Archive for February, 2015

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U.S. — Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) announced on Feb. 3 that it has reached an agreement to sell to Glencore plc a 50% stake in its export terminal in Barcarena, in the northern Brazilian state of Pará. The ADM-Glencore joint venture that will own and operate the facility following the transaction also plans to quadruple the terminal’s capacity from 1.5 million tonnes to 6 million tonnes.
“ADM is continuing to take actions to improve our returns on ...

WEST PERTH, AUSTRALIA — Western Australian growers have delivered the fourth largest harvest in history, with 13.52 million tonnes received, CBH said on Feb. 1.

The total is around 3 million tonnes more than CBH’s 10-year average.

CBH Group General Manager Operations David Capper said this year’s final harvest figure was higher than expected.

“Inclement weather throughout harvest made it very challenging for many growers and in some regions this contributed to a reduction in yields of about 15 percent. Despite this some ...

ATLANTA, GEORGIA, U.S. — The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) hosted a half-day meeting on “Exporting Feed and Feed Ingredients to the U.S.” at the International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., Jan. 27-29. The conference provided attendees the opportunity to hear from key industry professionals discussing the complex process of exporting feed and feed ingredients to the U.S.

“How animal food is regulated in the U.S. can be complicated to those who are not used to our federal ...