi Flour Mills are a familyrun milling firm. They take part at the Turkish bakery exhibition,
Ibatech. They have produced a product catalogue called White
Love after the white flour they are well-known for.
On Monday 4th April 2016, Professor Dr Hikmet Boyacioglu
and I had the pleasure of meeting Fatih at his office in Konya for
a tour of his flour-mill and bakery. Mr. Alaybeyi has been a board
member of Alaybeyi Flour Mills since 1995, and holds a degree
in Mechanical Engineering as well as an MBA qualification.
He told us how he is still developing the company to meet with
todays contemporary demands, and we also heard of Fatihs new
role at the Konya Borsa, which he explained will change a lot
for the trading of grain and will have a significant impact on the
industry in Turkey.
A brief background about this particular flour-mill
This flour mill was constructed and opened in 1989 and is a mill
specialising in high quality fine grade flours and baked goods for
many different foods. These include; Turkish soft bread loafs,
hamburger breads, rye bread mixes, pitta breads and delicacies
such as baklava, different pastries, pasta, cakes, cookies, muffins.
They target the luxury high-end market flour miller, with a real
emphasis on quality and niche value added for speciality foods.
They also mill flour for Italian ciabatta bread, French baguettes.
It is a milling brand with a clear niche in this competitive market.
On our tour the bakery was the first place we visited. This was
starting at the end of the value chain for Alaybeyi but it was great
to see the flour from the mill itself and other ingredients create
high quality baked goods for the local market.
Underground, a team of four uniformed staff managed the
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bakery. In the bakery itself, there were Fimak electrical deck

ovens and other machinery too for baking the loaves of bread.
High standards of hygiene, signage, uniform, as well as an
organised layout, were evident throughout the bakery.
In the same building as the bakery stood the laboratory.
Technical laboratory equipment stood on top of marble stone
worktops. Alaybeyis importance for research and development
in their products is a vital part of their operations. Again in the
laboratory, standards were impressive. The testing and application
of different wheats, flours and doughs was rigorous and
comparable to any other flour-mill.
Touring the mill
Making our way outside, eight GSI silos stand next to the mill
building for the storage of wheat. Inside the mill building, the
flooring and steps between the levels are made from marble stone,
clean as well as cooling in the heat of the day. There were two
lines running in operation when we visited. Inside the main roller
milling floors control room there was a fully digital computerised
monitoring system, recording the mills ongoing activity. This
system was different to others I had seen in one small way- there
was an animation of local culture on the display unit -- an image
of a Mevlevi or Whirling Dervish. This was a unique symbol that
emphasises the importance of the link between Konya and this flourmill.
The mill was rather different in construction to other mills brick built with walls of glass on its northern side. The steps
between the floors were all marble stone, clean and cool which
was a welcome relief. This was unfamiliar but pleasant. What
was familiar was that the health and safety standards and signage
were comparable to any other European mill. Fatih Alaybeyi
also led us through to the packaging area of the mill where large
bags are packaged and sent through a chute ready for the waiting
delivery trucks below. The mill was operating with more staff
than others that I had visited, and due to that the packaging and
logistics functions were more manual than automated.
Overall I would highly rate the quality of products and
craftsmanship I saw at Alaybeyi Flour Mills. There was
competence and high standards across the bakery, test laboratory
and flour mill. Technology and automation were good and with
investment can become even better. There is only one direction of
travel with Alaybeyi, and that is upwards.
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COOKED PASTA
RETAINS UP TO
80% OF ADDED
B-VITAMINS
n many countries, pasta products are made

with flour that has been fortified to improve its
nutritional value. But during manufacturing,
drying and cooking, sensitive vitamins such as
riboflavin, thiamine, niacin and folic acid are lost.
In the specialist literature, vitamin B losses through
cooking of over 90 percent are mentioned. In order
to gain more background knowledge of the subject,
Mhlenchemie has done its own stability tests in its
new pasta laboratory. According to this study, between 40 and 80
percent of added B-vitamins are retained in the cooked pasta.
In over 80 countries flour is fortified with vitamins and minerals
to protect consumers from nutritional deficiencies. While
some micronutrients show high stability during processing,
water-soluble B-vitamins can react very sensitively to outside
influences.
This sensitivity causes them to degrade in pasta products in
particular. High cooking temperatures and UV light exposure lead

to losses of micronutrients and so reduced nutritional value.
Micronutrients are lost to some extent in manufacture and
drying as well. These losses are usually taken into consideration
when defining the amount of fortification or setting standards,
whereas the effect of the cooking process is not considered in
the calculation since preparation differs from one household to
another. Thus, the target fortification values always refer to the
dried product, although for the consumer the only thing that
matters is the vitamins remaining after preparation.
Realistic test series in the new pasta laboratory
The data given in the literature varies greatly, so

Mhlenchemies ingredient specialists wanted to find out for
themselves how much vitamin B is lost when cooking fortified
pasta, by analysing the vitamin B1, B2, niacin and folic acid
content during manufacture, storage and preparation.
At the companys pasta laboratory there is a Pavan pilot system
that can simulate the process parameters of most industrial
production plants. On it, spaghetti was made using enriched type
550 wheat flour. The process parameters were 95 bar pressure
Sensitivity of Vitamins
Vitamin
Light
Oxidizing
Agents
Reducing
agents
Heat
Humidity
Acids
Alkalines
Vitamin B1
++
+++
++
+++
Vitamin B2
+++
++
+++
Niacin
++
Folic Acid
++
+++
+++
++
++
+ = hardly or not sensitive ++ = sensitive +++ = very sensitive
and 40 45 C; drying time was five hours, with temperature and humidity varying between 68
87 C and 45 79 % r.H. in the respective drying and relaxation phases. The 1.5 mm diameter
spaghetti was then cooked for nine minutes in unsalted water.
The pasta was made in-house, but vitamin analysis was sourced to an accredited outside
laboratory. Since quantitative vitamin content analysis can give high fluctuations of 20 to 30
percent, Mhlenchemie had quadruple measurements done in order to get reliable averages.
Fresh, dried and cooked pasta was investigated, as was the cooking water.
Vitamin loss in manufacturing, storage and preparation
Table 1 (Cumulative losses of B-vitamins during the different processing steps of spaghetti)
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Cumulative losses of B-vitamins during
processing and cooking of spaghetti
maximum losses of over 90 percent mentioned in a study

from 2007.
High riboflavin losses during storage
100
Retention (%)
80
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Niacin
Folic acid
60
40
20
0
Flour
Fresh Pasta
Dried
Cooked
Cooking
Water
Processing Stage
shows vitamin reductions in the individual manufacture and

processing operations. All B-vitamins showed losses, but to
differing extents.
For example, niacin proved to be unaffected by dough kneading,
extrusion and drying. Niacin content remained stable throughout
the manufacturing process; losses did not occur until cooking.
The prepared pasta still had over 60 percent of the original niacin.
Some had gone into the cooking water.
The situation was the other way round with folic acid. 18
percent of the original content was lost during processing of
the flour to fresh pasta. Drying had no effect, while loss during
cooking amounted to only about four percent. Folic acid proved
to be the stablest vitamin, with almost 80 percent remaining in
the product.
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) is known for its high sensitivity to
temperature, and this was reflected in the analysis results, with
thiamine degeneration taking place mostly during cooking. The
final product had only half of the original vitamin B1 content.
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) had the highest loss. This vitamin is
extremely sensitive to light and lost a third in manufacture and
drying. Due to leaching losses during the cooking step, retention
of riboflavin in the cooked pasta was just 40 percent.
The results of this test series by Mhlenchemie largely confirm
existing data in the literature. However, they did not confirm the
The pasta test series was supplemented by another test

to gain information on vitamin losses during storage.
The only vitamin tested for was riboflavin, which is
light-sensitive. Test conditions replicated those of most
consumer households the dry spaghetti was stored in
a cupboard that was opened several times a day. The
vitamin B2 content was measured three times over the
course of a month. Analysis showed that even these
short periods of light exposure were enough to massively
reduce the riboflavin content, and after 28 days the
spaghetti only had a little over 40 percent of the original
amount (see table Losses of vitamin B2 in spaghetti
during storage (predominantly stored in the dark).
These tests show how important it is for manufacturers, retailers
and consumers to protect enriched pasta from light and package
it properly. The transparent container on the shelf popular as a
storage method in many homes is the worst possible alternative.
Ideally, packaging should be UV-protected and the product
should be stored in the dark.
Preparation should also minimise the loss of nutrients. Vitamin
loss can be reduced by a few percentage points simply by
minimising cooking time. Soft, overdone noodles have less
micronutrients than al dente pasta.
Compensating cooking losses through higher vitamin

enrichment
Although some of the vitamin B added to pasta gets lost,

vitamin-fortified pasta remains important in the fight against
nutritional insufficiency. Every additional fortification means
a better nutrient supply. Vitamin B losses in bread are between
5 and 10 percent; those in pasta are much higher. Yet through
careful manufacture and packaging, and short cooking times,
losses can be reduced to a minimum. Mills and pasta makers also
have the option of increasing the amount of vitamin fortification
to counteract cooking losses. Normally, the higher vitamin
content of the flour or pasta can be shown on the packaging as a
sales benefit.
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Alleviating
Hidden Hunger
whilst achieving adequate and

safe fortification
by Corey Luthringer and
Beatrice Montesi, GAIN
Despite positive developments in reducing malnutrition

over the last few decades, hundreds of millions of people
globally still do not consume adequate amounts of
essential vitamins and minerals in their diets to sustain
good health and development. This is referred to as
Hidden Hunger, a major public health problem that is
holding back entire communities.
hose suffering from Hidden Hunger

may not appear malnourished, but still
deal with the consequences of poor
brain development, immune function,
and work productivity. Especially
within the first 1,000 days window
of opportunity of a childs life, from
conception to the age of two, a lack of
key micronutrients that contribute to
physical and cognitive growth can have drastic, irreversible, and
lifelong impacts.
Communities also suffer from reductions in economic growth
and a healthcare system overburdened by the medical treatment
of preventable nutrition-related health problems.
Food fortification: a proven, scalable, and cost-effective

nutrition intervention
Food fortification the practice of adding small and safe

amounts of micronutrients to staple foods and condiments is
a powerful nutrition success story that is reaching billions
across the world. It is simple, scalable and among the worlds
most cost-effective development

interventions.
The fortification of staples and
condiments has been practiced
in North America and Europe
since the 1920s, and it has
greatly contributed to the virtual
eradication of diseases like
pellagra, goitre, beriberi and
scurvy.
The World Bank and the Copenhagen Consensus ranked food
fortification as one of the most cost-effective development
investments, since it improves peoples health, while indirectly
boosting productivity and economic progress.
The example of flour fortification
The fortification of flour with multiple micronutrients, including

zinc, iron, and folate can help to alleviate the consequences of
Hidden Hunger of public health and economic concern.
Zinc helps strengthen the immune systems and lessens
complications from diarrhea, the number one killer of children
under five in low and middle income countries (directly
through dehydration and indirectly through preventing the
absorption of essential macro and micronutrients). Iron and
B-complex vitamins (especially B12) prevent nutritional anemia,
which improves productivity, maternal health, and cognitive
development. Folic acid reduces the risks of neural tube birth
defects (NTDs), a defect in the development of the spinal cord
that can lead to lifelong physical and cognitive disability.
The solution is quite simple and inexpensive: adding these
essential micronutrients to flour, one of the most widely
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consumed staple foods across all socioeconomic groups. The implications of
this for diseases prevention, improved
productivity and increased economic
potential are enormous and require
relatively low levels of investment.
If we look at the example of flour
fortification, it costs an estimated $US0.12
per person per year to fortify wheat flour
with iron and as little as US$0.06-0.24 per
person per year to fortify wheat flour with
zinc. These costs are minimal compared,
for example, to the cost of treating children
with spina bifida and immeasurable impact
on families.
It has been estimated that fortifying flour
with folic acid contributes to healthcare
savings of US$ 2.3 million in Chile, 40.6
million Rand in South Africa, and US$ 603
million in the US. Moreover, fortification
costs can easily be recovered through sales
of value added product in the markets.
Fortification is not only cost-effective, but also impactful.
Where flour fortification is mandatory, countries have
experienced between 31-58 percent reductions in NTDs. Global
NTDs prevalence is around 24 in 10,000 births, but typically it
drops to below 10 in 10,000 births after fortification with folic
acid.
The role of the private sector
The private sector, especially millers and producers who fortify,
are the gatekeepers to the nutritional health of the populations in

their distribution network. It is therefore critical for the private
sector to fully engage in the fortification process, and to ensure
that quality control and good manufacturing practices are in
place. This will allow households to consistently have access to
high quality, safe, and adequately fortified foods.
It is estimated that currently, in low and middle income
countries, less than 50 percent of products claimed as fortified
are adequately fortified to the levels indicated in their respective
national standards. These include countries where food
fortification is mandatory by law and where businesses receive

support or incentives to fortify.
Enforcement and compliance need to be strengthened to ensure
the effectiveness of fortification programs, and there is a strong
need for the private sector to be the driving force for this change.
Food fortification should be seen as an opportunity for industry
to demonstrate corporate social responsibility and may at times
provide industry a competitive edge.
GAINs approach
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), one of the

few global organizations with an exclusive focus on malnutrition,
has developed a deep understanding of what it takes to tackle
this complex problem through food fortification, one of the main
nutrition interventions that has impact at scale.
Through developing large-scale food fortification programs,
GAIN supports countries to build, improve and sustain their
national fortification programs. GAIN has proven that multistakeholder partnerships when governments, civil society and
business work together are critical to success. For example
National Fortification Alliances enhance communication and
collaboration, creating an enabling environment for support and
advice on the process.
GAINs work to fortify staple foods and condiments with
essential micronutrients reaches more than one billion people
in 40 countries worldwide. GAIN-supported flour fortification
programs have helped reduce neural tube defects in South Africa
through flour fortification with folate and iron deficiency anaemia
in Nigeria, Jordan and Morocco through flour fortification with
iron.
In 2010, GAIN and PATH launched a partnership project with
Urbano Rice to introduce affordable multiple-micronutrient
fortified rice in the Brazilian

market, while raising awareness
of the benefits of fortified
products.
Urbano, one of the leading
rice millers in Brazil
noted compelling business
opportunities in developing
a fortified product, including
competitive differentiation in
a flat growth market; brandbuilding as an innovative and
socially conscious company; and
expansion of the product line
into export markets (e.g., Costa
Rica and Peru).
Urbano consequently
embraced fortification as part
of its marketing strategy, coinvesting substantially in store
collateral, tasting booths, and
other marketing materials to
promote the product.
Through innovative social
marketing, awareness of
fortified rice went from a very
low level to almost one third of
the exposed market in a span
of only 12 months. In terms of
sales, fortified rice has shown
consistent growth since its
introduction and faster consumer
uptake than comparable new rice subcategories in Brazil. Thanks
to the great support of Urbano, this project has reached an
estimated two million consumers.
More recently, GAIN, with the support of USAID, has launched
the Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asian Republics Regional
Fortification Initiative, which aims to build capacity for food
fortification in order to tackle micronutrient deficiencies across
the region, and in particular for Afghanistan.
The primary source of food energy intake in the region is
wheat flour. GAIN works primarily with Kazakhstan, the
worlds number one exporter of milled flour, to encourage
fortification prior to export to Afghanistan and other neighbors.
With the support of its partner agencies, GAIN also works to
harmonise import-export policies and fortification standards
within a regional initiative such as this, playing a role in
the trade environment to increase commerce and regional
connectivity.
Conclusion
While food fortification is not the only solution dietary

diversity and affordable access to nutritious foods remain crucial
in the fight against malnutrition it is a powerful tool that
enables schoolchildren to learn better, prepares mothers for
healthy pregnancies and prevents diseases that burden healthcare
systems. As the world population grows and urbanizes, the role
of industrially produced foods that can be fortified will continue
to increase.
The challenge now is to achieve adequate and safe fortification
across the board, otherwise people will continue to be left behind.
As the poorest and most marginalized people rightly demand
more equitable development, there is a need to ensure access and
affordability of more nutritious food across all communities.
Nutritional
strategies to
support intestinal
health in poultry
by Leopold Jungbauer & Jan Dirk van der
Klis, Delacon Biotechnik GmbH, Steyregg,
Austria
he rising global human population and

the improving general human welfare
standards comes with an increasing
demand for animal proteins. According
to an outlook report by the Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD) and the Food
and Agriculture Organisation of the
United Nations (FAO), the poultry meat
production will grow over the next 10 years at around 2.3 percent
annually to around 134.5 million tonnes of meat making it the
largest meat sector from 2020 onwards.
The major part of this growth will be realised in (sub)tropical
regions. Therefore, optimum production performance of birds
is crucial under a wide variety of climatic and management
conditions. Under all circumstances, good intestinal health is
a prerequisite, which is challenged by the worldwide tendency
for antibiotic-free poultry production. Moreover, continuous
selection for improved growth rate and feed efficiency has a
potential negative impact on adaptive immunity, metabolic
diseases and heat tolerance.
Optimised bird management and nutrition can help to safeguard
intestinal health and increase the disease resilience of birds. This
article reviews several nutritional strategies including application
of phytogenic feed additives to support intestinal health in
poultry.
Intestinal disorders in poultry and their economic

impact
Poultry has to face many intestinal health threats. Intestinal

health problems can be of nutritional, managerial or pathogenic
origin. An overfeeding of protein, or minerals (calcium, sodium,
potassium) leads to diuresis (excessive urination), characterised
by excessive clear fluids in droppings, resulting in wet litter.
High levels of anti-nutritional factors like phytic acid, trypsin
inhibitors, mycotoxins or some non-starch polysaccharides
(NSPs) increase the loss of endogenous fluid, due to impaired
intestinal barrier function, so-called physiological diarrhoea.
Last but not least, an imbalance in intestinal microbiota
(bacteria, protozoa and viruses) can impair intestinal health. Such
an imbalance can be initiated by the aforementioned nutritional
factors. Coccidiosis remains one of the most universal and major
concerns in meat producing poultry and is the most prevalent
disease affecting the industry. Williams (1999) estimated that 81
Table 1. Effects of nutritional strategies on the intestinal disease challenges

in broiler chickens (Van der Klis, 2014)
Measure
increased particle size
improved gizzard function and intestinal

(anti)peristalsis
changing energy delivering

nutrients (carbohydrates
for fat)
better energy absorption, fat digestion

being more readily affected in case of
intestinal disorders
change fatty acid

composition
(medium chain fatty acids)
(increased level of
unsaturated fatty acids)
MCFA with antibacterial effects

unsaturated fatty acids are less dependent
on emulsification
reduce (fermentable) protein

content, maintaining amino
acid supply
increased dietary inert fibre
level
Effect
reduce proteolytic bacteria and their

fermentation products
reduce C. perfringens counts
improve gizzard function and intestinal
(anti)peristalsis
improved amylase secretion
improved bile acid secretion
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percent of production losses in broilers was due to direct effects
of coccidiosis on mortality, weight gain and feed conversion
and 18 percent due to the costs of prophylaxis and therapy.
Nowadays, global annual financial losses due to coccidiosis are
estimated to be 300 million USD.
Hafez (2011) reviewed the prevalence of enteric diseases
of poultry, with special focus on Clostridium perfringens. He
indicated that its prevalence was drastically increased after the
EU ban on AGPs, resulting in reduced animal performance,
increased mortality rates and increased medication costs. Skinner
et al. (2010) estimated that subclinical necrotic enteritis results
in a loss to producers ranging from 450 750 USD per 10,000
birds.
It is clear that a good understanding of these intestinal disorders
is needed to be able to develop effective nutritional intervention
strategies and feed additives to reduce intestinal disorders in
poultry or alleviate its consequences.
The impact of nutrition on intestinal health
As indicated before, intestinal health issues can have different

causes that need to be understood. Intestinal problems that have
a nutritional base can be prevented by using well-balanced
diets with good quality raw materials, although these are not
always readily available. Correct estimates of the nutritional
value of feedstuffs and a focus on e.g. reduction of fermentable
substrates, proper thermal processing of feedstuffs to eliminate
anti-nutritional factors and control for mycotoxins are crucial to
minimise intestinal health challenges.
It is well-accepted that using too high dietary crude protein
levels can increase growth of proteolytic bacteria like Clostridium
perfringens. Recently, Veldkamp at al. (2016) have shown that
Table 2. Effects of some feed additives on intestinal health in poultry

(Dhama et al. 2014)
Feed additive
Probiotic
Effect
Inhibits growth of disease causing organisms
Prevents digestive upsets and diarrhoea caused by
bacteria
Creates balance in gut microbial population
Prebiotic
Positive effects on host by stimulating growth and

activity of beneficial bacteria
Organic acids
Ability to reduce pathogenic and spoilage organisms

by lowering gut pH
Antimicrobial
peptides
Components of the innate immune system and

possess antibacterial and immune-modulatory
properties
Kill a broad range of microbes including bacteria,
fungi and viruses
Reduce anti-nutritional factors and degrade nonstarch polysaccharides
Degrade phytate and increase availability of minerals
Bind and immobilisation of toxic material
(mycotoxins) in the GI tract
Improve nutrient digestibility, especially crude
protein with focus on intestinal health
Reduce oxidative stress & fatty acids oxidation and
improve barrier functions in the GI tract
Exert antibacterial effects at high dosages
Inhibit quorum sensing and reduce toxin production
at low dosages
Exogenous
enzymes
Clay minerals
Phytogenics
reducing dietary electrolyte balance (dEB) significantly reduced

wet litter incidence in turkeys and subsequently improved paw
quality. In their study, soybean meal was exchanged by vegetable
protein sources with lower potassium contents to reduce dEB.
This approach however, can result in an increase in feed costs.
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effects of infections on production
performance.
Feed additives to support

intestinal health
Recently, an extensive review

on the types of growth promoters
and feed additives was published
by Dhama et al. (2014). Apart
from feed antibiotics they dealt
with probiotics, prebiotics, organic
acids, antimicrobial peptides,
exogenous enzymes, clay minerals,
essential oils and herbs as feed
additives that control intestinal
health. Some of the effects of feed
additives on intestinal health are
summarised in Table 2
Several studies with
phytogenic feed additives
indicated positive effects on the
intestinal morphology, reporting
increased villus/crypt ratios
after feeding a phytogenic feed
additive based on thymol and
Figure 1. Effects of the duration of supply (day 0-21 or day 0-28) of Biostrong 510 in combination
anethole (Amad et al., 2013), or
with a mixture of medium chain fatty acids (marketed as Biostrong Forte, dosed 750 mg/kg) as
increased intestinal integrity as
a feed additive to broiler chickens (average of two trials using a clostridial challenge model).
was concluded from the effect
on transepithelial electrical
resistance of duodenal mucosa
of
broiler
fed
diets
supplemented
with thyme essential oils
exogenous enzymes to degrade fibre fractions and/or make
(Placha et al., 2014). Moreover, pungent substances like
fibre-encapsulated nutrients available to the host animal.
black pepper, chili and garlic improve intestinal blood flow
Carbohydrases such as xylanases have a significant impact on the
(Kochhar, 1999), which might reduce the adverse impact of
breakdown of insoluble fibre fractions in both corn- and wheatischemia of the gastro-intestinal tract on intestinal integrity
based diets. Thereby, xylanases reduces digesta viscosity but also
(Niewold et al., 2004).
generate arabino-xylo-oligosaccharides, which act as prebiotics,
Wallace et al. (2010) tabulated an overview of plant extracts
selectively stimulating the growth of beneficial bacteria.
with anticoccidial activity, antibacterial activity against E. coli
These beneficial bacteria can produce short chain fatty acids
and C. perfringens, and/or alleviate their effects on poultry. In
(SCFA) in the intestine by fermentation, which in turn can be
many cases essential oils were shown not only to reduce weight
utilised as an energy source by the animal and result stimulating
loss and to improve feed efficiency during a coccidiosis infection,
the growth of strictly anaerobic bacterial species. Eckhaut et
but also reduce oocysts shedding (e.g. for oregano (carvacrol and
al. (2008) have shown that the addition of xylanase reduces
thymol), artemesia (1.8-cineole and camphor)).
Salmonella in birds` caeca, cloaca and spleen, possibly mediated
Lillehoj (2014) presented data from her lab on the effects of
by a specific effect of butyric acid on invasion gene expression.
phytogenics on coccidiosis in birds, not only via improved cellSome nutritional interventions that alleviate the consequences
mediated immunity, but also reducing viability of the Eimeria
of intestinal disease challenges in broilers have been summarised
parasites.
(Table 1).
Finally, combinations of essential oils with medium chain fatty
These nutritional interventions (Table 1) might exert direct
acids have been shown to have synergistic effects. To evaluate
antibacterial effects in the intestine (e.g. short and medium
the efficiency of such combinations compared to AGP Delacon
chain fatty acids), improve the function of the gizzard and
conducted two necrotic enteritis challenge trials. A summary of
(anti)peristalsis of the gastro-intestinal tract reducing luminal
these two trials (Figure 1) show that independent of duration of
pH, decrease coccidiosis incidence and/or consequences, and/
application this combination product improved feed conversion
or reduce supply of substrate to the bacteria by improving
ratio (FCR) and body weight (BW) on day 49. Compared to the
nutrient digestibility values. Moreover, physical form of
positive control including an AGP, no differences in body weight
cereal components of feed may affect the morphological and
gain were observed when this product was applied, which shows
physiological characteristics of the intestinal tract (Brunsgaard,
that this combination is an additional tool in drug-free broiler
1998; Engberg et al., 2004). Branton et al. (1987) reported that
production.
using wheat ground with a roller mill (coarse ground) compared
to a hammer mill (fine ground) reduced necrotic enteritis and
coccidiosis related mortality from 29 percent to 18 percent,
Conclusion
respectively.
Good intestinal health is crucial for a successful poultry
Nutritional interventions can be designed to improve the supply
production. Although farm management is a main factor to
of nutrients to the host animal, preventing intestinal challenges
control intestinal health, it can be supported by nutritional
or improving the birds resilience aiming to reduce the adverse
interventions and the right selection of feed additives.
BAGGING SYSTEMS
ACHIEVING INCREASED EFFICIENCY THROUGH DETAILED SPECIFICATION

by Imeco
he increasing application of automation

and technology in actual industry
have pushed all companies to apply
more efficient and specific production
systems. The requirements, a producer
is subjected to, became tighter in terms
of speed, assistance and quality. Every
end-line of production withstands to
this changes. Bagging technology is one
among the most important.
Bagging the final product is a heavy-duty process in every
powdery or granular process production plant. So automation is
highly recommended but, so far, not all the markets are adopting
this solution, for many reasons. In any case the bagging systems
are required to be as much flexible and accurate as possible,
considering the market destination and the personalisation
requested by every plant, considered its product, packaging and
market.
Finding applicable bagging systems
Packaging can obviously be considered as a marketing tool.

The surface of the bag, the type of closure and the material used;
with all of them allowing a company to add value themselves to a
unique and distinctive brand.
Several bagging systems are applicable depending on the
products and the reference market. Cement is world-wide packed
into valve bags as well as products that need low sanitation
requirements and, almost, no closure. FFS (Form Fill and Seal)
is often and mostly used for a very high speed production of food
products; open-mouth bags are still the most widespread, because

of the designs many advantages, including accurate weights,
more product bulk weight and bag size flexibility as well as being
easy opening for the end customer.
For more than 30 years, IMECO has been a world leader in
production of weighing and bagging solutions for every kind
of powdery or granular products, in the food, chemical or
agriculture industry whatsoever.
Progress and technology drove industry to nearly abandon
the traditional jute or cotton bags and to replace them with
quite new materials such as plastic and paper bags. In terms of
ecological balance, contrary to what is known, the use of woven
plastic bags, when correctly recycled is preferred; since the
manufacturing of paper is very energy intensive. Considering
the minor utilisation of jute and cotton and considered the costly
process of paper production, plastic materials are the most
common in bagging systems all over the world, but a high variety
is present. To allow the maximum flexibility, IMECO developed
its automatic bagging systems able to handle all the available
combination of bags materials, such as PP woven, PP laminated,
PP woven with PE liner, PE, multi wall paper, coated paper, paper
with PE liner, paper with aluminum among others.
Choosing a bagging system means to opt for a manual or
automatic solution. This choice has to be made in a strict
relation with the producer needs considering his product, volume
production, destination market, bag quality and weight accuracy.
Bagging system performance limit variables
Manual bagging system performances are related to two simple
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variables: human limits the ability to place the bags properly
and the number of cycles that the scales above can reach. This
second variable depends on the specific characteristics of the
bagging product: granular, powder, pellet, mesh, flakes and so on.
Depending on the specific product, IMECO is able to provide
several feeding devices that work as fast as possible; whilst
maintaining the original features and quality of the product:
gravity feeder w/o servo for plastic granules, granular
fertiliser, grain, rice and sugar. Belt feeders can also be installed
for those materials that need to be handled carefully such as
animal feed, pellets or flakes. Screw feeders are used for powders
such as flour, feed pre-mixes or minerals; turbine feeder for cereal
flour. IMECO, generally, reached the maximum number of cycles
in bagging scales in the whole market.
Fully automatic bagging systems are typically preferred in
more industrialised areas and where labour costs or aggressive
environment suggest the investment in automation. Nowadays,
automatic bagging systems are able to achiever much higher
performances than manual bagging systems in terms of
production, speed and quality.
For more than 20 years now, IMECO has been on the market
with one of its first automatic bag placing solution and today is
still riding high. The ABP120 series have amazing performances
such as fully automatic bag size changeover, are designed to
handle almost all kinds of bag materials, dust tight bird beak
spout (1:4) with pre-dump option for high speed bagging and
maintenance free bag detection system on the filling spout, to
avoid wrong product discharge, are just a taste of its properties.
Sanitation is key
It often happens that automation follows many years of manual
systems in plants that are already in existence. Thats why

compactness is also as much important as many other features
-- sanitation for instance, with new labour laws forcing plants to
raise their environment standards.
In the food industry, sanitation is also mandatory, with a low
dust environment, correct design and proper dust aspiration
systems all meaning those in the industry now understand
that good performances are linked with all of the essential
qualifications that now exist in the automation industry.
The upstream process is one, among others, of the most
fundamental phases of the bagging system. Precision and lack of
dead rates highly increase the whole system efficiency. IMECO
systems achieve weighing with one of the lowest margin of error
on the market, using the technic of the pre-dumping in order to
guarantee a continuous flow, and moreover, a very high accuracy
in goods bagging.
Besides sanitation, we must spend a few of words discussing
the international certification in weighing systems called MID

Measuring Instruments Directive obtained by IMECO over
two years ago. MID is a directive by the European Union, which
seeks to harmonise many aspects of legal metrology across all
member states of the EU, a very important point in a unified
market.
The importance of intuitive and easy to use software
Of course, also a reliable control system guarantees efficient

control of the bagging plant. We are talking about the fact that not
just the hardware must be heavy-duty but the software must be
intuitive and easy to use as well. The world market has changed
below different aspects and also the labor market changed itself.
The skills of the operating personnel must also be taken
into consideration and the frequent personnel turnover can
sometimes turn to be
as an handicap. Thats
why an easy-to-use
software with intuitive
control panel with touch
sensitive screen are as
much important as the
mechanical movements.
Electronics assists us by
improving our results.
However, if its not
applied properly, it can
become an obstacle that
is hard to overtake.
Just like modern smart
phones, that are usable
by children from a very young age, IMECO have developed
intuitive software that allows the client to set their machine by
themselves. Keeping the client on the leash is just not acceptable
anymore, this era has now ended. The market is simply too
crowded to operate in this way and we like clients to understand
that suppliers need to turn as a solutions-finders as soon as
possible to keep their market tight.
Open-mouth bags allow also several bag closing systems:
sealing, gluing, sewing or combined systems. Depending on
weight, volume and bag material a closing system could be
more appropriate than another. For instance, if a high sanitation

is required combined system such as sewing and stitches is
preferred or pinch bag if paper material is used.
Technology must help us in our day-by-day work
Thinking about bagging doesnt mean to think just about

begging techniques; many thoughts have to be made before to
purchasing new equipment. As already wrote above, technology
must help us in our job day-by-day. For this reason, we should
keep an eye on automatic equipment as much as is possible; selfdiagnosis, for instance, is now readily available.
With these many features, specialists wont ever lose their
time again and you wont ever need to keep your plant stopped
because of malfunctions that you cannot diagnose. Your new
equipment will be the one that, almost like a real patient, tell you
what is not working properly and what should be the tuning to
apply in order to optimise you production plant. Its also just with
a very high standards of quality of the components that youll be
able to find a reliability that wont ever let you down.
High standard components are not just inside the machine but
are also outside too. Im talking about remote control assistance.
However, sometimes self-diagnosis isnt enough. For this reason,
video cameras can be installed inside the machine to allow the
vendor to assist its clients 24/7 and to attend and fine-tune the
settings even from many kilometres away.
However, if you are planning to buy an automation bagging
solution, it is not as immediate as you may think.
Increasing efficiency through intensive specification
Receiving the enquiry for a purchase sometimes put the supplier

in an uncomfortable position to press the potential client in order
to understand what it is that they really need. Many questions
have to be answered, such as bagging volume, discharging
elements, weighing systems, bag types (material and dimensions),
bag sealing options, palletising, storage logistics, etc.
All of these measurements are required if the equipment
provided is to enable a complete solution. A long-term plan is
also both mandatory and important, because machines will last
more than anyone of us, if designed, produced and assembled
properly.
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A NATURAL SOURCE OF SELENIUM WITH DUAL PROTECTION AND DUAL BENEFITS
SELSAF
AN ORGANIC
FEED SUPPLEMENT
by Phileo- Lessafre
n 1817, selenium (Se) was isolated for the first time

by Berzelius. At that time little was known about its
biological function, until its nutritional requirement
was revealed about 140 years later by Schwarz and
Foltz in 1957 (Mehdi et al., 2013). Since then, Se
has been recognised as an essential trace element
and its supplementation to farm animals has become
a common practice worldwide, as Se deficiency
increases susceptibility to various diseases and
decreases productive and reproductive performances of farm
animals (Lyons et al., 2007).
The essence of Se to exert its positive effects lies in the
construction of the 21st amino acid selenocysteine (SeCys). SeCys
can be found at the active site of a wide range of
proteins, also called selenoproteins, which play
important roles in the antioxidant defense and
immune function. One of the most importent
selenoproteins identified is glutathione peroxidase
(GPx), which functions as an antioxidant by
directly reducing hydrogen peroxides (H2O2) and
phospholipase A2 cleaved lipid hydroperoxides
and thus reducing the level of lipid and protein
oxidation in the cell (Brown and Arthur, 2001).
Selenium metabolism in yeast and

animals
Nowadays, farm animals can be supplemented

with Se under an inorganic or an organic form.
These inorganic forms are mainly mineral
salts such as sodium selenite (SS) or selenate,
while organic forms can be found as synthetic
selenomethionine (SeMet) or as selenized
yeasts rich in natural Se components. These
selenized yeasts can be produced in different
ways, but the highly consistent selenized
yeast Selsaf is obtained due to the specific
cultivation of a proprietary Saccharomyces
cerevisiae (CNCM I-3399) strain on a medium
enriched with SS.
During the growth of the yeast, SS will be
transformed to hydrogen selenide (H2Se).
H2Se is an intermediate metabolite used
by the yeast to synthetise different organic
selenomolecules such as the seleno amino
acids selenomethionine (SeMet) and
selenocysteine (SeCys), but also many other
seleno-active components (Kieliszek et al.
2015). Consequently, due to the standardised
production procedure, Selsaf contains 2 natural
organic Se fractions which are easily absorbed
in the animals intestine I) 63 percent SeMet
and II) 36 percent SeCys and other active
selenocomponents.
In the first fraction, SeMet closely
resemblances the amino acid methionine (Met), as the only

difference between the 2 is the substitution of the sulfur atom
by a selenium atom in SeMet. This will lead to the non-specific
incorporation of SeMet in the animals body proteins. As such, a
pool of Se under the form of SeMet is created in animal proteins
found in eggs and milk, leading an efficient transfer of Se to
offspring.
Additionally, SeMet is also incorporated and stored in the
muscles where it can be addressed in stressful times. Under stress
conditions, SeMet will be released from this reserve pool in the
muscle due to catabolism and liberated SeMet can be converted
to H2Se for the construction of animal SeCys in the selenoenzymes (Schrauzer, 2000).
Figure 1: activation of GPx selenoenzymes

by Selsaf in comparison with control
group and sodium selenite
Figure 2; antiradical capacity of whole

blood from beef cattle supplemented with
Selsaf in comparison with sodium selenite
Figure 3; BHV1 antibody titers in serum

from beef cattle supplemented with
selsaf or SS
Figure 4; serum bactericide activity from

beef cattle supplemented with selsaf in
comparison with sodium selenite
Figure 5; % of animals suffering from MRD (A) and ADWG (B) of beef cattle supplemented
with Selsaf compared to SS
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data). After starting with Se
administration, animals in the Selsaf
group exhibited a stronger and faster
recovery of their serum bactericide
activity and where thus better able to
resist pathogens.
Figure 6; effects of different sources of Se on

layer performance
Figure 7; effect of Se source on broiler

performance
Practical consequences for

animal performances
As a matter of fact, in cattle

respiratory pathologies are often of
bacterial origin and generally appear
in a range period between 6 to 10
days after exposure to a stressing
event like transport (Hjerpe, 1983).
The fast and strong recovery of
the non-specific immune system
after transportation with Selsaf
supplementation, was reflected in
the incidence of morbidity related to
Figure 9; influence of Se from different
Figure 8; Deposition of Se from different
respiratory disease which decreased
sources on MDA
sources in muscle
from 41,2 percent in control group
supplemented with SS to only 4,3
percent
in
animals
receiving
Selsaf (Fig. 5A). Furthermore,
To reduce this muscle catabolism under stress conditions and
thus the influence of stress on zootechnical performance of farm
the ability of Selsaf supplemented animals to cope with stress
animals, Selsaf harbors a directly available source of active
was also twinned in the growth performance as cattle from the
control group with SS did not recover quickly their growth
seleno-components which can be used immediately for the
conversion to H2Se and subsequently for the formation of seleno- deficit accumulated during the period of convalescence (Fig. 5B)
(unpublished data).
enzymes like GPx.
The influence of Selsaf on animals general health and
Interest of Selsaf for health
The capacity Selsaf to increase the activity of seleno-enzymes,

like GPx, and thus its ability to improve the anti-oxidative status
of varies animal species, compared to non Se supplemented
animals (NC) was previously demonstrated and is represented for
dairy cows in figure 1 (unpublished data).
Additionally, a trial in beef cattle recently demonstrated that
supplementation of Selsaf to these animals is able to increase
the antiradical capacity of the whole blood when samples are
exposed to a free radical attack. This antiradical capacity is in
fact the measurement of the time necessary for the free radicals
to hemolyze 50 percent of the erythrocytes. The data in figure 2
clearly show that free radicals need a significantly longer time to
destroy erythrocytes in samples from animals receiving Selsaf
compared to SS (unpublished data). This means that Selsaf is
more efficient in improving the antioxidant capacity compared to
inorganic sources of selenium (unpublished data).
As oxidative stress is very often related to immunity Selsaf
raises not only the antioxidant capacities of animals but
influences their immune system. As such, Selsaf supplemented
animals developed a higher number of neutralising antibodies
in serum after vaccination with a bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV1)
vaccine administrated on day 0 and 19 of the experiment (Fig. 3)
(unpublished data).
Next to increasing the specific immunity after vaccination,
Selsaf was also capable of improving the innate immunity as
evidenced by measuring the bactericide activity of serum, which
is the capacity of serum to inhibit the activity of some bacterial
strains and thus characterises the non-specific immune system.
In bovine species, a capacity below 90 percent indicates an
increased sensitivity to pathogenic infections. Consequently,
data show that at the beginning of the trial, so immediately after
transportation and before Se supplementation had started, all
animals were highly sensitive to infection (Fig. 4) (unpublished
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performance was also demonstrated in poultry. In a first trial,
laying hens were supplemented for 32 weeks (from 18 to 50
weeks of age) with different Se sources, going from SS, Selsaf
to a source of synthetic SeMet. As shown in figure 6 (A-C). The
results clearly show that Selsaf was able to reduce the mortality
(A) of the layers while improving their laying intensity (B) and
feed conversion ratio (FCR) per egg (C), compared to the other
Se sources.
In a second poultry trial done in broilers, additional evidence
was gathered to evince that Selsaf is more capable at improving
broiler performance compared to other Se sources (inorganic and
synthetic SeMet) as demonstrated by their final body weight at 42
days of age (Fig. 7) (Unpublished data).
Consequently, it appears that Selsaf is not only capable of
ameliorating the antioxidant and immune function of animals but
that it also comprises benefits for farmers by reducing morbidity/
mortality of the animals and by improving their performance.
Practical consequences for consumers
Finally, not only farmers seem to profit from the

supplementation of their animals with Selsaf but also consumers
might experience some positive effect when eating end-products
derived from animals supplemented with Selsaf. As such, due to
the presence of SeMet, Se is deposited in several animal derived
products e.g. meat, milk, egg (Fig. 8) which are frequently
consumed by humans. In this way, the consumption of animal
products might lead to acquisition of natural Se in humans and
Figure 10; influence of Se from different sources on meat overall

appearance
Figure 11;
influence
of Se
sources
on meat
quality
consequently an improved oxidative status with better resistance

to pathogenic infections.
Additionally, it is well known that eggs are susceptible to
lipid peroxidation due to the presence of polyunsaturated fatty
acids (Mohiti-Asli et al., 2008). The oxidation level lipids can be
demonstrated by the measurement of malondialdehyde (MDA),
a secondary oxidation product formed during lipid oxidation. As
such, the concentration of MDA can function as a parameter to
assess the influence a certain Se source on lipid oxidation. As a
matter of fact, foods appropriate for consumption should present
lipid oxidation values below 3 mg MDA/kg of sample with an
upper limit of 7-8 mg MDA/kg (Faitarone et al., 2016).
Consequently, by using this parameter, it was recently
demonstrated that Selsaf is able to reduce the lipid oxidation in
eggs during 35 days of storage (Fig.9), meaning that their shelf
life would increase by supplementing hens with Selsaf.
In meat the oxidation of lipids and proteins is the most
important parameter for the appearance of meat rancidity. On
one hand, the oxidation of proteins in meat might decrease the
activity of proteases and increases the myofibrillar protein cross
linking finally resulting in tougher meat texture while lipid
oxidation on the other hand might interfere with the integrity of
the cell membrane leading to a lower water holding capacity and
the formation of volatile oxidation products interfering with odor
and flavor (Rossi et al., 2015).
Recent data indicate that supplementation of Selsaf to beef
cattle might affect the color, odor, surface wetness and overall
appearance of the meat during storage. Data clearly show that the
color score was higher in the Selsaf supplemented group from
the 4th day and that the other score was higher on the last 2 days
while surface wetness was higher starting from the 5th day of
storage. Consequently, the overall appearance of the meat was
increased from the 4th day of storage by the supplementation of
Selsaf to the animal (Rossi et al., 2015) (Fig. 10).
This trial (Rossi et al 2015) and a recent trial performed in
broilers (unpublished data) also showed that not only visual
aspects of meat were affected by the supplementation of animals
with Selsaf but that also the water holding capacity (Fig. 11A)
and the tenderness of the meat (Fig; 11B-C) were positively
influenced to a higher degree compared to other Se sources even
synthetic SeMet products. Water holding capacity and meat
tenderness are respectively measured by means of drip loss and
shear force i.e. the strength or force necessary to rupture a meat
sample, indicating that the lower the force needed to rupture the
meat the more tender the meat will be.
These results are most a likely a consequence of the higher
antioxidative status reached in meat when animals were
supplemented with Selsaf compared to the other Se sources
as indicated by the measurements of GPx and total antioxidant
capacity (TAOC) (Fig. 12A-B) (unpublished data). In fact, TAOC
is the measurement of the combined non-enzymatic antioxidant
capacity which thus provides information concerning the overall
capability to counteract reactive oxygen species (ROS) and resist
oxidative damages.
Conclusion
Figure 12; effect of Se source on antioxidant status of meat
In conclusion, Selsaf is a natural source of selenomethionine

and selenocysteine offering a dual protection against both
oxidative and pathogenic stress for the animal but also exhibiting
benefits for farmers and consumers by sustaining animal health
and enhancing zootechnical performance for farmers and raising
consumers satisfaction while preserving food quality during
shelf life.
References available upon request
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constant search for innovative solutions, certainly.
But ultimately it is the constant dialogue with our
over 1000 mill customers around the world that
sets Mhlenchemie apart. Our flour experts gain
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n Saturday June 11, 2016 Roger,
Tuti and I travelled as guests to
attend The Mills Archives Annual
Summer Garden Party. Milling and
Grains publishing house, Perendale
Publishers is a Patron of The Mills
Archive. As a partner to the Mills
Archive, supporting this annual
even is a true privilege, and we were
prepared, as ever, for an interesting and enjoyable day.
The event was orgainsed by Ron Cookson, Chairman of the Trust
of the Mills Archive and Mildred Cookson, an Archive Foundation
Trustee, as a show of gratitude for the support of all their Friends,
who help them continue to care for the records of our milling
heritage and make them freely available to the pubic.
Between them, Ron, who was awarded an MBE honour in 2012
for services to heritage, and Mildred, a former flour miller at the
Mapledurham watermill for nearly thirty years, no one has a better
directive to head such an organisation. Furthermore, as you will be
aware, Mildred also writes for Milling and Grain!
On the day upon an 11am arrival time, all guests filed into the
library. All were able to view a 100 year long archive for the
Northwestern Miller in fantastic colour and quality. Presenting
and aiding visitors here was Elizabeth Trout, Librarian and
Information Manager. The bound copies were welcomed by all
visitors and it started off the day with enthusiasm of seeing new
projects come to fruition.
This particular project was possible from a grant by the Mercers
Company. In the round, by obtaining cultural and heritage funding,
this archive has been brought back to the industry to understand
the past, and preserve positive contributions to the industry
from documents to buildings, and more. All this effort helps the
development move forward with a proud sense of heritage and
founding.
The Quern to Computer exhibition in the Founders Room
was very popular. It is based on the project of the same name,
and managed by Archivist, Nathaniel Hodge, who displayed vast
knowledge and provided truly interesting answers to visitors
questions.
Spanning from 6000BC right through to modern-day milling,

the exhibition was a tangible display of the growth of the milling
industry, shown through objects, relics, images and written
accounts. From small-scale hand powered milling by those who
survived growing and eating wheat, right through to todays
digitised, large-scale global industry.
There were models of mills and technologies from past eras
as well as milling machinery branded signs of companies that
manufactured the tools for milling. Companies that cease to exist
today but have given rise to more generations of manufacturers.
This exhibition showed how far technologies and techniques had
fundamentally changed; it was a useful show of how great change
continues today and into the future.
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In the Garden Hall there was a Owlsworth IJP display
and volunteer projects exhibition. The remarkable efforts
of interns and volunteers enables The Mills Archive to
deliver a great amount of extra effort to punch above its
weight and be an all-encompassing institution of the milling
industry. With good links to Reading University students and
other local people able to give their time and efforts to this
charity, it grows from strength to strength. I hope there is
another garden party next year to celebrate the work of this
organisation again.
The Mills Archive is an
international archive for the
milling industry located at
Watlington House in Reading,
in the UK. Since 2002 the
group provides an archive of
millions of records both in
physical and online formats.
Find out more and access
the archives at: https://
millsarchive.org and find
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A LESSON IN INNOVATION
by Darren Parris, Milling and Grain
aving just finished an exciting

exhibition in Las Vegas I caught
my flight to Dallas, in the middle
of the Lone Star State of Texas
which houses at its heart the
international headquarters of
MAXI-LIFT. I was honoured to
be greeted and shown around first
hand by Maxi-Lifts President,
Paul Phillips.
With an unrivalled pedigree, Maxi-Lift is a global leader
of plastic elevator bucket production and conveyor belt
customisation, offering complete solutions for agricultural
elevator applications.
Humble beginnings
I attempted to politely pin Paul down and inquire why our

international readers and his customers should choose MaxiLift. Pauls immediate answer was, Because of our unmatched
customer service, imaginative innovation, product quality, and
Maxi-Lifts reputation for fast delivery. We consistently strive
to do better by putting ourselves in the customers shoes I
learned that this approach is hereditary in the history of this
business. They are always looking to address customers
problems and in doing so will invent a solution.
This is evident from their humble beginnings. Paul delved
into the companys past revealing how the business started

in 1970. Founder Vic Sahm, was working for a Fortune 500
company based in New York. Vic was recruited by cattle
ranchers to help improve the delivery system of a new feed
supplement, fortified liquid molasses. Traditionally, farmers
would put molasses in a tub and lower an old bicycle wheel or
plywood wheel so it just dipped into the liquid. As cattle would
lick the wheel, it would rotate and continually pick up new
molasses to be licked.
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Vic worked with some of his customers
and designed a tub and plastic lick wheel
as a solution. He immediately picked up
an order for over $100,000 from a farmer
in Oklahoma City. They set up a shop and
started to produce their innovative Lick
Wheels. The farmers loved the plastic
wheels and the company has since sold
millions of wheels globally. This wheel
is still sold today. These early products
were the precursor to producing and selling
elevator buckets in the early 1970s.
Product development for improved

customer service
When you have the pleasure of meeting

Paul, his hunger to continually improve
becomes evermore apparent. Believing
there is always room for improvement, he
would constantly say, Its all about product
development.
This commitment to research and
development is demonstrated through the survey
conducted by the Maxi-Lift team in the 1990s. He told
me they conducted a survey of their customers to find out
what they wanted from a bucket.
The man who is always on the lookout to perfect
perfection probed his customers and collected data on
how long their buckets typically lasted. The average
answer was around 3 years, but was that good enough?
They posed another question how long would you
realistically like them to last? With the exception of
forever, the common answer was that it would be
beneficial if the buckets lasted the same length of time
as the rubber belts, which is around 5 to 6 years. The
company now had a blueprint for improvement.
This market research led the way to the innovative
development of the Tiger-Tuff Buckets which significantly
improved usable life.
Developed in 1996, some Tiger-Tuff Buckets from this date
are in fact still in use in a number of plants giving them a
potential 20-year life cycle, depending on how they are used.
Paul explained, buckets are like tyres on your automobile,
they are a wear item. Do your grandparents only take their
car out to drive at the weekend or are you a trucker driving
24/7? How long they last depends on how they are used and
with what type of driver is running the equipment.
flooring and much in between.

Paul tells me, they are consistently working with a minimum
of 10 different types of plastics such as polyethylene,
polypropylene, nylon and urethane to name but a few. Different
products have different uses and as such will have different
requirements. Some plastics might be for sticky applications
and some for high heat applications with there being a very
special plastic for elevator buckets. Paul explained that plastics
Innovation and automation- investment in

perfection
Walking around Maxi-Lift with Paul, I felt like Charlie

walking around the chocolate factory - around every corner
was more innovation and automation. On entering the main
factory, there were more injection moulding machines than
I could count, disappearing off into the distance. More than
50 percent of them added in the last few years, doubling
production capacity.
Over 150 expertly trained and dedicated staff keep these
injection moulding machines running 24 hours a day, 5 days
a week minimum, often operating 7-days a week. MaxiLift truly is a one-stop shop for most of your agri-moulding
requirements, with hundreds of different moulds making
buckets, tray-feeding systems, poultry and swine shed
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had different attributes for example your cup at a football
stadium would be flexible and your plastic in a phone
would be more rigid.
As I looked around the factory I could hear the
continuous swish of plastic pellets passing through
the highways of spaghetti junction pipes as each of the
respective plastics was pneumatically drawn into the
factory. A symphony of sounds as varied as the products
they become.
It is extremely impressive. Follow the pipes back from
the injection moulding machines through the factory, you
will find yourself outside where they all interconnect to
an army of more than a dozen storage silos. You begin
to fully appreciate the full scale of this operation. More
than five million lbs of plastic is on hand, and with trucks
feeding the silos continuously throughout the day, one
can only begin to imagine how much plastic must pass
through in a year.
In the central control room runs an integrated program
that is connected to every machine in the factory. This
machine allows Maxi-Lift to monitor each machines
performance, minimising down time and ultimately
reducing the cost to the customer.
This completely automated system knows when moulds
need to be changed and with continuous monitoring of
every possibility, the staff are often able to fix any issues
before they occur thus keeping the machines running at
an optimum pace. The monitoring is 24/7 and checks
every aspect of the factory operation. Product arriving
as pellets can be tracked all the way through the factory,
from silo storage through the pneumatic tubes to the
colour mixer. If a customer requires colour, this can be
added and mixed in with the pelleted plastic. The plastic is
then injected through the screw to the mould at an extremely
high pressure. Depending on the complexities of the mould
it will take as few as 30 seconds to more than 2 minutes to
fully inject the plastic.
Each mould can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars
each. Each machine costs upwards of one million dollars
- an investment in perfection, which is continually evident
throughout the factory.
The complete package
As we continue the journey through Maxi-Lift we enter

the belting side of the business. Paul explains that unlike
other Bucket companies, Maxi-Lift offers a Complete
Package which includes their premium bucket, high quality
rubber belting from suppliers such as Fenner Dunlop and
ContiTech. We precision drill the holes and match with the
correct splices and bolts. Paul said We take responsibility
to make sure everything aligns up correctly, so the buckets
align with the belt and bolts. We pay close attention to
detail delivering a quality product.
Paul made a point of highlighting the fact that they only
work with premium buckets by upholding their buckets
to rigourous tests and assessments they check the sizes
with precision gauges. These buckets are then partnered
up with quality, domestically manufactured rubber or PVC
belting, which they slit, cut and punch to order for every
customer. The types of buckets, belts, splices and bolts
used will often depend on the product being moved such
as cement, sand, aggregate, zinc, grains or clay continued
Paul. He explained the importance of fully understanding
the customer and their requirements as this effects a number

of aspects required in the final product.
The innovation never stops
From the belting shop to dispatch and storage, I find

myself in a cavernous room filled with row upon row of
floor to ceiling shelving. Paul reminisces about the building
of this unit and remembers it was bigger than half a dozen
full size football fields. It now houses millions and millions
of elevator buckets, waiting for order and dispatch the
same day. Whilst there is often nothing special about a
large storeroom, in true automated and efficient Maxi-Lift
fashion I witness the approaching forklift truck coming
along the aisle. With less than a half inch on either side,
impressive driving I thought, until it was pointed out that all
the forklifts follow a hidden wire under the concrete. This
allows narrow aisles, maximising storage space and thus
keeping prices more competitive.
The innovation is everywhere, even the small plastic
buffer clasps that click around every rack in the factory to
avoid damage from a fork-lift. Designed by Maxi-Lift to
solve an internal problem, it is now sold internationally as a
preventative solution!
We all know that distribution is one of the biggest costs
of any product and this is more apparent when you are
shipping overseas, and yes, Maxi-Lift came up with a
solution to shipping too much air. HD-Stax stackable
buckets allow up to three times the product to be shipped in
the same space as traditional buckets. Further proof, if it be
needed, that Maxi-Lift is truly exceeding their customers
expectations.
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The importance of training
Oh, but it was not over, Paul introduced us to

their new trailer and went on to explain how
important training was as part of their ongoing
customer service.
Paul told us, We have Regional meetings where
we visit customers and train their guys. This trailer
has a complete workshop and can pull up to a
customer and be used as a mobile classroom to
show maintenance and reliability guys exactly how
to complete any belting, splicing, bolting tasks.
We can run a complete training session from the
trailer. Being hands on helps with our customers,
we want to be their trusted adviser, not just a
vendor. We also offer design support and alignment
advice.
In addition to the onsite training I also learned
this is all available on multiple videos on their
website.
A visit off my bucket list
With that we had seen and experienced the whole

Maxi-Lift dream. What a pleasure and an honour.
Thank you to Paul Phillips, President of Maxi-Lift
for giving up his day for us. An impressive day
with a bunch of impressive staff, I would like to
thank the whole Maxi-Lift team for allowing me
open access to their whole facility and for their
time explaining how it all worked. That is truly one
visit scratched off my bucket list. Thank you.
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STORAGE
Storage project
by Andy Noble - Glencore Grain UK,

Mark Sanderson, and Josh Turner, Peel Ports
Peel Ports London Medway opens new markets for British

grain
The hugely significant first shipment of wheat to depart from Peel
Ports London Medway on the Thames estuary was loaded early
last month opening exciting new export market opportunities
for farmers in the south east of England.
Wheat from over 30 farms in the area has been sourced by
Glencore Grain to fill the 4,400 tonne Arklow Falcon, at the new
loading facility operated by Peel Ports in Sheerness, with the very
first load bound for Ireland.
Glencore Grain UK Managing Director, James Maw, said:
Creating a new grain export facility at Sheerness is an outstanding
opportunity for farmers of Kent, Sussex and the south east.
Exporting direct from Peel Ports London Medway at Sheerness, the
recent development opens a route for rapid access to the important
export markets of Europe and North Africa.
Kent and Sussex are relatively isolated from the main grain
supply regions of the eastern counties, which makes a local
export facility even more important, he added. The south east
region produces an estimated two million tonnes of wheat a year,
along with 240,000 tonnes of barley.
Welcoming the first ever grain vessel to

Sheerness
Paul Barker, Port Director at Peel Ports London

Medway, said We are delighted to welcome the
first ever grain vessel to Sheerness. We have been
able to handle and store the grain thanks to our
partnership with Glencore, which means we are
able to invest in the facilities it needs in order to be
able to reach its overseas markets.
Our ability to handle multiple commodities
from the same port is supported by commitment
and understanding from our customers. Thanks
to such partnerships, we are able to offer them
the flexibility they need from a port in order to
utilise the most suitable routes to markets for
their cargoes.
In order to store the grain, Peel Ports team converted a

warehouse previously used for paper storage. In three days it was
cleaned and sanitised to be ready for the first intake on Thursday
26th May, and currently stores 2000 tonnes of grain.
This first export of wheat represents the cropping from around
1400 acres (550 hectares) sourced primarily from farms in Kent
and East Sussex, but establishes a highly important route for
further shipments from growers across the south east.
More efficient and cost effective
Mr Maw highlighted that exporting Kent grain from Sheerness
is more efficient and cost effective.
The new route through the port now means Glencore Grain
has facility to export grain quickly and efficiently from ports
all around the UK ensuring rapid supply to meet customers
demands and efficient movement from farms.
The UK is set to export approaching three million tonnes
of wheat from the 2015/16 season one of the biggest totals
in history, despite challenging world trade conditions; every
shipping consignment is a milestone in delivering the target
requirement and supporting UK farmers.
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open new manufacturing
facility in Africa
Global Industries, Inc. has announced the opening of a new
manufacturing facility, located northwest of Johannesburg,
South Africa.
Scheduled to begin operation this fall, the new 2346 m
facility will house state-of-the-art precision manufacturing
equipment and technology for the production of MFS silos.
Initially, the new plant will focus on the production of silo
sidewall and stiffener components, but will be progressively
expanded to include many other Global product systems
as they ramp up to full production. Additionally, the new
location will also serve as a key distribution center to
customers within the region.
Global Industries has been an active partner in African
agriculture for a number of years, according to Global
Industries Vice President of International Sales John Haugh.
This region has vast areas of extremely fertile crop land, and
is poised for unprecedented growth in the very new future.
But continued population growth and food security issues
will need to be addressed if they are to effectively meet the
agricultural needs of the people in the years ahead.
Haugh added that innovative storage and handling systems,
such as those produced by Global Industries, will play a major
role in helping the region become more agriculturally efficient
and maximise the production capabilities of farms and
commercial grain operations throughout the country.
Having a local manufacturing and distribution facility
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Haugh concluded. Having local production, service
and support will help make Global Industries a more cost
competitive option, while providing customers with faster
delivery times and better service as we continue to grow our
dealer network in the African market.
Turnkey project in Djibouti for a new

grain and fertiliser terminal
The Belgian company VIGAN is proud to announce that it has
been awarded a second important turnkey project in Djibouti for
a new grain and fertiliser terminal in Doraleh Port.
This project for the Port of Doraleh is a direct consequence of
the very successful operations of the SDTV terminal in Djibouti,
entirely built by VIGAN in 2008. The SDTV terminal has been
successfully unloading above 2MT/year of grain and fertilizer
since commissioning in 2009.
The Port of Djibouti is located at the southern entrance to the
Red Sea, at the intersection of major international shipping lines
connecting Asia, Africa and Europe.
The Port is a minimal deviation from the principal East-West
trade route and provides a secure regional hub for transshipment
and relay of goods. Since 1998, the Port handled 100 percent
of Ethiopias maritime traffic, which moves to and from Addis
Ababa by truck and rail. To accommodate this important
business, the Port has made many additional dry yard areas
available and is creating the Port of Doraleh, 20km outside of
Djibouti city.
Port De Djibouti S.A. (PDSA) is building the new MultiPurpose Port of Doraleh to improve and replace the current
business development of the existing Djibouti port.
The Chinese CSCEC-CCECC Consortium is the main contractor
for the building of the quay and the entire terminal. The whole
design and manufacturing of the new multi-purpose unloading
equipment and warehouses have been subcontracted to VIGAN,
while civil works will be completed by CSCEC-CCECC.
The new terminal will allow to discharge, handle, store and

bag grain and fertiliser for a total of +/- 2,000,000 tons per year,
and will handle vessels from 30,000 tons up to 100,000 DWT.
Two separate installations for grain and fertiliser will be built to
prevent cross contamination.
For the unloading of grain and fertiliser, VIGAN will
manufacture and commission:
- 1 pneumatic ship unloader NIV600 with unloading capacity of
600 tph/500kW, mounted on rails;
- Set of belt and chain conveyor systems;
- 1 hopper on wheels with 3 bagging lines of 60t/h and truck
loading;
- 14 lines of 60t/h bagging systems;
- 2 flat warehouses totaling 85.000T (grain terminal) and 2 flat
warehouses totaling 145.000T (fertilizer terminal);
- 2 bulk truck loading stations;
- 2 bulk receiving hoppers;
Project completion is scheduled by end of 2017.
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Industry profile
BALAGUER ROLLS
100 years of engineering that today supports

affordable and high-quality milled foodstuffs
by Roger Gilbert, Milling and Grain
urning swords to ploughshares, a

biblical quotations from Isaiah 2:34,
took on a new meaning when I visited
the popular tourists summer destination
of Alicanti in mid-June to help celebrate
a milestone for an international
company called Balaguer Rolls.
Here, in one of the most hedonistic
places on the planet, there is a company
turning steel into foodstuffs the modern equivalent of that now
famous biblical phrase.
Balaguer Rolls produces some 16,000 rolls annually for the
flour, vegetable oil, chocolate and cereal industry globally thats
70 per day ranging from 150mm to 812mm, based on rolls
diameters. Without these precision-made rolls it is doubtful that
our food industry could produce the food products of the quality
we have come to expect and at a price that is affordable.
Located in the hills that surround Alicante, the village of Onil,
which looks down on Castalla and some 40km north of the
coast, this company which employs just 160 staff, celebrated
its 100 year anniversary in June. It has a global reputation as a
most committed and advanced manufacturer of its type in the
world. 99 percent of its production is exported to more than 130
countries.
Rolls are manufactured from base metals including imported pig
iron, scrap metals and a selection of specialist metals including
titanium, chromium, manganese, cobalt, nickel but to name a few.
Factory visit
Approximately 200 visitors attended the tour of the companys

manufacturing units in Onil. Following a short welcome and
video introduction, the visitors were divided into some 10
separate groups to tour the manufacturing plant.

Milling and Grain was one of two magazines allowed
dispensation to take photographs inside the factory and was
escorted around the factory by foundry manager Patricia Pla.
After viewing the incoming metal bins, in flat storage and big
bags in the raw materials wearhouse, we passed through the
laboratory where all incoming metals are tested with the latest
scanning and probing equipment before entering the foundry
itself. Metal samples of completed rolls are also kept for a period
of 10 years for quality control purposes.
This company runs some five induction furnaces which
feed into their respective centrifugal machines that spins the
molten metal into the shape of the roll layering metal down in
Antonio Juan Navas, quality
control manager, carries out the
ultrasonic testing
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Visitors gather at the companys

welcome area before tours of the three
factory sites begin
Tolerance testing over the full length of

a roll must be within five microns
the required order to achieve an outer casting of 15-40mm

of hardened steel supported on a strong steel base. Rolls are
determined by their internal measurements and this company
produces rolls from 150mm to 812mm diameters.
The furnaces operating on our visit were the 2500kW units
preparing 4000kg of molten metal each. The completed
moulds are coated with silica so that they do not stick to
other metals and rolled outdoors to cool from their casting
temperature of 1550 deg C.
The tour covered the roughing area and the pre-machining
areas and then the boring area, all processes in preparing the
basic roll for balancing and shaft fitting. At this point all rolls
are ultrasonically tested to ensure there is no cracking and to
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Patricia Pla, the foundry manager
at Balaguer explains the layering
of metals then ensure that the
outer 15-40mm of steel is of the
highest quality in terms of strength
and wearability
Rafael Snchez Herrero works on a

roll in the roughing area
Juan Ramon
Frances tests the
fluting on a roll to
ensure it is within the
tolerances specified
with the companys
purpose built flute
testing unit. This
handy brief-case
size unit carries a
three dimension
camera that has
a lens in its base to
read the rolls fluting
check the structure for any defects and to ensure the boundary
between the two metals making up the rolls are fully integrated.
Some of the larger rolls weight up to 20 tonnes and will spin up
to 1000rpm so its vital that any imperfections are located in the
manufacturing process.
Its not common that a roll is rejected. Once a roll is approved
it receives a serial number, not before, says Antonio Juan Navas,
quality control manager who carries out the ultrasonic testing.
There are also areas for sandblasting for surface and cleaning of
rolls using aluminum oxide and other materials and a workshop
in a separate building for shafts and any bought-in components
that, by the way, are tested to the same high standards as the
components made at the Balaguer factory.
roll production is taking place with the addition of the first largescale Rodomach fluting machine that has its own automated tool
grinding unit so the 12 tools fitted to the machine can be changed
and re-sharpened automatically. This helps the unit flut rolls up to
three times faster completing jobs of bigger rolls in just two hours.
When asked what made the machine so fast, the general
manager of Rodomach Welding Solutions Roel Doornebosh from
The Netherlands, who was on hand to explain the operation,
said the fluting tool was able to start slowly and then increase its
speed along the roll before reducing speed at the end and then
returning quickly to start the process again. He explained that this
configuration was effectively quicker that attempting to cut two
flutes at a time and also saved on energy.
Latest technologies in use
At the heart of the milling process
The latest development at Balaguer Rolls is the third factory

building which houses the high-precision rolls grinding area, the
fluting area and where the optical flute testing is carried out. The
building interior is kept at between 21-22 deg C year round.
A new piece of hand-operated testing equipment incorporating
the latest technology, can determine if rolls, especially those for
chocolate, biscuits, breakfast cereals manufacture, are within five
micron maximum tolerance set by the industry over the length of
the roll. This ensure manufacturers can achieve a precise grind
that meets product specifications.
In the fluting area were several Ocrim fluting machines. Each
roll takes anywhere between four to six hours to complete this
stage of the process. It is here that a significant development in
The foundry site works a two-shift system with 24 people on

each shift. Because of the climate, shifts run from 22:00 through
to 14:00 each day. As demand increases the company is prepared
to introduce a third shift from 14:00-22:00.
This was a memorable, three-hour visit to a manufacturer that
produces engineered components that perform to the highest
standards at the very heart of our milling industry.
Companies such as Balaguer Rolls which we were invited
to help celebrate their 100th anniversary - and others producing
these and other unique components for our industry, form critical
parts of the milling process and are just as important as the
multitude of farmers who grow the cereals and cocoa that pass
between them.
BALAGUER ROLLS 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Hard work, humbleness, honesty, respect and passion for work

by David Balaguer (Translated by Heinz Sidler)
"Dont you think its amazing to be here?

All together, celebrating our century of life?
Imagine, a 100 years
I have to confess that just thinking of it makes me
feel dizzy"
100 years is a truly magical figure, with too many meanings.
If we speak of persons, to reach 100 years is more than a
physical achievement, it is almost like challenging nature.
But if we speak of the world of enterprises, I think the
merit is even greater. Few companies, only a very few, are
able to celebrate what is bringing us together here today.
History in the making
Do you know what? We have made history!

Not only has our company been able to reach this amazing
age, in fact, we have done so with the pride of having
achieved, during this period of time, and today produce the
best rolls in the world for the food industry.
It has not been easy to be sure. During such a long period
of time we have lived and outlived many situations. Some
better, others more difficult, ones full of joy, others bitter
and hard. Nothing else but the reflection of a lifetime. Of a
life still looking to the future, because, as opposed to the
100-year-old person, Balaguer still has a lot to tell and to do.
Our 100 years mean experience, but not weariness;
they mean motivation and new challenges; they mean
responsibilities and goals. Our 100 years have gone, they are
history but, above all, they mean the future, because we feel
young and fit to continue building on this dream which has
lasted for four generations. Four generations which we could
equate to the four sons of one family.
Sons one and two
Who is the first son? The firstborn son is the one who
faces all the problems life presents for the first time and who
really suffers all the negatives from doing things nobody has
done before.
Probably the second son is counseled by his elder brother:
However, he also has to cope with similar situations in his
life - difficulties and the unknown. Not easy either.
It hasnt been easy for the first two generations of Balaguer,
who had to overcome the period of creating and innovating,
in endless workdays and taking hard decisions, but the right
ones.
The third son
And here comes the third son,

Santiago - Mr Balaguer - as we
all here have known him. Let us
suppose he found himself in a
familiar situation, easy, supported
and counseled by his elder brothers.
Apparently, the path seemed
straight forward, but company life
is sometimes more uncertain than personal life.
In fact, this third son, this third generation, had to make
a tremendous effort and use all his energy to perform the
big step forward: internationalising a small family company
from a small village in Alicante; our beloved Villa de Onil.
A challenge in capital letters, but with a success of the
same proportion.
The test was passed thanks to, it has to be said, the
professionalism and the efforts of a group of persons
educated on the principle of hard work, humility, honesty,
respect and passion for work.
Such are the qualities that have always belonged to this

third son, who we today remember and honour.
This charismatic gentleman, humble and fantastic,
extraordinary father, excellent boss, who transmitted to us
those values which enabled Balaguer to cross the oceans and
to be present in other continents, and who today is no longer
with us.
He is not here physically, but I am sure that somehow he
manages to find a way to join us and to celebrate with us our
first century. Nobody deserves it more than he.
The fourth son
And so the fourth son of our story has arrived - the fourth
generation.
And not only that, in the meantime we have reached 100
years.
But as opposed to a one 100-year-old person who feels
tired and is getting ready for his last journey, Balaguer
feels renewed forces, is up to date, young confident in
the company that still has alot to tell and many pages to be
written in its ongoing history. There is a lot of life ahead for
Balaguer.
We are the fourth generation. We are over 160 persons,
links in a chain, getting up every day to make the best rolls
in the world for the food industry.
We are this fourth generation and are ready to undertake a
new trip, yet another trip. And it will not be our last. Right
now we have the ticket to take Balaguer Rolls to each and
every corner of the world where there is a mill, without
exception, investing and growing in what we know we do
best, our finest dish, the best rolls in the world!
A trip to where our far-away customers feel close to and
protected by the Balaguer company, because our customers
know that here we work day-after-day to make their lives
easier.
If this is our aim, and our determination is not to stop
striving forward, I am convinced that this trip will make sure
that in another 100 years we will come together here again,
celebrating another milestone, the second century of the
Balaguer Rolls company.
We will probably contemplate that celebration from
another perspective perhaps from higher above - but we
will live it with the same satisfaction that today Santiago
must be experiencing.
It is up to us to keep working on his dream, his plan and
above all do so with the same values, those which he passed
on to us, the values of effort, humility, honesty, respect and
passion for our work. The passion for Balaguer.
Thank you, thank you very much to each and every one of
you here. Without you, all of what Ive said simply would
not have happened.
David Balaguer (left) with his brother Santiago
F CASE STUDY
CASE STUDY
Quality Italian
packaging
Today the word quality is present in all

we discuss, and when it comes to food this
includes everything from the ingredients right
through to food packaging
hilst millers worldwide

are consistently improving
the variety of flour mixes,
it is necessary for the
packaging industry to
continuously upgrade their
practices too. Italpack
replies to millers need for
neat and natural packaging,
based upon their years of experience and challenges taken on to
help them grow into what they are today.
Italians are well known for their imagination and composition
and Italpack are no exception. They have distinguished themselves
with a range of easy to use, compact and reliable machines, which
are based on a carousel concept a concept they say is still today
much ignored by other manufacturers.
Carousel packers require less space, and are designed to cope
with multiple formats. Being accessible on every side is also a
great advantage for cleaning and servicing.
Today, Italpack can boast serving the biggest milling groups
worldwide, meeting their standards and yet they still know their
smallest customers by name, providing the friendly service and
prompt reaction their aftersales are well known for. After all,
Italpack say they are more than a machine manufacturer, they
become a valuable partner to every miller, ensuring his or her
product is packed, efficiently and elegantly, and delivered always
on time.
The range includes machines for sizes from 500g up to 15kg
with Sos kraft paper block bottom bags, a material that is being
preferred over the many options proposed on different markets.
Returning to this notion of quality, the consumers want to see a
natural product packed in a natural bag, without suffocating or
adding preservatives to one of natures richest ingredients flour.
All Italpackss machines come with integrated checkweighers,
rapid and closely set feedback systems, remote assistance and

every accessory that modern packaging demands. Exporting to
over 90 different countries has provided them with experience of
many different products, costumes and climates, affording them the
opportunity to innovate and be that step ahead.
One of their most requested machine models recently is their
Pack50/10 H.O.
This model supplied already in 4 different continents is the
solution to those markets who are downsizing 25kg valve sacks
into two 12.5kg (or 25lbs on some markets) block bottom bags,
making them easier to work with for the consumer, the bread
maker, pizza hut, restaurateur or patisseries. The Pack 50/10 H.O.
is appreciated not mainly for its High Output of 20 packs per
minute on 10kg, but also has been praised for the very neat bag it
achieves, ideal for palletizing and always with a perfect closure.
Different closure options available keep every marketing
department happy, one of the above mentioned machines was
supplied recently to Italpacks Russian Customer, with four
different closing techniques, including the application of a handle
to the bag.
While they are very well known amongst the milling industry,
ITALPACKs reliability and technical solutions are appreciated
amongst many other packaging requirements, in fact their
machines are used for products like sugar and salt.
Quality is what todays buyers are expecting, and is what
Italpack is dedicated to. They are proud of every single line
manufactured, ensuring the highest standards and care.
More information: Brenton S. Leo, Export Sales Manager at
Italpack, Italy
www.italpack.net
IGC CONFERENCE 2016
Trust, Transparency and the Trans-Pacific

Partnership
Andrew Wilkinson,
Milling and Grain
Although China
is still a major
contributor to global
markets, USA and
Canada are expected
to make a comeback
and be reinstated to
the summit of world
grain producers in
the not too distant
future
n recent years, external factors such as poor weather have contributed to

poor harvests, which have in turn resulted in an understandable level of crop
uncertainty. However, the forecast figures for 2016-17 that were announced at the
recent International Grain Conference have only previously been bettered once.
Given the backdrop of this very favourable forecast, the mood was suitably
upbeat when the members of the council were joined by representatives from
industry and other organisations for the IGC Grains Conference, on the theme of
Changing dynamics: the new trading environment, on June 14 at the Jumeirah
Carlton Tower Hotel, London.
This years conference consisted of three sessions that focused on external factors. The first
session, Supply and demand outlook was followed by, Recent Trade Policy Developments,
including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), with the third and final session discussing the
intricacies of international trade and logistics.
Opened by the Executive Director of the IGC, Mr Etsuo Kitahara. Mr Kitahara began his
address by reminding all of the delegates assembled that, The IGC is committed to playing an
important role in building relationships between the key players in the oilseed market.
The market has changed a great deal in recent years; one only has to look to the recent
successful emergence of the South American powerhouses of Argentina and Brazil. Russia and
Brazil have also become the worlds largest players in wheat and soybean markets.
However, there have been other factors that have affected the global market in recent years.
According to Mr Kitahara, external factors such as the TTP, an arrangement that he believes is a,
Mega trade deal with far reaching effects.
Recent weather patterns have had catastrophic effects on global harvests particularly in 2008,
and alongside this with countries such as Russia reducing their agricultural growing space,
competition for land between crops has been intensifying on a global scale.
Supply and demand patterns have also changed a great deal; with export prices being a good
indicator of this change according to Mr Kitahara, with global wheat patterns are keeping
prices low.
But with global prices being kept low, how can those with a vested
interest in the international grains market ensure that they are able to
cope?
SESSION 1.1: SUPPLY AND DEMAND OUTLOOK
Robert Johansson: Chief Economist, USDA Coping with lower

prices.
Following a brief introduction by IGC Senior Economist Amy
Reynolds, Robert Johanssen was the first speaker of the day to take
the stand.
Selected as Chief Economist at the US Department of Agriculture in
2016, Dr Johansson is responsible for the Departments agricultural
forecasts and projections and for advising the Secretary of Agriculture
on the, economic implications of alternative programs, regulations
and legislative proposals.
Dr Johanssons address focussed primarily on three main topics
which included coping with lower prices, how to operate in a lower
price environment and matters of interest to US and globally.

However, another topic that was discussed by not only Mr
Johansson but by most speakers throughout the day was China,
and how the countrys growth has declined and the issues that this
new situation was creating in countries that export to Asia.
Although China is still a major contributor to global markets,
USA and Canada are expected to make a comeback and be
reinstated to the summit of world grain producers in the not too
distant future.
As for the immediate future, the US is expected to remain
number one exporter of corn and cotton, although recently there
has been, a move away from US corn to other commodities and
increase in corn imports from China to countries like Ukraine,
according to Dr Johansson. Further evidence of this can be found
in the with the 10 year US corn export projections, which start to
tail off mostly due to South American exports.
According to USDA predictions, soybean production will remain
high, as consumption catches up for corn and soybeans. However,
global demand will be outstripping production in 2016/17 whilst
global ending stocks edge up.
One consideration offered by Dr Johansson, is the Chinese
policy of builds stocks, which has been pushing up their stakeholding, even with this the Chinese market, still continuing to
import a lot of soybeans.
With the market appearing to offer little consolation for
producers, in the short term at least, how will they cope with low
incomes? Well according to Dr Johansson, cost per hectare is a

key consideration. He also added that producers may also, cut
back on machinery purchases and repair and they may be much
more reserved with their overhead costs.
However, another aspect of the current situation is that overall
farm debt will continue to increase, whilst delinquency rates on
farm loans will go up slightly with cash rental rates falling, but
only slowly, Dr Johansson added. This in turn will see a continued
growth of Crop insurance schemes in the US, as well as Higher
prices for corn being driven by a lower price of soybean meal.
Dr Johansson concluded his address by stating that the low price
environment expected to continue at least in near term, whilst
US plantings will be driven by producers decisions on which
crop will produce the best returns (or lowest losses).
Mr Jens Schaps, EU grains supply and demand outlook
Following Dr Johanssons address, the next speaker to address
the assembled delegates was Mr Jens Schaps, Director for
Agricultural Markets, Directorate-General for Agriculture and
Rural Development of the European Commission, EU. Mr Jens
Schaps has worked for the commission of the European Union
since 1983. All of which makes him the prefect choice to discuss
his chosen topic EU grains supply and demand outlook.
In his address, Mr Schaps began by discussing how the
international grains market was a living sector, with grains
all over the world, adding that in recent years, the industry
has made great progress and we have all benefited from open
markets.
However, Mr Schapps did air on the side of caution with regards
to the global cereals market, by stating that in recent years supply
has exceeded demand and that this has in turn caused global
cereal prices to fall, although in the EU prices have remained
relatively competitive.
With regards to the EUs cereals supply, Mr Schaps also added
that there is a strong relationship between the levels of supply in
the EU and the levels of production and imports have remained
relatively low compared to production, we in Europe are
fortunate as our production levels do not fluctuate like they do
elsewhere.
Production is much greater within the EU, as the union is,
currently operating at a trade surplus of more than 30 million
tonnes, whilst already looking to reach last years production
levels in the very near future.
However, the same cannot be said for soybeans as according
to Mr Schaps, as the EU currently import nearly half of our
domestic usage of 48 million tonnes.
Mr Schaps then added that we will all have to think outside
of the box, in order to anticipate the big trends that are coming
our way. These include the projection that, overall agricultural
land will shrink, which Mr Schaps describes as, an unavoidable
global trend. Overall, the outlook is positive, according to
Mr Schaps, adding that wheat is to stay number one in the EU,
whilst all other cereals will lose out in terms of area used to
common wheat, which will increase to 34 percent.
The EU is certainly a key player on global grains market,
and thanks to high supply, EU cereals will remain competitive,
environmental requirements may impact on crop protection in the
EU.
Mr Li Xigui, (CNGOIC) China: Outlook for supply/demand and
prices
Mr Li Xigui is the Division Director of the Analysis and
Forecast Department and Senior Economist at the China National
Grain and Oils Information Centre (CNGOIC). Since 2015 he has
focused on researching grain policy design and evaluation.
With an address that focused on Chinas grain supply and
demand price, Mr Li Xigui started by reminding delegates that,
although their share of the market may have declined in recent
years, China is still the largest producer and exporter throughout
the world and has been for quite a few years.
According to Mr Li Xigui, China is now in, a transition period
caused by over supply of grain, adding that, Chinas grain
supply is much bigger than the demand in present and near future,
which is driven by high import profit.
What has caused the transition period the Mr Li mentions? Well,
in his next point Mr Li described how he believes that 10 million
people moving from rural communities into towns have caused it,
meaning, soybean area is decreasing as urbanisation is taking up
a lot of space.
As well as an increase in migration to urban areas, Mr Li also
imparted that population growth had now, hit a downward
trend, even though the single child policy has stunted
population growth in the past.
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factor causing Chinas increase in production are agricultural

subsidies and in terms of rice, the implementation of minimum
purchase price policy.
However, the outlook for Chinese corn is not looking quite
so good. According to Mr Li, corn growth area will reduce by
2.6 percent and yield is forecast down 0.5 percent, adding that,
this year they will decrease in terms of supply and demand,
however in 2015 and 2016 the import statistics of corn were quite
conservative.
One of the major issues that is affecting global wheat price, as
referred to in the afternoon session by President of US Wheat
Associates, Mr Alan Tracy, China has stored quite a lot of grain,
as according to Mr Li, the market is saturated. However, one
side effect is that China are under a great deal of stress, as far as
storage in concerned.
To remedy this, Mr Li recommends reducing imports to boost
domestic consumption, recently we have started to release
some of the stock. However the price is not high enough to
stop imports. The government has been forced to increase the
compulsory purchase price. Mr Li also discussed the current
demand for plant oil being quite strong remarking that maybe
chinas diet is not so healthy after all!
However, Mr Li stipulated that this could be down to the
reduced corn price. Like wheat, China has also been storing
oilseed for many years, in fact every season 100s of millions of
tonnes, are stored by the Chinese.
In order to instill a clearer picture of the supply and demand
in China, Mr Li imparted that according to the data that he has
at his disposal, Soybean area and production are both currently
decreasing, in China, whilst imports of soybean are, still on the
rise as domestic production cannot meet domestic demand.
However, the same statement can also be applied to the US
market, which has also increased rapidly. This means that Brazil is
still the number one exporter of soybeans; but US export to China
is increasing, as China is one of the worlds largest soybeanprocessing centres.
Mr Li concluded his address by stating, Chinas current
position and US currency are all factors in the current situation.
Soybean oil price has not increased but is higher than the same
period last year.
Session 1.2: The Impact of external factors on production and
trade
The second segment of the first session began with an address
by Dr Corey Cherr Head of Agriculture and Weather Research
and Forecasts, Lanworth at Thomson Reuters, USA. Dr Cherrs
presentation, titled Is it getting hot in here? Global weather
& 2016 crop outlooks, looked at the effects of weather on the
global markets and how fluctuations in weather can lead to drastic
differences in yield size and quality.
The final installment of the morning session was presented by
Dr Rory Deverell, Senior Commodity Risk Manager, INTL-FC
Stone, Ireland.
Dr Deverells presentation, Trading and managing price risk in
a world of known unknowns, examined our role as risk managers
and how this is to make sense of the information available.
Your business is your castle defend it, added Dr Deverell, with
information being, the best weapon for defending business.
Before lunch, Ms Katy Lee of the International Grain Trade

Coalition (IGTC) gave a short presentation on Electronic
Documentation for International Trading.
SESSION 2: RECENT TRADE POLICY DEVELOPMENTS

INCLUDING THE TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (TPP)
An opportunity to be on the ground floor of a fair and balanced

agreement
The first of the afternoon session focused primarily on the
recent trade policy developments; with the soon to be ratified
Trans-Pacific Partnership taking real precedence. All speakers
seemed incredibly optimistic about the futures of their respective
organisations, with the need to keep people informed of policy
changes also stressed quite frequently.
Teresa Babuscio, Secretary General
COCERAL, Dynamics in Policy and
Commerce for Grains Oilseed and
agri-bulks
Following a brief introduction from
Senior IGC Economist James Fell,
the afternoon session began in earnest
with an address from COCERALs
Secretary General, Teresa Babuscio
I the absence of their President Mr
Gary Martin who was absent die to
illness.
Ms Babuscio joined COCERAL
in 2007 as Policy Advisor in charge
of food and safety issues, becoming
Secretary General in 2010. Teresa is
also responsible for Unistock Europe.
Beginning her address by discussing
the benefits of implementing best
practice, Ms. Babuscio described
how, increased demand for social
and environmental issues, as well as
market forces and global trends, are
both the key considerations when
operating conditions and business
plans. It is vital that establish what
these are as we need to operate
within these conditions in order to
create business values.
One of the IGTCs core business
values is that they will always pursue
partnerships with governmental
bodies. Ms. Babuscio informed
delegates that, for-profit entities
supporting IGTC are welcome to
be identified as IGTC Corporate
Stakeholders, adding that they
are also welcome to, help guide
our work. Trade Associations
and Councils working to support
international trade of grains.
One example of this willingness
to support comes in the form of the
IGTCs endorsement of the TPP
agreement. According to Ms. Babuscio, the TPP, provides for the

use of the most trade enabling and least trade distortive measures,
while improving trade and official by addressing regulatory, preexport actions, actions at import, science and risk analysis audit
and transparency.
With the TPPs endorsement from the IGTC, how has the
agreement been received by those who look set to become the key
players in the partnership?
Ms Fran Freeman: TTP: An Australian perspective.
One of the TPP s key players is Australia. Ms Fran Freeman
is the First Assistant Secretary, Agricultural Policy Division for
the Department for Agriculture and Water Resources, responsible
for developing and coordinating policies aimed improving the
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position to commentate on Australias view of and role within the
TPP.
Ms Freeman began her address by stating that, better utilisation
of resources equals higher productivity. So with this in mind,
its not surprising that Australia are very much in favour of the
TPP, which Ms. Freeman believes will offer, enhanced trading
opportunities, as the 12 countries currently signed up to the
partnership currently, represent 36 percent of global GDP,
according to Ms. Freeman.
As the TPP has been built on the global rules in WTO, Ms
Freeman believes that the partnership presents, significant
opportunities for Australian agriculture, as, according to Ms
Freeman, 34 percent of Australias 2014-15 goods exports worth
around AUS$86 Billion went to 11 TPP countries.
With the new market access opportunities that will be afforded
by the TPP, more than 98 percent of trade tariffs will be
eliminated, and according to Ms Freeman, this will be a move
towards resolving, behind the border issues with better customs
procedures, and will implement, mechanisms to address nontarrif barriers.
Australia sees these measures to be extremely beneficial to the
world trading environment according to Ms Freeman, who added
that TPP, offered potential forever increasing trading conditions.
However, Ms Freeman concluded by stipulating that, It is vital
that everyone is aware of the details of the trade agreement,
adding that the nature of the partnership presents, a really
comprehensive model for the future to come.
Of the twelve nations that have been heavily involved with
drawing up the details of TPP, Australia have certainly been one
of the foremost architects. However, another key contributor has
been Japan.
Mr Masanori Hayashi: An assessment of the TTP From the
perspective of an importing country and trade rules
Presenting the Japanese view on TPP was Masanori Hayashi.
A senior researcher at the Organisation for regional and InterRegional Studies at Waseda University, Mr Hayashi has also
published numerous reports and books on agricultural/food
related GATT/WTO rules and their relationship with the regional
trade agreements. All of which more than qualifies Mr Hayashi to
discuss the proposed TPP from a Japanese perspective.
Japan is highly dependent on TPP countries for the supply of
grains, began Mr Hayashi, TPP provisions on food security,
plant quarantine and food safety, modern biotechnology,
geographical indications, were also very attractive prospects
within the partnership.
However, Mr Hayashi also stated that it is of vital importance
that the Japanese government seize the opportunity, to
communicate the TTP with its citizens transparently.
Is the TPP a model for future trade agreements? Well, according
to MR Hayashi the answer to this question is no, as it does not,
a new type of trade agreement which will go beyond WTO trade
rules
On the topic of the Chances of Japan signing a Fair Trade
Agreement with the EU, Mr Hayashi stated that, the Japanese
governments policy is to expand; not only TPP but also other
areas such as EU. Mr Hayashi also added that the current
situation is, really complicated, as it is very difficult to predict.
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Mr Hayashi concluded his address by stating that, one issue

facing the establishing a global FTA, is that he believes that to
integrate all of these spaghetti balls, would be very difficult.
Other than those who are currently signed up to join the TPP,
there are other countries that have expressed a desire to join the
agreement.
Mr Jesus Silveyra: New perspectives for Argentinas grain sector
Mr Jesus Silveyra is a Business Administration Graduate
with more than 35 years experience working in the public and
private agricultural sector, mainly in production, logistics,
implementation, quality control and trading.
Mr Silveyra began his address by discussing Argentinas current
image on the international stage and how it had been bad but
the current government is trying to recover it. In economic
terms, Argentina has recently exited default and their agricultural
industry has made impressive progress already, since the
introduction of new policies, Argentinian wheat and corn exports
133 and 91 percent respectively.
But how have they achieved this? Mr Slveyra told delegates
that he believes that the releasing of export quotas had created
extortion in local markets. However, the current administration,
only taxes export on soybeans.
Other policies have also made a huge impact in Argentina.
Public service strategies have been implemented, which include
a whole raft of targets for the country to achieve by 2020. These
schemes, such as Plan Belgrano for the improvement of rail and
roads, also includes the establishment of free trade, a 50 percent
increase in and oil seeds production and a 20 percent increase in
dairy production.
Looking to the future, Mr Silveyra stated that in future Argentina
has every intention of signing trade agreements, our intention is
to approach TPP and we will also sign trade agreement with the
EU.
The conclusion of the second session was followed by a short
break for refreshments.
SESSION 3: TRADE AND LOGISTICS
The third and final session, moderated by Nathan Kemp, Senior

Economist IGC, focused on trade and logistics. The key themes
of this session were global expansion, respecting the past as well
as making plans fir an uncertain future. Respecting consumer
integrity, the malevolent impact of legislation and how countries
are adjusting their policies to adapt to an ever-changing landscape.
Mr Arkady Zlochevskiy, Grain market scenario and trade outlook
for Russia: Major challenges and opportunities
Arkady Zlochevsky is the President of the Russian Union and
Chairman of its board of directors. He is also a member of the
Council on Agriculture and the Advisory Council on Agriculture.
Mr Zlochevsky began his address by informing delegates that
this year, Russian agriculture is, facing another record year,
with corn exports increasing to 4890 metric tonnes, compared
with = 12, 000 metric tonnes in 2002/2003.
However, Mr Zlochevsky then went on to discuss how, 30
years ago Russia was the worlds greatest consumer of grain the
Soviet Union brought in 50 million tonnes a year. Since this
fruitful episode, Russias competitors have begun to enjoy a great
deal of success in markets that had been previously dominated
by Russia, such as Egypt, with this success is a direct

consequence of sanctions, according to Mr Zlochevsky.
Russia is adapting to this situation, Russia now measures
profitability per hectare rather than per tonne. This small
tweak has seen their most recent compound annual growth rate
projection well ahead of global trends; with the main driving
force being, low production costs.
However, Mr Zlochevsky warned against becoming too
fixated with low production costs, as Affluent people want to
buy cheap things but cheap things are a brake on progress. We
must protect the interests of consumers by not supplying cheap
alternatives.
That said, Russias growth is currently well ahead of
world trends, despite the fact that they are currently heavily
sanctioned due to events in the recent past. With regards to the
aforementioned sanctions, Mr Zlochevsky believes that the
question is not if, but when sanctions will be lifted.
Mr Zlochevsky concluded his address by sharing his view
that Russia, are seen as a threat to our competitors as we,
as Russia is so competitive. It will be in the interests of our
competitors to impose as many restrictions as possible in order
to maintain their market share.
One country that has recently been in conflict more directly
than others recently is Turkey, although their wheat trade has
remained continuous.
Mr Gnhan Ulusoy: Milling industry and trade perspectives
Following the conclusion of Mr Zlochevsky address, the next
speaker to address those assembled was Mr Gnhan Ulusoy. In
May 2015, Mr Ulusoy was appointed chairman of the Board of
the Turkish Flour Industrialists Federation (TFIF). He is also
currently the Chairman of Ulusoy Un Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
All of which places him in a very good position to discuss the
current trade and logistics situation in Turkey.
Mr Ulusoy began by stressing the importance of appreciating
our history, as it helps us understand our present and our
future. However in the present, 25 percent of Turkish
population is currently employed in agriculture worth US$6
billion.
In Turkey, wheat is currently the biggest crop, and of the
seven regions, Central Antalia is the most productive, with
21.8 million tonnes in 2008 compared with 22.6 million
tonnes last year, according to Mr Ulusoy, who added that this
is a, remarkable increase of corn from year to year.
The Turkish government does offer some assistance to
its agricultural industry, they industry also enjoys a lot of
protection from Turkish Grain Board (TMO). In fact, in
2014 TMO purchased 12.5 million tonnes according to Mr
Ulusoy but there was a bumper crop in 2015. Government
intervention also saw the region of SE Antolias yield increase,
from 1 to 2 million tonnes due to the culmination of an
irrigation project.
In terms of exports, Kazakhstan are still Turkeys main
export market, although they do export to over 100 countries
worldwide, including the far east, where some importers are
starting to import more from Turkey.
In order to survive, countries need to adapt. Citing the
examples of Italy and the UK, Italian millers lost their market
share, whereas the UK consolidated their position by partnering

with supermarkets. However, more commonly, Mr Ulusoy
told delegates that, as margins get tighter, the industry will
look at ways of making profits.
As the global market landscape changes, nations must adapt
their policies to ensure they are able to remain competitive. A
prime example of a nation that has adapted is the USA.
Mr Alan Tracy: The changing landscape of world wheat trade
The final speaker of the final session was Mr Alan Tracy,
President US Wheat Associates. As President, Mr Tracey
coordinates the global export market development program for
US Wheat Associates. He also maintains close contact with
trade and government representitives, the US Department of
Agriculture and other partner organisations to promote all six
classes of wheat in more than 100 countries around the world.
US wheat leads trade but the trend in soybean suggests that
the market is expanding rapidly. Wheat is real food for real
people, and according to Mr Tracy, wheat is more complex,
more sensible and other than the politics more fun! Market
decisions are smarter than political decisions
Currently, the US exports 17.9 million MT to Africa and
Middle East. However, the US market share has been greatly
reduced by Russias rise, which Mr Tracy describes as being
volatile and driven by weather and political decisions.
This change in the landscape has greatly affected US imports.
According to Mr Tracys statistics, in 1985 90 million MT,
compared with 15 million MT in 2011; a move that he refers
to as a dramatic change.
However, the US has adapted to this shift in the markets by
raising 12 million MT in new business with, quality buyers.
According to Mr Tracy, US wheat is no longer an agricultural
commodity now an ingredient and is generating more cash
per mega tonne. Evidence of this can be seen in a recent
large purchase of US flour by South Korea, as according to Mr
Tracy, it is a high quality, highly desired product.
The weather of course another key consideration, although Mr
Tracy did provide delegates with an optimistic forecast for this
year, we should experience a dry August in North America,
which will have a significant impact on the landscape.
On that subject of the current economic landscape, Mr Tracy
then referred to several studies that discussed how there is a
lot of evidence available of global markets being distorted
by wheat support prices in China that are, well above market
levels.
Mr Tracy then drew delegates attention to the loan rate
figure; which is an indicator of supports in certain countries,
with some soaring well above WTO limits, including China,
India, Brazil and Turkey, with the impact country by country
being over US$1 billion less in revenue.
Mr Tracy concluded his address by stating that, US volume
share is down but value share is up, adding that, domestic
support in China and other countries is now the biggest
distortion of production.
The conference was then closed by Etsuo Kitahara who
thanked delegates for attending an interesting and enlightening
day and invited everyone to next years Conference on
Tuesday 6th June 2017.
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Industry events
SPACE 2016
2016
13-17 September, France
n 27-29 July 2016
Indo Livestock
Jakarta Convention Center
http://www.indolivestock.com
n 13-16 September 2016
SPACE 2016
Parc-Expo Of Rennes Airport La Haie Gautrais 35170
Bruz France
http://www.space.fr
n 08-11 October 2016
International Baking Industry Exposition

Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, USA
http://www.ibie2016.com
FIGAP 2016
Expo Guadalajara, Caballo Arete, Guadalajara,
Mexico
http://www.figap.com
Vietstock 2016 Expo and Forum

Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC), Ho Chi
Minh City, Vietnam
http://www.vietstock.org/
IAOM MEA
Millennium Hall, Airport Road, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
http://iaom-mea.com
n 04-06 November 2016
CICFOGRAIN2016, CICFOFEED2016, CGOF2016

No. 50, GanJiang South Road, Honggutan New District,
Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
http://www.cicfo.com
JTIC
Paris Event Center 20 Avenue De La Porte De La Villette
75019 Paris - France
http://www.jtic.eu

EuroTier
Messe Hannover, Germany
http://eurotier.com
n 13-14 December 2016
Biomass Handling, Feeding and Storage

Kent, UK
http://www.gre.ac.uk
PACE 2016 will be held from Tuesday 13th

September to Friday 16th September at the
Rennes Exhibition Centre, France.
Created in 1987 at the initiative of the Chambers
of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Rennes
Exhibition Centre, SPACE promotes innovation by
showcasing the technical and technological solutions
that farmers and all livestock sectors need to compete
and improve their working conditions.
Now the industrys second largest global expo,
SPACE is also a source of new prospects, new ideas
and new directions to help build the future and
improve the visibility and confidence of an industry
that plays a vital role in feeding humanity.
Its location at the heart of a large farming region in
Europe, its professional status and its international
scale are the major keys to success that have cemented
its reputation and made it a leading industry expo.
Numerous Exhibitors
At the last count, 1,262 exhibitors have registered

from 37 countries including 136 new exhibitors. The
different sectors will all be represented at the Expo:
animal feed, poultry, cattle and energy; with feed
enjoying the greatest exhibitor increase from last year.
There will large numbers of exhibitors present
again, even though the EuroTier Expo will be held in
Hanover in November. This reflects SPACEs ability
to attract livestock professionals and has earned
a well- deserved reputation as a fun, international
professional trade show where participants enjoy
unique, top-quality interactions.
The 30th Expo - a special focus
To mark the thirtieth anniversary, SPACE is launching

a new visual to further strengthen its image as a
longstanding international professional trade show.
A new version of the website was launched early in
the year to provide even more online services to their
exhibitors and visitors.
The new version offers a more lively presentation
and features more illustrations, photos and videos.
The hundred or so exhibitors present this year who were
also present in 1987 will be given a special distinction.
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Industry events
Cereals 2016: Innovation and technology
in the shadow of a looming storm
by Andrew Wilkinson
ttracting visitors in search
of information on new
products, practical advice and
insight into industry issues,
Cereals, the UKs leading arable technical
event took place at Chrishall Grange in
Cambridgeshire on June 15 16.
With over 500 exhibitors, the 24,000
visitors took full advantage of the
networking opportunities with both new
and existing suppliers. On the first day
alone, over 1,200 tickets were scanned in
the first 20 minutes of the gates opening.

The Duxford fields were awash with the
latest technological advances, all crammed
into row after row of industry relevant
companies; including manufacturers
demonstrating an impressive array of new
precision technology, and a plethora of
exhibitors demonstrating the benefits of
their disease resistant chemicals. All of
which afforded farmers and their advisors
with the opportunity to drive up both their
efficiency and productivity.
The worlds leading trade fair for animal production
Welcome to the worlds

leading industry event
15 18 November 2016
Hanover, Germany
Hotline: +49 69 24788-265
E-Mail: expo@DLG.org
Organizer
including
www.eurotier.com
Decentral
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Difficult times stimulate change,

according to Cereals Event Director Jon
Day, but with change comes opportunity,
which often requires taking difficult
decisions and altering the status quo.
Visitors to Cereals seek the agronomic
information, market insight and product
knowledge that will ensure their businesses
are sustainable now and in the future.
This year boasted two very different
but equally innovative new features; the
AgHawk Drone Zone and the Soil Pit We
are excited to be pushing the boundaries,
and being the first agricultural event to
offer hands on interactions with drones,
stated Mr Day, adding that, Both the
Soil Pit and Drone Zone demonstrated the
impact that knowledge can have on crops
and farm productivity.
Expert advice on variety, risk and growth
One of the highlights of this years show
were the regular 45-minute crop tours
organised by AHDB. Featuring a selection
of handpicked experts who specialise in
cultivation, distilling or horticulture, the
crop tour discussed the various risk factors
involved with growing various varieties
of cereal crops in the current climate, as
well as the preventative measures that
farmers could take to manage this level of
risk. Following the tour, members of the
audience were invited to ask questions.
The looming storm
Hosted by the Oxford Farming
Conference, arguably the busiest event
of the two-day show was the Brexit
debate. Packed into the Arable Conference
marquee and spilling out onto the busy
thoroughfare outside, was an audience
in excess of 500 who not only listened
keenly to both sides of the debate, and then
participated fully in the ensuing debate
with many asking very passionate and
direct questions.
At the conclusion of the debate, each
participant was given a voting slip and
asked to leave by the remain or leave
the results were in keeping with other polls
done on the day, with an overwhelming 64
percent voting in favour of leaving the EU.
In 2017, the Cereals event moves
to its other home of Boothby Graffoe
in Lincolnshire. With an expected
25,000 arable industry professionals,
500 businesses and organisations,
100 working demos of cultivations
and drilling equipment sprayers and
machinery, 5.65ha of growing crops; with
a conference that brings together industry
leaders, next years event will take place
on 14-15 June.
Milling
Pulses
&
Rice
Feed
Pasta
&
Biscuit
Supplier
Industry
Industry
7th International Flour, Semolina, Corn, Bulghur,
29,7 cm Milling Machinery Exhibition
Supplier
7th International Feed Milling Machinery Exhibition
7th International Pulses and Rice Technologies Exhibition
7th International Pasta and Biscuit Technologies Exhibition
7th International Storage, Packaging, Laboratory, Additives and Sub-Industry Expo
04-07 May 2017

stanbul Expo Center
YELKY / TURKEY
SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS
Union of Bulgarian
Millers
Ethiopian Millers
Association
The Romanian Employers League

Of The Milling, Bakery And Flour
Based Products Industry
Agency for State Material

Reserves of Tajikistan
Millers Association
of Ukraine
Pakistan Flour
Mills Association
Turkish Grain
Suppliers Association
Palestine Food
Industry Union
Libya Flour Millings and

Feed National Company
Iraq Al Diwaniyah's
Chamber for Commerce
The Department
of Food Agriculture and
Farm Products of Ghana
Businessmen
Association of Congo
Chamber of
Commerce and
Industry of Ivory Coast
National Federation
of Bakers of Senegal
National Milling
Federation of Morocco
Portugal Compound
Feed Association
Anatolia Flour
Industrialists
Association (Turkey)
Association of Turkish
Pasta Manufacturers
Association of Pulse and Grain

Processing Technologies, Packaging
and Analysis Systems
Southeast Flour
Industrialists
Association (Turkey)
Parantez
Intarnational Fair
Tel: +90 212 347 31 64

E-Mail: info@idma.com.tr
www.idma.com.tr
PIX AMC - Poultry Information Exchange

and Australasian Milling Conference
Sustainability down-under and other key concepts directing our

milling and livestock future
Attentive audience at the PIX and AMC plenary presentations
he conjoint exposition of the Poultry Information

Exchange (PIX) and Australasian Milling Conference
(AMC) 2016 was held at the Gold Coast Convention
and Exhibition Centre in Queensland, Australia, from
Sunday-through-Tuesday, May 29-31, 2016.
Sustainability Key concepts for our future was the theme
for the event this time around, a theme well represented not
only in the selection of technical presentations but also amongst
attendee conversations and exhibiting companies products.
The biannual Australian event AMC is the leading conference
for feed and flour millers. AMC 2016 was its 14th edition and
drew delegates from Australia, New Zealand, the South Pacific
and South East Asia.
PIX held its 27th edition of what is known as the premier
industry event of the poultry industry calendar in Australia.
While the combined shows attracted over 1500 attendees
predominantly from the Asia-Pacific region it also attracted
visitors from around the world.
Over the three days I visited many stalls and spoke to a
number of AMC exhibitors. It was not surprising to learn that
the majority of them had been coming for many years, even
before the amalgamation with PIX.
Sunshine on the Gold Coast
Above: Drinks and networking prior to the AMC welcome dinner

Below: Opening day at the exhibition hall
Broadbeach is conveniently located between two major

airports that offer extensive international and domestic services,
with the Gold Coast Airport being just a 30 minute drive away.
When in the Gold Coast there are many easy-to-use public
services available including trains, buses, taxis and ferries and,
if you prefer, it seemed as though the area was quite hire-car

friendly too.
However, I found that when I made it to Broadbeach
that the convention centre, the pristine white sand beach,
restaurants, the malls and a multitude of accommodation
options were all within a 10-minute walk of each other and
so such transport was unnecessary outside of travelling to
and from the airports.
In fact the exhibition goers that chose to walk were easily
recognizable with their PIX AMC lanyards, offering the
opportunity to converse prior to arrival.
While of course it is not critical to a successful show,
having the venue located in such an attractive area, with so
many entertainment options never hurts, especially in the
case of PIX/AMC which opened on a Sunday.
With plenty of quality entertainment options nearby,
outside of the conference hours there was plenty to keep
attendees busy, whether networking with industry members
out at dinner or taking some time out on the beach.
Above: Conference dinner

Below: Crazy wigs and good times at the conference dinner
AMC Welcome Dinner
On the opening Sunday evening there were two welcome

dinners, one for PIX and the other for AMC, which I attended.
The Australasian milling community congregated and
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Wayne Burnes (left), Mark Burnes (centre) ,

and Francesco Piacintini (right) at the Milling
Process Services stand (representing Golfetto
Sangati in Australia)
Wayne Hanson at the

WAM Australia stand
James Lang (left) and Jon Dalziel (centre) of

AGCO Australia, and John Manning (right) of
Keogh at the GSI stand
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mingled with drinks for about an hour before proceeding

through to the dining hall. It was an excellent opportunity to
meet new members of the industry which was valuable for
me - and for others to catch up with old friends.
Alapala and Satake were the proud sponsors of the AMC
Welcome Dinner, and it was a great night with a number
of awards being presented, one of which was the Stock
Feed Manufacturers Council of Australia (SFMCA) 2016
Development Award.
The SFMCA Development Award is made to participants
in the stock feed industry who have been recognised as
having the potential to become future industry leaders. The
Development Award recognises winners from each of the five
State Stock Feed Manufacturers Associations.
The recipients would go on a study tour with John Spragg,
who is the Director & Executive Officer at JCS Solutions &
SFMCA. The tour award recipients would visit a number of
feedmills, raw material sites and suppliers.
One of the recipients had the following comments to make
on behalf of the recipient group,
Thank you to the Stock Feed Manufacturers Society for
giving us the opportunity to receive this award, this is a
fantastic opportunity for the five of us.
It is one of those things where when you are working for
a company you can see your own mills and that within your
own business, but it is very rare that you get the chance to get
out into the industry and see how other businesses do it.
We recognise the great opportunity and experience we will
get in being able to see different feedmills, different businesses
and different pre-mix plants. It is about getting better ideas on
how we can further develop the stockfeed industry, this goal
will only be achieved through collaboration.

The ATMA (Australian Technical Millers Association)
Young Achiever Award 2016 was also presented. Paul Martin
of AusPac Ingredients presented the award.
The purpose of the ATMA Young Achiever award is to
give technical millers the opportunity to take a life-changing
tour of the world, he said.
Allowing the winner to plan their own personal trip ensures
that they have the opportunity to pursue things that they are
passionate about and that they want to see.
It is basically the perfect training tool for free.
The ATMAs focus is on technical millers for the future
and is the reason why we are so pleased to offer this
Aus$12,000 award to the winner, and together with that prize
Buhler have also given the winner a place in a two-week
milling course at their training school in Switzerland.
(left to right) Claus Martinsen, Steen

Frydkjaer, Gordon Spurrel, Martin Liese,
Jens Vinther Jensen and Adrian Navie at
the Skiold and VMS stand
Daniel Stalker (left) and Simon

Kirkman (right) at the FOSS Australia
stand
Copies of
Milling and
Grain that
were given
away for free
at the event
Supportive environment
One of the stand-out aspects of this event for me was

the level of comfort the event organisers and caterers had
managed to muster.
All of the staff I dealt with were courteous and friendly.
With the combination of a clearly-communicated and
professional schedule running to time, delicious snacks
and lunches were served frequently and then cleared away
promptly, and ample networking space available outside
of the stands, industry members could not ask for a better
environment for networking and doing business.
Oh yes, and I must not forget to mention the many
self-service coffee machines that were littered around the
showroom floor that everyone appreciated.
(left to right) Justin Xu, Roman Rajcany,

Lin Chen, Torsten Rohrbeck, and Yuanjie
Fu at the Buhler stand
Hennie Pieterse (left) and Paul

Eijmberts (right) at the Ottervanger
stand
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Plenary presentations
Plenary sessions begun Monday morning, with the first few

being the most notable presentations for me.
The opening presentation by Rob Cumine, the agriculture
manager for Coles Supermarket Australia, discussed Coles
sustainable and interactive approach to the marketplace.
This was followed by a presentation from Grain Growers
Australia, senior economist, and Trade and Market Access
manager, Dr Cheryl Kalisch Gordon.
This was especially relevant for me as she gave an excellent
introduction to grain farm market consolidation and trends
over the past five years in Australia. Dr Kalisch Gordon also
briefly discussed each trade agreement with implications to
the Australian grain market. Also relevant to Milling and
Grain magazine was her final discussion around the grain
yield increase rate of Australia and how it is relatively slow
when matched up against the North American and European
production.
Another stand-out session for me was Sustainability as it
relates to food and feed; it was chaired by AMC and SFMCA
Chairman David Bray and offered a holistic view to multiple
facets of sustainability.
The following presentations were given by experts in their
fields: World animal protein requirements and challenges for
sustainable milling, a feed perspective; recycling opportunities
and challenges; generational change in the Australian
agribusiness sector implications for the future, sustainable
health for rural communities.
As the titles infer the presentations offered insight into
difficulties and solutions related to sustainability we are
currently faced with or will be faced with, and some of which
were from the perspective of those within the feed industry
and some from without.
It was during the hour-long panel discussion following the
presentations however, that attendees were able to realise just
how equally critical each of speakers fields were to the future
success of our sector.
Successful trade show and conference
After speaking to exhibitors throughout the event it is safe to

say that the majority of them considered the visitors to be high
quality with many reporting a good number of enquiries. One
comment I received on multiple occasions was that exhibitors
were surprised with the turnout on the opening Sunday, when
typically numbers dont usually pick up so soon.
Overall, most attendees I spoke to were pleased with how the
show went.
PIX/AMC offered a unique environment in this part of the
world for business interactions and information sharing. This
might not have been as professional without the support of
sponsors. There were 50 in total supporting the conjoint-event
which included Platinum Sponsors -Aviagen, Safe:Food and
Santrev. There were too many to mention all here but for us
in milling we applaud and recognize MAG supporters who at
Gold level included Alapala, Satake, Jefo, Andritz, Buhler,
Sefar, Skov and Elanco; at Silver level - Biomin, Alltech and
Perten and at Bronze level Novus and Evonik.
Thank you all for a great event!
(left to right) Guy Talbot, Wayne Bradshaw, Rosemarie

Bradshaw, and Loise Morneau at the Jefo stand
John Williams (left) and Chris McLean (right) at the

Essmueller Australia stand
Cameron Symons at the Andritz stand
Natalie Chrystal (left), Dominique

Renison (centre), and Mark Olley (right)
at the Biomin stand
www.pixamc.com.au
Louis Petrin (left) of Arrow Scientific

and Mathilde Berra (right) of Chopin
Technologies
Yemtar Feed Mill Machines

+90 266 733 85 50
www.yemtar.com
Elevator & Conveyor Components

4B Braime
To be included into the Market Place, please contact Tom Blacker

+44 1242 267700 - tomb@perendale.co.uk
+44 113 246 1800

www.go4b.com
Analysis
Certification
R-Biopharm
+44 141 945 2924
www.r-biopharm.com
Romer Labs
+43 2272 6153310
www.romerlabs.com
Amino acids
Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH
Bhler AG
Cetec Industrie
www.adifo.com
+33 5 53 02 85 00
Cultura Technologies Ltd
www.cetec.net
+44 1257 231011
Imeco
www.culturatech.com
+39 0372 496826
Format International Ltd
www.imeco.org
+44 1483 726081
ItalPak
www.formatinternational.com
Bin dischargers
www.abvista.com
JEFO
+1 450 799 2000
Computer software
+32 50 303 211
www.muehlenchemie.de
+44 1672 517 650
www.satake-group.com
Adifo NV
+49 4102 202 001
AB Vista
www.buhlergroup.com
www.fischbein.com/eastern
Mhlenchemie GmbH & Co KG
www.sweetmfg.com
Enzymes
+41 71 955 11 11
+32 2 555 11 70
Bakery improvers
+1 937 325 1511
Colour sorters
+81 82 420 8560
www.italpack.net
Sweet Manufacturing Company
www.gmpplus.org
www.evonik.com/animal-nutrition
+39 0541 625157
www.lambtonconveyor.com
+31703074120
Satake
Fischbein SA
+1 519 627 8228
GMP+ International
+49 618 1596785
Bag closing
Lambton Conveyor
Coolers & driers
www.jefo.com
Equipment for sale

ExtruTech Inc
+1 785 284 2153
www.extru-techinc.com
Extruders
Almex
+31 575 572666
www.almex.nl
Andritz
Consergra s.l
+45 72 160300
+34 938 772207
www.andritz.com
www.consergra.com
FrigorTec GmbH
+49 7520 91482-0
www.frigortec.com
Insta-Pro International
+1 515 254 1260
www.insta-pro.com
Wenger Manufacturing
Denis
Geelen Counterflow
+33 2 37 97 66 11
+31 475 592315
www.denis.fr
www.geelencounterflow.com
Morillon
Famsun (Muyang)
+33 2 41 56 50 14
+86 514 87848880
+90 266 733 85 50
www.morillonsystems.com
www.muyang.com
www.yemtar.com
Bulk storage
Suncue Company Ltd
+1 785-284-2133
www.wenger.com
Feed nutrition
Bentall Rowlands
sales@suncue.com
Berg + Schmidt GmbH & Co. KG
+44 1724 282828
www.suncue.com
+49 40 2840390
www.bentallrowlands.com
Chief Industries UK Ltd
+44 1621 868944
www.chief.co.uk
Lambton Conveyor
+1 519 627 8228
Silo Construction Engineers
Tornum AB
+46 512 29100
www.tornum.com
www.biomin.net
Delacon
+43 732 6405310
www.wenger.com
www.delacon.com
Elevator buckets
www.sce.be
+33 2 41 72 16 80
www.stifnet.com
+34 957 325 165
www.siloscordoba.com
+1 937 325 1511

www.sweetmfg.com
+31 543 473979
Tapco Inc
www.tsc-silos.com
+1 314 739 9191
Westeel
+43 2782 8030
+1 785-284-2133
STIF
TSC Silos
Biomin
Wenger Manufacturing
+32 51723128
Silos Cordoba
www.berg-schmidt.de
www.tapcoinc.com
+1 204 233 7133
VAV
www.westeel.com
+31 71 4023701
www.vav.nl
DSM
+41 61 815 7777
www.dsm.com
Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH
+49 618 1596785
www.evonik.com/animal-nutrition
JEFO
+1 450 799 2000
www.jefo.com
Kemin Industries Inc
+1 800 752 2864
www.kemin.com
Novus
+1 314 576 8886
www.novusint.com
Sibelco Europe
Zheng Chang
+ 44 1270 752 700
+86 21 64188282
+32 51723128
www.sibelco.co.uk
www.zhengchang.com
www.sce.be
Feed milling
Nawrocki Pelleting Technology
Laboratory equipment
NIR systems
Bastak
NIR Online
+48 52 303 40 20
+90 312 395 67 87
+49 6227 732668
www.granulatory.com/en
www.bastak.com.tr
www.buchi.com/nir-online
Brabender
Thermo Fisher Scientific
+49 203 7788 0
+1 9786 421132
www.brabender.com
www.thermoscientific.com
Ottevanger
+31 79 593 22 21
www.ottevanger.com
CHOPIN Technologies
Packaging
Wynveen
+33 14 1475045
Cetec Industrie
+31 26 47 90 699
www.chopin.fr
+33 5 53 02 85 00
www.wynveen.com
www.cetec.net
Doescher & Doescher GmbH
Van Aarsen International
+49 4087976770
Imeco
+31 475 579 444
www.doescher.com
+39 0372 496826
www.aarsen.com
www.imeco.org
Erkaya
+90 3123952986
Mondi Group
+90 266 733 85 50
www.erkayagida.com.tr
+43 1 79013 4917
www.yemtar.com
Flour
www.mondigroup.com
Hydronix
Peter Marsh Group
+44 1483 468900

Rank Hovis
+44 1494 428000
www.rankhovis.com
Grain handling systems

Cargotec Sweden Bulk Handling
+46 42 85802
www.cargotec.com
Cimbria A/S
+45 96 17 90 00
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Ismail Kemaloglu
Mr Ismail Kemalog
lu graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Political Science and began
his career as an auditor at the Turkish Court of Auditors. Following this, he worked as General
Manager at Turkish Grain Board (TMO), Deputy Secretary of Ministry of Food Agriculture and
Livestock, General Director of Turkish Meat and Milk Board, manager of food companies in
the private sector and Head of Inspection Board of Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock.
It could be said that Mr Kemalog
lu has worked on both sides of the table, and it is thanks to
this opportunity to work with different institutions and organisations that he can claim a more
nuanced understand of agricultural stakeholders making assessments on many subjects such
as the growth of agriculture, expectations of farmers, market analysis, and sectoral dynamics in
terms of the industry and traders. As Mr Kemalog
lu was Deputy Director General and Director
General of TMO between 2003-2008, he has prior knowledge of TMO and its field of activities.
With his new duty at Turkish Grain Board, he aims to make a positive contribution to the sector by
moving my institution forward.
This is your second term as the General Manager of
the Turkish Grain Board, have you seen many changes
in the industry since you were last in charge?
Turkish grain production, which was 28.8 million tons in 2008,
has increased regularly since, and reached to 38.7 million
tons in 2015. Our finished products export (wheat flour,
pasta, bulgur wheat, semolina and biscuits) increased from
1.7 million tons to 4.1 million tons in line with the increase in
production. Our finished products export destinations include
more than 100 countries - mainly Iraq, Middle East and North
African Countries. I observed that it has been a consolidation
period in the sector; diversification in the product range,
development in bakery products by different concepts
such as pitta bread, pastry, lahvash rather than bread, the
significant growth in the livestock sector.
Founded in 1938, initially the Turkish Grain Board

was formed to deal with wheat affairs, ie. to prevent
abnormal decreases or increases in wheat prices, and
to protect and regulate the wheat industry. Nearly 80
years on, what are the current challenges faced by
the Turkish Grain Board, and what are your present
aims and objectives?
TMO is a regulatory institution. First, farmers need to sell their
products at a reasonable price for the sustainability of the
production, and for that reason their basic needs also need
to be resolved with the harvest. Two basic needs; storage
and financing. The issue, which forced TMO for many years, is
that the storage infrastructure of the market couldnt come
to the desired point. For this reason the dissemination of the
licensed warehousing is intended.
Among other things, the mandate of the Turkish Grain

Board in 1938 was to establish milling facilities and
bakeries in locations to be determined. Did this occur
and how did that requirement lead to the milling
industry Turkey has today?
TMO contributed to the development of the sector by
establishing a bread production facility and flour-mill within
the institution, as well as by participating in private sector
investments to lead the flour and bread sector in our country.
TMO withdrew from these activities in time.
Also, another key mandate was to organise and

manage grain storage. How has this impacted the
development of grain storage in Turkey and the
overall development of the Turkish milling industry?
TMO led grain sector with its accumulation of knowledge,

experience and modern storage capacity with 4.5 million
tons. The developing private sector has started building its own
grain silos to meet raw material needs and reduce external
dependence about that. On the other hand, TMO leads
the sector about licensed warehousing which will provide
many benefits for the producers, traders and industrialists.
Within this scope, TMO-TOBB Agricultural Products Licensed

Warehousing Joint Stock Company, which was established in
the partnership of TMO and TOBB (Turkish Union of Chambers
and Commodity Exchanges), started its activities in 2010. TMO
carries out its activities with the sector in order to enhance and
promote licensed warehousing.
Turkey is a major importer of wheat and other

cereals and a major exporter of flour and milled
products. How has this come about and what is the
future development for the industry in this area of
activity?
Turkey is not net importer of wheat for domestic market

needs. Turkey imports for export of finished products. On
average, our countrys wheat production has been 21 million
tons and wheat domestic consumption has been 20 million
tons in the past 5 years. Therefore, our wheat production
usually offsets domestic consumption but we import wheat
in order to supply raw material for the exportation of finished
products. The degree of sufficiency for maize in our country
is about 85 percent. The sectors need for raw material has
increased along with the developing industry and evergrowing finished product exportation. Industrialists have
gained important markets in the international market. This
momentum will continue to increase.
Turkey has a long-term goal of becoming a member

of the European Union. Is the grain industry, its
production, procurement and processing industries,
operating within existing European policies or are
there some areas, such as support and subsidies for
instance, that have to be further aligned?
TMO prepared Grain and Paddy Rice Implementing

Regulations in the scope of harmonisation with the European
Union (EU) legislation and these regulations came into force in
2009/2010 purchasing period. As of this date, we have carried
out purchasing activities in compliance with EU standards. The
progress reports that were prepared by EU Commission stated
that the TMOs regulations for the EU harmonisation were seen
as a progress in common market organisations.
What do you think is next for the Turkish Grain Industry,

where do you see it progressing?
Our grain industry has a high potential for development

when the fact of its closeness both to the raw material
sources and finished product importing countries is taken into
consideration. For instance, mixed feed sector, which is a
bridge between plant and animal production, has increased
169 percent in the past 10 years and reached to 20 million
tons (2 percent of global production). Besides, our market
diversity has increased in the recent years (such as wheat
export to 120 countries and pasta export to 145 countries).
We foresee an increase in our exports to countries other
than Middle East and North African Countries at favorable
conditions.
PEOPLE THE INDUSTRY FACES

Bunge announces retirement of CFO Drew Burke
unge Limited announced that Drew Burke, Chief Financial Officer, is retiring effective
December 31, 2016. The company plans to name a successor before the end of the year, and is
conducting a search that will consider both internal and external candidates. For the past 14
years and in several roles, Drew has made great contributions to Bunges growth and success,
said Soren Schroder, CEO, Bunge Limited.
Drew Burke
As CFO, he has helped create shareholder value by driving efficient portfolio management, financial
discipline and prudent allocation of capital. His financial expertise, deep knowledge of the business and
strong leadership have made him a highly valued advisor and member of our team. We wish him all the
best in his retirement.
Mr Burke said Im proud of what weve accomplished as a team at Bunge over the past 14 years. This was a difficult
personal decision for me, as its an exciting time for the company. Ill be staying on until the end of the year to assure a
smooth transition, and am confident that with the strategic plan and talented team we have, Bunge will capitalise on excellent
growth opportunities ahead. Mr Burke was named Chief Financial Officer in February 2011, having served as interim Chief
Financial Officer since September 2010. He joined Bunge in 2002 as Managing Director, Soy Ingredients and New Business
Development. Previously, he was CEO of the US subsidiary of Degussa AG and worked for Beecham Pharmaceuticals and Price
Waterhouse & Company.
Pinnacle Foods Inc names Mark A Clouse Chief

Executive Officer and Director of the Board
n 27 April Pinnacle Foods Incs Board of Directors named Mark A Clouse as the Companys
new Chief Executive Officer, effective May 23, 2016, replacing Bob Gamgort, who left the
Company at the end of April. Mr Clouse will also serve on the Companys Board.
Mr Clouse, 47, is currently Chief Commercial Officer at Mondelez International, Inc, where
he has held a broad range of leadership positions involving iconic brands such as Oreo, Nabisco, Cadbury
and Trident during his 20-year tenure at Kraft Foods Inc and the subsequent spin-off of Mondelez.
In his current role, Mr Clouse oversees the companys commercial execution for all of its five
geographic regions, as well as the global sales function. Prior to this, he was Chief Growth Officer for
Mondelez, where he was responsible for the companys growth strategy and oversaw key areas such as
corporate strategy, global marketing, global sales, and research, development and quality. In addition, during his tenure, Mr
Clouse also led smaller, entrepreneurial businesses in emerging markets, such as China and Brazil, and held leadership roles
involving the integration of acquisitions. Before joining Kraft Foods Inc, Mr Clouse served in the United States Army as a pilot
and completed his service as a Captain. He is a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, with a degree in economics.
Mark A Clouse
Executive assistant joins US Wheat Associates in Taipei
S Wheat Associates (USW) has hired Fiona Lee as Executive Assistant and Accountant in
the organisations office in Taipei, Taiwan. Ms Lee will train with long-time Office Manager/
Accountant Serena C Wu, who plans to retire later in 2016. USW is the export market
development organisation for the US wheat industry.
Fionas work experience ranges from financial project management to legal matters and translation
needs, said Matt Weimar, USWs Regional Vice President for South Asia.
These are strong assets that will certainly benefit the US wheat farmers we represent and our
industry and government partners in Taiwan.
We knew we had a difficult job to eventually replace Serena Wu, said Ronald L J Lu, USWs Country
Director for Taiwan.Serena has served this organisation and our customers faithfully for more than 38 years.
With her guidance over the next several months, though, we are sure Fiona will be well prepared for another long and successful
tenure with US Wheat Associates. Ms Lee comes to USW after serving as a clerk and English secretary at a Taipei law firm and as an
executive assistant at Henkel Taiwan, a large industrial products company. She worked as an investment manager with Uni-President
and at the consulting firm KPMG Taipei she served on corporate finance teams related to merger and acquisition projects as well as in
corporate finance risk management. Ms Lee has a bachelors degree in journalism from National Cheng-Chi University, Taipei, and a
masters degree in finance from George Washington University, Washington, DC. She is fluent in Mandarin and English.
Fiona Lee
Gabriel Garca appointed CEO of Nutreco Iberia
utreco has appointed Gabriel Garca as the new CEO of its business unit Nutreco Iberia.
He takes over this position from Javier Rodrguez, who passed away last week. Mr Garca
currently leads Skretting Chile, one of Nutrecos largest operating companies, and will take
up his new position as of 1 September 2016.
As part of his new position, Gabriel Garca will also join the Nutreco Executive Committee. During
the intervening period, CFO Angel Martinez Aso will oversee the management of Nutreco Iberia,
together with the existing management team.
Gabriel Garca
Gabriel Garca has a degree in forest engineering and holds an MBA. He has been general manager
of Skretting Chile for the past 7 years.
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