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IAOM Eurasia meeting to be held in Florence, Italy
FLORENCE, ITALY — The Sixth Annual International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) Eurasia District Conference and Expo is scheduled for Sept. 10-14 at the Hotel Sheraton in Florence, Italy. Conference fees for IAOM members if paid before July 31 are €230 and €280 after that date. Fees for non-members are €270 if paid before July 31 and €320 after that date. The fee includes personal badge with barcode, ﬁnal program, access to exhibition area and conference, the welcome reception, coffee breaks, lunches, a conference bag, and a certiﬁcate of attendance. Optional events include a Tuscany dinner, a gala dinner and tours of Florence, Siena, Bologna, Rome and the Chianti area. Last year’s event was held in Reims, France in conjunction with the Association of Cereal Industry Trades Alumni (AEMIC). This year’s IAOM event will be held independently. For more information, visit www.iaom.info/eurasia.

ADM acquires grain elevator in eastern Germany
DECATUR, ILLINOIS, U.S. — Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) announced on May 11 that it has acquired a grain elevator in Riesa, Germany from Muskator-Werke GmbH. The facility has a storage capacity of 40,000 tonnes and has truck, train and bargeloading capabilities along the Elbe River. “This elevator extends the reach of ADM’s origination capabilities into an important agricultural region of Germany,” said Tido Boehle, ADM general manager, terminals and origination, Europe. “This facility will store and supply crops for our European processing facilities and will help us better serve the local farming community by connecting landlocked production areas and global markets.” With the addition of the Riesa facility to ADM’s origination network, the company enhances its access to oilseeds, wheat, barley and rye from eastern Germany and the Czech Republic. ADM operates oilseed crushing facilities in Hamburg and Straubing, Germany; Szamotuly, Poland; and Olomouc, Czech Republic.

ADM to build port terminal in Nueva Palmira, Uruguay
DECATUR, ILLINOIS, U.S. — Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) announced on May 19 the construction of a port terminal at Nueva Palmira, Uruguay to meet corn, soy, wheat and soybean meal demands in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa. Located in the Zona Franca (specialized trading zone), the terminal will be the only facility at Nueva Palmira with the ability to load large, post-Panamax and Capesize vessels. “ADM continues to invest in South America as we expand the size and reach of our processing and transportation operations in the world’s key agricultural regions,” said Domingo Lastra, president, ADM South America. “As crop production in Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay and Brazil continues to increase, this new port terminal will be an integral part of regional export operations and will enhance our ability to connect the South American harvest to homes all over the world.” ADM’s Nueva Palmira port terminal will have a storage capacity of 180,000 tonnes. It is expected to handle 2.8 million tonnes

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of goods in its ﬁrst year of operation, and it will employ approximately 100 people. Construction will begin immediately and should be completed in 22 months.

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