Event: GEAPS

In just over five weeks the GEAPS Exchange is being held in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Grain and Feed Milling Technology and the International Milling Directory will be exhibiting and attending this important show. The GEAPS show is for the grain handling, elevator and processing industries. 

The show, which run from February 23-26, 2013, looks set to be another cracker - every one of the record 508 booths on the 2013 floor plan have sold out. 

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Nabim

Nabim is the representative organisation for the UK flour millers and represents virtually 100 percent of the industry, which uses around 5.7 million tonnes of wheat a year to produce 4.5 million tonnes of flour.
nabim works closely with plant breeders, farmer organisations, agronomists, levy boards, research communities, grain merchants, bakers, government departments and others on a broad range of issues including wheat breeding and agronomy; food safety; training and health and safety; environmental matters; competitiveness and trade matters.
The site aims to give an overview of the milling process and raw materials; key information on pertinent issues to the industry; up-to-date statistics; information on joining our world class distance learning programme (correspondence courses); as well as links to our curriculum linked school resources.
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EU compound feed production in 2012: stable vs. 2011

The compound feed production in the EU-271 in 2012 reached an estimated level of 151.9 mio. t, i.e. the same volume as in 2011 and 2010, according to the preliminary statistical data provided by FEFAC members.

While pig feed production dropped by 2 percent, cattle and poultry feed have seen their production grow respectively by +1.5 and +1%. As a consequence, poultry feed consolidated its position of leading segment of EU compound feed production slightly above pig feed.

The most important factors which have weighed on the EU feed demand in 2012 were the still fragile economic situation of the pig sector and soaring feed material costs.

Among the largest producing countries, Germany and UK performed rather well, with annual growth slightly above 2 percent, while France and Poland remained stable and Spain, Italy and The Netherlands saw their production fall at rates between -1 and -2%. Production of poultry feed in Southern Europe was affected in particular by the implementation of the new welfare standards for laying hens.

The high cereal prices over the last two years contributed to improving the competitive market position of industrial compound feed production vs. home mixing. However, this gain was offset to a certain extent by the development of alternative pig feeding strategies based on roughly grinded feed and liquid feeding.

As a result, Germany’s position as leading EU country in terms of total compound feed production before France was strengthened, with Spain scoring third place.

The final estimate and detailed breakdown of the 2012 results will be presented on the occasion of the XXVI FEFAC Congress on June 5-8, 2013 in Kracow.
 

Market Outlook for 2013
FEFAC market experts foresee a stabilisation in poultry feed production, a further reduction in pig feed production (-1%) and a slight increase in cattle feed demand (+1%).
Further market uncertainties are linked to the impact of the implementation of the new group-housing requirements for sows. Overall, compound feed production is expected to remain unchanged vs. 2012.

The demand for agricultural commodities is expected to remain high in 2013, with the main consequences of maintaining quotations at a high level. The quotations for agricultural raw materials increased significantly during the second half of 2012. With prices expected to stay high, the average cost for supply of feed materials could be higher in 2013, as compared to 2012. After two major crop failures for soybean in South and North America, a record harvest for soybean is expected in Brazil in 2013, but its positive impact may be undermined by the storage and logistics issues it could trigger. On the cereals side, the uncertainty is still important regarding the quantity and quality of the next harvest, due to bad weather conditions in major exporting countries.

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17/01/13: HGCA reports online and a novel use for puffed wheat

For those interested in growing crop, presentations from the recent HGCA SRUC Workshops are available to download here. With topics including, disease threats in cereals and disease management in barley, there's lots of great information to sift through.

Evey wondered how to make beer from Sugar Puffs? Well wonder no more. This article on the Guardian shows you how it's done. The idea isn't as crazy as it might sound. Although barley is the most commonly used cereal for beer making, wheat beer is growing in popularity. So why not try puffed wheat, aka, Sugar Puffs next time you get brewing.
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English: wheat beer Deutsch: Weizenbier (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

New! GFMT article: Feed enhancers: a nutritional perspective

Our GFMT article today is by Richard Remmer, director of nutrition, Anpario, UK. Richard gives a great overview of feed enhancers, how they work and their numerous applications in feeds.

Read the full article online by clicking on the image below. You can also browse the whole GFMT archive here.

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Event: Animal Farming Ukraine

Animal Farming Ukraine is back for a fourth year this autumn.  Once again the show will be held in Kiev at the International Exhibition Centre, October 29 - 31, 2013.
 
One of the important factors differentiating Animal Farming Ukraine from other agricultural exhibitions in Ukraine are the dedicated product areas. While other agricultural exhibitions focus on a broad range of products, Animal Farming Ukraine focuses exclusively on those product area’s that relate to animal farming.

2012 show statistics:
Attendance: 5.262
Size: 5,495 sqm
Exhibitors: 150
Countries represented: 24
Exhibitor Satisfaction: 84%
Official Support by:
Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine
Committee on Agrarian Policy and Land Relations, 
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine,
Association of Farmers and Private Landowners of Ukraine
Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation

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English: Dnepr river in Kiev (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Satake

In 1896, the founder of the Satake Corporation, Riichi Satake, invented and began the production of Japan's first power driven rice milling machine.
In the subsequent one hundred years, a succession of successful developments and a wealth of accumulated research and knowledge have made Satake the world leader in grain processing systems. Satake produces a comprehensive range of individual machines, integrated systems and totally engineered solutions for the processing of rice, wheat and other grains.
The Company is proud of its tradition of innovation which ensures that Satake machines and systems are always at the forefront of technology.
Satake has achieved its position as the oldest, largest and most advanced company in its fields through its commitment to offering customers superb equipment, specially developed to meet their needs. This driving principle has led directly to the prosperity of the Company.
We are most grateful to all our customers for their patronage which has allowed us to become known and respected in Japan and over 140 countries throughout the world.
Satake is a "customer company" as well as a "technically oriented company" putting the principle of customer satisfaction into practice. The support and assistance of our customers are greatly appreciated.
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