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Miller Magazine took the pulse of the industry at IDMA Exhibition, which brings the grain and feed milling industries together. The Miller team met with the stakeholders of the sector, of which importance has been better understood during the pandemic, gave ear to their problems and shed light on the latest developments in the sector.

Royal DSM, a global purpose-led science-based company, and the World Food Programme (WFP), the world’s largest humanitarian organization, have agreed to extend their partnership and scale up rice fortification worldwide for a further three years. The partnership will seek to improve the availability and accessibility of nutritious foods in order to reach vulnerable people where key dietary decisions are made.

The Brazilian government cut import tariffs for several categories of goods, focusing on food staples in an attempt to reduce consumer inflation. Import tariffs on beef, chicken, corn, wheat flour, wheat, cookies and bakery products were eliminated through the end of the year.

ADM announced that Maria Pica Karp has joined ADM as the company’s Vice President of Global Government Relations.

Uğur Promilling, one of the well-established companies in the milling technologies sector, started production in its new facility equipped with the latest technology. The company continues its investments for the future by increasing its production capacity with its modern facility with a closed area of 26,000 square meters in the Çorum Organized Industrial Zone.

This year, OlbrichtArom, a producer of custom flavourings, celebrates its 150th anniversary. OlbrichtArom specializes in improving the flavour of foods to make them unique and distinctive.

The automatic external pole magnet, recently developed by Goudsmit Magnetics from Waalre, is suitable for processing large capacities of feed and bulk goods. The magnet shown at the Victam stand 1351 can be used for intake in ship unloading installations and serves to protect the machinery.

New research results show that flexitarian consumers are driving the demand for plant-based food. They are especially interested in transparent labels, sustainability, health and food adventures. The global survey was conducted by the market research agency Insites Consulting, on behalf of BENEO, with 11,990 consumers in 10 countries.

The number of people facing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent life-saving food assistance and livelihood support continues to grow at an alarming rate. This makes it more urgent than ever to tackle the root causes of food crises rather than just responding after they occur. This is a key takeaway from an annual report launched by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) - an international alliance of the United Nations, the European Union, governmental and non-governmental agencies working to tackle food crises together.

FAO released a new Cereal Supply and Demand Brief with updated forecasts pointing to a likely 1.2 percent decline in world trade in cereals in the 2021/22 marketing year compared to the previous year.

€50 million investment enables BENEO to extend its footprint into the fast-growing market for sustainably produced plant-based protein ingredients.

Recognizing the growing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, Ag Growth International Inc. (AGI) announced a collaboration with the Mohawk Medbuy Corporation (MMC) and the St. Michael’s Hospital Foundation to purchase and deliver emergency medical equipment and supplies to the people of Ukraine.