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January 30, 2012

Broken lock adds millions to costs of feed miller

Feed manufacturer ForFarmers is encountering damages of up to €50,000 (US$65,647.468) per day due to a broken door in a lock between the IJssel River and the Twente Canal which is the main route for their supply of raw materials. Early January one of the doors in the lock broke from its hinges and since then all ship traffic is on hold.

“Luckily at this time year thing are a bit slow in truck hauling, so the transport vehicles were readily available, but it makes quite a difference if you have to unload a truck of 30 tonnes or a ship of 3,000 tonnes,” he adds. The company works 24/7 to get all the raw materials delivered. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers.  To get your copy of  'PPLAPP' click here.
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