Archive for January 26th, 2015

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, U.S. — Global production of feed increased 2% to 980 million tonnes in 2014, according to the 2015 Alltech Global Feed Survey released on Jan. 23.

Feed producers responded to consumer demands for more protein by increasing the number of mills that produce animal feed and the amount of product they generate, Alltech said.

The top 10 feed producers in the world remained the same: China, the U.S., Brazil, Mexico, India, Spain, Russia, Japan, Germany and France. Some of the ...

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is investing C$950,000 to help the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) identify new uses for roller-milled pulse flour.

This investment will help Cigi develop new food products from roller-milled pulse flour to boost the pulse sector’s flour processing and milling capacity. The development of innovative roller milling technology and pre- and post-milling techniques for the production of pulse flour for use in food products is expected to ultimately increase the global market share ...

AHRENSBURG, GERMANY — Mühlenchemie announced in January that it has expanded its Technology Center to include a pilot plant for pasta, in response to the shortage of quality wheat for pasta production.

“To complement our years of expertise in raw materials, we have now invested in a pasta laboratory of our own which will enable us to meet our customers’ requirements even more specifically,” said Managing Director Lennart Kutschinski of Mühlenchemie’s latest service offer to pasta manufacturers.

“On our Pavan pilot plant ...