When
China discovered that they were losing a significant amount of harvested crop
through poor storage, it was decided that something at a national level had to
be done about it; that’s what is happening there today
by Roger Gilbert for Milling and Grain
Unlike many developed countries, where quality deterioration of crops can see three to five percent of stored materials become unusable, the figure in China can be as high as 15 percent.
Government recognition of the problem has resulted in support for farmers,
starting from immediate post-harvesting, to ensure drying is carried out
successfully. One milling industry player has stepped forward to provide the
equipment necessary for such a change in handling methods, and that company is
Satake.
“In China a lot of rice is damaged in storage due to humidity and this is particularly an issue on farms where farmers do not have the machinery to dry,” says Satake Manufacturing (Suzhou) Co Ltd General Manager Nagafuchi Eiichiro.
“Many are still using radiant heat from the sun, which is extremely primitive, to do the job and this leads to a lot of waste.” China’s agricultural department is now convinced that farmers should be using machinery to dry their crops.
“While we are still concentrating on our flour milling and colour sorting business, we want to diversity, so we are also entering the agricultural industries so-called pre-harvest area in rice and other crop drying.” With equipment now to hand it’s just a matter of farmers receiving the governmental subsidy in order for the sales to be made, he added.
Think Satake … think sorter
When you think Satake you think colour sorters and as an industry leader, it was very much appreciated when they invited Milling and Grain to visit the company’s Suzhou factory to tour its facilities late last year.
General Manager Nagafuchi Eiichiro, Tanak Toshiyuki and their team of specialists, which included our guide for the afternoon, hosted us. Satake established its manufacturing operation in China in 1997 and started production a year later in 1998.
2017 will mark its first 20 years in the country at its location on Jinfeng Road in the new district of Suzhou City in Jiangsu Province is in excellent condition. Today, it employs 260 people including five Japanese nationals at the factory.
Satake System Manufacturing (Suzhou) Co Lt started out manufacturing rice-milling equipment, which accounted for 70-80 percent of production, to meet early demand for this type of machinery in the country 20 years ago.
However, the introduction of colour sorting in recent years has seen a significant switch to providing the grain and rice milling sectors throughout China and the Asian region, with what has become an essential piece of milling equipment; with sales in 2015 achieving a turnover of 290 million RMB with a profit margin in the region of 20 million RMB. For a foreign company working in China, turnover is not the only guide to success.
The exchange rate has an ever-present impact on profitability and the appreciating Yuan - which has improved from 8Yuan:US$1 some 10 years ago to 6.25Yuan:US$1 today - means that it’s increasingly more difficult to do business within and from China.
Read the full article HERE.
by Roger Gilbert for Milling and Grain
Unlike many developed countries, where quality deterioration of crops can see three to five percent of stored materials become unusable, the figure in China can be as high as 15 percent.
“In China a lot of rice is damaged in storage due to humidity and this is particularly an issue on farms where farmers do not have the machinery to dry,” says Satake Manufacturing (Suzhou) Co Ltd General Manager Nagafuchi Eiichiro.
“Many are still using radiant heat from the sun, which is extremely primitive, to do the job and this leads to a lot of waste.” China’s agricultural department is now convinced that farmers should be using machinery to dry their crops.
“While we are still concentrating on our flour milling and colour sorting business, we want to diversity, so we are also entering the agricultural industries so-called pre-harvest area in rice and other crop drying.” With equipment now to hand it’s just a matter of farmers receiving the governmental subsidy in order for the sales to be made, he added.
Think Satake … think sorter
When you think Satake you think colour sorters and as an industry leader, it was very much appreciated when they invited Milling and Grain to visit the company’s Suzhou factory to tour its facilities late last year.
General Manager Nagafuchi Eiichiro, Tanak Toshiyuki and their team of specialists, which included our guide for the afternoon, hosted us. Satake established its manufacturing operation in China in 1997 and started production a year later in 1998.
2017 will mark its first 20 years in the country at its location on Jinfeng Road in the new district of Suzhou City in Jiangsu Province is in excellent condition. Today, it employs 260 people including five Japanese nationals at the factory.
Satake System Manufacturing (Suzhou) Co Lt started out manufacturing rice-milling equipment, which accounted for 70-80 percent of production, to meet early demand for this type of machinery in the country 20 years ago.
However, the introduction of colour sorting in recent years has seen a significant switch to providing the grain and rice milling sectors throughout China and the Asian region, with what has become an essential piece of milling equipment; with sales in 2015 achieving a turnover of 290 million RMB with a profit margin in the region of 20 million RMB. For a foreign company working in China, turnover is not the only guide to success.
The exchange rate has an ever-present impact on profitability and the appreciating Yuan - which has improved from 8Yuan:US$1 some 10 years ago to 6.25Yuan:US$1 today - means that it’s increasingly more difficult to do business within and from China.
Read the full article HERE.
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