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Schwein sees ascent to group's
helm as validation of NAMA vision
AVON, COLO. - That an oat milling industry executive has been elected chairman
of the North American Millers' Association
stands as powerful validation of the decision for various milling groups to merge,
said Rick L. Schwein, senior vice-president
of Grain Millers, Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn.,
and president of the company's subsidiary,
Grain Millers Canada Corp.
Mr. Schwein was elected NAMA chairman Sept. 22 at the group's annual meeting
at the Ritz Carlton Bachelor Gulch in Avon.
He succeeds Guy R. Shoemaker, president
of Horizon Milling L.L.C., Minneapolis.
Mr. Schwein was chairman of the Ameri-

can Oat Association when the group was
merged into NAMA in 1999. NAMA had
been formed a year earlier as a combination of the Millers' National Federation,
the American Corn Millers Federation and
Protein Grains Products International.
"I think NAMA has given the oat industry a better vehicle to communicate our message in Washington," Mr.
Schwein said. "There is no doubt in my
mind that the oat industry has been well
served by our partnership with the rest
of the milling industry."
"There was a vision when NAMA was
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Horizon Milling completes acquisition of
Smucker Mills, other assets
MINNEAPOLIS - Horizon Milling G.P., a
partnership formed earlier this year by Cargill and CHS Inc. in Canada, has completed its previously announced acquisition of
the Canadian grain-based food service and
industrial businesses of Smucker Foods of
Canada Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of
The J. M. Smucker Co. The transaction was
originally announced on July 20 (see Milling & Baking News of Aug. 1, Page 1).
As part of the transaction, Horizon has

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acquired three flour milling operations in
Montreal; Port Colborne, Ont.; and Saskatoon, Sask.; as well as three dry baking
mixing facilities in Montreal, Saskatoon
and Burlington, Ont. The company also
has acquired a research and development
center and new Horizon Milling G.P. company headquarters in Rexdale, Ont.
According to the Grain & Milling Annual
2006, the three flour mills acquired have a
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MINNEAPOLIS -
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty
was set to deliver
the keynote message at the Minneapolis
Grain
Exchange's 125th Anniversary
celebration Saturday night, Oct.
7. More than 650 grain industry
leaders and guests were expected at the event at The Depot in
Minneapolis. "The Minneapolis
Grain Exchange has played a
key role in the development of
Minneapolis and the surrounding area," said Martin F. Farrell,
chair of the 125th Commemoration Commission, late last
week. "We're honored that the
governor will make time in his
schedule to help recognize the
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W.T.O. rules in favor
of U.S. in Europe
biotech dispute
WASHINGTON - The World Trade Organization has ruled in favor of the United States, Argentina and Canada in their
W.T.O. case against the European Union
that charged that an E.U. moratorium
on bioengineered organisms was more
about trade protectionism than concerns
about the health of consumers or the environment.
The 1,050-page report, the largest ever
compiled by the W.T.O., said the E.U. must
comply with the rules of global commerce,
set by the 149 trading nations in the W.T.O.
The W.T.O. has set a 60-day review period
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