Archive for December, 2021

Decision on demolition of historic grain elevator delayed

BUFFALO, NEW YORK, US – A decision regarding a planned demolition of a historic grain elevator owned by ADM Milling has been delayed until Dec. 27.

New York Supreme Court Justice Dennis J. Ward on Dec. 22 extended a temporary restraining order preventing demolition until ADM and representatives of the Campaign for Greater Buffalo History, Architecture & Culture, which requested the restraining order, have an opportunity to argue their case before court on Dec. 27.

Ward issued a temporary restraining order on ...

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Syria’s wheat harvest worst in 50 years

DAMASCUS, SYRIA – Syria in 2021 saw its lowest level of wheat production in 50 years as drought, high input costs and dire economic conditions took their toll, according to a recent report by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

The FAO noted in its report that “immediate action is required to support the agricultural sector” for its next season.

The decline in agriculture production comes as war-torn Syria suffers from famine-like conditions in parts of the country with over ...

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Judge temporarily halts ADM’s silo demolition plan

BUFFALO, NEW YORK, US – A New York Supreme Court judge on Dec. 19 issued a temporary restraining order preventing Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) from demolishing a grain elevator that was badly damaged in a recent windstorm, the Buffalo News reported.

The elevator, which stands adjacent to the company’s flour mill in Buffalo, has not been operational since 1981 but is considered a historic landmark by local preservationists.

Known as the Great Northern elevator, it was once the nation’s largest grain ...

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Bühler to build insect plant for Agronutris

UZWIL, SWITZERLAND — French insect producer Agronutris has chosen Bühler Group as its process solution provider for its first commercial scale black soldier fly plant.

Bühler will deliver a full-scope solution for the facility, which will be built in Rethel, France. This collaboration is a major milestone for both organizations. It reinforces Bühler’s commitment to ambitious targets that will help mitigate climate change and build a more sustainable food system and supports Agronutris’ goal to establish itself as a world leader ...

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ADM enters partnership with GFLI

ROLLE, SWITZERLAND — Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) on Dec. 15 announced it has entered a new partnership with the Global Feed LCA Institute (GFLI), an independent animal nutrition and food industry institute. Together, the two organizations said they will help to monitor and stimulate environmental performance in the animal nutrition industry, contributing to the creation of a more resilient and sustainable global food system.

GFLI was established with the purpose of developing a publicly available Animal Nutrition Life Cycle Analysis ...

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ADM outlines plans for earnings growth to 2025

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US — During its 2021 Global Investor Day, Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) shared its plan to drive earnings growth to $6 to $7 per share by 2025.

“We delivered on the commitments we laid out at our last investor day: building a better ADM, dampening volatility of earnings and cash flows, and expanding base earnings by almost 50% from $3 to our new normalized baseline of $4.50 per share,” said Juan Luciano, chairman and chief executive officer. “Now, ...

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USDA lifts wheat carryover forecast for 2022

WASHINGTON, DC, US — The US Department of Agriculture in its Dec. 9 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report forecast the US carryover of wheat on June 1, 2022, at 598 million bushels, up 15 million bushels from the November projection but down 247 million bushels, or 29%, from 845 million bushels in 2021. Nearby wheat futures closed 13¢ to 17¢ a bushel lower after the report.

The USDA lowered its forecast for the 2021-22 wheat supply by 5 million ...

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