Archive for June 8th, 2016

Wheat harvest in southern Kansas gets under way

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, U.S. — Harvest is officially under way in Kansas, U.S., the top hard red winter wheat producing state, said the Kansas Wheat Commission, ahead of last year’s pace.

Combining started earlier this week in the Arkansas City, Kansas, U.S., area, in the extreme south-central part of the state. Based on about 200,000 bushels that were harvested this week, farmers reported yields of between 40 bushels and 50 bushels an acre, higher than last year’s output, with test weights ...

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ADM expanding feed capabilities

DECATUR, ILLINOIS, U.S. — Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) on June 1 celebrated the opening of its new, high-tech feed facility in Glencoe, Minnesota, U.S. The company also announced that it is investing to expand and modernize its pet food and specialty livestock feed operations in Effingham, Illinois, U.S.

“We are continuing to expand our capabilities to meet the needs of animal nutrition customers around the globe,” said Brent Fenton, president of ADM Animal Nutrition. “With these new plants, we will ...

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ADM purchases corn wet mill in Morocco

CASABLANCA, MOROCCO — Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) announced on June 1 that it has completed the acquisition of a Casablanca, Morocco-based corn wet mill from Tate & Lyle that produces glucose and native starch.

“We continue to anticipate growing demand from Moroccan customers in the food, feed, paper and corrugated board industries, and we look forward to working with them to meet their needs,” said Chris Cuddy, president of ADM’s Corn Processing business unit. “We are excited to show customers ...

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