22/10/13: Event: Myanmar Agribusiness Summit. With high growth and development potential, Myanmar is quickly building prominence, attracting the attention of international investors aiming to draw profits from the country's vast natural resources.
While oil, gas and coal mining, hydropower projects and logging have featured most prominently to date in terms of investments in Myanmar, agribusiness has emerged at the forefront of recent government development policies. The political transformations that Myanmar is undergoing are a golden opportunity for the country to engage in agribusiness to achieve economic growth with sustainable and rights-based outcomes.
MAIS 2013 aims to: - focus on the trade and investment opportunities of the Myanmar Agribusiness sector. 22/10/13: USDA releases crop reports despite complaints; 'pig' pin for sale at IPPE; the EU 'PROteINSECT' project. As the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) draws closer, event organisers have announced a partnership with the Hard Rock Cafe chain to offer a pig pin, which will be on sale during the Expo.
IPPE organisers chose the pin to celebrate the introduction of a new pork and swine pavilion and the VIV International Pork Production Summit education program at the upcoming 2014 Expo. The pig pin will be on sale in the main lobby near attendee registration during IPPE show hours, as well as at the Hard Rock Cafe Atlanta, located at 215 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, USA.
Brest terminal serves major centre of agriculture and animal breeding. Yara International's Feed Phosphates terminal, located in Brest, France is a major hub of agriculture and animal breeding, with distribution ranging from Bretagne, North West France across the Atlantic.
Yara's warehouse, which boasts a capacity of 5,500 mt and is both GMP+ and ISO 9001 certified, has delivered nearly 200,000 mt of product to customers in and around France since it opened in 2003. Today, the terminal supplies feed minerals including BOLIFOR® MCP-F, BOLIFOR® MCP-N, BOLIFOR® MGP+ and BOLIFOR® MGP. Strategy and M&A expert joins agribusiness advisory firm HighQuest Partners. Agribusiness consulting firm, HighQuest Partners recently announced it has appointed a new managing director and co-head of the firm’s consulting practice.
A former management consultant and agribusiness industry executive, Pranav Garg will continue to deliver HighQuest's commitment to its strategic and M&A advisory business. In his new role, Garg will bring thought leadership and industry experience to client management teams, helping them capture value by developing and executing growth, performance improvement, and turnaround strategies. “Pranav has a solid track record of creating value at leading agribusiness companies, both as an industry executive and a management consultant. His connections in the industry, and his clarity of the economic drivers of performance will be a significant benefit to industry and private equity managers seeking higher growth and performance at their companies,” said Greg Mellinger, HighQuest's CEO.
14/10/13: Evil eco-activists, strong EU wheat exports, pig profits. AB Vista. Zhengchang. 11/10/13: ICI acquires elevator from Cargill; The great global food gap; Calata corp's own brand animal feed. AFIA to host first-ever export seminar at IPPE. Guttridge Ltd launches the new Silo Sweep Auger, extending its range for grain handling. New ways to find GFMT content. Be part of our big 200!
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Myanmar Agribusiness Forum 2013. AIC urges legislators to rethink approach to regulation. The UK Government and EU must look beyond single-issue legislation in driving policy forward in the future according to The Agriculture Industries Confederation (AIC).
It makes this point as part of a submission to the Government with regards to the balance of legislative power between the EU and UK, and its effect on agricultural industries. This is in response to one of a number of calls for evidence as part of an overall Government review. “The Government is currently conducting this review on the balance of legislative power between the EU and the UK, and its effect on the UK’s interests. Work will continue throughout 2014 and will cover 32 topics. The call for evidence on environment and climate change has just closed, and the call for evidence on agriculture begins in autumn. 19/08/2013: R-Biopharm appoints customer service manager; M2M solution to improve feed efficiency; tarps versus grain bags. Jill Arnott, a senior member of the customer care team at R-Biopharm Rhône, has been appointed new customer service manager.
Arnott will head the department which oversees all aspects of order handling and delivery and will be responsible for maintaining the company's reputation for speed and efficiency. Originally from Auchinloch, Scotland, UK, Arnott takes over from Robert Muir, who has retired from R-Biopharm Rhône after 16 years. Read more...Livestock feeding manufacturer Keenan has partnered with British telecommunications company Vodafone to supply a machine-to-machine (M2M) solution to improve nutritional data analysis. Keenan manufactures machines which feed livestock. As well as the hardware, the company also provides a nutritional information service. Pre-registration now open for 2014 International Production & Processing Expo. Attendee and exhibitor pre-registration and hotel registration for the 2014 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) is now open.
Sponsored by the US Poultry & Egg Association, (USPOULTRY) the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the American Meat Institute (AMI), IPPE is expected to attract more than 26,000 attendees and is a collaboration of three shows - International Poultry Expo, International Feed Expo, and International Meat Expo - representing the entire chain of protein production and processing. The 2014 shows sees the return of the popular “Members to Atlanta” (M2A) program, which waives the pre-registration fee through December 31, 2013, for attendees from member firms of all three associations engaged in the production of poultry, eggs and meat for consumption, and feed and pet food manufacturers.
Online is the only way to pre-register for the discounted price of $50 (USD) through December 31, 2013. Satake. CBH rebates to reduce storage and handling fees. The CBH Group has announced its storage and handling charges for 2013-14, which will see grower fees reduced due to the introduction of two new rebates under the Grower Patronage Rebate Program.
David Capper, general manager of operations at CBH Group, said that overall charges were increasing by three per cent to reflect rising input costs such as labour and electricity, but the 2013 operations rebate in conjunction with the investment rebate would offset the increase in fees for growers making them lower than last season. “The CBH Group is committed to managing any increase in charges in a sustainable and transparent manner. We must be realistic about inflationary and cost pressures on our business as we try to balance this with our aim to keep storage and handling fees as low as we can for growers,” he said.
“So we are delighted that the rebate program is able to help us to achieve this.” In addition to the rebates, the CBH Group has restructured its charges. 16/08/2013: Rouen grain exports; Russia to invest in deep grain processing; brown seaweed used in animal feed. Unknown to most people, the common brown seaweed in coral reefs and often ignored along seashores is being converted into an insect repellant and as a supplement in animal feeds.The seaweed belonging to the group Sargassum contains an alginate or colloidal material that can be used as food and in pharmaceutical products.
This seaweed, which grows abundantly in the shallow coastal waters, is also used as an insect repellant and feed supplement for poultry and livestock. Harvesting usually done during the months of January-June is by hand picking. Seven (7) kilograms of wet seaweeds yield about a kilogram of dried seaweeds. - See more at: According to a report from the Seine River port, grain exports from the French port of Rouen, Europe’s biggest wheat-shipping hub, rose 77 percent on wheat deliveries to Algeria. Free, unofficial grain grade with Harvest Sample Program. 15/08/2013: Rice focus. GM rice is inching closer to becomining a reality as scientists in the Philippines are about to submit 'golden rice' to the authorities for biosafety evaluations. The crops could be in fields within a year though this is dependant on what the regulators say.
Supporters of the rice say it will help the 1.7 million Filipino children who suffer vitamin A deficiency - which reduces immunity and can cause blindness. However, critics argue is a dangerous way to tackle hunger and could threaten the Philippines' staple crop. Two rice mills in Punjab, India have been accused of paddy fraud worth more than 3 crore rupees. The millers failed to account for government paddy provided for custom milling. The PSWC had allotted 1,52,304 bags and 99,575.8 quintal of paddy to the two mills for custom milling on behalf of the Food Corporation of India.
According to a new report from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), cheap rice may well be a thing of the past. “This is a story of winners and losers. 64th Convention of Milling Technology. British-produced food would run out today. British food supplies would run out today if the country had to rely on domestically produced goods.The stats come from the National Farmers' Union (NFU) who calculated that if all the food the UK produces in a year was stored on January 1, it would have been eaten by now.
This figure is a sharp fall in self-sufficiency. In 1991, the UK produced 75 percent of its food itself, today it is just 62 percent.The NFU has called for greater support for British farmers including better technology and measures to reduce price volatilitly.The arguments for increased self-sufficiency in food production make sense on a theoretical level. However, is it realistic to expect Britain to be able to produce all of its food 'in house'? There are some products which just won't grow on British soil. Consumers are used to being able to buy products from all over the world in their local supermarkets. 14/08/2013: Cargill sells Hanford facility; UK behind in feed conversion efficiency; cheap grain freight.
Cargill has announced the sale of its Hanford feed manufacturing facility in California, USA. The company sold the facility to Pitman Family Farms, a family owned poultry farm. The sale includes the land, buildings and machinery.Read more...Recent figures from BPEX suggest that Britain is lagging behind in the field of feed conversion. Speaking at a recent producer meeting at Great Dunmow, Essex, UK, Ed Sutcliffe, geneticist at pig-breeding company, ACMC, said that while the number of pigs reared per sow per year wasn’t insignificant, efficient feed conversion was crucial. According to the figures, feed conversion efficiency had deteriorated in the UK by 0.2% between 2009 and 2010. “This is far more relevant financially than producing extra piglets,” said Mr Sutcliffe. According to Australian grain exporters, low rates for chartering vessels will continue this harvest. 13/08/2013: Philippines GM rice approval; Kiotechagil strengthens its International team; China mill representatives visit North Dakota.
Scientists in the Philippines are preparing to submit a genetically modified variety of rice to the authorities for biosafety evaluations. Although national regulators will have the final say, the scientists claim the new 'golden rice' could be in fields within a year. Supporters have praised the submission with hopes it will help the 1.7 million Filipino children who suffer vitamin A deficiency - which reduces immunity and can cause blindness. Some campaigners however, argue that the new GM rice threatens the Philippine's staple food and is not the answer in the fight against malnutrition.
Read more...UK biosecurity company, Kiotechagil, recently announced it has strengthened its international team. Using lower protein wheat for bread making. Nabim. 12/08/2013: DDC prepares to sell livestock feed; grain produce could break 60 year record; Tyson Foods to suspend buying cattle feed. Government-owned Dairy Development Corporation, Nepal (DDC) has announced its plans to produce and sell animal feed. "We are working to complete the maintenance work as soon as possible," said Arjun Humagain, DDC's newly appointed manager of the companys Hetauda unit. "We have planned to re-operate the production plant by the third week of August.
"Read more...Speaking at an annual gathering of the State Grape Producer's Association in Pune, Maharashtra, India, Sharad Pawar, union agriculture minister suggested that the country is likely to produce a record volume of grains this year, with the potential to break all records held for the past 60 years. He added that it's not just grain production, but exports too, that will continue to rise. Read more... Leading US meat processor Tyson Foods Inc, said it would suspend purchases of cattle fed with Zilmax, an FDA-approved growth enhancer, following concerns about the side effects of the feed supplement.
Oilseed and Grain Trade Summit - join top executives from across the agribusiness value chain. Skandia Elevator unveils silo discharge sweep conveyor. During this years Cereals 2013 exhibition, which took place back in June, BDC Systems highlighted Skandia Elevator's new silo discharge sweep conveyor. Represented by BDC systems in the UK, Skandia offers system technology whereby complete installation is balanced and integrated to ensure trouble free operation. The introduction of this new product effectively completes a full Skandia grain handling system, from the intake pit to the discharge of the silo. 07/08/2013: Cargill's new global technology director; GM food debate; nutrition for niche market swine.
Cargill has announced the appointment of Dr Brooke Humphrey as global technology director for pork at its innovation campus in Elk River, Minnesota, USA. Currently Humphrey is the monogastric research and development director at the campus. Imas. Feed Adviser Register discounted rate until October. Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has called on feed advisers and animal nutritionists to register for its Feed Adviser Register (FAR) and take advantage of the discount available until the end of October. AIC members applying before that date will qualify for a rate of £60 compared to £70, while non-members will pay £95 as opposed to £105. The Register, which was launched in May this year, has already attracted more than 700 applications.It is designed to assure the standards of feeding advice provided to livestock farmers, particularly in terms of addressing the needs of the Greenhouse Gas Action Plan.
NAMA commends FDA for defining "Gluten Free" Extru-Tech. 06/08/2013: First organic grain drying and storage facility; Maizall unveils new website; plans for pest encyclopaedia. The first organic grain drying and storage facility has opened in Avinurme, Estonia, helping to bridge the gap in a scarce organic production chain. It is hoped that the new facility, which will dry and store grain from all over the country, will help increase the share of the organic grain products marketed in Estonia.Read more...
The International Maize Alliance (Maizall) has announced the formation of its new website. The website will provide background information on Maizall, including a memorandum of understanding between its allied organisations, ABRAMILHO (Brazilian Association of Corn Producers), the National Corn Growers Association, and the U.S. Amino acid digestibility of heat damaged distillers dried grains with solubles fed to pigs. The production of corn distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) involves a drying step in which temperature may reach 500°C or greater. The application of heat and moisture to feedstuffs results in the Maillard reaction, which reduces the concentration and digestibility of amino acids.
Lysine's chemical structure makes it particularly susceptible to the Maillard reaction. However, during the acid hydrolysis step of amino acid analysis, some lysine is recovered from Maillard products, but this lysine cannot be utilised by the animals, and thus, the amount of digestible lysine in a sample may be overestimated. The countdown to Livestock Philippines Expo 2013. There's just one day left until the start of the no. 1 trade event for livestock nutrition, animal health and production and meat industry, Livestock Philippines 2013. Will lab-grown meat make feed millers redundant? 05/08/2013: Grain bin town; contaminated whey protein found in animal feed; Cargill to buy Joe White Maltings. A couple in North Platte, Nebraska, USA have created their own antique grain bin town.
The town, which is set up on the couple's own property, consists of fifteen octagon-shaped grain bins, six of which are filled with antiques for sale. Format. The IV Ukranian Grain Congress. Spiroflow launches enhanced C1 bulk bag filler. Grain Bin Antique Town. 02/08/2013: Andean grain exports to double this year; grain hyperinflation in Zimbabwe; existing cropland could feed 4 billion. Cimbria. Updated Canadian Grain Commission services, service standards and fees take effect. NETZSCH Group reveals real innovation and promising alliances. 01/08/2013: New manager at Norel; fungus as animal feed; US Grains Council new chairman. VIV and GLANCE 2014 present strong programme in India. 31/07/2013: Monsoon-sown grain production in India; Australian grain donation; Cellulosic ethanol project. Binmaster. Novus and Verenium launch new phytase enzyme CIBENZA® PHYTAVERSETM.
30/07/2013: Ukraine's record grain harvest; Blumberg Grain to invest US$250m in agric sector; animal feed company goes organic. 29/07/13: Extreme weather hampers UK grain crops; CHS invests in Australian grain company; Pakistan imports wheat from India and Russia. Registration open for GEAPS/K-State distance education courses. Tour offered at Russian Grain Week. NAMA hosts milling industry summer interns in Washington, DC. Alapala. 26/07/2013: Rise in grain imports as eating habits change; grain farmers battle beekeepers; badgers raid cattle feed stores. The Global Miller: Event: 2014 Australasian Milling Conference - opportunitites for everyone. Global Milling News. 4B. 25/07/2013: New technology helps prevent grain-bin death; Camgrain opens grain facility; van driver buried in animal feed.
24/07/2013: Canada's canola industry; new Russian grain centre; animal feed additives report. 23/07/2013: Iran turns to Caspian Sea for grain stocks; Monsanto withdraws GM applications; horse slaughter plants could serve feed market. New sessions at Oilseed & Grain Trade Summit. NGFA opposes elements of CFTC-proposed rule that would ‘increase customers’ risk’ Westeel. 22/07/2013: FDA permits Salmonella in animal feed; grain truckers cause crisis; school meal scheme ends in tragedy. Shedding new light on specific weight. Adisseo publishes an updated version of the amino acids requirements for poultry, pigs and aqua. Event: Ildex Myanmar. Ildex Myanmar. 16/07/2013: Hovis to close its Barry flour mill; livestock feeding habits; GMOs in Europe. Rice Tech Expo - Bihar & Jharkand. 15/07/2013: Indian wheat stock policy; Czech climate change station; grain pirates.
Exosect announce further funding. GMOs, A Global Debate: Italy Focuses on Corn Rebel, Animal Feed. 12/07/13: Emerald Grain's bumper year; AIC launches new website; great grain revival. FIAAP, VICTAM, GRAPAS Asia 2014. South African team surveys HRW crop in Kansas. 11/07/2013: Yellow Vs white corn; Egypt in need of grain; antibiotics in animal feed. IDMA changes location and dates. Livestock Event achieves record attendance. Online auction of dried pet food manufacturing plant. 10/07/13: Grain storage in tropical climates; Russia's grains hit by drought; India's grain subsidy programme. 09/07/2013: Pop sorghum; Humberside's biofuel plant; native lost greens and grains. Dried Pet Food Manufacturing Plant online auction. Premier Tech Chronos supplies retrofit bag former to Kerry Agribusiness.
The Global Miller - June 2013 by Perendale Publishers. 08/07/2013: Mühlenchemie strengthens position in Turkish market; silo hotel closes; Drop in grain no danger to food security. Event: 8th Food Proteins Course. 8th Food Proteins Course.