Archive for 2015

India, Jan. 28 — The Ukrainian government and traders have agreed that no more than 1.2 million tonnes of Ukrainian millingwheat will be exported between Jan. 1 and June 30.The volume will fulfill all their export obligations in which sales of millingwheat will not exceed 900,000 tonnes in the first quarter in 2015 and 300,000 in the following three months. They have taken this decision as Ukraine wheat demand will increase and their domestic prices as well as Russia has ...

Rice mill and tourism businesses are outstanding, bright businesses for Thai investors in Cambodia now, said Jiranun Wongmongkol, Minister Counsellor (Commercial) at the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh.

Thai investors looking for investment in Cambodia should consider in investing in these two business sectors, said Ms Jiranun.

Cambodia’s capacity in milling rice is only 300,000 tonnes, but its government wants to export more rice.

The Khmer government has targeted exporting one million tonnes of rice in 2015.

Tourism is another bright business sector in ...

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 ...

MANHATTAN, KANSAS, U.S. — Tom Ogle has been named AIB International’s chief financial officer (CFO) and vice-president, finance and IT. He will officially join the company Feb. 2.

“We are thrilled to have Tom join the AIB team,” said Andre Biane, president and chief executive officer. “As we streamline our day-to-day business and continue growing internationally, Tom’s expertise will be critical to AIB International’s long term success.”

Ogle has more than 20 years of experience with multiple financial functions along with information ...

The Nation (Thailand)
Petchanet Pratruangkrai

The Nation

Thailand achieved its highest-ever rice export volume of 10.8 million tonnes last year, enabling the country to reclaim its crown as the world’s largest rice exporter, according to the Commerce Ministry.

The target for this year is to continue the huge export volume in a range of 10 million to 11 million tonnes.

Commerce Minister General Chatchai Sarikalya said yesterday that 10.8 million tonnes of rice valued at US$5.37 billion (Bt174.8 billion) were shipped overseas last year.

This ...

U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) is the industry’s market development organization working in more than 100 countries. Its mission is to “develop, maintain and expand international markets to enhance the profitability of U.S. wheat producers and their customers.” The activities of USW are made possible by producer checkoff dollars managed by 19 state wheat commissions and through cost-share funding provided by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service. For more information, visit www.uswheat.org or contact your state wheat commission.

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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, U.S. — The U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) announced on Jan. 15 changes to its leadership team in Asia following the departure of Regional Vice-President Mike Spier who recently joined Columbia Grain as Southeast Asia Representative.

Matt Weimar was named regional vice-president for South Asia and will relocate to USW’s regional office in Singapore after many years of service in Hong Kong as regional vice-president for China. In addition to supervising staff and directing strategic planning and activities in USW’s ...