Archive for May 7th, 2021

The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) in collaboration with University of the West Indies’s scientists decided to lower the Volcanic Alert Level from “red” to “orange” as a significant decrease of volcano-tectonic earthquakes have been recorded. In addition, no explosions occurred at the volcano since 22 April.

NEMO bulletin cites further:
“An orange Volcano Alert Level means that the volcano may resume explosions with less than twenty-four hours’notice. As a result of this, the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines ...

KIEV, UKRAINE — Ukraine’s grain exports are down 24% to 39 million tonnes so far in the July 2020 to June 2021 season, Reuters reported, citing agriculture ministry data.

Exports included 15.13 million tonnes of wheat, 19.14 million tonnes of corn and 4.12 million tonnes of barley.

So far, traders have used about 86% of the total wheat export quota of 17.5 million tonnes for the 2020-21 marketing season. Traders and the ministry have said it is unlikely exports will reach the ...

JAKARTA, INDONESIA — Cargill announced on May 6 that it has started producing AquaXcel feed in its Serang plant with the aim of enabling aquaculture customers to thrive by achieving more sustainable growth.

To commemorate this occasion, a video conference was held that was attended by government officials and Cargill aquafeed customers and partners in Indonesia. Ir. Mimid Abdul Hamid, director of feed from the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of Indonesia, delivered a keynote speech.

“We value the partnership with ...

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, US — Sosland Publishing Co. has announced its spring Purchasing Seminar, to be held virtually June 8 and 9, will be open to the entire food processing industry at no charge.

Additionally, registration is now open for an in-person Purchasing Seminar to be held in October, the first live Purchasing Seminar in more than two years.

“Providing timely ingredient market information is at the core of our mission at Sosland Publishing Co.,” said Joshua Sosland, president of Sosland Publishing. ...