The collapse of the Black Sea grain could deal re-ignite food price volatility in Europe and plunge food consumers in dependent countries into food shortages, it has been warned.
Ulusoy Un Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. – one of Turkey’s largest flour millers and grain traders – has received a cash injection from an EBRD and TSKB co-financing programme, created in 2016 to improve and simplify access to finance for small- to medium-sized...
The head of the United Nations’ food agency said the beleaguered country – which is battling economic and political woes, the COVID-19 pandemic and a major blast that tore through its capital city – could run out of bread in about 2½ weeks.
The North American flour miller and ingredients provider - which also has a footprint in Puerto Rico - has outlined its new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme with a renewed focus to help build a more sustainable food system.
Axereal’s malt subsidiary Boortmalt has doubled its capacity to 3m tons annually through this acquisition and now boasts 27 malting facilities on five continents.
Pipeline, an agriculture company devoted to organic, non-GMO and regenerative practices, reached a tentative agreement to purchase a subset of Organic Ventures, bringing its president in as a shareholder.
Tighter regulations are required to stop manufacturers claiming products are ‘multigrain’ if “hardly any grains” other than the main wheat component are present in the finished product, says consumer watchdog Foodwatch.
UK researchers suggest whole grain foods with a fiber:carb ratio of less than 10:1 have the lowest fat, sugar and salt content, which could set in motion a new whole grain labelling system to help consumers chose healthier options.
Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW) is calling on governments and industry worldwide to back a global commitment to help inform people about whole grain and its benefits.
Food and human nutrition expert: 'We can learn from the US and Denmark'
GM farming pressure in Tasmania, Uzbekistan harvests record grain levels, Cargill invests in southern US grain facility, GrainCorp buys stake in Five Star mill, and Doves Farm launches gluten-free flours.
In January, Oldways and the Whole Grains Council submitted a letter to the US Food & Drug Administration urging it to complete its guidance on whole grain labeling, with particular emphasis on the inconsistencies of reconstituted grain and how to...
M&G Exclusive Interview: Blair Rutter, executive director of Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
Late last month, Canada’s Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Transport Minister Lisa Raitt introduced the Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act (click here for full text of the bill), in attempt to move the nation’s record grain crop faster and more efficiently...
Frustration builds over Canada’s grain backlog, more delay for Ardent Mills, five companies sign on for UK's eGrain passport pilot, India’s support program for wheat growers is hurting the global trade and China imports more grain in 2013.
A group of researchers has published a definition of ‘whole grain’ stemming from the HealthGrain EU project, in an effort to harmonise labelling and nutrition guidelines across Europe.
In 2006, the FDA issued draft guidance designed to ensure food manufacturers were all singing from the same hymn sheet when making whole grain labeling statements. Seven years later, we are still waiting for the finalized guidance, and comments to the...
Russia has potential to increase grain production considerably, says EBRD chief, but shortfalls in infrastructure, regulation and investment pose problems.
A whole grain 'action plan,' which aims to make whole grains more
wide spread, was recently developed by healthy eating executives
together with marketing, regulatory and food technology executives
from 40 leading US food...
As grain stocks are depleted across the world, China's food
producers have found sourcing the commodity an increasingly
expensive and time consuming issue, writes Simon Pitman.
However, a report from independent intelligence...
