10/10/2013: Banned feed additive found in beef imports; new grain facility signs lease at port; Meriden appoints new international brand manager

South Korea has halted beef imports from the US after finding traces of the feed additive zilpaterol in a meat shipment.
 
The substance, which is banned in the country, was detected in a 22-tonne shipment from Colorado-based Swift Beef Co. at the end of September 2013. 

According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, South Korea have asked the US to investigate the matter.  
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Mississippi based Rosedale-Bolivar County Port Commission and the Bolivar County Board of Supervisors, USA have entered into a lease agreement with a subsidiary of Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC for the construction and operation of a new grain storage and barge loading facility at the Port of Rosedale.
 
Louis Dreyfus Commodities, is set to invest more than US$20 million in constructing the facility, which will provide a new outlet for local farmers to sell corn and soybeans to the company, with an annual capacity of more than five million metric tons.
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Feed additives company Meriden Animal Health has appointed a new international brand manager. In her new role, Lisa Falconer will work to build brand awareness and enhance product profile throughout the industry.
 
"Lisa joins us at an exciting time where we are in a position of growth. Lisa brings with her a wealth of experience that will help take Meriden Animal Health to the next level," said managing director Steve Harris.  
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Flag of South Korea (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

New! GFMT article: Pest control across the supply chain

These series of two articles focuses on the importance of pest control.

The first article looks at pests in stored grains. Protecting grain and silos from insect infection is an important factor to be aware of. “Clearly millers want high quality, consistent grain,” says Martin Savage, trade policy manager, National Association for British and Irish Millers (nabim), United Kingdom, but this is not always acknowledged by farmers.

We then turn our attention to grains in transit. Mike Kelly, Acheta, United Kingdom explores the  issues surrounding fumigation at ports.

Promoting good grain store practices

10/05/13: Deer feed and aflatoxins; new general manager at Silos Cordoba; Australian grain exports

The deer feed, Deer Corn has been pulled from shelves in Rural King shop in seven US states after aflatoxin was found in some bags.

The feed was tested by the Office of Indiana State Chemist (OISC) after a customer requested information. According to Purdue University, the tested samples contained levels of aflatoxin that  exceeded FDA safe levels.

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Silos Cordoba has appointed as Aresh Amir general manager, sales and strategy. One of Amir's key tasks will be developing the Silos Cordoba Group in Asia and Africa.

Amir joins Silos Cordoba from Trumpf Spain, a German-based machine tool company, where he worked as managing director with a turnover of more than €80 million and around 100 employees, responsible for the Iberian market.

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The Port of Portland, Australia, has exported almost one million tonnes of grain in the last year, a figure well above average.

Good rainfall over the past two years and increased livestock exports for herd improvement in Asia and Russia have contributed to the rise in grain exports.

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Français : Silo à grain peint (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

New! GFMT article: Port news round up

Ports play a huge role in the grain supply chain.
We round up the biggest stories of the last few months.

Read the article here.

Ports news

You can also read the full issue online here.

New! GFMT article: Ports

In a new series of features in GFMT we take a look at grain handling facilities at ports and terminals around the world. To kick things off, Vigan tells us about its loading and unloading technology in Djibouti, Sete and Muuga. There are some fantastic photos which are well worth a look

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Ports

Vigan

VIGAN manufactures bulk materials handling systems mainly:

• Mobile pneumatic conveyors or vacuvators or grain pumps.
• Pneumatic continuous barge unloaders and mechanical barge loaders.
• Mechanical and pneumatic continuous ship unloaders for vessels up to post-Panamax.
• Mechanical loaders for any size of ships.

VIGAN capabilities include also complete turnkey projects for port terminal including ship unloading and loading, storage facilities and bagging operations.

Click on the image to visit the Vigan website