16/05/14: 65th JTIC International Milling & Cereal Industries Meeting organised by EIMIC on the 15th and 16th of October 2014, located in Reims- France

Each year the JTIC welcomes more than 2000 participants over 2 days. Professionals in the Wheat-Flour-Bread sector come from all over the world to this unmissable event in Reims to discover what France and Europe has to offer in terms of equipment, ingredients, products, services and training.

On the agenda of this 65^th meeting: 4 plenary conferences, an exhibition covering 2500 m², an exceptional gala evening and numerous activities.

Quality at the heart of the conferences

Health quality, agroecology, varietal improvement, batch hygiene, expected and observed quality, and nutritional quality, key subjects in the cereal sector, will be on the agenda of the 65th JTIC.

The quality of tomorrow’s wheat, a subject proposed by INRA

At a time when increasing ecological pressure drives us to reinvent production methods, tackle climate change and reduce the use of fossil-based inputs (nitrogen, pesticides), the cereal sector remains above all attentive to market demand.

This conference will address the question of the expected end-use quality of wheat grains - technological, nutritional, health -, their variability and their environmental impact. It will also look at the possible future of wheat seeds, lines of improvement explored by INRA and its partners in terms of the evolution of farming practices, and conceivable processing technologies in the field of agroecology and ecodesign.

Wheat quality this year, a presentation by ARVALIS – Plant Institute

The meeting is again being held in October, providing an opportunity, as unanimously requested by the participants, to return to the customary presentations by the specialists from ARVALIS and their guests.

An introductory rundown will set the scene for the year presenting the cereal market prospects in France in relation to the international economic situation.  The specialists from ARVALIS - Plant Institute will then present the quality of the 2014 soft wheat harvest according to the agro-climatic context, as well as the technological quality of new varieties of interest to millers and their complementarity with existing varieties.

The final session will address the contributions of a bread-making test involving a cold stage to assess the quality of the varieties.

The challenge of “fibre” in human nutrition

The problem of fibre in cereal products is at the heart of technical and economic challenges to meet nutrition and health recommendations. Research currently in progress, as well as various stakeholder initiatives, sheds light on a debate where the issue of increasing the quantity of fibre in food is arbitrated by consumer acceptability.

Innovation driving force of the exhibition

The JTIC exhibition is the opportunity to find new quality partners. Between conferences, the participants can choose from the latest products and services developed for them in terms of facilities and industrial equipment as well as raw materials, ingredients, treatments and other analysis materials and packaging. 

This year, over one hundred suppliers are awaited in the exhibition nave at the Congress Centre, including 5 new companies:

• Les Moulins de l’Alma and Olicice, manufacturers of artisanal milling machinery for short supply chains (granite millstone flour mills, sifting equipment, sieves, spelt wheat dehullers
•  Agronet, phytosanitary and sanitary maintenance specialist (control techniques, corrective action, prevention techniques)
•  Les Moulin Bourgeois, which offers the most comprehensive range of conventional, whole wheat and organic flour on the market 
• Brabender, designer of instruments for measuring the quality of cereals and food products

Cereal producers and processors can also enjoy the workshops to discover new products and services specially selected for their innovative nature and their practical applications in the cereal sector.

Reminder:

• The deadline for submitting topics for the workshops and the posters is the 10th of September 2014
• The programme of JTIC activities will be published online at www.jtic.eu on the 17th of September 2014.

AEMIC, an association 2.0

As it approaches its 90th anniversary, AEMIC is present and active on the social networks, online forums and mobile phones.

Indeed, AEMIC has developed a new smartphone application available free from Apple store and Google play. Via this application all its members and industry professionals can keep up-to-date with new career opportunities, receive information concerning the JTIC, update their membership and subscribe to Industries des Céréales.

The association is also present on the main social networks: Facebook, Twitter, Google +, Linkedin and Viadeo. Users are thus regularly informed about the association's activities, including online job offers and the latest news from the cereal sector.

Computer graphics relating to the cereal market or the use of our planet's water resources can be found on AEMIC's Pinterest profile, illustrating the main concerns within our sector.

Finally, all the videos from the JTIC and the interviews with the speakers are available on YouTube.

You can contact the association, post messages and leave comments via all these interactive tools. AEMIC will be happy to answer any questions. 

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