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COUNTRY FOCUS

The IGC explained how the weather contributed to U.S. production declines.
"A severe snowstorm in late-April may have harmed HRW
crops in parts of Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska," it said. "Problems were likely accentuated by freezing temperatures and high
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was a concern for SRW in the southern Midwest. With higherthan-normal abandonment anticipated, winter wheat harvested
area is projected to drop by 15% year on year, to 10.3 million
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are forecast to be the lowest since the early 1970s."
Maize production was also affected by weather.
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of the southern and eastern Corn Belt, where some replanting
was necesssary," the IGC said. "Those producers worst affected may instead opt for a crop insurance payment or switch
to alternatives, such as soybeans."
HIGHLY CONSOLIDATED MILLING INDUSTRY
According to Sosland Publishing's 2017 Grain & Milling

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the United States with a daily capacity of 1,556,768 cwts, or
70,614 tonnes.
Of those mills, 71 have a daily capacity of 10,000 cwts (454
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States is that of the North Dakota Mill & Elevator Association
at Grand Forks, which has a daily capacity of 52,500 cwts,
(2,381 tonnes). The biggest milling company by daily capacity is Ardent Mills, with a daily capacity of 474,800 cwts of
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in the United States have a share of 95.3% of capacity.
Jeff Zyskowski, vice-president of supply chain, Ardent
Mills, gave his vision of the future of U.S. milling at the IGC's
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stable at a trendline of 60.6 kilograms per person per year.
"We think we're over the hump on gluten free," he said.
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durum and rice. "Capacity utilization is 84.4% on a six-day
grind. We don't see it getting better."
He explained consumer trends.
"Whole grains are certainly huge," he said, adding that
there's a trend to low sodium. "A lot of our customers are

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