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Grain storage in Silos – The critical aspects
G M RGrain Milling Review
Rs. 75/US$10Vol 01 Issue 01 May-June 2015
Symaga - Your reliable storage partner
The changing requirements of
the modern grain industry have
encouraged advances in milling,
storage and handling technology
globally. To remain successful in the
longer term, grain processors need to
continue working to enhance their
plant productivity by modernization
and automation. This has further
boosted technology providers to move
to the next level of innovation in the
incorporation of performance,
efficiency and quality in their
machines. This is being achieved by
enta i l ing appropr iate R & D
investments in order to produce
demanding and innovative products.
Grain Milling Review (GMR) aims
to become an important platform to
showcase path breaking production
technologies in the grain industry. The
magazine, through its industry
interviews (expert views), news and
articles will strive to cover the global
grain industry extensively. With the
print & digital edition together reaching
grain millers across the globe, GMR
will prove to be an effective marketing
tool for technology providers. I look
forward to continuous support from
you to make this publication better
with each edition. Your feedback and
suggestions will be highly appreciated.
Happy reading !
“It is nice to hear about the launch of 'GRAIN MILLING REVIEW' magazine. Grain is vital for life and an Indian magazine that provides concise and accurate information about all aspects of global grain industry is definitely needed. I am most hopeful that this magazine will address exactly the kind of issues which matter in the grain industry. I wish all the very best to the publisher for the success of the magazine.”
Gurnam AroraJt. Managing DirectorKohinoor Foods Ltd.
Event Calendar
Industry News
Cover Feature - Grain Storage in Silos - The Critical
aspects (Symaga - Your reliable storage partner)
Facility Visit - Tirupati Agro Food Products
Global Market Report - Wheat - Outlook for 2015-16
(Production & Trade)
Industry Events
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Geetika AsudaniPublisher & Editor
Grain Milling Review
CONTENTS
Expert Interview - Ajay Sharma,
Managing Director, Lama Rice Pvt. Ltd.
Article - Regional cooperation speeds up
the release of rice varieties20
Imprint & Information 28
Event CalendarGlobal Grain North America19-20 May 2015 The Westin Chicago River North,
Chicago
Contact: + 44 (0) 20 7779 7222
Web: http://www.globalgrainevents.com/north-america
5th International Grain Tech Expo 201528-30 May 2015 Bashundhara Convention Centre -2,
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Contact: +88 02 9121405
Web: http://limraexpo.com/
Grain & Feed Asia3-5 June 2015 Grand Hyatt Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia Contact: +65 6508 2401
Web: http://www.grainandfeedasia.com/
IGC 2015 Grains Conference9 June 2015 Grosvenor House Hotel,
Park Lane, London
Contact: +44 (0) 20 7513 1122
Web: http://www.igc.int/en/conference/confhome.aspx
Victam International 20159-11 June 2015 Cologne Exhibition Halls (Koelnmesse),
Cologne, Germany
Web: http://www.victam.com/
Food Promach 201511-13 Aug 2015 Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India Web: www.foodpromach.com
Graintech India 2015 Bangalore International Exhibition
Centre, Bangalore, India
Web: http://graintechindia.com/21-23 Aug 2015
III International conference
"Black Sea Oil Trade-2015" 9 Sep 2015 "Hilton Kyiv" Hotel, Kiev, Ukraine Contact: +38044 451 46 34
Web: http://bso.blackseagrainconference.com
Global Grain South America15-17 Sep 2015 Tivoli, Sao Paulo Contact: + 44 (0) 20 7779 7222
Web: http://www.globalgrainevents.com/south-america
Anuga 201510-14 Oct 2015 Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany Web: http://www.anuga.com/
26th Annual IAOM Mid East
& Africa Conference & Expo
31 Oct-3 Nov 2015 Dubai World Trade Centre,
Dubai, UAE
Web: http://iaom-mea.com/IAOM-DUBAI/
Contact: +968 2439 8767
Contact: + 44 (0) 20 7779 7222
Web: http://www.globalgrainevents.com/geneva
Global Grain Geneva10-12 Nov 2015 Intercontinental, Geneva
Event Calender
1May - Jun 2015Grain Milling Review
CNFA and GSI partner to provide
solutions to improve farm
productivity and food security in
Africa
CNFA and GSI Group have launched a
strategic partnership aimed at
promoting food storage and protein
production systems as a critical way to
improve farm productivity and food
security. This partnership will notably
strive to significantly reduce the multi-
billion dollar food losses that occur
yearly due to insufficient and inadequate
post-harvest infrastructures in Sub-
Sahara Africa. It will also leverage
CNFA's close proximity to thousands of
smallholder farmers in Africa with GSI's
cutting-edge, scalable technologies for
grain and perishable storage.
GSI, a global brand of AGCO, is a world
class manufacturer of grain storage,
material handling, conditioning and
drying equipment, as well as a full line
supplier of swine and poultry production
equipment. GSI Group, LLC President
Tom Welke and CNFA President and
CEO Sylvain Roy released the following
statement:
“This partnership has the potential to
dramatically improve smallholder
farmers' incomes and nutritional status
by reducing their post-harvest losses.
An alliance between CNFA - a premier
agricultural non-profit development
organization - and GSI - a world-class
agribusiness company - demonstrates
how working together and merging our
collective years of experience, can
result in new and innovative approaches
to address food losses. We believe that
our partnership can significantly impact
millions of rural households' food
security and help strengthen the local
economy.”
Global investor ensures Canadian
wheat board can compete with the
best in the world
For the first time in decades Western Canada
is going to have a new major competitor in
the grain industry with the announcement of
the investment by Global Grain Group (G3) in
Canadian Wheat Board (CWB).
The investment will result in G3 acquiring a
majority ownership interest in CWB with a
substantial minority interest held in trust for
the benefit of farmers.
This investment ensures CWB will be well
capitalized and will be a competitive force in
the grain industry globally. As a result of
this transaction, more farmers will have
access to a growing network of assets
across Canada and significant equity in an
international grain company that will
continue to be headquartered in Winnipeg.
Under the terms of this transaction, G3 will
invest $250 million (subject to closing
adjustments) for 50.1 % of CWB. The other
49.9% will be allocated to a trust for the
benefit of farmers and administered through
the Farmer Equity Plan announced by CWB
in 2013. G3 is a joint venture between
Bunge Canada, and SALIC Canada, a wholly
owned subsidiary of Saudi Agricultural and
Livestock Investment Company (SALIC).
Game-changing rice production
methodology awarded Olam
prize for innovation in food
security
Olam International, a leading global agri-
business operating across the value
chain in 65 countries, announced
that the O lam
International Prize
for Innovation in
Food Security has
been awarded by
an international
jury panel to Professor Norman Uphoff
and the SRI International Network and rdResources Center (SRI-Rice) at the 3
Global Science Conference on Climate
Smart Agriculture in Montpellier,
France.
Launched in partnership with leading
scientific organisation Agropolis
Foundation th to celebrate Olam's 25
anniversary year, the Olam Prize for
Innovation in Food Security recognises
an outstanding innovation for its impact
on the availability, affordability,
accessibility or adequacy of food.
SRI-Rice, which is housed at Cornell
University (New York), has been
promoting research and facilitating
knowledge-sharing on the System of 3Rice Intensification , a climate-smart
methodology with outstanding results
for rice production that is surprisingly
counter-intuitive.
Capitalising on biological processes, on
the genetic potential of the crop, and on
plant-soil-microbial interactions, the
system requires 80-90% fewer rice
seeds, up to 50% less water and in
many instances no fertiliser. Yields are
then boosted by 20-50% (and often by
much more), with farmers' costs
subsequently reduced by 10-20%.
Industry News
www.agcocorp.com
www.olamgroup.com
www.cwb.ca
Industry News
2 May - Jun 2015Grain Milling Review
Dow AgroSciences, Radiant
Genomics Announce R&D
Collaboration Focused on Natural
Products for Crop Protection
Dow Agro Sciences, a wholly owned
subsidiary of The Dow Chemical
Company (NYSE: DOW), and Radiant
Genomics have announced a research
and development (R&D) collaboration
agreement to discover novel natural
products for application in crop protection
products. The collaboration combines
proprietary metagenomic and engineering
- biology technologies from Radiant
Genomics with Dow AgroSciences'
industry-leading natural products
discovery and product development
capabilities to deliver new products from
naturally derived chemistries.
Dow AgroSciences is an industry leader
in discovering and commercializing
natural and semi-synthetic crop
protection products. “This collaboration
will allow us to combine the expertise and
capabilities within Dow AgroSciences
with Radiant's proprietary technologies to
accelerate our industry-recognized natural
products discovery program, building on
our commitment to sustainable
solutions,” said Daniel R. Kittle, Vice
President of Research and Development
at Dow AgroSciences.
The technology employed by Radiant
G e n o m i c s w i l l e n h a n c e D o w
AgroSciences' natural product lead
generation and optimization process.
Working together, the combined
expertise can help to bring new crop
protection products to the market sooner.
“Radiant is delighted to be working with
Dow AgroSciences and is looking
forward to combining our leading-edge
metagenomic natural product discovery
platform with Dow AgroSciences' world-
class expertise and infrastructure in
search of novel crop protection
products,” said Dr. Jeffrey Kim, Chief
Scientific Officer, Radiant Genomics, Inc.
India may export basmati rice,
now 'infestation-free', to China
from this year
India may be able to export basmati rice
to China from this year, with rice-shelling
and exporting units registered with the
National Plant Protection Organisation
(NPPO) being declared infestation-free.
Exporters in India, the world's second-
largest rice producer, are targeting the
Indian diasporas and Middle Eastern
communities, apart from the Chinese that
are trying out different cuisines even as
they like their rice to be stickier and short
grained.
By June 30, the Indian government will
send a list of credited Indian rice mills
with the NPPO certification of being free
from `khapra beetle' infestation. After
this, we expect Chinese companies to
start placing orders," said Ashok Sethi,
president, Punjab Rice Exporters'
Association.
Trade enquiries have already started
coming in, according to millers and
company executives.
The Chinese government has invited
Indian rice exporters to visit the country
to see the mar ket and make pre
sentations, said Mohinder Pal Jindal,
President, All India Rice Exporters'
Association.
Besides China, South Africa and Mexico
are the other new mar kets that Indian
companies have been exploring to
augment basmati rice exports. At
present, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait
and United Arab Emirates are the major
export destinations for Indian basmati
rice.
“It might take us a few years to penetrate
China, but the country has potential to
become a big market for Indian basmati
rice due to its huge population, increasing
income levels and openness to try new
cuisines," said Anil Kumar Mittal,
chairman and MD of KRBL, which sells un
der the India Gate brand.Vietnam and
Thai land are the leading suppliers of rice
to China, followed by Lao,Australia and
Pakistan. Vijay Setia of Chamanlal Setia
Exports said Indian traders may be able to
take a slice of the share of neighbour
Pakis tan, which exports 0.35-0.4 million
tonne of rice a year to China.
Source: Economic Times
TORNUM acquires Lidköpings
Plåtteknik and strengthen its
investment towards the grain and
milling industry.
Lidköpings Plåtteknik (LPT) mainly deals
with refurbishments, repairs and
maintenance to the grain and milling
industry. The founder Mr. Inge Johansson
assign 100% of Lidköpings Plåtteknik to
TORNUM AB as i t wi l l c reate
opportunities for further expansion,
mainly in Sweden. Inge Johansson will
continue to manage the company but
with increased resources and an owner
who has expressed the ambition to be a
market leader in the market segment.
LPT and TORNUM is a perfect
combination as both companies have
their own strengths and together we will
have an amazing trip that I want to be
part of, says Inge Johansson, founder of
LPT. Inge Johansson formed LPT 1988
and has very successfully developed the
company from self-employed to a
company that currently has a turnover of
15-20 million SEK with a dozen
employees. Inge is known as a highly
qualified professional and leader, says Mr.
Per Larsson CEO of the TORNUM group.
With some extra resources from
TORNUM, we are convinced that Inge
will develop the company further to the
benefit of both existing and new
customers, continues Larsson.
www.dowagro.com
www.tornum.com
Industry News
3May - Jun 2015Grain Milling Review
Scoular Acquires KAMO Grain
Inc. in Pittsburg, Kan.
The Scoular Company is pleased to
announce its acquisition of the assets of
KAMO Grain Inc. of Pittsburg, Kan. The
acquisition included a 550,000-bushel
grain-handling facility with access to all
Class I railroads.
Andrew Determan, who oversees the
company's operations in the area, said
the newly acquired business fits well into
the company's trading and grain-
handling activities in the region, which
include operations in Butterfield and
Adrian, Mo.
“We're pleased to be adding Pittsburg to
our network of facilities, giving area
farmers a convenient and competitive
market for their grain,” said Determan.
“We're looking forward to building upon
the strong business that the Elnicki
family established and to continuing the
same great customer service that area
producers have come to expect.”
“We've enjoyed a long-standing trading
relationship with Scoular over the years,”
said Brice Elnicki, KAMO General
Manager and Vice President. “The
KAMO staff and I are pleased to join The
Scoular Company, so we can continue
that relationship as well as build on the
ones we've established with our
customers over the past 26 years,”
stated Elnicki.
Scoular is a 123-year-old company with
more than $6 billion in sales, The Scoular
Company operates 90 independent
business units that provide diverse
supply chain solutions for end-users and
suppliers of grain, feed ingredients, and
food ingredients around the globe. From
nearly 90 offices and facilities in North
and South America, their 750+
employees are engaged in the business
of buying, selling, storing, and handling
grain and ingredients as well as
managing transportation and logistics
worldwide.
Bühler celebrates significant contract
with TPS Group in Indonesia with
grand signing ceremony
The Bühler Group, a global leader in rice
processing has underlined its position as
first-choice supply partner for rice processors
across Indonesia and South East Asia, with a
high value agreement to supply the TPS
Group, an Indonesian rice and noodle
producer, with two, 17 tonnes per hour rice
reprocessing lines .The contract marks a
further milestone in Bühler's continuing
expansion in rice processing across Asia and
a significant step forward for the TPS Group,
following its entry into the rice business in
2010. At the signing ceremony, the Tiga
Pilar Sejahtera (TPS) Group were represented
by Joko Mogoginta, CEO and Sjambiri Lioe,
CFO. The Bühler Group was represented by
Dieter Voegtli, President of Bühler Asia,
Rustom Mistry, Director, Head of Rice
Processing, Asia and Tomas Soleman,
Managing Director of Buhler Indonesia.
The installation of the rice reprocessing
plants at Sidrap, South Sulawesi, will
increase the TPS Group's total production
capacity by 240,000 tonnes per year, with
warehouse capacity increasing to 30,000
tonnes. The project by Bühler will be
commissioned by mid-year 2016.
TPS Group currently has three rice
processing plants across Indonesia, including
PT. Jatisari Rejeki (Cikampek-West Java),
PT. Indo Bears Unggul (Cikarang-West Java)
and PT. Sukses Abadi Karya Inti (Sragen-
Central Java), with a total capacity of
480,000 tonnes. Investment for the TPS
Group's South Sulawesi sites, valued at IDR.
682 billion (USD 53 million), will increase the
manufacturer's total production capacity to
810,000 tonnes per year while underlining
its commitment to achieve a five percent
share of milled rice production volume in
Indonesia by 2020.
Rustom Mistry, Director, Head of Rice
Processing, Asia for Bühler, said: "The
agreement with the TPS Group demonstrates
Bühler's commitment to develop state of the
art processing solutions and an
acknowledgement of our global
capability to supply complete process
engineering solutions, driven by our
leadership in rice research and technical
excellence. By choosing Bühler to
support its rice processing lines, the TPS
Group is well positioned to meet its plan
of achieving a significant share of the
milled rice production in Indonesia. We
look forward to continuing our
relationship with the TPS Group.”
Silos Cordoba Introduces a New
Low Production Grain conveyor
Silos Cordoba has introduced a new low
production grain conveyor, the TCI
2025. This new model widens the range
of TCI industrial grain conveyors by
covering the following capacities: 40, 50
and 60 t/h.
Following the launch of the TCI 4040
and 3030 grain conveyors a few months
ago, the I+D Department has just
released the TCI 2025 model, a machine
already being manufactured for
implantation in some of the grain
facilities carried out by the group.
The TCI 2025 shares the same design
features of previous models, although
there have been some improvements in
order to optimize its performance.
Main improvements are:
Overflow system by inner flap that
prevent material spillage in case of
material overflow,torque arm of solid
construction, robust and own design,
auto tensioning system of the chain,
grain anti-accumulation system in tail
section and connection system using
lateral strips.
www.scoular.com
www.buhlergroup.com
www.siloscordoba.com
Industry News
4 May - Jun 2015Grain Milling Review
Breakthrough orders to US and
Canada!
BoMill AB have received their first
commercial orders of their patented
grain sorting technique, TriQ, into the
Nor th Amer ican market . C IG I
(Canadian International Grain Institute)
is one of the customers. The TriQ
technology can be used to sort durum
wheat, soft wheat and malting barley
on Fusarium, Protein and Vitreousness,
with a speed of 24 000 kernels per
second. This makes the TriQ very
profitable for businesses within grain
handling and milling. Karin Wehlin,
CEO, says “We see this as a major
breakthrough into the North American
market. Our patented technique,
sorting each individual kernel by
looking at its chemical structure shows
an advantage of the existing solutions
available on the market today.” The
other customers have chosen not to be
public.
About BoMill AB
is a company with profound know-how
within quality sorting of wheat, durum
wheat and malting barley using single
kernel sorting technology. The BoMill
head office is in the University town of
Lund, Sweden. The company sells
quality sorting technology and know-
how throughout Europe, North America
and Australia, using its own sales
organization or distributors. For more
information please visit www.bomill.com
28 new rice varieties released in
2014 as scientists ensure
responsive breeding for the
future
The International Rice Research
Institute (IRRI) and its partners released
at least twenty-eight new rice varieties
to governments of eight countries in
Asia and Africa in 2014.
These newly-released varieties possess
high-yielding and stress-tolerance traits
that can help farmers overcome challenges,
such as the negative effects of climate
change, in their rice growing ecosystems.
Some of the varieties released are flood-
tolerant (India), drought-tolerant for rainfed
rice areas (Nepal), and salinity-tolerant (the
Gambia and the Philippines).
IRRI has released more than a thousand
modern rice varieties in 78 countries since
its founding in 1960.
“The work never stops," said Eero Nissila,
IRRI's head of breeding and leader of its
global rice research partnership in varietal
improvement. "New challenges arise due to
climate change and decreasing resources,
which is why we need to keep revisiting our
agenda and stay responsive to the needs of
our farmers and consumers."
Scientists implementing IRRI's breeding
agenda shared the latest in their varietal
improvement work during IRRI Breeders'
Week, which happened at IRRI from 23-27
March 2015.
Critical improvements are being made to
IRRI's breeding infrastructure, which needs
to be more responsive to the requirements
of current and future rice demand.
Responsiveness requires increasing rice
genetic gain in yield and pursuing an
agenda that's driven by what consumers
need and prefer. Taken together, these
improvements are called Transforming Rice
Breeding (TRB), funded by the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation.
At Breeders' Week, several updates were
presented, which include development of
profiles of rice preferred in selected
countries in Southeast Asia and Africa;
market research on types of rice consumers
prefer; updates on the irrigated variety
development pipeline that now benefits
from an expedited breeding process;
breeding hubs in Africa, South Asia, and
Southeast Asia; grain quality and how it
integrates into the development of high-
yielding rice varieties with desirable traits;
m a n a g i n g i n f o r m a t i o n t h r o u g h
bioinformatics; genotyping services;
partnerships within the hybrid rice
development program; and exploration
of rice's diversity for breeding.
S i l o s C o r d o b a ' s n e w
manufacturing plant at science
and technology park is 95%
done
The construction of Silos Cordoba's
new manufacturing plant, which is
being built at the Science and
Technology Park of Córdoba, is 95%
done.
This project, which began in
April last year, is scheduled for
completion in May 2015. With its new
manufacturing facility, the company's
goal is to become an European leader,
not only in manufacturing turnkey grain
storage projects, but also in modernity
and quality of its facilities, innovation
and marketing strategies.
The project consists of two buildings.
The main building, designed to house
the manufacturing plant, has a
rectangular floor plan and is topped
with a curved East façade. This area
has a capacity of 10,000 square
meters.
The other building, the administrative
area, represents the corporate image of
the company, and is designed by using
its flagship product, a steel silo, as an
architectural element.
The new facilities will allow the
optimization of stock needed to
manufacture the entire range of
products the company has in the
market.www.siloscordoba.com
Industry News
Source : IRRI
5May - Jun 2015Grain Milling Review
Silos is the
best storage option
that the global grain
industry has today.
There are
some critical aspects
associated with grain
s to rage in s i los
which should be kept
in mind for safe
storage. Let us take a
look:
The grain must be stored safely to meet
the quality and quantity requirements of
the various end uses for which it is
intended. The metallic silos and its basic
accessories can serve this purpose provided
they meet the prescribed criteria. There are
basically 3 types of silos: Flat bottom,
Hopper bottom and Delivery silos (for bulk
loading intruck/train).
The flat bottom silos are for relatively long
time greater capacity storage. They are
constructed on flat or conical concrete floor.
The hopper bottom silos are relatively for
smaller capacities and are used where
frequent loading and unloading is demanded.
The standard angle of the hopper is 45º but
for the materials that are not easy flowing,
60º hopper is used. These silos are raised
from the ground with a support system of
legs and reinforcement, which relatively
limits its diameter and capacity. The delivery
silos are hopper silos of relatively smaller
capacities and raised from the ground by a
special structure to allow for unloading the
material from it directly into the truck from
underneath the silos. In conjunction with the
processing and conveying equipment, these
silos can operate individually or in
groups.
Grain storage can be a risky and difficult
venture unless the grain itself and the
silo in which it is stored meet certain
prescribed criteria all the time. The grain
to be stored must be uniformly dry to or
below the safe moisture content. This
will prevent deterioration caused by
micro-organisms and insects. The grain
must be clean, and free from dust, chaff,
straw, foreign matter and broken
kernels. To ensure the continuous
maintenance of these conditions of the
grain, the silo facility must be designed
and constructed to provide: maximum
possible protection from ground
moisture, rains, insect pests, moulds,
rodents, birds, fire, etc.; necessary
facility for loading, unloading, cleaning,
reconditioning, regular inspection,
monitoring and control to ; protection to
grain from excessive moisture and
Grain storage in Silos – The critical aspectsCover Feature
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Accessories
Aeration System :
Aeration is the process of moving air
through stored grain at low ow rates to
maintain or enhance its quality. Turning or
moving grain from one silo to another by a
conveying system through fresh air can to
an extent serve the purpose of aeration.
The aeration system moves fresh air
through the grain accomplishing the same
results with a much less expensive
operation. Aeration systems used for silos
are usually with oor ducts, perforated
oors and center vertical ducts. The
principal parts of an aeration system are
fans to move the air
and ducts to carry
air from the fans to
t h e s t o r a g e
s y s t e m . T h e
number of fans
required, depends
on the size of the
silo. The fans can
be portable on
wheels that can be
moved from one
d u c t o r o n e
manifold system to
another.
The main purpose
of aeration is to
cool and air the
g ra in , p revent
storage odors,
m o i s t u r e
condensation and
i n s e c t s ( b y
i n t r o d u c i n g
fumigants in the
ducts), but not to dry it. If drying has not
reduced the moisture content to a safe
level, continued aeration helps to reduce
a small amount of moisture in the grain,
however, the excessive aeration can be
detrimental also to the grain.
Temperature Monitor System:
Anytime during storage when the grain goes
out of condition (regardless of the cause),
there is rise in temperature in the critical area
commonly referred to as a HOT SPOT. It is
necessary for the storage operator to keep
track of the evenly distributed temperature
measuring points throughout the grain mass,
evaluate any changes, and take action to
correct any problems. The temperature
monitor system can be portable, manual or
automatic. Some systems can also be linked
with the automatic starting and shutting of
the fans of the aeration system.
Most modern bulk storages use insulated
thermocouple wires wound on steel cables
and covered with abrasive resistant nylon.
The copper and constantan thermocouple
wire is heat sensitive and produces a minute
electrical charge that varies in direct relation
to the temperature around it. The cables
are anchored in a fixed position in the
storage area, with thermocouples
arranged along the cable at vertical
intervals. The number of thermocouples
and the number of cables are designed
so that readings will indicate the
temperature of the entire grain mass.
Sweep Auger:
The sweep auger is a device for the
removal of the last grain from a flat
bottom silo after discharge by gravity
has stopped. The sweep auger is
mounted with its drive end at centre of
the silo into the unload conveyor through
a special sump
arrangement or
well, while the
s u ppo r t / t r a v e l
wheel rests next to
the silo wall. In
operation, as the
auger flight rotates
at its axis and
around the centre,
i t sweeps and
d r a g s g r a i n
towards the centre
into the sump in
which it is pivoted.
The grain falls into
the moving unload
conveyor and is
transferred. Along
the en t i r e top
length of the flight
is a metal hood.
Catwalks and
supports:
There are two ways to load the silo with
grain: From elevator directly with an
inclined spout or with a horizontal
conveyor from elevator. This horizontal
conveyor is rested on conveyor with
Picture Courtesy : Symaga
Cover Feature
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Symaga - Your reliable storage partner
Central to the corporate
philosophy of Symaga
is an awareness that
company's success
depends on customer
satisfaction, constant
innovation & quality
delivery.
With its state of the art silo manufacture 2 facility located on a 400000 m plot with
2 2 60000 m of buildings & 9500 m
warehouse (all owned ), holding 8000
tonnes of stock, at Villarta de San Juan,
Spain, Symaga is serving customers in
varied fields, in more than 120 countries
spread over 5 continents. Company's
International sales office is based in
Madrid, Spain.
Key Information :Symaga specializes in manufacturer of
silos and the focus has been on that over
30 years.
It is a 100% family owned company –
Self-Financing. With its state of the art silo
manufacture facility located on a 400000 2 2 m plot with 60000 m of buildings &
2 9500 m warehouse (all owned ), holding
8000 tonnes of stock, at Villarta de San Juan,
Spain, Symaga is serving customers in varied
fields, in more than 120 countries spread over
5 continents. Company's International sales
office is based in Madrid, Spain. The company
has been investing in R & D continuosly. The
company has 150 employees. With 30 robots
and other production machines including CNC
system, the company is capable of processing
25 million kg of steel per year.
Symaga Silos: Unique Features
Galvanization:
Roof: ZM250 “Magnelis” (more anti-
corrosion resistance than Z600 (600 g/m2)
galvanization -
Bodysheets: Z600 (300 g/m² zinc coating
on both sides) -
Stiffeners: Z600 (300 g/m² zinc coating on
both sides)
Bolts/Nuts: Hot Dip Galvanized. Quality
8.8 and 10.9
Hoppers and Legs: Hot Dip Galvanized.
Fast Delivery Time:
Within 8 to 10 weeks Ex-Works.
Fast Assembly :
Individual Assembly Manuals and error free
in silo components due to automation in
factory.
Robust and rigid structural design:-
Tailor made designs for specific
projects.
Conservative structural calculation
under ANSI or EUROCODE with more
safety margin.
Rigid Galvanized Compression Ring in
the joint of the Body to Legs +
Hopper.
Legs with HB Profile, more resistant.
Robust Roofs.
Flat Bottom Silos:
Up to 25000 m³
Diameters : up to 32m.
Big Hopper Silos:
Up to 2600 m3 and diameters up to
12.23m
Sealing:
FOAM Roof seal kit to avoid extreme
rain/snow conditions. - Compression
Ring seal kit.
Accessories:
Symaga can supply all silo accessories
demanded by the different market
segments and special ones like Silo
Protection as an insulation solution,
silo inner flat sheets, perforated cone
floor aeration, etc.
Cover Feature
8 May - Jun 2015Grain Milling Review
Mill Tour : Tirupati Agro Food Products
The newly operational (two months old) fully automated flour mill is processing 120mt of wheat per day.
Indian wheat processors
are aware of the importance
of using the most advanced
processing machinery and
following stringent quality
cont ro l p rocedures to
produce premium quality
product, I became a stronger
believer of this fact when I
visited Tirupati Agro Food
Products located in vill
Tantithaiya of Surat, Gujarat
(India).
The flour mill is owned by Gattani
family. “ We hail from Assam where
we have been running a tea plant
from 30 years, a flour mill from 20
years and a rice mill from 5 years”,
informed Paras Gattani, the
youngest scion of Gattani family.
Tirupati Agro Food Products is the
newest of all, and also the 1st
venture of Gattani family in Gujarat.
“Currently we are serving Gujarat and
Maharashtra markets and also
exporting to other countries through
Tirupati Agro Food Products”, said
Mr. Gattani.
The products i.e., Maida, Rawa,
Sooji, Tandoori Atta are supplied to
wholesalers, bakers, hoteliers, etc.
The processed products are packed in
25kg, 50kg & 90kg packages and
distributed to these bulk buyers.
The Plant:
Kishore Kumar-Head Miller, having
15 years of experience in the flour
milling industry accompanied me to
the plant explaining the step by step
t h e p r o c e s s i n v o l v e d f r o m
intake/reception of raw material to
product ion of finished goods
followed by dispatch.
Silos for wheat storage With Paras Gattani inside the plant With Kishore Kumar, Head Miller, understanding the PLC operation
Facility Visit
10 May - Jun 2015Grain Milling Review
Wheat Storage:
The company procures wheat from
Madhya Pradesh (which is the belt for the
best quality wheat in India) and also from
FCI (Food Corporation of India). The
incoming wheat after unloading is
transported to two Rostfrei silos through
grain handling system. Each silo is
capable of storing 23,000 MT of wheat.
Processing through Buhler
Machinery:
A perfect example of fully automated
flour mill, Tirupati Agro Food Products is
using Buhler technology for wheat
processing. With an aim to produce
premium quality flour the company opted
to install Buhler's state-of-the-art
machinery that meets the highest
standards in terms of product quality and
yield. From pre-cleaning & storage to
cleaning, milling, blending, bagging till
load out, the entire process is automated.
This fully automatic mill is operated by
PLC driven control unit to facilitate
the operator(s) with precise and
customisable control over the mill.
The core element of the plant, Buhler's
Plansifter performs its tasks of sifting
and grading very efficiently- thanks to its
innovative technology.
Quality Control:
At Tirupati Agro Food Products, they
fo l low str ingent qua l i ty contro l
procedures so that every grain that is
processed is of the highest hygiene level
and free from any and every undesirable
element that may contaminate or
degrade it. The laboratory with latest
equipment enables adherence to quality
standards.
Left to right :
The laboratory,
Packaged Product ready for dispatch.
Pre Cleaning, Cleaning &
Milling sections of the plant
Buhler’s Plansifter
Facility Visit
11May - Jun 2015Grain Milling Review
Q What is your Outlook for India’s
rice production, export & prices
in 2015-16 ?
A Over the past two decades, India
has risen to be one of the
world's largest producer and
largest exporter of rice - thanks
to the tremendous efforts by
Haryana, Uttar Pradesh,
Madhya Pradesh, Andhra
P r a d e s h a n d B e n g a l .
Introduction of new varieties
and excellent agricultural R&D
has increased the production
forecast for year 2015-16. But
certain economic factors such
a s g l o b a l r e c e s s i o n i n
commodities, we cannot expect
increase in prices of Basmati
Rice. For Non Basmati, the price
forecast is fairly stable with
potential of slight increase.
Q What is the importance of Middle
East and African markets to
Global Rice Trade ?
A Middle East Rice trade has shown
consistent increase in Basmati
rice imports over the past few
decades. Considering that the
region does not produce rice, and
that the local population is an
excellent consumer of Basmati
r ice, the importance and
potential of Middle East in global
rice trade is unparalleled. Last
year India exported 3.75 million
metric tonnes of Basmati rice - of
which the major importers were
Saudi Arabia, Iran, UAE, Yemen,
Iraq, Qatar and Jordan. African
markets are importing Non-
Basmati Rice varieties and major
imports are from India. The major
importers are Senegal, Guinea,
Cote D Ivoire, Cameroon,
Somalia, Djibouti, Benin, Angola,
Mozambique. The total exports
of Non-Basmati from India is
about 7 Million Tons (2013-14).
Q Temporary ban on Basmati rice
exports to Iran has hit the Indian
Basmati Rice Industry, what is the
way out of the Industry ?
A Trade permissions are granted and
renewed with Iran from time to
time. Non Renewal of trade
permissions and temporary holds
on permission grants cannot be
considered as bans of rice trade
with Iran. The available data
indicates that India has exported
about ninety thousand metric
tonnes of rice directly to Iran. An
additional thirty-three thousand
metric tonnes of rice was
exported to Iran via UAE. In
February 2015, 1.67 thousand
metric tonnes was exported to
Iran which indicates healthy rice
exports to Iran void of any rice-
t r a d e b a n s . N e w t r a d e
permissions are expected to be
granted in the coming month. Per
the latest available trade data,
high levels of admixtures has
adversely affected the exports to
Iran. We expect that the exports
will increase this year if India
exports good quality basmati rice
to serve the quality-conscious
Iranian people.
Ajay Sharma Managing Director
Lama Rice Pvt. Ltd.
Expert Interview
12 May - Jun 2015Grain Milling Review
Q ..How is advanced and new
technology in milling creating
value for millers?
A Over the past decade, the .
modernization and automation of
milling systems across India has
created excellent efficiencies in
our ability to produce better
quality Basmati rice at much
lower operational cost. This
modernization of Indian milling
systems has led to a manifold
increase in our ability to satisfy
the qua l i t y demands o f
European, American and Middle
Eastern standards - which were
earlier a challenge at the
expected scale of operations.
The modern packing systems
has given India an added
advantage to produce shelf-
ready and packed-and-ready-to-
ship brands. India has grown
from a crude rice producer to
being a rice destination enriched
wi th modern p rocess ing
capability and cutting edge R&D
utilization.
Q You are the biggest buyer group
of Indian Basmati Rice from
Saudi Arabia, what parameters
do you focus on when buying
rice?
A W e ar e the largest brand
organizer in India for Traditional
Indian Basmati Rice (TIBR). We
are currently utilizing our core
rice expertise, global brand-
building knowledge and modern
processing systems to create
the largest middle-eastern brand.
M i d d l e E a s t e r n p e o p l e
appreciate high quality TIBR -
and we are working towards
producing something that will
delight the middle eastern
masses at excellent value for
money. Our current brands are
already being sold at al l
renowned retailed outlets across
middle east - and we hope to
create brand awareness and
repeat-consumer-base for TIBR.
From 2012-13 we have granted
concentrating in U.K. markets
with the same brand and market
experience of Middle East. Our
m a i n f o c u s a r e a s a r e
procurement of excellent quality
paddy, managing sorting and
cleaning systems for procured
paddy, ensuring good water
quality for Processing, Milling,
Grading, Sorting & packing in
best quality odorless jute bags
produced under our supervision;
and ensuring excellent sealing to
combat counterfeiting.
Q What are your group’s global
expansion plans?
A W e are currently concentrating
on strengthening processing and
packing capabilities in India to
better serve the growing Middle
East demand. In addition, we are
also concentrating on expansion
within Middle East to strengthen
our brand awareness and retail
c a p ab i l i t i e s . T h e r e a r e
immediate plans to expand in
wider global market, our five
year outlook includes careful
growth into countries other than
middle east like European
Markets.
Q What is your expectation from
Govt. in terms of trade policies?
A We expect the government to
protect the Traditional Indian
Basmati Rice by providing better
and simpler export policies.
Additionally, the government
must ensure subsidies to the
TIBR (Traditional Indian Basmati
Rice) farmers actually reach the
f a r m e r s . G o v e r n m e n t a l
infrastructural support to ensure
more yields is always welcome.
Moreover government must
invest in controlling admixtures.
Reducing the taxes imposed on
Basmati Rice will also ensure
more international trade specially
in Haryana.
Expert Interview
13May - Jun 2015Grain Milling Review
OUTLOOK FOR 2015/16
World harvested area is forecast to rise
marginally, but a retreat in average yields is seen
cutting production by 1% y/y, to 709m t.
A marginal increase in global consumption is
forecast, to 711m t, with an increase in food use
but a small drop for feed.
Only a minor fall in world carryover stocks is
projected, to 196m t, including 65m in the major
exporters.
Strong demand for milling wheat in Asia and
Africa is expected to underpin world trade, but a
slight y/y decline is seen in the global total, to
150m t, mainly linked to a drop in Near East Asia.
Production
World wheat harvested area in the 2015/16 crop year is forecast
to increase marginally, to about 224.6m ha (223.9m), 2% above
the five-year average. Areas are expected to rise in Kazakhstan,
Canada, the US, Turkey and North Africa, partly offset by
reductions in Russia, Ukraine, Argentina and Brazil. Plantings in
the EU, China, India and Australia are expected to be largely
unchanged y/y. Assuming normal conditions for the rest of the
growing season and broadly average yields, world wheat
production is projected at 709m t, down by 1% from the
2014/15 record, but still 3% higher than the five-year average.
In the EU, warm and mostly dry weather in March speeded
winter crop development in western areas and brought plants
out of dormancy in the east. Conditions were favourable for early
spring fieldwork. The total harvested area is forecast to be similar
to 2014/15, at about 26.7m ha, with some reduction for
common wheat, but an offsetting increase in durum area.
However, assuming a return to average yields from the high
levels of the previous year, production is expected to be around
5% below the 2014/15 record, at 147.2m t.
Warm weather prevailed across most of western Russia,
bringing winter crops out of dormancy and prompting an earlier
than normal start of spring sowing in southern areas. Although
winter wheat plantings are reported to be higher y/y, farmers
are expected to sow less spring wheat due to high input costs.
As a result, total harvested area is forecast to decrease by 3%
y/y, to 24.3m ha. Assuming average yields, production is
projected at 51.4m t, down by 13% y/y.
Owing to warm weather, winter crops in Ukraine resumed
development ahead of usual. Winter wheat area is estimated to
be close to last year, but high input costs and limited access to
credit are expected to lead to a drop in spring plantings. With
yields projected to fall from the record levels of 2014/15,
production is placed at 19.6m t, down by 21% y/y.
In Canada, where most of the crop is spring sown and planting
typically starts in May, the total harvested area is forecast to
increase by 6%, to 10.0m ha. This is mainly due to a projected
rise in durum acreage in response to high prices and low
carryover stocks. However, following soyabean harvest
delays, the winter wheat area is seen about one-quarter lower
y/y. Based on average yields, production is forecast at 30.4m t
(29.3m).
In the US, drought persisted across much of the Great Plains
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during March, with winter wheat condition reported to be
deteriorating in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas, although still
much better than a year ago. Winter wheat plantings are
officially placed at 16.4m ha, down by 5% y/y, including
11.9m of HRW (3% lower y/y), 3.0m of SRW (down 12% y/y),
and 1.4m of WW (marginally higher y/y). Assuming average
levels of winter wheat abandonment and an increase in durum
and other spring wheat plantings, the total harvested area is
placed at 19.3m ha, up by 3% y/y. With yields expected to
rebound from the below average results of 2014/15, production
is forecast to increase by 7%, to 59.0m t.
In China, mild and dry weather in the key eastern growing areas
promoted winter crop development. However, parts of the North
China Plain and the Yangtze Valley require more rains. The total
area is placed at 24.1m ha, the same as in 2014/15, but
assuming average yields of about 5.0 t/ha (5.2 t/ha), production
is forecast to decline by 5%, to 120.0m t.
In India, dry weather across most growing areas benefited crop
ripening and early harvesting, which commenced in March.
However, excessive rains during February in the north-west may
have affected the quality of some of the crop. The area is
forecast to equal the 2014/15 season, at 31.5m ha. With good
prospects for yields, production is expected to reach 97.7m t, up
by 2% y/y. Due to an increase in support prices and adequate
irrigation reserves, wheat plantings expanded in Pakistan, to an
estimated 9.0m ha (8.8m). Overly wet conditions in February
may have affected crop quality in some regions. Production is
placed at 24.5m t (25.0m).
Winter wheat in Turkey was reported to have broken dormancy
on the Anatolian Plateau, with crop prospects seen as very good
owing to abundant soil moisture. The area is expected to
increase slightly, to 7.8m ha, matching the five-year average,
but production is projected to rebound by 14%, to 17.6m t, due
to an anticipated recovery in yields. Warmer than normal
weather and plentiful soil moisture accelerated crop
development in Iraq and Syria. While the area in Syria is projected
14% higher y/y, at 1.5m ha, plantings in Iraq are expected to fall
by one-quarter, to 1.2m, due to reduced inputs and limited
access to areas under the control of militant groups; production
is projected at 3.4m t (2.1m) and 2.0m (3.0m), respectively.
In North Africa, dry and warm weather accelerated crop
development into the heading stage. The aggregate harvested
area is forecast to increase by 4% y/y, to about 7.3m ha. Due to
near-ideal weather conditions, yields are expected to be above
average and the region's output is seen increasing by 12%, to
20.1m t, including 9.2m (8.5m) in Egypt, 6.0m (5.8m) in
Morocco and 3.2m (1.9m) in Algeria.
Consumption
Although some fall in global production is anticipated in
2015/16, high carryover stocks from the current season should
prevent any contraction in total supplies. With world wheat
availabilities set to be at least as large as in 2014/15, market
prices could remain close to recent four-year lows, potentially
underpinning demand.
An increase in human food consumption is projected, with
annual growth seen matching the slightly stronger than average
levels of recent years, at about 1.3%. This would add about 6m t
to world food demand, to 484m. Increases are expected to
continue to be driven by developing countries in Asia and Africa,
where populations are rising relatively quickly and where per
capita use is growing in some countries.
If prices remain low, feeding of wheat should stay attractive,
although strong competition for inclusion in livestock rations is
anticipated from other grains and oilseeds. In the EU, likely
increased use of oilmeals, in particular, is expected to contribute
to a 1.0m t drop in feed use, to 49.0m. Together with modest
falls elsewhere, including in the CIS, the world total is forecast to
decline by around 3m t y/y, to 138m, which remains slightly
above the five-year average.
Only a marginal increase in world industrial use is forecast, to
22.2m t, with processing demand for wheat expected to face
stiff competition from attractively priced alternatives, especially
maize. Economic growth is seen boosting use for starch
manufacture, but any rise for ethanol production will be
dependent on a recovery from recent poor profit margins.
With growth in human food consumption partly offset by lower
feeding, world total wheat consumption in 2015/16 is forecast
to increase only marginally y/y, to 711m t.
Stocks
The world carryover at the end of 2015/16 (aggregate of
respective local marketing years) is projected to remain
comfortable, albeit fractionally lower y/y, at 196m t.
Combined inventories in the major exporters are expected to show
little change, at around 65m t. With increased supplies forecast,
stocks in the EU and US could expand again unless domestic and
export demand are higher than currently predicted. The carryover
in the EU could reach a seven-year high of about 17m t, while
those in the US are forecast to grow to 21m, the most in five
seasons. Some retreat is projected in Russia and Ukraine, but
much will depend on the permitted level of exports, with
unhindered shipments assumed. Stocks in Argentina have been
rebuilt in recent years and are forecast to remain at around 3m t at
the end of November 2016. The carryovers in India and China are
projected to be broadly steady, at 17m t and 62m, respectively.
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Trade
Strong demand for milling wheat in Asia and Africa is expected
to underpin world trade in 2015/16 (Jul/Jun), although a small
overall fall is projected, to 150m t. This is mainly due to a
reduction in demand in Near East Asia, primarily because of
lower anticipated needs in Turkey. After reaching a potentially
record level in 2014/15, Turkey's imports are forecast to decline
by 28%, to a more normal 4.2m t, following a better domestic
harvest.
Elsewhere in Near East Asia, Iran's purchases are forecast to
stay close to recent elevated totals, at around 6.0m t, partly
reflecting processing by local millers for re-export. With another
drop in local output anticipated, purchases by Saudi Arabia are
expected to be at least as large as in 2014/15, at around 3.5m t.
Armed conflict in certain countries in the region results in some
uncertainty about import requirements and the ability of traders
to conduct trade normally, including in Syria and Iraq. The influx
of refugees into Jordan may result in continued higher than
normal imports in that country.
Imports in Pacific Asia are forecast to post moderate growth,
supported by a likely sustained rise in milling wheat demand.
Purchases by Indonesia are projected to reach 7.9m t (7.7m),
boosted by the increasing popularity of wheat-based
convenience foods. Continued imports for blending with local
supplies is anticipated in China, although, at 1.5m t, the volume
is placed slightly lower y/y. Depending on prices relative to
alternatives, wheat could remain an attractive feed ingredient in
some countries, although purchases are forecast to fall a little
from the current season, including in Thailand and the
Philippines.
Based on current production assumptions and a sustained rise in
consumption, imports by Morocco are placed at 3.4m t (3.1m),
close to the five-year average. A good local harvest is anticipated
in Algeria and is seen restricting purchases to 6.7m t (6.9m). In
Egypt, reforms of the bread subsidy system and measures to
reduce wastage in supply chains may help to contain imports,
forecast at 9.5m t (10.1m). Aided by potentially weaker import
costs, continued growth in shipments to sub-Saharan Africa is
assumed, with the regional total placed about 2% higher y/y, at a
record 20.9m t.
Strong competition for business is likely to continue among the
major exporters. Given reduced crop prospects, export potential
in Russia and Ukraine is expected to fall, although projected
shipments, at 18.0m t (20.3m) and 7.7m (11.8m), are still above
the five-year average. With new crop prices very competitive,
and provided export curbs are relaxed, Black Sea origins should
see strong early season demand, but buying will likely shift
elsewhere as availabilities tighten.
The EU could be well placed to capture any switch in demand
away from the Black Sea, with shipments projected at 29.0m t,
only modestly down from the high levels of recent seasons.
Some rise in exports is also assumed from the US, to 25.5m t
(24.0m, Jul/Jun), although this represents only a modest
recovery from the 12-year low that is forecast during 2014/15.
Canada's shipments (Jul/Jun) are forecast at 22.8m t, little
changed y/y. Exports by Argentina and Australia are tentatively
projected at 7.6m t (5.5m) and 19.0m (18.0m), respectively.
RECENT MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
World wheat export markets continued to have a mostly weak
tone during March, weighed by large supplies and strong export
competition. While a generally good outlook for 2015 production
added pressure, uncertainty about crop prospects in some
regions, particularly in the US and CIS, was supportive at times.
Movements in the US dollar continued to have a strong influence
on market direction. Since the last report, the IGC GOI wheat
sub-Index posted a marginal net gain, staying close to its lowest
levels since mid-2010.
In the US, a strong currency and slow exports continued to
weigh on sentiment. Nevertheless, futures trended higher for
most of the month, supported by worries about the outlook for
the next harvest. A heavy net short held by speculative funds left
values vulnerable to increases. However, a softer dollar and
forecasts for beneficial rains in HRW areas weighed mildly in late
March. Since the last report, HRW export quotations gained
US$12, to US$256 fob (Gulf), while SRW climbed by US$6, to
US$233 fob (Gulf). Signs of better demand for high protein
supplies lifted PNW basis levels and contributed to an US$25
jump in DNS (14% protein) export values, to US$313 fob.
Prices in the EU continued to be underpinned by strong export
demand, aided by a weak euro relative to the US dollar. Export
licence awards maintained a record pace, although third country
buying interest for old crop supplies was said to be slowing.
Expectations for large carryover stocks and a good 2015 harvest
helped to limit upward pressure on prices. While domestic prices
in France were slightly firmer, US dollar-denominated export
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values fell by US$4 m/m, to US$209 fob (Rouen), owing to
changes in currencies.
Slowing exports weighed on Black Sea quotations, with milling
wheat nominally US$16 lower m/m, at US$214 fob. Despite
reports of less than ideal conditions for 2015 crops, new season
export values were very attractive relative to other origins; at
around US$205 fob (July) milling wheat was about US$10
below EU (France) values and US$14 under US SRW.
DURUM
OUTLOOK FOR 2015/16
An increase in harvested area and a recovery in average yields
are projected to boost global durum production by 11% in
2015/16, to 36.4m t. Recent attractive prices will likely
stimulate plantings, which are also assumed to be aided by
better spring sowing conditions, particularly in North America.
Despite the projected climb in world output, total supplies will
likely remain tight owing to the low level of stocks at the
beginning of the season.
In North Africa, conditions have been mostly favourable for
crops so far. Prospects are mostly good in the EU, although
overly dry weather in Spain is a potential threat.
In 2015/16, human food and animal feed consumption are both
expected to rebound moderately from the lower than normal
levels of 2014/15, with tight supplies potentially restricting
faster growth. Food use is seen recouping the previous year's
losses, rising by around 2%, to 30.3m t, aided by likely weaker
prices and population growth. However, feeding of durum is
projected to remain at historically low levels, constrained by
limited availabilities; at around 1.5m t, it would be some 26%
below the five-year average.
Global stocks at the end of 2015/16 (aggregate of respective
local marketing years) are tentatively seen climbing by 2%, to
4.5m t, still about one-third less than the average in the previous
five years.
Owing to better anticipated local harvests in some of the main
importers, world trade in durum (including semolina) is projected
to fall by 7% in 2015/16 (Jul/Jun,), to 8.1m t. Algeria's
purchases are expected to drop to 1.6m t (1.8m), Morocco's to
650,000t (700,000t) and the EU's to 1.9m (2.2m).
An increased export surplus is projected to lift shipments by the
EU. Following likely record sales by Canada in the current
season, greater export competition, particularly from the EU, is
expected to curtail exports in 2015/16.
RECENT MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
In generally quiet activity, with little international buying interest
reported, world durum export prices were mostly weaker.
Generally favourable conditions for northern hemisphere winter
crops weighed, with participants awaiting news of upcoming
spring sowing, particularly in North America, where farmers
hoped for better weather conditions than last season. Export
quotations dropped by US$15 in Canada, to US$400 fob (St.
Lawrence).
Expectations for a large increase in area pressured prices in the
EU, with dollar-denominated export values in France dropping by
US$51 m/m, to US$376 fob (La Pallice), also partly reflecting
local currency weakness.
Source : International Grains Council (IGC)
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Rice farmers in India, Bangladesh, and
Nepal will have faster access to newly
developed high yielding climate-smart
var iet ies. This is thanks to an
unprecedented regional seed cooperation
agreement that speeds up the release
and dissemination of rice varieties to
benefit farmers in the region.
Saves breeding time
The regional seed cooperation saves a lot of
resources and the time required for a
variety to be released in one country. The
time it takes from initial evaluation of a
breeding line to the release of a new variety
could take between 3 to 6 years. “With this
seed cooperation agreement, a rice variety
that has been tested, approved, and
released in one country can be released in
other countries without undergoing further
testing and evaluation, as long as they will
be grown in similar agro climatic
conditions,” says Abdelbagi Ismail, principal
scientist at the International Rice Research
Institute (IRRI). “The regional cooperation
system is the most suitable platform for the
three countries because they share similar
agro-ecosystems and borders.”
“IRRI played a catalytic role to make the
regional cooperation happen,” says Dr.
Ismail, who also leads the Stress-Tolerant
Rice for Africa and South Asia (STRASA)
project. “The Institute convened the senior
officials of the three countries through a
meeting under STRASA.” The regional
seed cooperation started when delegations
from India and Bangladesh met in February
2013. The delegation from India was
headed by Ashish Bahuguna, secretary of
agriculture and international cooperation of
the Ministry of Agriculture; Matia
Chowdhury, minister of agriculture, headed
the Bangladeshi delegation, among other
respective relevant agencies, including
Monzur Hossain, secretary of agriculture.
From IRRI, the delegation was headed by
V. Bruce J. Tolentino, IRRI deputy
director general for communication and
partnerships. Among other things, the two
countries agreed to have a joint evaluation
of improved rice varieties for release in
areas with similar agro-climatic conditions
in both countries. Part of that agreement
provided for reciprocal acceptance of
research data, including results of farmers’
participatory varietal selection activities that
are generated in one, country to support
varietal release in the other country. And,
consistent with the goal of bringing the
needed climate change- ready varieties to
farmers in the shortest time possible, the
two countries agreed on the promotion of
prerelease multiplication and demonstration
of breeding lines and varieties at advanced
stages of release to fast-track awareness
among farmers and to ensure a sufficient
supply of breeder seed once a variety was
released. In relation to this, the two
countries agreed to work together in
formulating seed protocols and guidelines
that are compatible across countries. On 18
October 2014, Nepal joined with the
governments of Bangladesh and India to
sign a protocol on regional seed
cooperation in a workshop on seed issues
held in Kathmandu, Nepal.
India, Bangladesh,Nepal, and IRRI sealthe deal. From left,S.M. Nazmul Islam,Bangladesh; RobertZeigler, IRRI directorgeneral; Jaya MukundaKhanal, Nepal; andAshish Bahuguna, India.
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Regional cooperation speeds up the release of rice varieties
20 May - Jun 2015Grain Milling Review
A historic moment
This regional cooperation on rice varieties
among the three countries was declared
historically significant by the agriculture
executives. Dr. S.M. Nazmul Islam,
agriculture secretary of Bangladesh,
believes that signing of this regional
agreement ushers in a new era of
collaboration and cooperation that aims to
help improve the livelihood of the poor
farmers in the region.Nepal’s agriculture
secretary, Jaya Mukunda Khanal,
shares the same view. “The
cooperation has opportunities and
options to improve the livelihood of
poor farmers in the region,” he
says. “It will provide a platform to
share good practices among
countries and the exchange of
technologies and quality seed can
help attain higher rice productivity
in the region.” Mr. Bahuguna notes
that, although the agreement
covers only rice, it can be extended
to other crops later on. “This
cooperation is not limited to the
seed sector and will lead to
agricultural development in the
region,” Mr. Bahuguna adds. For
him, this cooperation can be
expanded and replicated to other
parts of the world. “The South
Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation can play a vital role in
bringing in more countries to the
platform.”
Results to boot
The regional cooperation, even in its infant
stage, has produced concrete results and
has demonstrated what can be achieved.
In fact, several varieties released in one
country are already popular in another.
“For example, BR11, BRRI dhan 28, and
BRRI dhan 29, which are modern high-
yielding rice varieties released in
Bangladesh, are now widely grown in
eastern India,” reports Mr. Bahuguna.
Indian varieties are now estimated to be
planted on more than 21% of the rice area
in Bangladesh. Some Indian rice varieties,
such as Swarna, Sarju 52, and Samba
Mahsuri, are now popular in Nepal.
As the initial implementation step of this
agreement by India, several varieties
released in Bangladesh, such as BINA dhan
8, 10, 11, and 12, are recently notified for
release in the Indian states of West Bengal,
Assam, and Odisha. These varieties will be
evaluated for release in other states also,
but only for a year—as provided in the
agreement. Sukha dhan 5 and 6, drought
tolerant varieties released in Nepal, are
being considered for release in Uttar
Pradesh and Bihar. The Indian government
has been proactive in carrying out the
regional cooperation agreement. In fact,
starting in 2015, the Department of
Agriculture of India allotted 30% of its
funds to programs such as the National
Food Security Mission (NFSM) and
Bringing Green Revolution in Eastern India
(BGREI) to further promote climate-smart
rice developed by STRASA. According to
Dr. Ismail, the regional seed cooperation
was carried out smoothly not only because
these three countries share similar
guidelines for varietal evaluation and
release, but because each country shares a
similar goal—that is, delivering the
technologies needed by farmers. Indeed,
the success of the creation and the
implementation of this regional seed
cooperation clearly demonstrate that
partnerships and collaboration can
accomplish the goals very rapidly. It is
hoped that, with IRRI’s catalytic role and
being a lead institute of the Global Rice
Science Partnership, more milestones can
be achieved among the partners. In the
future, this kind of regional cooperation
could help partners use resources
efficiently as countries share relevant
information with one another.WORKING TOGETHER(from left) India'sAshish Bahuguna andBangladesh's MatiaChowdhury and MonzurHossain.
Source : IRRI
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International Showpiece Anniversary Event - VICTAM
2015 is a special year for the organizers
of FIAAP, VICTAM & GRAPAS thINTERNATIONAL 2015 as it is their 50
year of holding events for our industries.
First came the Victam show in 1965 and
then followed by the FIAAP show and
then later the GRAPAS event.
Now all together in Cologne from 9 – 11
June, the three events will be under one
roof at the Koelnmesse to comprise what
is now the world's largest dedicated
animal feed and grain processing event.
Over 250 exhibitors from all over the
world will come together at the events to
display the latest technology and
developments for the production of
animal feeds, flour milling, grain
processing and biomass pelleting.
Each exhibition has its own exhibitor
profile, they are as follows:
FIAAP: Specialist ingredients and
additives that are used within the
formulation of feeds for animals.
VICTAM: Technology, equipment and
systems for the production of animal
feeds. Now also the technology used in
the production of biomass pellets.
GRAPAS: Flour milling, grain processing
equipment and technology.
Besides these specialist systems there will
also be a very wide range of auxiliary
equipment that are used throughout a mill
– silos, conveyors, PC's and programs,
elevators, bagging, trucks, etc. All of this
and more will be on show at these
exhibitions. Visitors to the shows will be
able to see, touch, and handle much of
what is on display. You will be able to sit
down with experts from companies who
have designed and engineered the
technology and ingredients. You will be
able to get a better understanding of how
they can assist your production line and
save you money! You can sit down and
have serious discussions.
If you are looking to update your mill,
want to look for alternative ingredients,
maybe a totally new mill, whatever. Come
and see.
Industry Events
On Apri l 22-23, 2015 in Kiev,
Intercontinental Hotel, took place one of
the largest global grain conferences and a
premiere event of Ukrainian agri market –
the XII International Conference "Black
Sea Grain: Future is Now". Traditionally,
forum discussed key drivers of grain
sector in global and regional perspective,
crop forecasts, logistic issues, reforms
and investments in agriculture, highlights
of current season and outlook for
2015/16.
More than 600 representatives of
agribusiness from over 350 companies
and 45 countries registered to
participate in the "Black Sea Grain-
2015" conference, confirming its high
international status. It is worth to note
that despite difficult political situation,
agricultural sector of Ukraine continues to
operate and develop, remaining attractive
for investors.
Consulting Agency "UkrAgroConsult", as
the Organizer of the conference, aims at
promotion of agrarian sector of Ukraine,
working out effective strategies for its
development and attracting new
international partners. Annually the
conference is attended by international
producers and processors of grains and
oilseeds, agricultural holdings, traders,
banks and investment funds, logistics,
brokerage, insurance, legal and consulting
companies.
Conference speakers identified a number
of agricultural achievements in the past
year and the range of problems facing the
industry. About the leitmotif of the
conference: in spite of the ambiguity of
the situation in the country, Ukraine's
agriculture remains attractive; volumes of
grain production and processing are
encouraging; logistics structure requires
XII International Conference "Black Sea Grain-2015”
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significant investment; market of financial
instruments, which could protect
producers from financial risks, caused by
fluctuating prices, still does not work.
Some of the topics discussed were:
1.Ukraine continues to be a grain basket
for Europe and beyond
During the first Discussion Panel "Ukraine:
Challenges on the Peak of Agri Production
and Exports," were revealed forecasts of
cereals and oilseeds crops in the near
future, as well as the major trends of
Ukrainian grain market. According to
Elizaveta Malyshko, Grain market expert,
"UkrAgroConsult", in 2015 Ukraine will
harvest 53-54 MMT of grain. According
to expert, negative effect was caused by
weather conditions and decline in
fertilizers application. As a result, wheat
crop will decrease to 21 MMT, corn crop
— 24 MMT.
E. Malyshko also highlighted the following
important aspects of harvest and corn
market: optimization of the ratio of the
areas under wheat and corn (as a result of
reduction in price of the latter), growing
usage of domestic corn seeds (in 2014
more than 60% of the areas under corn
were sowed with imported seeds),
decrease in corn supply to EU countries.
Preliminary estimate of the total grain
export from Ukraine, Russia and
Kazakhstan in the season 2015/16 is 64
MMT, which is 6 MMT less than in the
current season. This was stated by
UkrAgroConsult expert on Black Sea
grains, Elena Loshkareva.
Current agribusiness strategies for Black
Sea region should avoid short single-loop
models and be calculated for 5-7 years
This was stated by Sergey Feofilov,
Director General, UkrAgroConsult.
According to the expert, businesses of the
region today are largely guided by the
strategies of the past, consisting of
acquiring a large number of resources and
assets, but not actually interested in
managing them. And now, as the
business in the Black Sea region brings an
element of instability to the global market,
firms seek to increase exports, especially
of oilseeds, and do not think about its
effectiveness.
Black Sea countries strengthen their
positions on the world grain market,
informs Fre ight market expert ,
UkrAgroConsult, Svetlana Malysh, in her
report "Development of grain logistics in
the Black Sea region".
Agri sector of Ukraine was the only sector
of economy showing growth of
production volumes in 2014, - stated by
Financial analyst, UkrAgroConsult, Alex
Morgun, in his presentation "Strategies of
Ukrainian agri sector in the new realities".
Ukraine's GDP in dollars tends to decrease
– informed Nikolay Gorbachov, Director,
New World Grain (Ukraine), within
Discussion Panel “Ukraine and global
transformation of the agricultural sector”.
According to him, if the figure in 2008
was $179 billion, in 2009 - $113 billion,
then in 2015 it will be at the level of $81
billion.There are no objective reasons for
the growth of the economy, said the
speaker.
At the same time, he said, the Ukrainian
agricultural industry has a significant
potential for economic growth. If 10 years
ago the country produced 3 MMT of corn,
today this figure has increased 10 times.
Senior Vice president of Rietumu Banka,
Renat Lokomet, (Latvia) spoke about
further investment in the agricultural
sector of Ukraine with cautious optimism.
According to him, European bankers see
the prospects of Ukrainian agriculture, and
will invest in it, once a "period of
turbulence" finishes in the industry.
2. Land market - is still in the future. The
Parliament is thinking
“Land policy of Ukrainian agri sector will
continue to be based on lease. Lifting
moratorium on agricultural land sale is
unlikely” - this was stated by Andrey
Selyutin, Attorney-at-law, Arzinger, in his
presentation on the topic: "Land market in
the context of economic reforms in
Ukraine".
Members of the parliament's agriculture
committee are working on the legal
framework to increase investments into
the industry, informed by, Leonid
Kozachenko, President of Ukrainian
Agrarian confederation, Deputy of
Verkhovna Rada.
3. Logistics
In the next 10 years grain transportation
and storage infrastructure in Ukraine
needs investments of approximately USD
5-6 billion. Such estimation was given in
the reports of Dmitry Prikhodko,
Economist, FAO.
Investments in logistics and the reform of
the regulatory system can significantly
improve the conditions for agribusiness in
Ukraine. This was said by the
representative of the International Finance
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Corporation, Heinz Strubenhoff.
Today, potential investors into Ukraine's
agriculture keep their interest primarily to
processing facilities, grain storages and
port elevators
This was told by the Yuriy Shved, KPMG,
in his report "FDI and access to credit of
Ukrain ian agr ibusiness in current
conditions".
According to Mr. Shved, investment in
such facilities could implemented by
Ukrainian, as well as foreign, investors,
among which - the national holdings,
investment funds from China and
countries of Southeast Asia.
On the issue of the impact of recent
developments in the agricultural holding
"Mriya" on the general investment climate
in Ukraine, the speaker noted both positive
and negative factors of such influence.
Among the former Mr. Shved, in
particular, named "the gain of experience
in the holding transition under the
management of creditors with the active
participation of the state". The negative
aspect primarily, said Y. Shved, is the
blow to the investment attractiveness of
the Ukrainian agricultural industry in
general and "latifundia" economic model,
which will lead to a loss of investor
interest from large holdings. According to
the expert, the magnitude of the external
financing of the sector will recover no
earlier than 2016.
4. Global tendencies
The leading exporter of wheat in the
medium term by 2024 will be the EU and
not the Black Sea region, as previously
thought. Such forecast by FAO and USDA
was presented to the conference
participants by FAO expert, Dmitry
Prikhodko.
According to him, by 2024 the EU will
export about 35 MMT, Russia - 27 MMT,
Ukraine - 12 MMT of wheat.
D. Prikhodko also mentioned that by 2024
the world's GDP will increase by 3.5%,
GDP growth in Ukraine will slow down
from 4.6% to 3.3%, in Russia - from
4.9% to 2.9%.
In the global context significant changes
of the world wheat market structure are
not expected, - said by Neil Townsend,
Director of CWB Market Research
Services (Canada). According to Mr
Townsend, a change will be seen in the
US share of world wheat exports, which is
to fall from 28% to 16%. The total wheat
market volume is estimated as 720 MMT.
World corn production in 2014/15 will be
991.5 MMT against 988.7 MMT in
2013/14, reported Chairman of AgFlow,
James Dunsterville, Switzerland.
According to him, the demand for this
crop will grow from 944.8 to 971.2 MMT,
respectively.
At the same time, the speaker noted a
significant drop in prices for this crop in
average from $235 to $170 per ton.
Asian countries will buy cheaper grain of a
higher quality, said Chris Lehner, ADM-
Archer Financial Services, USA. According
to him, the reduction of the US share in
the total export volume gives Ukraine a
good chance as a potential supplier of
grain.
Flour exports from Kazakhstan, the
volume of which now stands at 1.8 MMT
per year, will decrease to 1.2-1.5 MMT,
informed chairman of the Union of Grain
Processors of Kazakhstan, Evgeniy Gan.
Industry Events
25May - Jun 2015Grain Milling Review
IDMA which is the only international
technology exhibition of world grain and
pulse processing sector opened its doors to
the visitors coming from all over the world
on 23 April 2015. During 4 days, 9346
local and foreign professionals from 98
countries followed the Exhibition which
was held in Istanbul Expo Center.
The 6th of IDMA - International Flour,
Investors of Milling Industry came together in Istanbul at the 6th edition of IDMA
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Semolina, Rice, Corn, Bulghur, Feed Milling
Machinery and Pulse, Pasta, Biscuit
Technologies Exhibition which is the
biggest meeting platform of grain and
pulses processing industry on international
scale, was held with a high level of
participation at Istanbul Expo Center
between 23 and 26 April 2015.
Erhan ÖZMEN, the President of Turkish
Flour Industrialists' Federation (TFIF),
Rodion RYBCZYNSKI, the President of
Ukrainian Flour Millers Association, Hitesh
CHANDAK, the President of Roller Flour
Millers Federation of India, Savina
VLAHOVA, the President of Union of
Bulgarian Millers, Mohammad Hashim
GHAZNIWAL, the President of Afghanistan
Fortified Flour Mills Association, Abeba
TESFAYE, the President of Ethiopian
Millers Association, Gaye AMADOU, the
President of Senegal National Federation of
Bakers, Drazen MILOLOZA, the General
Secretary of Croatian Chamber of
Economy, Igor LIPOVNIK, the General
Secretary of Chamber of Agricultural and
Food Companies Slovenia, Dalia
RUSCIAUSKIENE, the General Secretary of
Lithuanian Grain Processors' Association
and Abdellatif IZEM, the President of
Morocco National Federation of Milling
attended the opening ceremony of the
Exhibition held on 23 April 2015.
The presidents of the associations who
came together in Istanbul for directing their
investments gave speech during the
opening ceremony
o f I D M A a n d
emphasized the
impo r t ance o f
IDMA Exhibition for
themselves and the
role of it in the
sector.
IDMA, held by
P a r a n t e z F a i r
Organization in
Istanbul / TURKEY every two years, is the
only international exhibition where all the
technologies needed in flour, rice, corn,
bulghur, feed machinery and pulse, pasta,
biscuit plants are exhibited together and in
operating order. Thus, all the sector
professionals who have investment plans
meet in Istanbul / TURKEY every two years
for making their final decision in choosing
and renewing technology.
At this year's exhibition, companies which
already have investment plans and are in
the process of choosing and renewing their
technologies predominated the visitor
number instead of those which make a
market research for their future
investments. In this aspect, IDMA 2015
Exhibition enabled more hot sales.
Exhibitors' Data
Attendance By Companies
148 local and 105 foreign, totally 253
companies exhibited at IDMA 2015
Exhibition. While 50 foreign companies
directly participated in the exhibition, 55 of
them took part with their representatives.
253 companies with booth in 3 halls
comprising of an area of 33,000 sqm
presented the latest technologies used in
flour, semolina, corn, rice and feed milling
and pulse cleaning, packaging, pasta and
biscuit plants, and the latest innovations in
storage silos, loading, conveying and
unloading systems; laboratory devices;
additives; packaging machines and
materials; spare parts and sub-industry to
the taste of the visitors
Exhibitor Product Groups
GRAIN AND FLOUR MILL
TECHNOLOGIES
(wheat, Semolina, Corn, Etc.)
Cleaning and Tempering Machines
and Equipment
Grinding Machines and Equipment
Screening Machines and Equipment
Conveying and Packaging Systems
and Equipment
Electrical, Automation & Yield
Systems
RICE AND PULSES PROCESSING
TECHNOLOGIES
Drying and Husking Machines and
Equipment
Cleaning Machines and Equipment
Polishing Machines and Equipment
Sorting Machines and Equipment
Conveying and Dust Control Systems
and Equipment
Packaging Machines and Equipment
BULGHUR PRODUCTION
TECHNOLOGIES
Cleaning and Pre-Washing Systems
Cooking, Cooling and Drying Systems
Husking Machines and Equipment
Cracking and Polishing Machines and
Equipment
Classification Systems and Equipment
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Packaging Machines and Equipment
FEED PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES
Raw Material Procurement Unit
Machines and Equipment
Dosing Units Machines and Equipment
Cracking and Mixing Machines and
Equipment
Pelletizing and Granule Unit Machines
and Equipment
Bagging Machines and Equipment
PASTA PRODUCTION
TECHNOLOGIES
Kneading Machines and Equipment
Shaping Systems and Equipment
Molding and Cutting Systems and
Equipment
Drying and Storage Systems and
Equipment
Conveying and Packaging Systems
and Equipment
BISCUIT PRODUCTION
TECHNOLOGIES
Dough Preparation, Mixing and
Kneading Systems
Dough Conveying and Shaping
Systems
Baking and Cooling Systems
Packaging and Storage Systems
GRAIN AND PULSES STORAGE
TECHNOLOGIES
Silo and Storage Systems
Pre-Cleaning Systems
Grain Handling Equipment
Ventilation Equipment
Temperature and Humidity Control
Systems
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
Quality Control Systems
Humidity and Temperature Meters
Analysis Kits and Devices
Additives
SPARE PARTS AND SUB-INDUSTRY
PRODUCTS
INTERNATIONAL GRAINS AND
PULSES DEALERS
Visitor Data
Visitor Attendance
During 4 days, 9346 local and foreign
professional visitors visited IDMA 2015 thFair. The 6 edition of the Exhibition
managed to increase the number of visitors
despite the economic and political issues in
the world like war in Middle East countries,
the crisis between Ukraine and Russia and
also increasing parity of dollar on an
international scale. The visitor profile of
IDMA 2015 Fair mostly consisted of the
visitors who are in the process of choosing
and renewing their technologies instead the
visitors who make market search. Thus,
the exhibitors of IDMA 2015 Fair had the
chance to make more hot sales.
Visitor Attendance By Countries
Except Turkey, leading 10 countries in this
Exhibition in terms of the number of visitors
are as follows: Iran, Bulgaria, Russia,
Ukraine, Libya, Greece, Pakistan, Germany,
Morocco and Egypt.
Visitor Profile By Product Groups
General visitor profile of IDMA 2015
consisted of these:
Professional managers, investors and
employees of Flour mills, Semolina mills,
Corn mills, Rice mills, Feed mills.
Professional managers, investors and
employees of factories which are engaged
in Pulses, pasta & biscuits production and
trading.
International Cereal and Pulses buyers
Chairmen and members of Non-
Governmental Organizations and
Professional Organizations connected with
Cereal and Pulses sectors
Academicians and students who work in
Education and Research Institutions,
High-level officials and employees who
work in official Institutions and deal with
such food, agriculture and foreign trade
issues.
Visitor Profile - Allocation Of Visitors By
Product
The share of flour, semolina and corn mills
in all visitors was 54 percent. Rice mills and
pulse processing companies followed flour,
semolina and corn mills. This group had a
share of 20 percent regarding the number
of visitors. Visitors consisting of pasta
producers, which showed an increase in
number in the previous exhibition,
increased a bit more in 2015 exhibition.
Biscuit group has also showed an increase
too. Biscuit producers, when compared to
other product groups in previous years,
showed a great interest in IDMA 2015.
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