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VOLUME 36 NUMBER 2 FEBRUARY 2018

FEATURES
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Mennel diversifying its product line
Having recently added bakery mix and popcorn plants, the company
is building a spring wheat milling line in Fostoria, Ohio, U.S.

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E.U. feed market stagnating
Rabobank report shows that output has grown by only 4% in last
10 years, while global production has nearly doubled.

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Feed operations
Careful consideration must be taken when deciding where to build
a feed mill.

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2017 global feed output reaches new heights
Annual Alltech feed survey estimates production at 1.07 billion
tonnes, a 2.57% increase over 2016.

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A good year for grain-based food companies
More than half of those tracked posted year-over-year share price
gains in 2017.

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U.S. companies see slight gains
Index for grain-based food companies up for ninth straight year.

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Grain operations
Silo bags as a storage option.

66

GEAPS Exchange 2018 tackles substance abuse
Event, March 24-28 in Denver, Colorado, U.S., includes closing
workshop on effects of substance abuse on recruitment, retention.

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On the cover: Mennel Milling Company headquarters in Fostoria, Ohio, U.S.
Photo courtesy of Mennel Milling Company.
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World Grain - February 2018
Contents
FROM THE EDITOR - U.S.’s troubling trade policy
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Canadian Global Crops Symposium focuses on the road ahead
News review - ADM reportedly interested in Bunge takeover
Hampton to succeed Ahmed as Tate & Lyle CEO
Sale of Saudi Arabia mills set for second quarter
Seaboard finalizes deal with Mimran Group
Record grain handling pushes CBH earnings higher
Cargill, ARASCO open corn milling facility in Saudi Arabia
ADM to open new feed enzyme lab
Indofood planning new flour mill in West Java
Afghanistan to invest in five wheat storage facilities
Interflour hires new managing director
Ukraine grain group names new chairman
NWGG and Whitgro to merge May 1
Syngenta fills new role of chief sustainability officer
CHS earnings fall on sluggish Ag segment
Amaggi in talks to acquire Brazilian grain producer
Two dead in grain entrapment incident in Wichita
Cargill earnings down despite food ingredients’ strong quarter
Serendib Flour Mills selects new CEO
Louis Dreyfus Company completes ag commodity trade through blockchain
GRAIN MARKET REVIEW - Rice
COUNTRY FOCUS - Sweden
FEATURE: MENNEL DIVERSIFYING ITS PRODUCT LINE
A blueprint for a successful family business
FEED QUARTERLY - E.U. FEED MARKET STAGNATING
Location, location, location
Global feed output reaches new heights
FEATURE: A GOOD YEAR FOR GRAIN-BASED FOOD COMPANIES
FEATURE: U.S. COMPANIES SEE SLIGHT GAINS
GRAIN OPERATIONS - Silo bags as a storage option
FEATURE: GEAPS EXCHANGE 2018 TACKLES SUBSTANCE ABUSE
GEAPS PRODUCT SHOWCASE
SUPPLIER NEWS
WORLD GRAIN ARCHIVE
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World Grain - February 2018 - Contents
World Grain - February 2018 - FROM THE EDITOR - U.S.’s troubling trade policy
World Grain - February 2018 - 7
World Grain - February 2018 - Canadian Global Crops Symposium focuses on the road ahead
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World Grain - February 2018 - Sale of Saudi Arabia mills set for second quarter
World Grain - February 2018 - Seaboard finalizes deal with Mimran Group
World Grain - February 2018 - ADM to open new feed enzyme lab
World Grain - February 2018 - Afghanistan to invest in five wheat storage facilities
World Grain - February 2018 - Interflour hires new managing director
World Grain - February 2018 - CHS earnings fall on sluggish Ag segment
World Grain - February 2018 - Cargill earnings down despite food ingredients’ strong quarter
World Grain - February 2018 - Louis Dreyfus Company completes ag commodity trade through blockchain
World Grain - February 2018 - GRAIN MARKET REVIEW - Rice
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World Grain - February 2018 - COUNTRY FOCUS - Sweden
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World Grain - February 2018 - FEATURE: MENNEL DIVERSIFYING ITS PRODUCT LINE
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World Grain - February 2018 - A blueprint for a successful family business
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World Grain - February 2018 - FEED QUARTERLY - E.U. FEED MARKET STAGNATING
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World Grain - February 2018 - Location, location, location
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World Grain - February 2018 - Global feed output reaches new heights
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World Grain - February 2018 - FEATURE: A GOOD YEAR FOR GRAIN-BASED FOOD COMPANIES
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World Grain - February 2018 - FEATURE: U.S. COMPANIES SEE SLIGHT GAINS
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World Grain - February 2018 - GRAIN OPERATIONS - Silo bags as a storage option
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World Grain - February 2018 - FEATURE: GEAPS EXCHANGE 2018 TACKLES SUBSTANCE ABUSE
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World Grain - February 2018 - GEAPS PRODUCT SHOWCASE
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World Grain - February 2018 - SUPPLIER NEWS
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