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The International Business Magazine for Grain, Flour and Feed April 2020
PANDEMIC
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COVID-19 presents challenges
for grain, milling industries
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for Biemer Mühle
Focus on South Korea
Asian supplier profiles
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VOLUME 38 NUMBER 04 APRIL 2020
features
24 COVID-19 impacts agriculture from farm to fork
Industry vows to keep producing equipment, commodities,
feed and food staples as pandemic sweeps the world.
36 Shipping markets in flux amid COVID-19 chaos

How the disease trends in key importing, exporting
countries will be key.
40 Trade disruptions new reality of global trade

Canadian leaders discuss growth of non-tariff barriers,
market uncertainty during annual crops convention.
46 Carving out a successful niche 24

Germany’s Biemer Mühle specializes in chapati flour.
52 Ethanol leads growing non-food use of grain

Grain-based hand sanitizer in high demand during
46
COVID-19 pandemic.
56 Asian supplier profiles

A look at the Asian suppliers who provide the international
grain, feed and milling industries with the most up-to-date
technology.
departments
06 Editorial 52
08 Calendar
09 World Grain News 40
18 Grain Market Review: Rice
20 Country Focus: South Korea
60 Supplier News
68 Product Showcase
69 Archive
70 Advertiser Index
On the cover: Concept by Brian Peterman, photos by stock.adobe.com
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
MAY July 9-11

VICTAM and Animal Health and Nutrition
AUGUST
May 5-8 Asia 2020 Aug. 30-Sept. 4
GEAPS/KSU Grain Elevator Manager Course Location: BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand 27th Annual Practical Short Course:
Location: IGP Institute, Manhattan, Kansas, US Contact: Victam International BV Aquaculture Feed Extrusion, Nutrition
Contact: IGP Tel: 1.785.532.4070 Tel: +31 33 246 4404 E-mail: expo@victam.com and Feed Management
E-mail: igp@k-state.edu Internet: https://victamasia.com Location: Rudder Tower, Texas A&M, College
Internet: https://www.grains.k-state.edu/igp/ Station, Texas, US Contact: Food Protein Research
July 12-15 and Development Center, Texas A&M
May 6-9 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Tel: 1.979.845.2741 E-mail: mnriaz@tamu.edu
Gafta’s Commodity Dispute Resolution Meeting and Food Expo Internet: https://perdc.tamu.edu/event/
Location: Bordeaux, France Contact: Gafta Location: McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, US aquaculture-feed-extrusion-nutrition-and-feed-
Tel: 44 20 7814 9666 E-mail: events@gafta.com Contact: IFT Tel: 1.312.782.8424 management-short-course/
Fax: +44 20 7814 8383 Internet: www.gafta.com Fax: 1.312.782.0045 E-mail: info@ift.org
Internet: https://www.iftevent.org/ Aug. 31-Sept. 2
May 20-21 VIV MEA
Gafta’s Commodity Contracts July 27-31 Location: Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre,
Location: Izmir, Turkey Contact: Gafta IAOM–KSU Introduction to Flour Milling Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Tel: 44 20 7814 9666 E-mail: events@gafta.com Location: IGP Institute Conference Center, Contact: VNU Exhibitions Europe
Fax: +44 20 7814 8383 Internet: www.gafta.com Manhattan, Kansas, US Contact: IGP Institute Tel: 00.31.30 2955 2700
Tel: 1.785.532.4070 E-mail: igp@ksu.edu E-mail: info@vnuexhibitions.com
JUNE Internet: https://www.iaom.info/event/iaom-ksu-
introduction-to-flour-milling-3/
Internet: https://www.vivmea.nl/
June 1-5
IGP-KSU Feed Manufacturing
Location: IGP Institute, Manhattan, Kansas, US For a 12-month listing of 2020 industry events, see the 2020 International Buyers’ Guide or visit
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June 8-11
2020 Feed Industry Institute
Location: Hyatt Regency, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Contact: AFIA Tel: 1.703.524.0810
E-mail: afia@afia.org Internet: www.afia.org/
Two-day IGC Grains Conference to examine
June 9-10
reshaping globalization of commodities
IGC Grains Conference Based on popular demand, the International Grains Council’s Grain Conference 2020 will fea-
Location: Congress Centre, London, England ture two full days of programming from June 9-10 at the Congress Centre, London, England.
Contact: IGC Tel: 44 (0)20 7513 1122 This year’s event will focus on reshaping the globalization of the grains, oilseeds and
E-mail: igc@igc.int
Internet: www.igc.int/en/default.aspx
rice sectors. The IGC Grains Conference brings together more than 350 delegates from
across the grains value chain, including sellers, buyers and end-users of grains, rice and
June 10 oilseeds as well as policy makers, and the press, where industry and government figures
Gafta’s Annual Dinner provide their views on the key factors likely to shape the industry’s future development.
Location: London, England Contact: Gafta
Tel: 44 20 7814 9666 E-mail: events@gafta.com
A keynote and panel discussion will focus on globalization, looking at ways to over-
Fax: +44 20 7814 8383 Internet: www.gafta.com come the current turmoil in the global economy and how to promote the globalization of
the grains trade along with the main impact of a rollback in globalization. Other sessions
June 16-June 18 are planned on how to promote policies that promote globalization, and how it helps the
Global Grain Asia
Location: Grand Copthorne Waterfront Singapore,
sector cope with rising food demand. A panel discussion will examine tariffs, non-tariff
Singapore Contact: Global Grain measures, financial digitalization and more.
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7779 7222 Additional sessions will look at new stock exchange services and the role of the stock
E-mail: registration@ggrain.com exchange in the current financial challenging market, the trends in the stock exchanges’
Internet: https://www.globalgrainevents.com
activities, mergers, and how new types of futures contracts could help to reinforce the role
of the futures market to develop the grains value chain.
JULY Presenters will discuss ethanol’s prospects and impact on the grains market, the growth
July 2-3 and challenges for the canola market, the potential for growth of vegetable proteins from
Women in Agribusiness Summit Europe
Location: Les Salons Hoche, Paris, France
pulses, the next steps for financialization of the rice market, climate change and integra-
Contact: HighQuest Partners Tel: 1.207.801.9274 tion into the grains market and an in-depth look at the grains sector in the MENA region.
E-mail: eventinfo@highquestgroup.com More information and registration is available at https://www.igc.int/en/conference/
Internet: http://www.womeninag.com/ confhome.aspx.

NEWSREVIEW
Industry events canceled, postponed

due to COVID-19
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Siemer Milling promotes Jansen to VP of production

TEUTOPOLIS, ILLINOIS, US — as the development of capital improvement projects through-
David Jansen has been promoted to out Siemer Milling Co.,” Jansen said.
vice president of production at Siemer Such capital projects include the recent installation of
Milling Co. a bulk storage facility at the Teutopolis location as well as
Jansen began his career with Siemer planned expansions in both Hopkinsville, Kentucky, US, and
in 1994, joining the company in the West Harrison, Indiana, US, facilities.
maintenance department. He later was Jansen received an associate’s degree in electronic engi-
named packing and loading supervisor neering technology at Lake Land College in Mattoon, Illinois,
Jansen in 1995, assistant production manager in US. He also is a 2016 graduate of the Illinois Agricultural
2001 and production manager in 2006. He most recently has Leadership Program and received an Advanced Operative
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North Dakota mill plans unloading upgrade

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Mill and Elevator in Grand Forks, North Dakota, US, plans to
upgrade its scales in its truck unloading facilities to speed up
the process, Agweek reported.
The North Dakota Industrial Commission approved on
March 9 spending $8.3 million on the upgrade. With the up-
grade, waiting times on average will be reduced by 35% per
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United States and Canada with a capacity of 52,500 cwts North Dakota Mill and Elevator plans to upgrade the scales in its truck un-
per day, according to Sosland Publishing’s 2020 Grain & loading facilities. Photo courtesy of North Dakota Mill and Elevator.
Milling Annual.
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VTB buys stake in grain terminal complex

TAMAN, RUSSIA — Demetra Holding LLC (part of VTB the expansion of the terminal handling capacity, particularly
Group) has acquired a 50% stake in Taman Grain Terminal through the construction of a rail link that will allow for deliv-
Holdings, which owns 100% of Taman Grain Terminal ery of grain by rail.
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Ukrainian agricultural holding, Kernel. Glencore Agriculture, Group in the area of transport infrastructure, logistics and
one of the world’s leading trading companies in agricultural grain export handling.”
products, remains a 50% partner of VTB in TGTC. The trans- “Given the current economic situation, the development of
action has been structured in accordance with Russian and ap- infrastructure and optimization of processes is an important
plicable foreign regulations. factor in advancing the country’s export potential and agricul-
TGTC is the only specialized deep-sea facility that handles tural sector in Russia,” Soloviev said.
transshipment of grain for export in the Black Sea port of He said TGTC is one of the most promising, dynamically
Taman. Future development strategy includes investment in developing grain terminals on the Black Sea coast of Russia.

Leong Hup acquires Vietnam feed mill
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — expanding our growth in this region,” our market position in Vietnam, particu-
Leong Hup International Berhad (LHI), said Tan Sri Lau Tuang Nguang, execu- larly around the southern region.”
one of the largest fully integrated pro- tive director and group chief executive In its recently announced unaudited
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nounced it has agreed to acquire a feed feed products to capture more pockets a 15.6% gain in revenue from Vietnam
mill in Vietnam, including its plant, of the region’s rising protein consump- against the same quarter a year ago, led
equipment, machineries and motor ve- tion and enables the Group to strengthen by feed sales volume.
hicles, for approximately $15.8 million.
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World rice ending stocks
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fears increase 100,000
by Chris Lyddon 50,000
Strong demand and tighter supplies have sent rice prices high-
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Feb. 11 World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates re-
port, “Thai 100B quotes once again rose to $451/tonne, re- reached in January, the FAO said.
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ers,” the USDA said. “Meanwhile, Indian quotes were steady going 2020 harvests in the major South American suppliers,
at $363/tonne, while Pakistani quotes strengthened to $381/ currency depreciations kept February quotations in check in
tonne on steady exports to core African markets. US quotes the sub-region. This is while continued interest from Central
have risen to $615/tonne on tightening supplies. Uruguayan American buyers drove prices of US No. 2 4% long-grain to
quotes have remained at $516/tonne as South American har- their highest level since September 2014.”
vests are beginning.” The US Rice Producers Association, in its Rice Advocate
The Food and Agriculture Organization’s Rice Price Update publication for March 19, said that with the coronavirus and
of March 5 showed the UN organization’s Rice Price Index, its resulting market impacts paralyzing the world, the rice in-
which is based on 2002-04 being 100 points, up by 1.4% dur- dustry has remained fairly stable over the past week.
ing February 2020 to an average of 228 points. ³([SRUW ORDGLQJV ZHUH VLJQL¿FDQWO\ VWURQJHU DV ODUJH YRO-
“Higher and lower quality Indica prices drove the monthly umes of rice continue to ship against old sales in a bid to get
increase, raising their respective indices by around 2%, each,” in front of any border closures at this time,” the association
the FAO said. “The Japonica sub-index also edged up by 1.2% said. “The currency and exchange rate basket have confound-
month-on-month, whilst the Aromatic sub-index changed little.” HGH൵RUWVWRSUHFLSLWDWHQHZEXVLQHVVDQGWKHXQFHUWDLQW\VXU-
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in 2019, with the fragrant market the only segment to sustain the global trade will be in six months, and as a result very little
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“Among the major Asian origins, Indica prices strength- is as dependent on trade as rice, this is not a great scenario.”
ened the most in Vietnam,” the FAO said. “February quota- The association reported an appreciation in Asian bench-
tions of Vietnamese 5% broken rice climbed 4.7% over Janu- mark pricing.
ary values to their highest level since December 2018. Strong “Key origins are beginning to strengthen in price and are
demand from Malaysian and Filipino buyers spurred the in- narrowing the spread with US milled rice,” US Rice said.
crease, coming at a time of tight availabilities as the 2020 win- “This will make the US rice more competitive on the interna-
ter-spring harvest was just getting started. Interest from East tional scene, but the ability to accomplish any of these trades
African buyers also extended the upward streak of Pakistani is hampered by the aforementioned issues.”
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ment procurement continued to underpin prices in India.” Chris Lyddon is World Grain’s European correspondent.
In Thailand, a depreciating Baht and buyers’ switch to al- He may be contacted at: chris.lyddon@ntlworld.com.
ternate suppliers exerted some downward pressure on prices,
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COUNTRY FOCUS
KEY FACTS
Capital: Seoul; Sejong, located some 120 kilometers
south of Seoul, is serving as an administrative capital
FOCUS ON for segments of the South Korean government.
Population: 51,835,110 (July 2019 est.)
SOUTH KOREA
Religions: Protestant 19.7%, Buddhist 15.5%,
Catholic 7.9%, none 56.9% (2015 est.) note: many
people also carry on at least some Confucian tradi-
tions and practices.
Country remains highly Location: Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean
Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow
dependent on grain imports Sea.
Government: Presidential republic. Chief of state
and head of government: President Jae-in Moon
by Chris Lyddon (since May 10, 2017).
Economy: After emerging from the 1950-53 war
with North Korea, South Korea emerged as one of the
The Republic of Korea (South Korea) is a small-scale producer
20th century’s most remarkable economic success
of grains, except for rice, leaving it highly dependent on im- stories. In the 1960s, GDP per capita was comparable
ports for food as well as animal feed. with levels in the poorest countries in the world. In
In its Grain Market Report from the end of February, the 2004, South Korea’s GDP surpassed 1 trillion dollars.
International Grains Council (IGC) puts South Korea’s total Beginning in the 1960s under President Park Chung-
hee, the government promoted the import of raw
grains imports in 2019-20 at 15.5 million tonnes, unchanged
materials and technology, encouraged saving and
from the previous estimate and up from 13.7 million in 2018- investment over consumption, kept wages low, and
19. Maize imports for 2019-20 are forecast at 11.3 million directed resources to export-oriented industries that
tonnes, unchanged from last month, with 2018-19 imports at remain important to the economy to this day. Growth
9.8 million tonnes. surged under these policies, and frequently reached
double digits in the 1960s and 1970s. Growth gradu-
The total includes 4.1 million tonnes of wheat, also an un-
ally moderated in the 1990s as the economy matured
changed forecast, up from 3.9 million the year before. but remained strong enough to propel South Korea
The IGC also expects South Korea to import 600,000 tonnes into the ranks of the advanced economies of the
of rice in 2019-20, up from an estimate made a month earlier of OECD by 1997. The Asian financial crisis of 1997-98
400,000 and also up on imports of 300,000 in 2018-19. hit South Korea’s companies hard because of their
excessive reliance on short-term borrowing, and
South Korea’s soybean imports are put at 1.5 million tonnes
GDP ultimately plunged by 7% in 1998. South Ko-
in 2019-20, unchanged from the earlier forecast, with the previ- rea tackled difficult economic reforms following the
ous year’s imports at 1.4 million. crisis, including restructuring some chaebols, increas-
,QDQ2FWXSGDWHWKH86'$DWWDFKpVDLGR൶FLDO ing labor market flexibility, and opening up to more
government data released at the end of June put wheat produc- foreign investment and imports. These steps led to a
relatively rapid economic recovery. In 2017, the elec-
tion in 2018 at 25,788 tonnes, based on a yield of 3.91 tonnes
tion of President Moon Jae-in brought a surge in con-
a hectare, down by about 3% from the year be- sumer confidence, in part, because of his successful
fore because of frequent rain during the efforts to increase wages and government spending.
growing season. The government said In 2018 and beyond, South Korea will contend with
at the end of July that the wheat gradually slowing economic growth not uncommon
for advanced economies. This could be partially off-
area for the 2019 crop was 3,736
set by efforts to address challenges arising from its
hectares, triggering a 46% cut rapidly aging population, inflexible labor market, con-
in the USDA’s estimate of tinued dominance of the chaebols, and heavy reliance
the South Korean crop to on exports rather than domestic consumption.
13,000 tonnes. GDP per capita: $39,500 (2017 est.); inflation:
1.9% (2017 est.); unemployment: 3.7% (2017 est.).
“The projected decrease
Currency: South Korean won (KRW): 1,247 won per
in production is due to the 1 US dollar (March 20, 2020).
lack of demand for locally Exports: $577.4 billion (2017 est.): semiconductors,
produced wheat, leading petrochemicals, automobile/auto parts, ships, wire-
farmers to plant less wheat less communication equipment, flat displays, steel,
electronics, plastics, computers.
as they double crop in rice
Imports: $457.5 billion (2017 est.): crude oil/pe-
paddy areas,” the attaché troleum products, semiconductors, natural gas, steel,
VDLG H[SODLQLQJ WKDW R൶FLDO computers, and wireless communication equipment.
production data will not be Agriculture: 2.2% (2017 est.) of GDP and 4.8% of
available until June 2020. the labor force.
Internet: Code: .kr; 44.153 million users.
For maize, the attaché gave a Source: CIA World Factbook

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800,000 people had tested positive for the virus and prices. The ethanol industry is feeling the pinch as fuel
close to 40,000 had died, while more than 172,000 had usage plummets, causing some production facilities to
recovered, according to Worldometer. temporarily stop production.
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Keeping the vari- bound to lead to some shortages and hiccups, said Gary stand that they are all busy, as a result of consumers
ous modes of grain Schnitkey, professor with the University of Illinois’ building stocks in case they have to stay at home: bread
transportation Agricultural and Consumer Economics department. DQGUHWDLOÀRXUVDOHVKDYHLQFUHDVHG´
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the pandemic.
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cern is around workers and transportation, and keeping there was no need to hoard food. All the companies
those systems running. It seems likely that we’ll get in the grain, milling and starch sectors were working
COVID-19 infected workers in some sort of processing more than usual to meet strong demand, it said. There
plant. How we deal with that is going to be a concern.” ZHUH VX൶FLHQW VXSSOLHV RI UDZ PDWHULDOV DYDLODEOH
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relief from federal drive time rules for all truck drivers which could mean some consumers facing empty su-
hauling agricultural goods. As trucking capacity and permarket shelves.
driver availability tightens because of COVID-19, surge Nabim has been making its case to the government
nor normal trucking capacity may be adequate to provide of the critical nature of the industry so that it can con-
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ibility to the process for obtaining new restricted agri- tance of trade in both grain and ancillary materials such as
cultural commercial driver’s licenses, assist in keeping packaging in the manufacture of food,” nabim said.
truck washouts open that are necessary for the sanitary European farm ministers were told during a meeting
transportation of many food products, and provide held by video conferencing on March 25 by the farm-
leadership in harmonizing the temporary increases in ers group Copa-Cogeca that the increase in demand for
truck weight limits that have been announced by sev- ZKHDWSURGXFWVVXFKDVEUHDGÀRXUDQGSDVWDLVD൵HFW-
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and other grain-based products. its Secretary General Pekka Pesonen that “the logistics
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Flour Millers association, told World Grain on March “In Poland, at least nine buyers are not accepting ce-
17 that “so far, I have not been informed of mills clos- reals from farmers,” the paper said.
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company with 45,000 tonnes of daily wheat grinding
capacity, imposed strict procedures early on. All 5,000
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FEATURE: COVID-19 IMPACTS AGRICULTURE FROM FARM TO FORK
and soybeans from the beginning of the year, Irwin it had suspended corn buying at seven of its 27 bio-
said. In comparison, the S&P is down 30% from an all- fuel plants. When running at full capacity, the company
time high in January and the US crude oil market is purchases 5% of the nation’s corn and produces 2 bil-
down 65%, Irwin said. lion gallons of ethanol.
6WLOOWKHGURSLQFRUQDQGVR\EHDQSULFHVLVDVLJQL¿- The Andersons, Maumee, Ohio, US, also said it was
cant hit for producers’ bottom line. For instance, a drop halting production at its ELEMENT ethanol facility
in corn prices of about 50 cents is a loss of $40 to $50 in Colwich, Kansas, US, for an extended maintenance
per acre in expected revenue. and repair period. It also plans to take spring mainte-
“We were already looking at a poor income outlook nance shutdowns at four facilities owned by its joint
going into 2020,” Irwin said. “This means we have sig- venture with Marathon Petroleum Corp.
QL¿FDQWUHGLQNLQH[SHFWDWLRQV´ The company expects to produce ethanol and its co-
In the short term, the agriculture markets are most products at approximately 50% of capacity in April,
impacted in ethanol. With plummeting gas prices amid with a return to more normal production when demand
a usage drop, the question is how many bushels of corn improves.
won’t be going into ethanol production? Depending Looking ahead to planting of the US 2020 crop,
on how long shelter-in-place and quarantine measures COVID-19 could impact the rate of planting and what
last, Irwin said there could be a 25% to 50% drop in farmers decide to plant. There could be some marginal
ethanol production. movement toward soy, Irwin said, because it has a low
“We’re looking at some drastic cutbacks in the short intensity of inputs, which would be ideal if there were
run,” he said. “If we lose 50% of ethanol for a month, issues in getting things such as fertilizers applied.
that might be 200 million bushels of corn across the “All of the inputs are in place in the US to plant our
country.” crops,” Irwin said. “It’s a question of the logistics. Can
POET, a US ethanol producer, said on March 23 that all the inputs be delivered and applied by the input sup-

pliers and the farmers themselves? I think we’ll get ev- the virus. Animal feed manufacturers have implemented
erything planted, but it may be harder to plant in the ÀH[LEOH ZRUN DUUDQJHPHQWV DQG KDYH UHVWUXFWXUHG ZRUN
optimum window because of COVID-19 slowdowns.” shifts to help employees maintain safe distances.
“We’re working to make sure our customers have the
FEED MILLING supplies they need, making sure bins are full, warehouses
Feed millers across the globe were encouraging their gov- are full,” Wilkinson said.
ernments to recognize the industry as essential so that they
could keep producing and transporting feed. SUPPLIERS KEEP PRODUCING
Nick Major, president of FEFAC, said the association &RPSDQLHVWKDWVXSSO\HTXLSPHQWWRWKHJUDLQÀRXUPLOO-
recognized the need for strict containment policies and ing and feed milling industries said they were maintaining
stressed that its priority and key mission is to protect ani- production during the COVID-19 pandemic and taking
mal health and welfare of farm animals and food supply H[WUDSUHFDXWLRQVWRNHHSHPSOR\HHVDQGFXVWRPHUVVDIH
chains for milk, meat and eggs. Symaga Silos, based in Villarta De San Juan, Spain,
“We therefore urge the EU Commission to recognize said it was following the government’s instructions to
the status of feed as essential goods in the EU COVID-19 guarantee the operability and productivity of its factory
guidelines, which is crucial to uphold the functioning of DQGR൶FHVDQGVDIHW\RILWVWHDP
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disruptions and shortages of essential nutrients to the EU and e-mail remain operative. All employees in the pro-
farm animal population,” he said. duction department are working to maintain full capac-
COCERAL, FEDIOL and FEFAC also want to see feed ity and have received hygiene and contagion preven-
included with food in the list of essential goods included tion training.
in EU guidelines on border management. “All drivers collecting or delivering goods are instruct-
“Farm animals must be fed every day in order to pro- ed by sign to remain in their trucks, so that Symaga Group
vide key food products consumed by the population and employees load and unload the trucks distancing them
to ensure animal health and welfare,” they said. “Some from the drivers and avoiding risks,” the company said.
Member States like Spain, Italy and Belgium have already Ocrim, based in Cremona, Italy, has adopted strict mea-
included feed supplies on their list of essential goods, but sures to safeguard employees while securing the support
we need a harmonized approach at EU level.” in terms of aftersales and assistance that customers may
They also want EU and national authorities to make need. Italy is one of the hardest hit nations with more than
sure that all food and feed can be transported across the 100,000 cases as of March 31 and over 10,000 deaths.
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The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) in the and said it would resume full operations as soon as the
United States worked with the Department of Homeland overall situation makes it possible.
Security and individual states to ensure that animal feed, “For the moment, in our company we will continue
pet food and ingredient manufacturers be deemed as es- through smart working and reduced numbers, in order
sential in any shutdown policies. Leah Wilkinson, vice WRHQVXUHRXUSUHVHQFHWRRXUFXVWRPHUVHYHQLQWKLVH[-
president of public policy and education at the AFIA, said WUHPHO\GL൶FXOWVLWXDWLRQ´2PDVVDLG
states with shelter-in-place orders have done just that. Ag Growth International (AGI), based in Winnipeg,
Companies across the animal feed industry are coming Manitoba, Canada, said on March 25 it has suspended
up with creative solutions to meet challenges presented by manufacturing at its plants in Italy, India, France and

It is critical that all nations acknowledge the necessity of allowing food
production to continue and the importance of trade in both grain and
ancillary materials such as packaging in the manufacture of food.
National Association of British and Irish Flour Millers
Brazil due to government mandated shutdowns and/or re- “They have been an inspiration to the rest of AGI as
gional requirements. we implement many of those same procedures across
The shutdowns are scheduled to last two to three weeks. our business to provide a safe environment for all of our
Interruptions in North America are possible over the com- teams,” Close said. “AGI’s products, services and tech-
ing weeks, AGI said. nologies have been declared an essential service in multi-
Engineering, design and quoting activity is continuing ple states and provinces; recognition of the critical nature
in each of these businesses, which will support resump- of the global food infrastructure that we supply.”
tion of operations. 4B Components, based in Morton, Illinois, US, is ex-
“We are utilizing vacation time, leave, and government empt from the state’s “stay-at-home” order as an essential
programs to mitigate the impact of these short suspen- business supplying products and services to the agricul-
sions,” the company said. “The impact on AGI would be ture industry. The company has implemented limited trav-
more pronounced should the duration extend.” el for all employees to business-critical only and select
The company said the safety of its people is the highest R൶FHHPSOR\HHVZLOOEHZRUNLQJIURPKRPH$FFHVVWR
priority. Tim Close, president and CEO at AGI, acknowl- facilities will be limited to employees and essential ven-
edged its team in northern Italy, which developed the poli- dors only.
cies and procedures to safely operate right up to the recent
mandatory suspension. In one of the hardest hit regions,
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How the disease trends in key importing, exporting countries will be key
by Michael King
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n time, it is likely we will divide the past into two full as usual. There are just small delays in deliveries be-
periods: before coronavirus and after coronavirus. cause of increased demand. The market was again and
At the start of April 2020, however, it is all about the again shaken by rumors that grain exports from Ukraine
here and now. And, as World Grain goes to press, the might be restricted, but they were free of any administra-
here and now is something of a dystopian nightmare. tive restrictions as of March 25.”
The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) initially
shut down huge areas of China through February and SHIPPING SMOOTHLY; FUTURE UNCLEAR
into March, killing thousands and shattering exports, On the high seas, dry bulk shipping freight rates fell ini-
imports and GDP growth. Since then, it has spread tially as China quarantined large parts of the country in
to most corners of the world. Heading into April, the February. However, shipping rates for vessels used in
death toll was pushing 36,000 worldwide, including grain transport (those below Capesize) recovered once
more than 10,000 in Italy, and infections had surpassed China got back on its feet. Exports out of the Black Sea
770,000, including 145,000 in the United States. and Brazil also helped support freight rates for smaller
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expect everything to get worse before it gets better. when a season lull dragged down the cost of shipping.
As for the international trade in grains and soybeans, :KDWKDSSHQVQH[WLVGL൶FXOWWRGLVFHUQJLYHQWKHZLGH
well, it is a mixed picture. Physical and future pricing has number of variables in play as a result of COVID-19, not
been highly volatile and currency markets have been in least the longer-term implications for production and con-
YLROHQWÀX[3UHVVXUHVRQSURGXFWLRQDQGVXSSO\FKDLQV sumption. As the International Grains Council’s (IGC)
have been tightening due to social distancing and self- March market report made clear, making forward predic-
isolation measures. And, in many countries, governments tions is fraught with danger and uncertainty.
are prioritizing domestic markets over exports as shop- “While some commodities have seen a sharp upturn in
pers stockpile staple goods and borders are locked down. near-term demand, especially for rice and wheat-based
However, thus far at least, although the nature of de- foods, weakening economic conditions could dampen us-
mand has changed, the physical movement of grains and age in the longer term, particularly for industrial products
soybeans between buyers and sellers has continued rela- such as maize-based ethanol and starch,” the IGC noted.
tively smoothly in terms of logistics and shipping. Mostly “Although import buying of some commodities has accel-
this is because the transportation of commodities has, so erated in recent weeks, logistical challenges are being re-
far, been excluded from COVID-19-related restrictions ported as movement constraints and quarantine measures
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sumer market (in the Black Sea region), but unlike in the WULEXWLRQ RI IDUP LQSXWV DQG GLVUXSW VSULQJ ¿HOGZRUN
US or Europe, they did not become massive,” Maksym Consequently, the Council’s projections for supply and
Kharchenko, freight market analyst at UkrAgroConsult, demand are tentative until the progress and duration of
told World Grain in late March. “The store shelves are the pandemic become clearer.”

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REGULATORY UNCERTAINTY AND FEAR demanding a suspension of all operations due to virus-
IGC economist Alexander Karavaytsev told World related risks and other personal safety precautions were
Grain the behavior of market participants was increas- also slowing shipments.
ingly volatile. “Personnel and travel constraints have generally slowed
“With an upsurge in domestic demand due to panic the completion of paperwork at ports,” Karavaytsev said.
buying, some exporters are now reportedly considering “Additionally, in Brazil, which heavily relies on road
capping or banning shipments of certain grains/oilseeds, transport to deliver supplies to ports, older truckers report-
although domestic availabilities mostly appear to be ad- edly refuse to work due to risks, while some accept only
equate,” he said, adding that there had been rumors that short trips as road infrastructure closures — cafes, tire
Russia and Vietnam had already curbed sales of rice. VKRSVHWF²PDNHORQJKDXOMRXUQH\VGL൶FXOW,WVKRXOG
Karavaytsev continued: “Fears of export bans prompt be noted that these disruptions are coming at a time when
stockpiling by importers and drive commodity prices up many importers rely on the region for supplies — US and
even though estimates suggest global stocks are ample. At Black Sea grain/oilseed harvests are months ahead.”
the same time, farmers start to hold back supplies in ex- Despite the disruption, Brazil’s soybean dispatches
pectation of higher prices. This has been the case for soy- totaled 5.1 million tonnes in February, only margin-
beans and maize in Argentina, where grower sales have really lower year-on-year, with shipping line-ups in-
ceded despite progressing harvests of both commodities.” dicating March volumes could be the largest ever
Much attention — especially in shipping markets — for that particular month, according to the IGC.
will be focused on Chinese demand and the level of ex-
ports out of South America in the coming months. BLACK SEA SUPPLY CHAINS
“As we enter the Latin American grains export season, In the Black Sea region, thus far exports from Ukraine
long haul soybean shipments from Brazil to China will have continued unabated. Indeed, they accelerated 15%
drive an uptick in Panamax bulker demand,” predicts month-over-month in March as supply chains from
shipping analyst MSI. farm to port continued to function as normal, although
terminals and silos in Ukraine have now imposed quar-
SOUTH AMERICA SEES DISRUPTION antine measures and health checks for employees, and
Understandably then, the temporary disruption to soy- seafarers are prohibited from disembarking vessels.
bean deliveries to ports and crushers in Argentina and “Over March 1-25, their volume included 985,000
Brazil as local authorities blocked movement in some tonnes of wheat, 2.66 million tonnes of corn and 183,000
areas in a bid to stop the spread of COVID-19 during tonnes of barley,” Kharchenko said. “A total 44.7 million
March caused consternation among traders and shippers. tonnes of grains have been exported this season.”
The issue seemed to have been resolved toward the end UkrAgroConsult’s forecast for 2019-20 grain exports
of the month, although port workers in Argentina were from Ukraine remains unchanged at 52 million tonnes,

Coronavirus provoked panic purchases in the consumer
market (in the Black Sea region), but unlike in the US or
in Europe, they did not become massive.
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meaning the export potential of Ukraine for the rest of the VLJQL¿FDQWVOLSSDJHVVKRXOGEHH[SHFWHGWKURXJK
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“As Ukrainian wheat stocks continue to run out, the chance to re-organize the delivery schedule to help ad-
presence of Ukraine in the world wheat market will dress an emerging problem — the orderbook is heavily
decrease,” Kharchenko said. “Therefore, the share of front-loaded and dry bulk shipbuilding activity in China
Russian wheat, whose 2019-20 exports are 15% behind ZLOOGURSR൵DFOL൵LQXQOHVVWKHVFKHGXOHLVH൵HF-
last year, is to expand. Our forecast for the further pace tively managed,” the analyst said.
of Russian wheat exports is optimistic: the crude oil In terms of dry bulk demand, the rate of infections re-
price decline is pressuring the ruble, consequently push- porteldy slowing in China and government policies de-
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near term. As of today (March 27), the Russian govern- to be a major contributor to bulk carrier demand if supply
ment has imposed no export restrictions either.” chains are kept open.
“The shutdowns have (so far) not resulted in major
US-CHINA TRADE disruptions to supply chains, while the existing issues are
The phase one trade deal between the United States and seemingly being resolved,” Karavaytsev said. “However,
China earlier this year was supposed to support higher the overall uncertainty surrounding the duration and se-
US exports of soybeans and other agricultural products as verity of the pandemic has seen both exporters and im-
China ramped up its purchases. However, that trend has SRUWHUV IRFXV RQ QDWLRQDO IRRG VHFXULW\:KLOH WKLV PD\
not materialized. limit exports from some countries in the short term, a
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were issued to Chinese processors for the purchase of tion may become a new normal after the pandemic.”
US supplies, but still — aside from reports that some Karavaytsev predicted that new layers of bureaucracy
cargoes were taken recently for April shipment from the and additional safety and quarantine procedures also will
3DFL¿F1RUWK:HVWWRQQHVZDVUHSRUWHGKHDY\ continue to impede grain logistics in the coming months.
volumes have not been secured,” said Darren Cooper, “Apart from a slowdown in paperwork, delivery peri-
HFRQRPLVWDWWKH,*&³:HVDZELJSXUFKDVHVE\&KLQD ods tend to be increasing due to quarantine measures at
through to mid-December as trade negotiations with the ports,” he added. “Many countries have introduced addi-
US progressed, but there has been very little since.” tional screening and mandatory 14-day quarantine rules
Outstanding sales on the US book are especially small for vessels coming from certain countries. This may in-
DQG LW ZRXOG QHHG D VLJQL¿FDQW UDPSLQJ XS RI H[SRUW crease the cost of shipment in some cases because of more
VDOHVLQWKHFRPLQJPRQWKVIRUWKHR൶FLDOIRUHFDVWRID time charter-chargeable days.”
small year-on-year increase in US total shipments to be MSI expects shipping costs over the next six months
achieved, said Cooper. to be determined by whether the pace of daily infections
“Almost certainly given the volumes we are talking in China continues to decline, and whether commod-
about, this would require large purchases by China,” he LW\ SURGXFHUV LQ NH\ H[SRUWLQJ FRXQWULHV VXFK DV %UD]LO
added. “However, as things stand, even with the removal and Australia continue to escape the worst ravages of
RIWDUL൵VDVSHUWKHZDLYHU%UD]LOLDQVXSSOLHVDUHVWLOOYHU\ COVID-19. If these conditions prevail, MSI expects a
FRPSHWLWLYHJLYHQWKDWDIDLUO\ELJFURSLV¿OOLQJPDUNHWLQJ government-led stimulus in China to prevent the collapse
channels and the weakness of the exchange rate.” of bulk carrier pricing.
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scheduled for delivery this year is being constructed in
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Canadian leaders discuss growth of non-tariff barriers,
market uncertainty during annual crops convention
by Susan Reidy
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hile trade opportunities exist for Canadian ag- economy, said Ailish Campbell, chief trade commis-
riculture and agri-food products, the predict- sioner of Canada and assistant deputy minister, Global
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persist, market uncertainty grows and consumer prefer- target of growing agri-food exports to $75 billion by
ences shift. 2025.
The nation is well placed for expanding its exports, “Trade continues to be essential even as it presents
but it faces an unpredictable global market, said speak- challenges for all of us,” she said. “The sector faces
ers at the Canadian Crops Convention this March in market challenges around the world. Market access is-
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This was the sues are always top of mind for me and my team. Key
second year the Canola Council of Canada and Canada QRQWDUL൵EDUULHUVDUHDVLPSRUWDQWWRDGGUHVVDVWDUL൵V´
Grains Council (CGC) joined forces for the event, In recent years, Canada has been bombarded with
which focused on “Charting the Course.” market access issues for oilseeds in China, pulses in
“There’s going to be more disruptions, the markets India and grains in the EU.
are going to change,” said Fred Gorrell, assistant depu- ³)UHHWUDGHDJUHHPHQWVDUHNLFNLQJLQDQGWDUL൵VDUH
ty minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) going down as we speak,” said Gord Kurbis, vice presi-
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and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). “The dent of trade policy and crop protection at the CGC.
business climate is very much uncertain but at the same ³7KH QRQWDUL൵ EDUULHUV DUH JRLQJ XS LQ ORFN VWHS ,
time our reputation and our products are very good. We don’t remember a time before when we’ve seen a major
need to up our game a little bit. We have a great op- QRQWDUL൵EDUULHUKLWHDFKPDMRUFURSDWWKHVDPHWLPH´
portunity, but I think people have to be aware that the
world we’re working in is not the same as in the past.” OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES
&DQDGDLVWKHZRUOG¶V¿IWKODUJHVWDJULIRRGH[SRUWHU It’s obvious that there has been a rise in protectionism
importer, and trade forms the backbone of the nation’s and trade tensions between certain countries, notably

Jim Collins, chief the United States and China. Market disruptions are able to leverage its opportunities, Gorrell said. The
executive officer happening more frequently, and they are more severe nation has numerous free trade agreements that are at
of Corteva, said in that the impacts are taking longer to be corrected, GL൵HUHQW SRLQWV RI DGRSWLRQ DQG DSSURYDO %XW WKH\
the agriculture Gorrell said. only work if they work for business, Campbell said.
supply chain is Continuing challenges to the science-based/rule- In general, regions where FTAs have brought 5% to
being reverse
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Another challenge is shifting consumer preference, “That’s really exciting to see proof positive of the
and it will be an important factor even in developing incredible hard work we’ve done on free trade agree-
countries. ments,” Campbell said.
“Consumers are being much more educated about It is too early to measure the impact of the Trans-
what they want,” Gorrell said. “I think we need to lis- 3DFL¿F 3DUWQHUVKLS 733 EXW WKHUH KDV EHHQ DQ LQ-
ten. We believe we produce some of the best food in the crease of Canadian exports of wheat, canola oil, cere-
world and people should just take it. That’s not going DOVDQGSHWIRRGWR-DSDQDQG9LHWQDPDQGDVLJQL¿FDQW
to work anymore.” increase of cereals to Australia.
An upcoming challenge will be weed seed in com- “An agreement is nice, but we actually have to see
modity shipments, with several major importing coun- the value,” Gorrell said. “We need to focus more on
tries looking at it as a vehicle for transmitting disease. the implementation of the free trade agreements and
“It’s here to stay,” Gorrell said. “We’re going to be enforcement of the agreements.”
talking about them going forward. It’s going to have
implications in how we trade grains and oilseeds.” INNOVATIONS
Opportunities also abound for Canada to feed the Having free trade agreements with strong resolution
world’s growing population. For one, the nation is po- processes will be essential for Canada to introduce
sitioned to provide predictable access to food. In addi- new innovations within its commodities. In the last
tion, it is investing in innovation to produce more food several years, new tools, such as gene editing systems,
LQGL൵HUHQWZD\VKHVDLG have been added to improve crop varieties, said Krista
Canadian regulators are working to align the coun- Thomas, vice president of trade policy-seed innova-
try’s regulations for exports and imports with interna- WLRQ&*&%XWWKRVHLQQRYDWLRQVIDFHDQXSKLOOEDWWOH
tional standards. for approval domestically and aboard.
“That’s very important because it means that we are “There’s so much potential out there related to this
getting ourselves set to deal with the problems we’re technology and we want to have access to some of
having today,” Gorrell said. these opportunities in Canada for Canadian growers
Free trade agreements are critical for Canada to be and the entire value chain,” she said. “We’re concerned

FEATURE: TRADE DISRUPTIONS NEW REALITY OF GLOBAL TRADE
Canada is falling behind our trading partners, where CGC over the past few years, to try to bring greater
there are clearer rules about the pre-market regulatory clarity and predictability.”
environment for these products.” The CGC has worked with the government to devel-
For example, the United States has had closed-loop op some options for better guidance about when exact-
production of high oleic soybeans derived through ly new plant varieties require pre-market approval and
gene editing for the last three years. what that looks like. Thomas said she hopes that work
“We aren’t seeing opportunities like this in Canada, will soon be made available for a wider consultation.
in part due to the shadow cast by the uncertainty of our The international landscape is important as well,
regulatory environment for novel feed, food and plants so the CGC also is looking at how the global regu-
with novel traits,” she said. “This has been a focus for latory environment is changing and trying to influ-
Corteva responding to changes in agriculture supply chain

With consumers caring more about to ensure farmers prosper and con- “One thing we can’t do as an in-
the origin of their food and farmers sumers get what they want, and we dustry, we can’t add to those pres-
facing increasing pressures, Corteva leave the environment better than sures,” he said.
Agriscience is working to find solu- we found it.” In meetings, farmers have ex-
tions that benefit both, said Jim Col- The concept is framed around four pressed concerns about consolida-
lins, the company’s CEO. key concerns: consumer expectation in the agriculture industry.
“The ag supply chain is being re- tions, mounting economic pressure “We listened and we are offering
verse engineered with the consumer on farms, escalating trade tensions more choice to farmers than ever
not at the end of that chain but right and a growing call to action to ad- before,” Collins said. “In 2019 in
up front,” Collins said during the dress climate change, Collins said. Canada, we introduced seven new
Canadian Crops Convention in Van- Consumers want to know more crop protection products for farmers.
couver. “We call it table to farm. It’s about the food they are eating, In 2020, we launched three more
all about closing that gap between where was it sourced, who grew it, uniquely Canadian tools to support
what consumers want and what under what conditions and what farmers. We are laser focused on
farmers can deliver in an economi- kinds of inputs were used. Some are providing farmers choice to address
cally and environmentally sustain- seeking alternatives to animal pro- those consumer expectations.”
able way.” tein while others attaining middle More work needs to be done on
Corteva Agriscience, offering class status are interested in eating educating consumers about modern
seed, crop protection and digital more animal protein. farming practices. One study showed
solutions, became an independent Corteva is exploring how crops, that 91% of Canadians know little
public company on June 1, 2019. like canola and wheat, can address to nothing on the topic, but 60% are
It was previously the Agriculture global issues such as health and nu- interested in learning more.
Division, formed with the merger trition, Collins said. It already offers “What is concerning is this lack
of Dow and DuPont completed in products such as Plenish high oleic of knowledge is driving regulatory
2017. soybeans with no trans fats and re- decisions and limiting farmers abil-
Collins noted that farmers are duced saturated fats. ity to operate,” Collins said. “We
facing more challenges from multi- The company also is working to have a responsibility to help bridge
ple angles, including regulatory hur- enhance protein content in canola that knowledge gap.”
dles, climate change, unpredictable meal, which will help “future proof” Trade tensions are also of con-
weather, restrictive trade regimes the crop, he said. It also will open cern, and Collins said trade policies
and shifting consumer preferences. a domestic monogastrich market should benefit growers and con-
“As we built Corteva, all of these currently unavailable to canola and sumers. If that’s not happening, the
elements help shape the company displace protein that is imported at a industry needs to push for better
that we wanted to become,” he much higher cost. policies, he said.
said. “Table to farm puts our pur- Consumer expectations impact “We need to remain vigilant in
pose into action. If there’s a gap be- what farmers grow and what they examination of fair and just trade,”
tween those consumer expectations use on their fields. Across the board, Collins said. “The world cannot afford
and farmers capability, our job is to farmers live in a huge world of un- to have agriculture politicized through
deliver a solution that fills that gap certainty, Collins said. unjust trade restrictions.”

Fred Gorrell, assistant deputy minister with AAFC-CFIA, tells at-
tendees at the Canadian Crops Convention in Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada, that more market disruptions are likely.
ence it where it can, Thomas said.

“We really don’t want to see gene editing go down
the road that GMOs did,” she said. “Twenty to 30 years
ago when rules for GMOs were being made, there was
an expectation that over time regulatory requirements
were going to lapse and the market was going to be
easier. That’s not the reality of what’s happened.”
Instead, importing countries are taking far longer to
approve GMOs, which leads to an uncertain trade envi-
ronment and is discouraging to crop innovators.
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where we can and try to prepare for the reality of what
that trading environment could look like in the fu-
ture, as countries put rules in place for gene editing,”
Thomas said. “We want to make sure the importance of
innovation is communicated globally.”

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Germany’s milling industry keeps consolidating
According to the European Flour Milling Association, Germany has around 200
mills, and the number has been falling in recent years. For example, there were 317
mills in 2007. Of the current total, 29 have a production capacity of over 100,000
tonnes (wheat equivalent) per year.
The European Flour Milling Association’s figures are based on official statistics
that ignore mills with an annual capacity of less than 1,000 tonnes. The industry
association Verband Deutscher Mühlen put the total as of 2019 at 550 mills, 196
of which have a capacity of over 1,000 tonnes a year. The association highlighted
the progressive consolidation of the industry by pointing out that there were almost
19,000 mills in the country in 1950, a number that fell to around 2,500 by 1980,
before falling again to its current level.
The German industry body put the total amount of grain milled in Germany at some
8.9 million tonnes, including 7.7 million of wheat and 800,000 tonnes of rye, along
with 400,000 tonnes of durum. The output is around 6.2 million tonnes of wheat
flour, some 700,000 tonnes of rye flour and about 300,000 tonnes of durum products.
The industry is somewhat concentrated in the southern region of Germany, notably
Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Rheinland-Palatinate and Saarland. The German asso-
ciation pointed out that in the south — Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg — each
mill serves 173,637 inhabitants on average. In the north — Lower Saxony, Bremen,
Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg — the average is one mill per 551,155 residents.
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I went to Uzwil (Bühler’s headquarters) and we looked
at what was possible with today’s technology to
produce the desired product.
Albert Biemer, Biemer Mühle
“It is very rare that we go farther outside that radius,” Bologna,” he said. “The big cities there are the focal
he said. “Only if we don’t get the quality we need in the point of the wholesalers.”
area do we have to buy outside of there.” Albert Biemer appreciates the direct contact with his
Biemer Mühle’s wheat storage capacity is around small Asian shopkeepers in Germany, which is why
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ways goes out quickly,” Albert Biemer said. “We have refugees from Afghanistan and other Islamic countries
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and 25-kilogram bags.” said. “We want to take care of people from countries
The packaging takes place automatically via a fully like Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. That
automated packaging station with a palletizing robot, is our goal.
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Grain-based hand sanitizer in high demand during COVID-19 pandemic
by Chris Lyddon
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on-food use of grains is up this year, with ethanol recent quarantining of millions of residents in their homes
production surging on demand for fuel and other in a number of states in an attempt to contain the corona-
products. Replacing products based on mineral oil YLUXV&29,'SDQGHPLFLVUHVXOWLQJLQVLJQL¿FDQWO\
remains a valuable way to make production more sustain- less demand for gasoline in the United States.
able and reduce emissions.
Industrial use of grains for ethanol is set to rise to 372.1 GRAIN-BASED HAND SANITIZER
million tonnes in 2019-20, up from 365.9 million in 2018- One use of ethanol produced from grain has become much
19, according to the International Grains Council (IGC). more important because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The
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current year by around 2 million tonnes, mainly because in a March 19 statement.
of strong growth in the use of maize for ethanol in Brazil. ³$PHULFD¶V FRUQ UH¿QHUV DUH SURGXFLQJ WUDLQORDGV RI
World use of grain for ethanol is forecast at 192.8 mil- industrial alcohol on a daily basis,” said John Bode, presi-
lion tonnes in 2019-20, of which 173 million is for fuel. GHQWDQGFKLHIH[HFXWLYHR൶FHURIWKH&5$³7KHUHKDV
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169.3 million for fuel. of hand sanitizers or other health-related sanitizing prod-
The IGC said the United States remains by far the larg- ucts. The distribution system is quickly catching up with
est processor of grain for ethanol, at 139.5 million tonnes the surge in demand for these products.”
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the previous year. The IGC quoted the US Renewable cal and state governments to “ensure that their well-in-
Fuels Association as saying that the approval of E15 tentioned policies not limit work of critical infrastructure
gasoline for year-round use led to record sales in 2019. personnel in the production and distribution of health and
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It also points out that exports have become increasingly food products.”
important for the US industry, although they dropped in According to the association, “toiletries and cosmetics,
2019, with trade between January and November down which include hand sanitizer, account for almost a quarter
around 15% from the same period a year earlier, because of US end markets for industrial alcohol.”
of reduced volume shipped to Brazil and China. In the United Kingdom, Scotch whisky distilleries have
Whether the IGC’s 2019-20 ethanol production and moved to supply sanitizer. Jamie Stone, Liberal Democrat
consumption forecast is realized remains to be seen as the Member of Parliament for Caithness, Sutherland and

FEATURE: ETHANOL LEADS GROWING NON-FOOD USE OF GRAIN
Corn-based Easter Ross, the northernmost constituency in the main- “It’s going to be interesting to see if they raise ambi-
ethanol use in land of Britain, lobbied the tax authorities to allow the pro-
tions for emissions reduction and renewables, how they’re
Brazil is on duction of hand sanitizer to the World Health Organization going to handle the cap on certain biofuels,” he said. “If
the rise. formula, following a request from Phil Thompson, owner they need things that are going to deliver immediate emis-
of Dornoch Distillery. sions reduction, they might have to lift that cap. There
“What the distilleries have achieved in my constituency are also targets for second-generation biofuels, which are
shows that if you don’t ask, you don’t get,” Stone said. from agricultural waste.”
³7KH\SXWWKHLUFRPPXQLW\¿UVWDQGLQVXFFHVVIXOO\ORE- Cellulosic ethanol is happening, but on a small scale.
bying HMRC with me, we have made it easier to produce “It will be interesting to see whether there will be the
hand sanitizer safely, cheaply and quickly. I hope distill- uptake necessary to meet the targets for that under the
eries across the UK follow suit and help make hand sani- Renewable Energy Directive,” he said. “At the moment
tizer available to those who need it.” it’s very small. There are producers in Europe who are
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the Brussels, Belgium-based organization that represents WLRQWKDWDOO¿UVWJHQHUDWLRQELRIXHOVDUHEDG
the interests of European renewable ethanol producers, “In the case of European ethanol, it actually meets the
told World Grain that the sector produces animal feed, sustainability criteria set up by the EU. Among our mem-
captures carbon dioxide as well as ethanol, which goes bers, the average greenhouse gas reduction compared to
mostly for fuel, but also for industrial and beverage uses. fossil is 71% and getting better every year. Some produc-
It is not yet clear where ethanol and other non-food uses ers are even higher than that.”
RIJUDLQ¿WLQZLWKWKH(XURSHDQ*UHHQ'HDOWKH(XURSHDQ With the EU talking about more ambitious targets for
Commission’s new plan to make the continent sustainable. emissions reduction, ePure was making the point that
“That’s what we’re waiting to see,” Winneker said. “you’re going to need all these tools.”
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He explained that EU renewable energy policy for ¿UVWDQGVHFRQGDQGLQPDQ\FDVHVLW¶VREYLRXVWKH\ZRUN
2020-30 allows the use of ethanol for transport, but the together because you have residues coming from crops
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cars that people are buying right now, they’re still buying tonne (UK) wheat crop at best,” he said regarding 2020. Hand sanitizer
something like 59% petrol vehicles and only about 3% “All they’d end up doing is importing material to use. made from corn
electric, although that number is going up.” I think they need some domestic sourcing to be in the alcohol is in high
But, he noted, the petrol vehicles are still going to be on best position.” demand during
the road beyond 2030. the COVID-19
pandemic.
“They’ll be running on liquid fuels, and we need solu- BIOPLASTICS
tions to decarbonize them,” he said. “If you snapped your European Bioplastics, Berlin, Germany, also stresses that
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be less but there’s not the infrastructure in place to handle ZLWKRXWD൵HFWLQJIRRGSURGXFWLRQ7KH\FLWHODQGXVHIRU
all the charging needs and electricity needs. bioplastics at 1.4 million hectares in 2019, just 0.02%
“We are making the point that we need solutions that RIWKHWRWDO7KH¿JXUHKDVJURZQIURPPLOOLRQRU
are going to work in the existing infrastructure and can 0.01% of total farmland, in 2014.
at least be something that help us get to these goals. It’s “Bioplastics are mostly made of carbohydrate-rich
probably a safe bet that there will still be people driving plants such as corn or sugar cane, so-called food crops
petrol cars around in 10 years. RU¿UVWJHQHUDWLRQIHHGVWRFN´(XURSHDQ%LRSODVWLFVVDLG
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the grains production here that doesn’t have an im- for the production of bioplastics, as it requires the least
pact on food prices and food production in Europe.” amount of land to grow and produces the highest yields.
“The bioplastics industry is also researching the use of
UK ETHANOL TO REEMERGE? non-food crops (second- and third-generation feedstock),
David Eudall, head of market specialists (Arable) at the such as cellulose, with a view to its further use for the pro-
UK’s Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board, duction of bioplastics materials. Innovative technologies
told World Grain that of Britain’s two big ethanol plants, are focusing on non-edible byproducts of the production
one, ENSUS, in the northeast of the country, is currently of food crops, which inevitably generates large amounts
operating. It has been using anywhere between a 60/40 of cellulosic byproducts such as straw, corn stover or ba-
and 50/50 split between wheat and maize for a year or so. JDVVHZKLFKDUHXVXDOO\OHIWRQWKH¿HOGZKHUHWKH\ELR-
“The plant on the docks at hull, Vivergo, closed over a degrade at a quantity much higher than is necessary to
year ago because they weren’t making any money basi- restore the soil carbon pool.”
cally, so it’s probably not going to reopen,” Eudall said.
The United Kingdom has announced a move to E10 Chris Lyddon is World Grain’s European correspondent.
fuel in 2021, from the 5% blend that is currently standard He may be contacted at: chris.lyddon@ntlworld.com.
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of experience in roll manufacturing. All the machin- Kay Jay’s roll grinding and fluting machines have
ery, equipment and raw materials are imported from a complete cast iron machine bed, which is better
Germany to manufacture the rolls in India. The com- than steel because it offers more strength, stability
pany’s research and development in Germany has and quality. The company also has introduced new
Kay Jay Chill Rolls Pvt Ltd developed the OCE 630 rolls for break passages. software and hardware on its roll grinding and flut-
Advantages include: ing machines to make them faster, more reliable
27 Industrial Area Phase – 2
• Up to 50% longer life of flutes, hence less main- and accurate.
Panchkula – 134113, India
tenance costs. It also is offering a new design sand blasting ma-
Tel: +91 987 800 0859
• Reduction of energy costs up to 9%. chine or frosting machine for uniform surface of the
Fax: +91 172 256 8156
• Better hardness along with toughness and wear smooth rolls. Kay Jay is supplying some general spare
E-mail: sales@kjrolls.com
resistance of rolls. parts for the mills.
Internet: www.kjrolls.com
• Better and efficient cracking behavior.
Grain dryers
Suncue Company Ltd., established in 1966, bodia, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and
is one of the largest manufacturers of circulating other Asian, European and Latin American countries.
grain dryers and biomass furnaces. Its main office Its product line includes ventilating and circu-
is in Taiwan. lating type grain dryers, biomass furnaces, grain
For more than 50 years, Suncue has exported to cleaners, grain moisture meters, and other periph-
more than 50 countries, including Japan, Korea, Cam- eral equipment.
Suncue Company Ltd.
No. 396, Minsheng Rd., Wufeng Dist.
Taichung City 413, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Tel: 886-4-2339-7171
Fax: 886-4-2330-2939
E-mail: sales@suncue.com
Internet: www.suncue.com
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Kevin Miles, Rolfes@Boone president, dies

BOONE, IOWA, US — Kevin Miles, 65, over the years, and I can promise not one of them will ever for-
president of Rolfes@Boone, died at his get the impact that Kevin made on our lives, be it professionally
home in Boone, Iowa, US, on Feb. 26. or personally.
In addition to being president of the com- “A staunch supporter of our industry, he worked tirelessly
pany since its founding in 1994, Miles was (and oftentimes loudly) to make sure that we would continue
active in the Grain Elevator and Processing to improve and grow. He will be greatly missed by his many
Society (GEAPS) for many years. friends and family.”
In 2001, he received the Corbett award, The company announced on March 4 that Gregg Knox was
GEAPS’ highest award for Associate named interim company president. Knox has 50 years of grain
Miles Members. industry experience and has been vice president of the com-
Ryan Moorman, project manager at Rolfes@Boone, said pany since its inception in 1994.
the company’s employees are stunned and saddened by Miles’ Miles began in his career in the grain industry in 1977 as
sudden and untimely death. a sales representative for G.A. Rolfes Company. In 1988, he
“Kevin was, and will continue to be, a huge part of the grain was hired by PMI as a territory manager.
industry,” Moorman said. “He has left a legacy unlike anyone Rolfes@Boone is employee-owned and is a full-line manu-
before him, because he was truly one of a kind. facturer of grain temperature detection and hazard detection
“He meant many different things to many different people equipment as well as aeration and dust control systems.
Alapala completes 650th mill

ISTANBUL, TURKEY — Alapala commissioned its 650th
mill since its establishment in 1954.
Last year, Harinera Roca SA selected Alapala to supply
and install a new turnkey flour mill to replace its existing
100-tonne-per-day (tpd) plant.
The new mill produces 120 tpd of organic and traditional
flours for bakeries.
The new mill has one of Alapala’s latest processing tech-
nologies: Swing Milling. It allows the processing of differ-
ent kind of grains like wheat, spelt and rye at different shifts
upon requirement.
It also is equipped with Scada software that provides the
ability for process control, traceability and centralized moni- Alapala builds turnkey plants in a range of capacities and
toring of the entire milling process generating reports on pro- is one of the top 500 exporters in Turkey. It has references in
duction data. more than 100 countries and four continents.
Ocrim completes successful testing of bagging line

CREMONA, ITALY — Ocrim recently completed successful “Thanks to Ocrim, we will soon have an innovative handling
testing of its branded handling system at Molinos de Costa system,” said Luis José Ruenes Reynoard, general manager of
Rica SA. Molinos de Costa Rica SA. “It is one of the most innovative
The new packaging line, completely automated, is a com- and automated systems in Central America. We chose Ocrim
pletion of the existing system for small-cut flour packets in- four years ago, we have done it today and we will do it again in
tended for the convenience goods sector. the future”
Specifically, the line supplied includes the primary packag- Alberto Antolini, chief executive officer of Ocrim, said that
ing in bags, automatic package quality and quantity control “feeling a point of reference for Molinos de Costa Rica, one of
systems, conveyors lines, secondary packaging in shrink- the most important and technologically advanced companies in
wrapped bundle and in pre-cut cardboard boxes, and finally Central America, gives us the measure of our growth. It gives us
the double robotic automatic palletizing station and wrapping the concrete answer to the natural questions we asked ourselves
of pallets with stretch-film. a few years ago when we took this path of growth and renewal.”
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and academy as part of its research and development center. SCADA system using MIS software, thus making this pro-
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NORD offers condition monitoring for predictive maintenance

HAMBURG, GERMANY — NORD DRIVESYSTEMS has
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concepts.
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downtimes and machine failures. Predictive maintenance en- proves operational safety and efficiency of machines and plants.
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drive and process data. NORD frequency inverter’s integrated PLC that is used as an
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components and machinery as well as a plannable and cost- what tasks (drive monitoring, drive control, process control)
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PRODUCT SHOWCASE
NIR Multi Online Analyzer AgriDry Spreader Phaeton sampler

Bühler’s NIR Multi Online Analyzer MYRG GSI’s AgriDry Spreader is one solution that TPLG has introduced the Phaeton sampler for
now includes pre-calibrated applications for disperses fines to help protect grain quality upright sampling that allows for more preci-
corn products. For raw material, sensors are and create uniform storage and airflow. The sion in terms of positioning and requires less
positioned after pre-cleaning to measure mois- AgriDry Spreader is gentle on grain and tough mechanical effort to penetrate the grain mass.
ture, contents of crude fat and fiber, starch and enough to handle fill rates up to 40,000 bph in The Phaeton is available in several standard
protein. At the other end of the process, the commercial operations. It includes a Tivar poly- sizes — 16 meters, 20 meters, 24 meters and
sensors measure the parameters of the fin- mer liner and special coating to reduce natu- other sizes on request. The gantry supporting
ished product like flaking grits or maize flour ral wear and increase longevity of the hopper. the carriages and the head of the sampler do
and are ideally suited for retrofitting to bulk When the hopper coating begins to wear, the not require major civil engineering. The sam-
scales. One spectrometer evaluates up to 6 hopper is replaceable. The system also pro- pling is done by a core probe over the entire
different measuring points. MYRG is distin- vides improved fan efficiency, longer storage depth of the truck, allowing for representative
guished by its durability and reliability. time and greater marketing flexibility. sampling. The electrical enclosure and the suc-
tion turbine are located on the sampler and
the pipes are supported by a cable tray.
SPL-200 laser level sensor KUB reusable rupture disc In-line flow meter
Mount and power level sensors on silos with- REMBE’s KUB reusable rupture disc uses a Henry Simon’s In-line Flow Meter (HSIFM) is
out the complexity or the expense of wiring leak-tight, metal-on-metal seal that allows the a device that is used to recognize any change
with BinMaster’s SPL-200 battery-powered rupture disc to be reinstalled after inspection. of material and machine conditions in milling
laser. The SPL-200 measures solids in silos up Installation is simple and quick, requiring no processes. The device is used for monitoring
to 98 feet tall in low or no-dust environments. special tools. Longer service life of the rupture the flow rate of material in spouting, and de-
This single point laser allows use of level sen- disc reduces the costs associated with produc- tecting any fluctuation due to clogging, leak-
sors on silos or in remote locations where in- tion downtime, maintenance and replacement ing, etc or machine operating conditions. Nu-
ventory monitoring has not been feasible. It discs. It is an ideal solution for industrial pro- merous devices can be used together in order
can be programmed to take interval readings cesses with low to high operating pressures to collect and analyze the data from different
from once an hour to once a day. The laser uses or vacuum. The KUB has a two-layer design: a places in the mill.
an integrated wireless LoRa long range trans- smooth surface of the sealing membrane that
ceiver to send data to a gateway that connects faces the process and the buckling pin ele-
via cellular or ethernet to the BinView web ap- ment, which defines the burst pressure, faces
plication or Binventory LAN-based software for away from the process so it does not come into
data access from a PC, smartphone, or tablet. contact with the medium.

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4B Components Ltd. ....................................21 GEAPS ..........................................................50 Pfeuffer GmbH .............................................11

www.go4b.com www.geaps.com www.pfeuffer.com
AGI ...........................................................2, 49 Golden Grain Equipment Co. Ltd .................53 Pozitif Fuarcilik A.S. .....................................51
www.aggrowth.com www.g-grain.com www.milltechistanbul.com
Altinbilek ....................................................43 Hebei Pingle Flour Machinery Satake ..........................................................19

www.abms.com.tr Group Co. Ltd. .............................................35 www.satake-group.com
www.plflourmill.com
Amandus Kahl GmbH & Co. KG ....................34 Sosland Publishing CO .................................59

www.akahl.de Henry Simon ................................................41 www.sosland.com
www.henrysimonmilling.com
Bilektech ......................................................32 Sosland Publishing Trends and

www.bilektech.com Hi-Roller .......................................................11 Innovations Seminar ....................................65
www.hiroller.com www.soslandtrends.com
Bühler AG .....................................................72
www.buhlergroup.com Highquest Partners LLC ...............................45 Suncue Co Ltd. .............................................37
www.ongforum.com www.suncue.com
Chief Industries, Inc. ......................................3

www.agri.chiefind.com Irle Kay Jay Chill Rolls Pvt. Ltd. ...................27 Tapco, Inc. ......................................................7
www.kjrolls.com www.tapcoinc.com
Denis ............................................................13
www.denis.fr JAG Services Inc. ..........................................67 Vigan Engineering S.A. ..................................4
www.vigan.com
The Essmueller Co. .......................................71 Leland Industries Inc. ...................................28

www.essmueller.com www.lelandindustries.com World Grain ............................................47, 58
www.world-grain.com
FrigorTec ......................................................67 OBIAL ...........................................................31

www.frigortec.com www.obial.com.tr Wuxi COFCO Engineering &
Technology Co., Ltd. .....................................29
www.cofcowx.com
Fundiciones Balaguer S.A. ...........................23 Ocrim S.p.A. ........................................... 16-17
www.balaguer-rolls.com www.ocrim.com
Yenar ............................................................15
www.yenar.com.tr
Future of Flour .............................................63 Pet Food Processing ....................................61
www.world-grain.com www.petfoodprocessing.net
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Welcome to World Grain, the leading

international business magazine for grain,

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36 Shipping markets in flux amid COVID-19 chaos

40 Trade disruptions new reality of global trade

46 Carving out a successful niche 24

52 Ethanol leads growing non-food use of grain

56 Asian supplier profiles

On the cover: Concept by Brian Peterman, photos by stock.adobe.com

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8 April 2020 / World Grain / www.World-Grain.com

Industry events canceled, postponed

ADM Milling taps new president

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Wilkins-Rogers Mount Joy flour mill to close

Xiangtai Food Co. acquires 51% of feed company

LDC announces aquafeed research partnership

10 April 2020 / World Grain / www.World-Grain.com

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Gavilon names new CFO

Former Cargill leader Whitney MacMillan dies

US grain dust explosions decline in 2019

12 April 2020 / World Grain / www.World-Grain.com

www.World-Grain.com / World Grain / April 2020 13

Siemer Milling promotes Jansen to VP of production

North Dakota mill plans unloading upgrade

VTB buys stake in grain terminal complex

14 April 2020 / World Grain / www.World-Grain.com

US entrapment incidents up in 2019

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