

The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) have commended the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for issuing final rules to remove “Soybeans of Other Colors” (SBOC) as a grading factor for determining soybean quality.The NGFA, established in 1896, consists of grain, feed, processing, exporting and other...
Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation will build a first-of-a-kind hydrogen plant in Gladstone, Australia, as part of a A$111.1 million programme aimed at lowering carbon emissions from the alumina refining process.The Yarwun Hydrogen Calcination Pilot Demonstration Programme received the green light after a A$32.1 million co-funding...
ADM, a global leader in agricultural origination and processing and supply chain management, has announced the acquisition of Prairie Pulse Inc., owners of a pulse crop cleaning, milling and packaging facility in Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, Canada."Everything at ADM starts with the farmer," said ADM commercial manager Aaron Brown. "Their...
The International Fertilizer Association (IFA) has opened an office in London, within the premises of the Grain and Feed Trade Association (Gafta) The move marks both IFA’s return to London where it was originally established in 1927, and the establishment of a dual presence for the Association in both London and Paris. IFA...
Bunge Limited has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Viterra Limited, a private company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of Jersey, together with certain affiliates of Glencore PLC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, to merge with Viterra...
Western Australian businesses have so far been awarded contracts totalling A$1 billion as construction progresses at the Western Range mine in the Pilbara, a joint venture between Rio Tinto (54 percent) and China Baowu Steel Group Co. Ltd (46 percent).These include:Civmec: awarded a contract valued at more than A$330 million for...